# 40th Parliament of Ontario

The 40th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the government of the province of Ontario, Canada. The membership was set by the 2011 Ontario general election.
It was controlled by a Liberal Party minority. The government was led by Premier Dalton McGuinty until his resignation resulted in the 2013 leadership election, which selected Kathleen Wynne as his successor. Wynne is the first woman ever to serve as Premier of Ontario.
The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led by Tim Hudak, and the third party was the New Democrats, led by Andrea Horwath.
On May 2, 2014, Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne announced that she had formally requested that Lieutenant Governor of Ontario David Onley dissolve the 40th Legislative Assembly of Ontario and call a provincial general election to occur on June 12, 2014.

## Timeline of the 40th Parliament of Ontario

* November 21, 2011 – Dave Levac (Liberal, Brant) is elected Speaker on the second ballot defeating three other candidates.
* November 22, 2011 – Speech from the Throne is delivered.
* March 29, 2012: Finance Minister Dwight Duncan delivers the provincial budget.
* April 23, 2012: After negotiations between the Liberals and the NDP, the minority government agrees to amend the budget by adding $242 million to child care funding, $20 million for northern and rural hospitals, increase welfare and disability benefits by 1 per cent at a cost of $55 million, and add a 2% surtax on the portion of individual income that exceeds $500,000 a year.
* April 24, 2012: Budget approved 52–37 with NDP MPPs abstaining.
* April 27, 2012: Progressive Conservative MPP Elizabeth Witmer (Kitchener—Waterloo) resigns her seat upon accepting a government appointment as chair of the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board. The vacancy results in the government and Opposition being tied in seats, however, as Speaker David Levac is a Liberal, the Opposition continues to have a one-seat advantage. A Liberal victory in this pending by-election and in the pending Vaughan by-election would give it a majority in the legislature.
* August 1, 2012: Liberal MPP Greg Sorbara (Vaughan) resigns his seat.
* September 6, 2012: By-elections held in the ridings of Kitchener—Waterloo and Vaughan. Catherine Fife (NDP) elected as MPP for Kitchener—Waterloo. Steven Del Duca (Liberal) elected as MPP for Vaughan. The NDP gains one seat in the Ontario Legislature while the Liberals retain their 53-seat minority.
* October 15, 2012: Premier McGuinty prorogues the legislature and announces his resignation as Liberal Party leader pending a leadership convention.
* February 11, 2013: Kathleen Wynne is sworn in as Premier, and a new cabinet in sworn in.
* February 14, 2013: Chris Bentley and Dwight Duncan, Liberal MPPs for London West and Windsor—Tecumseh, resign.
* June 11, 2013: Passage of the Wynne government's first budget, with the support of the NDP; legislature recesses for the summer.
* June 12, 2013: Former Premier Dalton McGuinty resigns his Ottawa South seat.
* June 27, 2013: Liberal MPP Margarett Best (Scarborough—Guildwood) resigns her seat.
* July 2, 2013: Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Laurel Broten (Etobicoke—Lakeshore) resigns from Cabinet and her seat.
* August 1, 2013: Five by-elections held to replace retiring Liberals. Results were two Liberals, two NDP, one Conservative.
* September 24, 2013: Kim Craitor, Liberal MPP for Niagara Falls, resigns his seat.
* December 31, 2013: Peter Shurman, Progressive Conservative MPP for Thornhill, resigns his seat.
* February 13, 2014: Two by-elections held to replace vacant Niagara Falls and Thornhill seats. Result is a Progressive Conservative hold in Thornhill and an NDP gain in Niagara Falls.
* March 25, 2014: Resignation of cabinet member Linda Jeffrey to run for mayor of Brampton causes a cabinet shuffle.
* May 2, 2014: The 40th Parliament of Ontario was dissolved as Wynne calls an election, to be held June 12, 2014.

## Seating Plan

| | | | | | | Martow | MacLaren | Milligan | Pettapiece | Hillier | | Hatfield | Sattler | Gates |
| | Nicholls | Jackson | Smith | Harris | Thompson | Yurek | Scott | McKenna | Walker | Leone | McDonell | Campbell | Vanthof | Schein | Armstrong | Mantha | P. Miller |
| | Bailey | Ouellette | O'Toole | Clark | Chudleigh | Munro | Jones | Holyday | Dunlop | McNaughton | Barrett | Forster | Fife | Singh | Tabuns | Natyshak | Taylor |
| | | Wilson | Arnott | Hardeman | Fedeli | Elliott | Hudak | Yakabuski | MacLeod | N. Miller | Klees | Bisson | Horwath | DiNovo | Marchese | Gélinas | Prue |
| Levac |
| | | Milloy | Bradley | Chiarelli | Meilleur | Sousa | Wynne | Matthews | Naqvi | Sandals | Hoskins | MacCharles | Kwinter | Bartolucci | Takhar | | |
| | | Delaney | Gerretsen | Leal | Mauro | Murray | Piruzza | Chan | McMeekin | Gravelle | Duguid | Dhillon | Cansfield | Colle | Berardinetti | | |
| | | McNeely | Qaadri | Albanese | Moridi | Orazietti | Coteau | Sergio | Flynn | Zimmer | Balkissoon | Dickson | Jaczek | Mangat | | | |
| | | | | Crack | Damerla | Wong | Del Duca | Fraser | Hunter | | | | | | | Levac | |

## List of members

| Name | Party | Riding | First elected / previously elected | Notes |
| Joe Dickson | Liberal | Ajax—Pickering | 2007 | |
| Michael Mantha | New Democrat | Algoma—Manitoulin | 2011 | |
| Ted McMeekin | Liberal | Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale | 2000 | |
| Rod Jackson | Progressive Conservative | Barrie | 2011 | |
| Michael Prue | New Democrat | Beaches—East York | 2001 | |
| Jagmeet Singh | New Democrat | Bramalea—Gore—Malton | 2011 | |
| Linda Jeffrey | Liberal | Brampton—Springdale | 2003 | Resigned on March 25, 2014 |
| Vacant | Vacant | Brampton—Springdale | 2003 | |
| Vic Dhillon | Liberal | Brampton West | 2003 | |
| Dave Levac | Liberal | Brant | 1999 | |
| Bill Walker | Progressive Conservative | Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound | 2011 | |
| Jane McKenna | Progressive Conservative | Burlington | 2011 | |
| Rob Leone | Progressive Conservative | Cambridge | 2011 | |
| Jack MacLaren | Progressive Conservative | Carleton—Mississippi Mills | 2011 | |
| Rick Nicholls | Progressive Conservative | Chatham-Kent—Essex | 2011 | |
| Jonah Schein | New Democrat | Davenport | 2011 | |
| Michael Coteau | Liberal | Don Valley East | 2011 | |
| Kathleen Wynne | Liberal | Don Valley West | 2003 | Premier since February 11, 2013 |
| Sylvia Jones | Progressive Conservative | Dufferin—Caledon | 2007 | |
| John O'Toole | Progressive Conservative | Durham | 1995 | |
| Mike Colle | Liberal | Eglinton—Lawrence | 1995 | |
| Jeff Yurek | Progressive Conservative | Elgin—Middlesex—London | 2011 | |
| Taras Natyshak | New Democrat | Essex | 2011 | |
| Donna Cansfield | Liberal | Etobicoke Centre | 2011 | |
| Laurel Broten | Liberal | Etobicoke—Lakeshore | 2003 | Resigned on July 2, 2013 |
| Doug Holyday | Progressive Conservative | Etobicoke—Lakeshore | 2013 | Elected in a by-election on August 1, 2013 |
| Shafiq Qaadri | Liberal | Etobicoke North | 2003 | |
| Grant Crack | Liberal | Glengarry—Prescott—Russell | 2011 | |
| Liz Sandals | Liberal | Guelph | 2003 | |
| Toby Barrett | Progressive Conservative | Haldimand—Norfolk | 1995 | |
| Laurie Scott | Progressive Conservative | Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock | 2003, 2011 | |
| Ted Chudleigh | Progressive Conservative | Halton | 1995 | |
| Andrea Horwath | New Democrat | Hamilton Centre | 2004 | |
| Paul Miller | New Democrat | Hamilton East—Stoney Creek | 2007 | |
| Monique Taylor | New Democrat | Hamilton Mountain | 2011 | |
| Lisa Thompson | Progressive Conservative | Huron—Bruce | 2011 | |
| Sarah Campbell | New Democrat | Kenora—Rainy River | 2011 | |
| John Gerretsen | Liberal | Kingston and the Islands | 1995 | |
| John Milloy | Liberal | Kitchener Centre | 2003 | |
| Michael Harris | Progressive Conservative | Kitchener—Conestoga | 2011 | |
| Elizabeth Witmer | Progressive Conservative | Kitchener—Waterloo | 1990 | Resigned on April 27, 2012 |
| Catherine Fife | New Democrat | Kitchener—Waterloo | 2012 | Elected in a by-election on September 6, 2012 |
| Monte McNaughton | Progressive Conservative | Lambton—Kent—Middlesex | 2011 | |
| Randy Hillier | Progressive Conservative | Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington | 2007 | |
| Steve Clark | Progressive Conservative | Leeds—Grenville | 2010 | |
| Teresa Armstrong | New Democrat | London—Fanshawe | 2011 | |
| Deb Matthews | Liberal | London North Centre | 2003 | |
| Chris Bentley | Liberal | London West | 2003 | Resigned on February 14, 2013 |
| Peggy Sattler | New Democrat | London West | 2013 | Elected in a by-election on August 1, 2013 |
| Michael Chan | Liberal | Markham—Unionville | 2007 | |
| Amrit Mangat | Liberal | Mississauga—Brampton South | 2007 | |
| Dipika Damerla | Liberal | Mississauga East—Cooksville | 2011 | |
| Harinder Takhar | Liberal | Mississauga—Erindale | 2003 | |
| Charles Sousa | Liberal | Mississauga South | 2007 | |
| Bob Delaney | Liberal | Mississauga—Streetsville | 2003 | |
| Lisa MacLeod | Progressive Conservative | Nepean—Carleton | 2006 | |
| Frank Klees | Progressive Conservative | Newmarket—Aurora | 1995 | |
| Kim Craitor | Liberal | Niagara Falls | 2003 | Resigned on September 24, 2013 |
| Wayne Gates | New Democrat | Niagara Falls | 2014 | Elected in a by-election on February 13, 2014 |
| Tim Hudak | Progressive Conservative | Niagara West—Glanbrook | 1995 | |
| France Gélinas | New Democrat | Nickel Belt | 2007 | |
| Vic Fedeli | Progressive Conservative | Nipissing | 2011 | |
| Rob Milligan | Progressive Conservative | Northumberland—Quinte West | 2011 | |
| Helena Jaczek | Liberal | Oak Ridges—Markham | 2007 | |
| Kevin Flynn | Liberal | Oakville | 2003 | |
| Jerry Ouellette | Progressive Conservative | Oshawa | 1995 | |
| Yasir Naqvi | Liberal | Ottawa Centre | 2007 | |
| Phil McNeely | Liberal | Ottawa—Orléans | 2003 | |
| Dalton McGuinty | Liberal | Ottawa South | 1990 | Premier until February 11, 2013; resigned on June 12, 2013. |
| John Fraser | Liberal | Ottawa South | 2013 | Elected in a by-election on August 1, 2013 |
| Madeleine Meilleur | Liberal | Ottawa—Vanier | 2003 | |
| Bob Chiarelli | Liberal | Ottawa West—Nepean | 1987, 2010 | |
| Ernie Hardeman | Progressive Conservative | Oxford | 1995 | |
| Cheri DiNovo | New Democrat | Parkdale—High Park | 2006 | |
| Norm Miller | Progressive Conservative | Parry Sound—Muskoka | 2001 | |
| Randy Pettapiece | Progressive Conservative | Perth—Wellington | 2011 | |
| Jeff Leal | Liberal | Peterborough | 2003 | |
| Tracy MacCharles | Liberal | Pickering—Scarborough East | 2011 | |
| Todd Smith | Progressive Conservative | Prince Edward—Hastings | 2011 | |
| John Yakabuski | Progressive Conservative | Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke | 2003 | |
| Reza Moridi | Liberal | Richmond Hill | 2007 | |
| Jim Bradley | Liberal | St. Catharines | 1977 | |
| Eric Hoskins | Liberal | St. Paul's | 2009 | |
| Bob Bailey | Progressive Conservative | Sarnia—Lambton | 2007 | |
| David Orazietti | Liberal | Sault Ste. Marie | 2003 | |
| Soo Wong | Liberal | Scarborough—Agincourt | 2011 | |
| Brad Duguid | Liberal | Scarborough Centre | 2003 | |
| Margarett Best | Liberal | Scarborough—Guildwood | 2007 | Resigned on June 27, 2013 |
| Mitzie Hunter | Liberal | Scarborough—Guildwood | 2013 | Elected in a by-election on August 1, 2013 |
| Bas Balkissoon | Liberal | Scarborough—Rouge River | 2005 | |
| Lorenzo Berardinetti | Liberal | Scarborough Southwest | 2003 | |
| Jim Wilson | Progressive Conservative | Simcoe—Grey | 1990 | |
| Garfield Dunlop | Progressive Conservative | Simcoe North | 1999 | |
| Jim McDonell | Progressive Conservative | Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry | 2011 | |
| Rick Bartolucci | Liberal | Sudbury | 1995 | |
| Peter Shurman | Progressive Conservative | Thornhill | 2007 | Resigned on December 31, 2013 |
| Gila Martow | Progressive Conservative | Thornhill | 2014 | Elected in a by-election on February 13, 2014 |
| Bill Mauro | Liberal | Thunder Bay—Atikokan | 2003 | |
| Michael Gravelle | Liberal | Thunder Bay—Superior North | 1995 | |
| John Vanthof | New Democrat | Timiskaming—Cochrane | 2011 | |
| Gilles Bisson | New Democrat | Timmins—James Bay | 1990 | |
| Glen Murray | Liberal | Toronto Centre | 2010 | |
| Peter Tabuns | New Democrat | Toronto—Danforth | 2006 | |
| Rosario Marchese | New Democrat | Trinity—Spadina | 1990 | |
| Greg Sorbara | Liberal | Vaughan | 1985, 2002 | Resigned on August 1, 2012 |
| Steven Del Duca | Liberal | Vaughan | 2012 | Elected in a by-election on September 6, 2012 |
| Cindy Forster | New Democrat | Welland | 2011 | |
| Ted Arnott | Progressive Conservative | Wellington—Halton Hills | 1990 | |
| Christine Elliott | Progressive Conservative | Whitby—Oshawa | 2006 | |
| David Zimmer | Liberal | Willowdale | 2003 | |
| Dwight Duncan | Liberal | Windsor—Tecumseh | 1995 | Resigned on February 14, 2013 |
| Percy Hatfield | New Democrat | Windsor—Tecumseh | 2013 | Elected in a by-election on August 1, 2013 |
| Teresa Piruzza | Liberal | Windsor West | 2011 | |
| Monte Kwinter | Liberal | York Centre | 1985 | |
| Julia Munro | Progressive Conservative | York—Simcoe | 1995 | |
| Laura Albanese | Liberal | York South—Weston | 2007 | |
| Mario Sergio | Liberal | York West | 1995 | |

## Membership changes

| Number of members per party by date | Number of members per party by date | 2011 | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 |
| Number of members per party by date | Number of members per party by date | Oct 6 | Apr 27 | Aug 1 | Sep 6 | Feb 14 | Jun 12 | Jun 28 | Jul 2 | Aug 1 | Sep 24 | Dec 31 | Feb 13 | Mar 25 |
| | Liberal | 53 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 |
| | Progressive Conservative | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 37 |
| | New Democratic | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| | Total members | 107 | 106 | 105 | 107 | 105 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 107 | 106 | 105 | 107 | 106 |
| | Vacant | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| | Government majority | −1 | 0 | −1 | −1 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −7 | −9 | −10 |
Membership changes in the 40th Assembly :
| Date | Name | District | Party | Reason |
| April 27, 2012 | Elizabeth Witmer | Kitchener—Waterloo | Progressive Conservative | Resigned to accept a government appointment as chair of the WSIB. |
| August 1, 2012 | Greg Sorbara | Vaughan | Liberal | Resigned |
| September 6, 2012 | Steven Del Duca | Vaughan | Liberal | Elected in by-election |
| September 6, 2012 | Catherine Fife | Kitchener—Waterloo | New Democrat | Elected in by-election |
| February 14, 2013 | Chris Bentley | London West | Liberal | Resigned |
| February 14, 2013 | Dwight Duncan | Windsor—Tecumseh | Liberal | Resigned |
| June 12, 2013 | Dalton McGuinty | Ottawa South | Liberal | Resigned |
| June 28, 2013 | Margarett Best | Scarborough—Guildwood | Liberal | Resigned |
| July 2, 2013 | Laurel Broten | Etobicoke—Lakeshore | Liberal | Resigned |
| August 1, 2013 | John Fraser | Ottawa South | Liberal | Elected in by-election |
| August 1, 2013 | Percy Hatfield | Windsor—Tecumseh | New Democrat | Elected in by-election |
| August 1, 2013 | Doug Holyday | Etobicoke—Lakeshore | Progressive Conservative | Elected in by-election |
| August 1, 2013 | Mitzie Hunter | Scarborough—Guildwood | Liberal | Elected in by-election |
| August 1, 2013 | Peggy Sattler | London West | New Democrat | Elected in by-election |
| September 24, 2013 | Kim Craitor | Niagara Falls | Liberal | Resigned |
| December 31, 2013 | Peter Shurman | Thornhill | Progressive Conservative | Resigned |
| February 13, 2014 | Wayne Gates | Niagara Falls | New Democrat | Elected in by-election |
| February 13, 2014 | Gila Martow | Thornhill | Progressive Conservative | Elected in by-election |
| March 25, 2014 | Linda Jeffrey | Brampton—Springdale | Liberal | Resigned to run for mayor office in Brampton |

## Sessions

There were two sessions of the 40th Legislature.
| Session | Start | End |
| 1st | November 22, 2011 | October 15, 2012 |
| 2nd | February 19, 2013 | May 2, 2014 |