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43rd Parliament of Ontario

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43rd Parliament of Ontario
Majority parliament
8 August 2022 – present
Parliament leaders
PremierHon. Doug Ford
June 29, 2018 – present
Leader of the
Opposition		Marit Stiles
February 4, 2023 – present
Party caucuses
GovernmentProgressive Conservative Party
OppositionNew Democratic Party
UnrecognizedLiberal Party
Green Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly		Ted Arnott
July 11, 2018 – present
Government
House Leader		Hon. Paul Calandra
June 20, 2019 – present
Opposition
House Leader		Peggy Sattler
February 16, 2021 – present
Members124 MPP seats
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Charles III
8 September 2022 – present
Lieutenant
Governor		Elizabeth Dowdeswell
September 23, 2014 – November 14, 2023
Edith Dumont
November 14, 2023 – present
Sessions
1st session
August 8, 2022 –
← 42nd → 44th
Politics of Ontario
Crown
Provincial legislature
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Government

Official Opposition

See also
Politics by province / territory

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The 43rd Parliament of Ontario was elected in the 2022 Ontario general election.[1]

Members[edit]

Front benches[edit]

List of members[edit]


Current leadership of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

Presiding Officer[edit]

Office Photo Party Officer Riding Since
Speaker of the Assembly Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Ted Arnott Wellington-Halton Hills July 11, 2018
Deputy Speaker of the Assembly Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Donna Skelly Flamborough- Glanbrook August 23rd 2022
First Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House Ontario New Democratic Party Bhutila Karpoche Parkdale—High Park N/A
Second Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Patrice Barnes Ajax N/A
Third Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House Ontario Liberal Party Lucille Collard Ottawa—Vanier N/A

Progressive Conservative Leadership (Government)[edit]

Office Photo Officer Riding Since
Leader Doug Ford Etobicoke North March 10th, 2018
Deputy Leader Sylvia Jones Dufferin-Caledon June 24th, 2022
Government House leader Paul Calandra Markham—Stouffville June 20th, 2019

New Democrat Leadership (Opposition)[edit]

Office Photo Officer Riding Since
Leader Marit Stiles Davenport February 4th, 2023
Deputy Leaders

Doly Begum

Sol Mamakwa

Scarborough Southwest

Kiiwetinoong

July 13th, 2023
Opposition House Leader

Chief Whip

John Vanthof Timiskaming—Cochrane July 13th, 2022  
Name Party Riding First Elected Left office Notes
  Patrice Barnes Progressive Conservative Ajax June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Michael Mantha Independent Algoma—Manitoulin October 6, 2011 Incumbent New Democratic until March 31, 2023
Removed from caucus due to allegations involving workplace misconduct.
  Michael Parsa Progressive Conservative Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Andrea Khanjin Progressive Conservative Barrie—Innisfil June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Doug Downey Progressive Conservative Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Todd Smith Progressive Conservative Bay of Quinte October 6, 2011 Incumbent
  Mary-Margaret McMahon Liberal Beaches—East York June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Charmaine Williams Progressive Conservative Brampton Centre June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Hardeep Grewal Progressive Conservative Brampton East June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Graham McGregor Progressive Conservative Brampton North June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Prabmeet Sarkaria Progressive Conservative Brampton South June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Amarjot Sandhu Progressive Conservative Brampton West June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Will Bouma Progressive Conservative Brantford—Brant June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Rick Byers Progressive Conservative Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Natalie Pierre Progressive Conservative Burlington June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Brian Riddell Progressive Conservative Cambridge June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Goldie Ghamari Progressive Conservative Carleton June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Trevor Jones Progressive Conservative Chatham-Kent—Leamington June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Marit Stiles New Democratic Davenport June 7, 2018 Incumbent Leader of the New Democratic Party and Leader of the Opposition (since February 4, 2023)
  Adil Shamji Liberal Don Valley East June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Vincent Ke Independent Don Valley North June 7, 2018 Incumbent Progressive Conservative until March 10, 2023
Resigned from caucus due to allegations involving election interference.
  Stephanie Bowman Liberal Don Valley West June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Sylvia Jones Progressive Conservative Dufferin—Caledon October 10, 2007 Incumbent
  Todd McCarthy Progressive Conservative Durham June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Robin Martin Progressive Conservative Eglinton—Lawrence June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Rob Flack Progressive Conservative Elgin—Middlesex—London June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Anthony Leardi Progressive Conservative Essex June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Kinga Surma Progressive Conservative Etobicoke Centre June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Christine Hogarth Progressive Conservative Etobicoke—Lakeshore June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Doug Ford Progressive Conservative Etobicoke North June 7, 2018 Incumbent Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party and Premier of Ontario.
  Donna Skelly Progressive Conservative Flamborough—Glanbrook June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Stéphane Sarrazin Progressive Conservative Glengarry—Prescott—Russell June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Mike Schreiner Green Guelph June 7, 2018 Incumbent Leader of the Green Party.
  Bobbi Ann Brady Independent Haldimand—Norfolk June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Laurie Scott Progressive Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock October 2, 2003 Incumbent
  Andrea Horwath New Democratic Hamilton Centre May 13, 2004 August 15, 2022 Leader of the New Democratic Party and Leader of the Opposition (until June 28, 2022)
Resigned seat to enter the 2022 Hamilton mayoral race.
  Sarah Jama Independent Hamilton Centre March 16, 2023 Incumbent Won by-election held to replace Andrea Horwath. Ejected from NDP Caucus on October 23, 2023.[2]
  Neil Lumsden Progressive Conservative Hamilton East—Stoney Creek June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Monique Taylor New Democratic Hamilton Mountain October 6, 2011 Incumbent
  Sandy Shaw New Democratic Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Ric Bresee Progressive Conservative Hastings—Lennox and Addington June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Tom Rakocevic New Democratic Humber River—Black Creek June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Lisa Thompson Progressive Conservative Huron—Bruce October 6, 2011 Incumbent
  Merrilee Fullerton Progressive Conservative Kanata—Carleton June 7, 2018 March 24, 2023 Resigned her seat for as-yet undisclosed reasons.
  Karen McCrimmon Liberal Kanata—Carleton July 27, 2023 Incumbent Won by-election held to replace Merrilee Fullerton.
  Greg Rickford Progressive Conservative Kenora—Rainy River June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Sol Mamakwa New Democratic Kiiwetinoong June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Stephen Lecce Progressive Conservative King—Vaughan June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Ted Hsu Liberal Kingston and the Islands June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Laura Mae Lindo New Democratic Kitchener Centre June 7, 2018 July 13, 2023 Resigned to take a teaching position at the University of Waterloo.
  Aislinn Clancy Green Kitchener Centre November 30, 2023 Incumbent Won by-election held to replace Laura Mae Lindo.
  Mike Harris Jr. Progressive Conservative Kitchener—Conestoga June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Jess Dixon Progressive Conservative Kitchener South—Hespeler June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Monte McNaughton Progressive Conservative Lambton—Kent—Middlesex October 6, 2011 October 6, 2023 Resigned to pursue a career in the private sector.
  John Jordan Progressive Conservative Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Steve Clark Progressive Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes March 4, 2010 Incumbent
  Teresa Armstrong New Democratic London—Fanshawe October 6, 2011 Incumbent
  Terence Kernaghan New Democratic London North Centre June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Peggy Sattler New Democratic London West August 1, 2013 Incumbent
  Paul Calandra Progressive Conservative Markham—Stouffville June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Logan Kanapathi Progressive Conservative Markham—Thornhill June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Billy Pang Progressive Conservative Markham—Unionville June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Parm Gill Progressive Conservative Milton June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Natalia Kusendova-Bashta Progressive Conservative Mississauga Centre June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Kaleed Rasheed Independent Mississauga East—Cooksville June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Sheref Sabawy Progressive Conservative Mississauga—Erin Mills June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Rudy Cuzzetto Progressive Conservative Mississauga—Lakeshore June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Deepak Anand Progressive Conservative Mississauga—Malton June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Nina Tangri Progressive Conservative Mississauga—Streetsville June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Guy Bourgouin New Democratic Mushkegowuk—James Bay June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Lisa MacLeod Progressive Conservative Nepean March 30, 2006 Incumbent
  Dawn Gallagher Murphy Progressive Conservative Newmarket—Aurora June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Jeff Burch New Democratic Niagara Centre June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Wayne Gates New Democratic Niagara Falls February 13, 2014 Incumbent
  Sam Oosterhoff Progressive Conservative Niagara West November 17, 2016 Incumbent
  France Gélinas New Democratic Nickel Belt October 10, 2007 Incumbent
  Vic Fedeli Progressive Conservative Nipissing October 6, 2011 Incumbent
  David Piccini Progressive Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Stephen Crawford Progressive Conservative Oakville June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Effie Triantafilopoulos Progressive Conservative Oakville North—Burlington June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Stephen Blais Liberal Orléans February 27, 2020 Incumbent
  Jennifer French New Democratic Oshawa June 12, 2014 Incumbent
  Joel Harden New Democratic Ottawa Centre June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  John Fraser Liberal Ottawa South August 1, 2013 Incumbent Parliamentary leader of the Liberal Party.
  Lucille Collard Liberal Ottawa—Vanier February 27, 2020 Incumbent
  Chandra Pasma New Democratic Ottawa West—Nepean June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Ernie Hardeman Progressive Conservative Oxford June 8, 1995 Incumbent
  Bhutila Karpoche New Democratic Parkdale—High Park June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Graydon Smith Progressive Conservative Parry Sound—Muskoka June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Matthew Rae Progressive Conservative Perth—Wellington June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Dave Smith Progressive Conservative Peterborough—Kawartha June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Peter Bethlenfalvy Progressive Conservative Pickering—Uxbridge June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  John Yakabuski Progressive Conservative Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke October 2, 2003 Incumbent
  Daisy Wai Progressive Conservative Richmond Hill June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Jennie Stevens New Democratic St. Catharines June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Bob Bailey Progressive Conservative Sarnia—Lambton October 10, 2007 Incumbent
  Ross Romano Progressive Conservative Sault Ste. Marie June 1, 2017 Incumbent
  Aris Babikian Progressive Conservative Scarborough—Agincourt June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  David Smith Progressive Conservative Scarborough Centre June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Mitzie Hunter Liberal Scarborough—Guildwood August 1, 2013 May 10, 2023 Resigned seat to enter the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election.
  Andrea Hazell Liberal Scarborough—Guildwood July 27, 2023 Incumbent Won by-election held to replace Mitzie Hunter.
  Raymond Cho Progressive Conservative Scarborough North September 1, 2016 Incumbent
  Vijay Thanigasalam Progressive Conservative Scarborough—Rouge Park June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Doly Begum New Democratic Scarborough Southwest June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Brian Saunderson Progressive Conservative Simcoe—Grey June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Jill Dunlop Progressive Conservative Simcoe North June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Chris Glover New Democratic Spadina—Fort York June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Nolan Quinn Progressive Conservative Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Jamie West New Democratic Sudbury June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Laura Smith Progressive Conservative Thornhill June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Kevin Holland Progressive Conservative Thunder Bay—Atikokan June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Lise Vaugeois New Democratic Thunder Bay—Superior North June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  John Vanthof New Democratic Timiskaming—Cochrane October 6, 2011 Incumbent
  George Pirie Progressive Conservative Timmins June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Kristyn Wong-Tam New Democratic Toronto Centre June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Peter Tabuns New Democratic Toronto—Danforth March 30, 2006 Incumbent Interim Leader of the New Democratic Party and Leader of the Opposition (until February 4, 2023)
  Jill Andrew New Democratic Toronto—St. Paul's June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Jessica Bell New Democratic University—Rosedale June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Michael Tibollo Progressive Conservative Vaughan—Woodbridge June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Catherine Fife New Democratic Waterloo September 6, 2012 Incumbent
  Ted Arnott Progressive Conservative Wellington—Halton Hills September 6, 1990 Incumbent Longest serving member
  Lorne Coe Progressive Conservative Whitby February 11, 2016 Incumbent
  Stan Cho Progressive Conservative Willowdale June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Andrew Dowie Progressive Conservative Windsor—Tecumseh June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Lisa Gretzky New Democratic Windsor West June 12, 2014 Incumbent
  Michael Kerzner Progressive Conservative York Centre June 2, 2022 Incumbent
  Caroline Mulroney Progressive Conservative York—Simcoe June 7, 2018 Incumbent
  Michael Ford Progressive Conservative York South—Weston June 2, 2022 Incumbent

Membership changes[edit]

Changes in seats held (2022–present)
Seat Date Member Reason Previous Party Party After
Hamilton Centre August 15, 2022 Andrea Horwath Resigned from the legislature to run in the 2022 Hamilton municipal election. █ New Democratic Vacant
Don Valley North March 10, 2023 Vincent Ke Resigned from caucus after allegations surfaced of involvement with Chinese government election interference. █ PC █ Independent
Hamilton Centre March 16, 2023 Sarah Jama Won by-election to replace Andrea Horwath. Vacant █ New Democratic
Kanata—Carleton March 27, 2023 Merrilee Fullerton Resigned from the legislature for undisclosed reasons. █ PC Vacant
Algoma—Manitoulin March 31, 2023 Michael Mantha Removed from caucus due to allegations involving workplace misconduct. █ New Democratic █ Independent
Scarborough—Guildwood May 10, 2023 Mitzie Hunter Resigned from the legislature to run in the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election. █ Liberal Vacant
Kitchener Centre July 13, 2023 Laura Mae Lindo Resigned from the legislature to take a teaching position at the University of Waterloo. █ New Democratic Vacant
Kanata—Carleton July 27, 2023 Karen McCrimmon Won by-election to replace Merrilee Fullerton. Vacant █ Liberal
Scarborough—Guildwood July 27, 2023 Andrea Hazell Won by-election to replace Mitzie Hunter. Vacant █ Liberal
Mississauga East—Cooksville September 20, 2023 Kaleed Rasheed Resigned from caucus after contradictory claims were made regarding a Las Vegas business trip. █ PC █ Independent
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex October 6, 2023 Monte McNaughton Resigned from the legislature to pursue a career opportunity in the private sector. █ PC Vacant
Hamilton Centre October 23, 2023 Sarah Jama Removed from caucus over controversial statements made regarding the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. █ New Democratic █ Independent
Kitchener Centre November 30, 2023 Aislinn Clancy Won by-election to replace Laura Mae Lindo. Vacant █ Green
Number of members
per party by date 		2022 2023
June 2 August 15 March 10 March 16 March 24 March 31 May 10 July 13 July 27 September 20 October 6 October 23 November 30
Progressive Conservative 83 82 81 80 79
New Democratic 31 30 31 30 29 28
Liberal 8 7 9
Green 1 2
Independent 1 2 3 4 5
Total members 124
Vacant 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 2 1

Seating plan[edit]

See the following for a detailed seating plan: Official Seating Plan of the 43rd Parliament(PDF), linked from Members (MPPs) page
Vaugeois Pasma Rakocevic Wong-Tam Glover Bourgouin West McCrimmon Shamji Hsu Rasheed
Vacant Harden Stevens Gates Gretzky Andrew Karpoche Bell Burch Oosterhoff Vacant McMahon Hazell Mantha Ke
Shaw Taylor French Gélinas Kernaghan Fife Tabuns Armstrong Sabawy Ghamari Wai L. Smith Bowman Collard Brady
Sattler Vanthof Stiles Begum Mamakwa D. Smith Bouma Pierre Babikian Fraser Blais Schreiner Jama
Arnott
Dunlop Lecce Mulroney Calandra Fedeli D. Ford S. Jones Bethlenfalvy Sarkaria Downey T. Smith Surma Gill Rickford G. Smith
T. Jones Romano McCarthy R. Cho Kerzner Khanjin Lumsden S. Cho Williams Parsa Tangri Thanigasalam Piccini Thompson Pirie Flack M. Ford Tibollo
Leardi Hogarth Harris Scott Bailey Barnes Rae Triantafilopoulos Coe Martin Crawford Yakabuski Kusendova-Bashta Saunderson Dixon Clark MacLeod Hardeman
Sandhu Cuzzetto Skelly Anand Byers Kanapathi Jordan Grewal Holland Pang Quinn Gallagher Murphy Bresee David Smith Riddell Sarrazin Dowie McGregor

Note: Bold text designates the party leader.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Powers, Lucas (3 June 2022). "Ontario's Progressive Conservatives sail to 2nd majority, NDP and Liberal leaders say they will resign". CBC News.
  2. ^ https://x.com/krushowy/status/1716475554457620632?s=20

External links[edit]

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