12th Parliament of Upper Canada

The 12th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 15 January 1835. Elections in Upper Canada had been held in October 1834. All sessions were held at York, Upper Canada. This parliament was dissolved 28 May 1836 by the new Lieutenant Governor, Sir Francis Bond Head. Head ordered a new election because the House of Assembly, dominated by reformers, had refused to pass any new money bills. The assembly also labelled Head a deceitful tyrant after he had invoked his right to consult them (the representatives of the people) only on certain specific matters.

The House of Assembly of the 12th Parliament of Upper Canada had two sessions 4 February 1817 to 7 March 1820^[1]:

Both the House and Parliament sat at the third Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada.

Notes:

1. ^ ^{a b} Archives of Ontario [1]
2. ^ died while still in office on March 27, 1836 and was not replaced.
3. ^ a separate riding was created for Huron in 1835.
4. ^ became a member of the Legislative Council in January 1836; Alexander Thom was elected in a by-election held in February 1836.
5. ^ ^{a b} Ogle Gowan and Robert Jameson were elected but the election was declared invalid due to violence at the polls; William Buell and Mathew Howard were elected in a by-election.
6. ^ election was overturned on appeal and David Thorburn was declared elected.
7. ^ died on February 16, 1835 and was replaced by John Chesser.
8. ^ fled to US 1837-1849

References

• Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology, Frederick H. Armstrong, Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1985. ISBN 0-919670-92-X

See also

• Legislative Council of Upper Canada
• Executive Council of Upper Canada
• Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
• Lieutenant Governors of Upper Canada, 1791-1841
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
• List of Ontario provincial electoral districts