23rd Parliament of Ontario

The 23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 2, 1948 until October 6, 1951, just prior to the 1951 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, however its leader, George Drew, lost his seat in the 1948 general election and soon after resigned as party leader to enter federal politics and take the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He was replaced on October 19, 1948 by Thomas Laird Kennedy who served as premier and interim Progressive Conservative leader until Leslie Frost became party leader and succeeded Kennedy as premier on May 4, 1949.

The official opposition was led by Ted Jolliffe of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).

Myrddyn Cooke Davies served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

On April 5, 1951, the Fair Employment Practices Act and the Female Employee's Fair Remuneration Act were passed. The first act introduced fines and a complaint procedure to deal with discrimination based on race or religion in hiring practices. The second act was intended to ensure that female workers were paid the same wage as a male worker doing the same work for the same employer.[2]

Riding Member Party
Addington John Abbott Pringle Progressive Conservative
Algoma—Manitoulin John Arthur Fullerton Progressive Conservative
Beaches Reid Scott Co-operative Commonwealth
Bellwoods Albert Alexander MacLeod Labour-Progressive
Bracondale Harry Lindley Walters Co-operative Commonwealth
Brant Harry Corwin Nixon Liberal
Brantford George Thomas Gordon Liberal
Bruce T. Kenzie Foster Liberal
Carleton Donald Hugo Morrow Progressive Conservative
Cochrane North John Carrère Progressive Conservative
Marcel Léger (1949) Progressive Conservative
Cochrane South Bill Grummett Co-operative Commonwealth
Dovercourt George Eamon Park Co-operative Commonwealth
Dufferin—Simcoe Alfred Wallace Downer Progressive Conservative
Durham John Weir Foote Progressive Conservative
Eglinton Leslie Egerton Blackwell Progressive Conservative
Elgin Fletcher Stewart Thomas Progressive Conservative
Essex North Gordon Bennett Ellis Co-operative Commonwealth
Essex South William Murdoch Progressive Conservative
Fort William Charles Winnans Cox Liberal
Glengarry Osie Villeneuve Progressive Conservative
Grenville—Dundas George Holmes Challies Progressive Conservative
Grey North Mackinnon Phillips Progressive Conservative
Grey South Farquhar Robert Oliver Liberal
Haldimand—Norfolk Charles Hammond Martin Progressive Conservative
Halton Stanley Leroy Hall Progressive Conservative
Hamilton Centre Robert Desmond Thornberry Co-operative Commonwealth
Hamilton East John Lawrence Dowling Co-operative Commonwealth
Hamilton—Wentworth Russell Temple Kelley Progressive Conservative
Hastings East Roscoe Lewis Robson Progressive Conservative
Hastings West William Elmer Sandercock Progressive Conservative
High Park William Horace Temple Co-operative Commonwealth
Huron Thomas L. Pryde Progressive Conservative
Huron—Bruce John William Hanna Progressive Conservative
Kenora James George White Co-operative Commonwealth
Kent East Edward B. McMillan Liberal
Kent West George William Parry Progressive Conservative
Kingston Harry Allan Stewart Progressive Conservative
Lambton East Charles Eusibius Janes Progressive Conservative
Lambton West Bryan Lewis Cathcart Progressive Conservative
Lanark George Henry Doucett Progressive Conservative
Leeds Walter Bain Reynolds Progressive Conservative
Lincoln Charles Daley Progressive Conservative
London Campbell Carlyle Calder Liberal
Middlesex North Thomas L. Patrick Progressive Conservative
Middlesex South Harry Marshall Allen Progressive Conservative
Muskoka—Ontario George Arthur Welsh Progressive Conservative
Niagara Falls William Houck Liberal
Nipissing William Bruce Harvey Progressive Conservative
Northumberland William Arthur Goodfellow Progressive Conservative
Ontario T.D. Thomas Co-operative Commonwealth
Ottawa East Aurele Chartrand Liberal
Ottawa South George Harrison Dunbar Progressive Conservative
Oxford Thomas Roy Dent Co-operative Commonwealth
Parkdale Lloyd F. K. Fell Co-operative Commonwealth
Parry Sound Charles Wilson Cragg Progressive Conservative
Allister Johnston (1948) Progressive Conservative
Peel Thomas Laird Kennedy Progressive Conservative
Perth James Frederick Edwards Progressive Conservative
Peterborough Harold Robinson Scott Progressive Conservative
Port Arthur Frederick Oliver Robinson Co-operative Commonwealth
Prescott Louis-Pierre Cécile Progressive Conservative
Prince Edward—Lennox John Donald Baxter Liberal
Rainy River James Melvin Newman Liberal-Labour
Renfrew North Stanley Joseph Hunt Progressive Conservative
Renfrew South James Shannon Dempsey Progressive Conservative
Riverdale Leslie Emery Wismer Co-operative Commonwealth
Russell Joseph Daniel Nault Progressive Conservative
Sault Ste. Marie George Isaac Harvey Co-operative Commonwealth
Simcoe Centre George Graham Johnston Progressive Conservative
Simcoe East John Duncan McPhee Progressive Conservative
St. Andrew Joseph Baruch Salsberg Labour-Progressive
St. David William David Dennison Co-operative Commonwealth
St. George Dana Harris Porter Progressive Conservative
St. Patrick Charles Edward Rea Progressive Conservative
Stormont John Lawrence McDonald Progressive Conservative
Sudbury Welland Stewart Gemmell Progressive Conservative
Timiskaming Calvin Howard Taylor Co-operative Commonwealth
Victoria Leslie Miscampbell Frost Progressive Conservative
Waterloo North John George Brown Liberal
Waterloo South Theodore Henry Isley Co-operative Commonwealth
Welland Harold William Walker Liberal
Wellington North Ross Atkinson McEwing Liberal
Wellington South William Ernest Hamilton Progressive Conservative
Wentworth Joseph Lees Easton Co-operative Commonwealth
Windsor—Sandwich William Griesinger Progressive Conservative
Windsor—Walkerville Cooke Davies Progressive Conservative
Woodbine Bertram Elijah Leavens Co-operative Commonwealth
York East Agnes Campbell MacPhail Co-operative Commonwealth
York North Addison Alexander MacKenzie Progressive Conservative
York South Edward Bigelow Jolliffe Co-operative Commonwealth
York West Charles Hibbert Millard Co-operative Commonwealth

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
    2. ↑ "Promoting Fair Employment in Ontario". Canadian Human Rights Commission.