# 38th Parliament of Ontario

The 38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the government of the Province of Ontario, Canada. It officially opened November 19, 2003, at Queen's Park in Toronto, and ended on June 5, 2007. The membership was set by the 2003 Ontario general election on October 2, 2003, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections.
It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Premier Dalton McGuinty. The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led first by Ernie Eves, and later by John Tory. The speaker was Michael A. Brown.
There were two sessions of the 38th Legislature:
| Session | Start | End |
| 1st | November 19, 2003 | September 19, 2005 |
| 2nd | October 11, 2005 | June 5, 2007 |

## Timeline of the 38th Parliament of Ontario

* November 19, 2003: The legislature conducted a secret vote to elect the Speaker of the legislature. Liberal Party of Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Alvin Curling is elected as Speaker. He was the first black Speaker of the Ontario legislature.
* March 24, 2004: Dominic Agostino, Liberal MPP for Hamilton East, died suddenly of liver cancer.
* May 13, 2004: A by-election was held in Hamilton East to replace Dominic Agostino. Ontario New Democratic Party candidate Andrea Horwath defeated Liberal candidate Ralph Agostino, Mr. Agostino's brother. This win returned the NDP to 8 seats and official party status.
* August 19, 2005: Speaker Alvin Curling resigned to accept an appointment as Ambassador to the Dominican Republic.
* November 24, 2005: In a by-election, Bas Balkissoon held the seat of Scarborough-Rouge River for the Liberals.
* September 18, 2006: Joe Cordiano, Liberal MPP for York South-Weston, resigned from cabinet and the legislature, citing a desire to spend more time with family.
* September 25, 2006: Tony Wong, Liberal MPP for Markham, resigned from the legislature to make a successful bid for a seat on York Regional Council.
* September 28, 2006: Cam Jackson, Progressive Conservative MPP for Burlington, resigned from the legislature to make a successful bid for the mayoralty of Burlington.
* February 8, 2007: Three by-elections were held. Paul Ferreira won York South-Weston for the NDP (the seat was previously held by the Liberals); former Halton Region chair Joyce Savoline retained Burlington for the PCs; and Michael Chan held Markham for the Liberals.
* March 29, 2007: Tim Peterson, brother of former Ontario Premier David Peterson, left the Liberal caucus to sit as an Independent until the next election, in which he ran for the PCs.
* June 5, 2007: The 38th Parliament 2nd Session is prorogued.
* July 12, 2007: Liberal MPP Ernie Parsons resigned his seat in order to accept an appointment as Justice of the Peace.
* September 10, 2007: 38th Parliament dissolved.

## Party standings

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Election | Today |
| | Liberal Party | 72 | 67 |
| | Progressive Conservative Party | 24 | 24 |
| | New Democratic Party | 7 | 10 |
| | Independent | 0 | 1 |
| | Vacant | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 103 | 103 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 21 | 17 |
| **** | **** | * | **** | **** | * | **** | LO | * | **** | **** | * | **** | L | **** | * | **** | **** | * | **** | **** | **** |
| **** | **** | * | **** | **** | * | **** | P | * | **** | **** | * | **** | **** | * | **** | **** | * | **** | **** |
Seating Plan
P = Premier, LO = Leader of Opposition, L = Leader of the NDP.

## List of members

| Riding | Member | Party | First elected / previously elected | Notes |
| Algoma—Manitoulin | Michael A. Brown | Liberal | 1987 | Speaker of the Legislature from October 11, 2005. |
| Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot | Ted McMeekin | Liberal | 2000 | |
| Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford | Joe Tascona | Progressive Conservative | 1995 | |
| Beaches—East York | Michael Prue | NDP | 2001 | |
| Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale | Kuldip Kular | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Brampton Centre | Linda Jeffrey | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Brampton West—Mississauga | Vic Dhillon | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Brant | Dave Levac | Liberal | 1999 | |
| Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound | Bill Murdoch | Progressive Conservative | 1990 | |
| Burlington | Cam Jackson | Progressive Conservative | 1985 | Resigned seat September 28, 2006, to run for Mayor of Burlington. |
| Burlington | Joyce Savoline (2007) | Progressive Conservative | 2007 | Won by-election February 8, 2007. |
| Cambridge | Gerry Martiniuk | Progressive Conservative | 1995 | |
| Chatham-Kent—Essex | Pat Hoy | Liberal | 1995 | |
| Davenport | Tony Ruprecht | Liberal | 1981 | |
| Don Valley East | David Caplan | Liberal | 1997 | |
| Don Valley West | Kathleen Wynne | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey | Ernie Eves | Progressive Conservative | 1981, 2002 | PC Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition until September 28, 2004. Resigned seat January 31, 2005. |
| Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey | John Tory (2005) | Progressive Conservative | 2005 | PC Party Leader from September 28, 2004. Won by-election March 17, 2005. Leader of the Opposition from March 29. |
| Durham | John O'Toole | Progressive Conservative | 1995 | |
| Eglinton—Lawrence | Michael Colle | Liberal | 1995 | |
| Elgin—Middlesex—London | Steve Peters | Liberal | 1999 | |
| Erie—Lincoln | Tim Hudak | Progressive Conservative | 1995 | |
| Essex | Bruce Crozier | Liberal | 1993 | |
| Etobicoke Centre | Donna Cansfield | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Etobicoke North | Shafiq Qaadri | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Etobicoke—Lakeshore | Laurel Broten | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Glengarry—Prescott—Russell | Jean-Marc Lalonde | Liberal | 1995 | |
| Guelph—Wellington | Liz Sandals | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant | Toby Barrett | Progressive Conservative | 1995 | |
| Haliburton—Victoria—Brock | Laurie Scott | Progressive Conservative | 2003 | |
| Halton | Ted Chudleigh | Progressive Conservative | 1995 | |
| Hamilton East | Dominic Agostino | Liberal | 1995 | Died March 24, 2004. |
| Hamilton East | Andrea Horwath (2004) | NDP | 2004 | Won by-election May 13, 2004. |
| Hamilton Mountain | Marie Bountrogianni | Liberal | 1999 | |
| Hamilton West | Judy Marsales | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington | Leona Dombrowsky | Liberal | 1999 | |
| Huron—Bruce | Carol Mitchell | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Kenora—Rainy River | Howard Hampton | NDP | 1987 | NDP Party Leader |
| Kingston and the Islands | John Gerretsen | Liberal | 1995 | |
| Kitchener Centre | John Milloy | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Kitchener—Waterloo | Elizabeth Witmer | Progressive Conservative | 1990 | |
| Lambton—Kent—Middlesex | Maria Van Bommel | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Lanark—Carleton | Norm Sterling | Progressive Conservative | 1977 | |
| Leeds—Grenville | Bob Runciman | Progressive Conservative | 1981 | Leader of the Opposition, September 28, 2004 to March 29, 2005. |
| London North Centre | Deb Matthews | Liberal | 2003 | |
| London West | Chris Bentley | Liberal | 2003 | |
| London—Fanshaw | Khalil Ramal | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Markham | Tony Wong | Liberal | 2003 | Resigned seat September 25, 2006 in order to run for York Regional Council |
| Markham | Michael Chan (2007) | Liberal | 2007 | Won by-election February 8, 2007. |
| Mississauga Centre | Harinder Takhar | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Mississauga East | Peter Fonseca | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Mississauga South | Tim Peterson | Liberal | 2003 | Resigned from Liberal caucus March 29, 2007 to sit as independent. Joined PC caucus June 6, 2007. |
| Mississauga South | Tim Peterson | Independent | 2003 | Resigned from Liberal caucus March 29, 2007 to sit as independent. Joined PC caucus June 6, 2007. |
| Mississauga South | Tim Peterson | Progressive Conservative | 2003 | Resigned from Liberal caucus March 29, 2007 to sit as independent. Joined PC caucus June 6, 2007. |
| Mississauga West | Bob Delaney | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Nepean—Carleton | John Baird | Progressive Conservative | 1995 | Resigned seat November 30, 2005, to run in 2006 Canadian Federal Election. |
| Nepean—Carleton | Lisa MacLeod (2006) | Progressive Conservative | 2006 | Won by-election March 30, 2006. |
| Niagara Centre | Peter Kormos | NDP | 1988 | |
| Niagara Falls | Kim Craitor | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Nickel Belt | Shelley Martel | NDP | 1987 | |
| Nipissing | Monique Smith | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Northumberland | Lou Rinaldi | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Oak Ridges | Frank Klees | Progressive Conservative | 1995 | |
| Oakville | Kevin Flynn | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Oshawa | Jerry Ouellette | Progressive Conservative | 1995 | |
| Ottawa Centre | Richard Patten | Liberal | 1987, 1995 | |
| Ottawa South | Dalton McGuinty | Liberal | 1990 | Liberal Party Leader and Premier of Ontario |
| Ottawa West—Nepean | Jim Watson | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Ottawa—Orléans | Phil McNeely | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Ottawa—Vanier | Madeleine Meilleur | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Oxford | Ernie Hardeman | Progressive Conservative | 1995 | |
| Parkdale—High Park | Gerard Kennedy | Liberal | 1996 | Resigned seat May 23, 2006, in order to run in 2006 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election. |
| Parkdale—High Park | Cheri DiNovo (2006) | NDP | 2006 | Won by-election September 14, 2006. |
| Parry Sound—Muskoka | Norm Miller | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | |
| Perth—Middlesex | John Wilkinson | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Peterborough | Jeff Leal | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge | Wayne Arthurs | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Prince Edward—Hastings | Ernie Parsons | Liberal | 1999 | |
| Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke | John Yakabuski | Progressive Conservative | 2003 | |
| Sarnia—Lambton | Caroline Di Cocco | Liberal | 1999 | |
| Sault Ste. Marie | David Orazietti | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Scarborough Centre | Brad Duguid | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Scarborough East | Mary Anne Chambers | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Scarborough Southwest | Lorenzo Berardinetti | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Scarborough—Agincourt | Gerry Phillips | Liberal | 1987 | |
| Scarborough—Rouge River | Alvin Curling | Liberal | 1985 | Speaker of the Legislature November 19, 2003 to August 19, 2005. Resigned seat August 19, 2005, in order to accept appointment as Canada's ambassador to the Dominican Republic. |
| Scarborough—Rouge River | Bas Balkissoon (2005) | Liberal | 2005 | Won by-election November 24, 2005. |
| Simcoe North | Garfield Dunlop | Progressive Conservative | 1999 | |
| Simcoe—Grey | Jim Wilson | Progressive Conservative | 1990 | |
| St. Catharines | Jim Bradley | Liberal | 1977 | |
| St. Paul's | Michael Bryant | Liberal | 1999 | |
| Stoney Creek | Jennifer Mossop | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh | Jim Brownell | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Sudbury | Rick Bartolucci | Liberal | 1995 | |
| Thornhill | Mario Racco | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Thunder Bay—Atikokan | Bill Mauro | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Thunder Bay—Superior North | Michael Gravelle | Liberal | 1995 | |
| Timiskaming—Cochrane | David Ramsay | Liberal | 1985 | |
| Timmins—James Bay | Gilles Bisson | NDP | 1990 | |
| Toronto Centre—Rosedale | George Smitherman | Liberal | 1999 | |
| Toronto—Danforth | Marilyn Churley | NDP | 1990 | Resigned seat November 29, 2005, in order to run in 2006 Canadian Federal Election. |
| Toronto—Danforth | Peter Tabuns (2006) | NDP | 2006 | Won by-election March 30, 2006 |
| Trinity—Spadina | Rosario Marchese | NDP | 1990 | |
| Vaughan—King—Aurora | Greg Sorbara | Liberal | 1985, 2002 | |
| Waterloo—Wellington | Ted Arnott | Progressive Conservative | 1990 | |
| Whitby—Ajax | Jim Flaherty | Progressive Conservative | 1995 | Resigned seat November 29, 2005, in order to run in 2006 Canadian Federal Election. |
| Whitby—Ajax | Christine Elliott (2006) | Progressive Conservative | 2006 | Won by-election March 30, 2006. |
| Willowdale | David Zimmer | Liberal | 2003 | |
| Windsor West | Sandra Pupatello | Liberal | 1995 | |
| Windsor—St. Clair | Dwight Duncan | Liberal | 1995 | |
| York Centre | Monte Kwinter | Liberal | 1985 | |
| York North | Julia Munro | Progressive Conservative | 1995 | |
| York South—Weston | Joseph Cordiano | Liberal | 1985 | Resigned seat September 18, 2006. |
| York South—Weston | Paul Ferreira (2007) | NDP | 2007 | Won by-election February 8, 2007. |
| York West | Mario Sergio | Liberal | 1995 | |
* Cabinet ministers are in bold. Party leaders are in italics. Premier is in both.