36th Parliament of Ontario

36th Parliament of Ontario
36th Parliament of Ontario
Majority parliament
June 8, 1995 – May 5, 1999
Parliament leaders
Premier	Mike Harris;
Leader of the; Opposition	Lyn McLeod; 1995–1996
	Dalton McGuinty;
Party caucuses
Government	Progressive Conservative Party
Opposition	Liberal Party
Recognized	New Democratic Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the; Assembly	Al McLean;
	Ed Doyle;
	Chris Stockwell;
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II; 6 February 1952 – present
<35th	37th>

The 36th Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada's most-populous province, was in session from June 8, 1995, until May 5, 1999, just prior to the Ontario general election. Majority was held by the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario led by Mike Harris.

Allan K. McLean served as speaker for the assembly until September 26, 1996. Edward A. Doyle replaced McLean as speaker until October 3, 1996. Christopher M. Stockwell succeeded Doyle as speaker.^[1]

Members of Provincial Parliament[]

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Riding	Member	Party	Notes
Algoma	Bud Wildman	New Democratic Party
Algoma—Manitoulin	Mike Brown	Liberal
Beaches—Woodbine	Frances Lankin	New Democratic Party
Brampton North	Joe Spina	Progressive Conservative
Brampton South	Tony Clement	Progressive Conservative	Minister of Transportation, 1997-1999
Brant—Haldimand	Peter L. Preston	Progressive Conservative
Brantford	Ron Johnson	Progressive Conservative
Bruce	Barb Fisher	Progressive Conservative
Burlington South	Cam Jackson	Progressive Conservative
Cambridge	Gerry Martiniuk	Progressive Conservative
Carleton	Norm Sterling	Progressive Conservative
Carleton East	Gilles Morin	Liberal
Chatham—Kent	Jack Carroll	Progressive Conservative
Cochrane North	Len Wood	New Democratic Party
Cochrane South	Gilles Bisson	New Democratic Party
Cornwall	John Cleary	Liberal
Don Mills	David Johnson	Progressive Conservative
Dovercourt	Tony Silipo	New Democratic Party
Downsview	Annamarie Castrilli	Liberal
Dufferin—Peel	David Tilson	Progressive Conservative
Durham Centre	Jim Flaherty	Progressive Conservative	Minister of Labour, 1997-1999
Durham East	John O'Toole	Progressive Conservative
Durham West	Janet Ecker	Progressive Conservative	Minister of Community and Social Services, 1996-1999
Durham—York	Julia Munro	Progressive Conservative
Eglinton	Bill Saunderson	Progressive Conservative	Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism, 1995-1997
Elgin	Peter North	Independent
Essex South	Bruce Crozier	Liberal
Essex—Kent	Pat Hoy	Liberal
Etobicoke West	Chris Stockwell	Progressive Conservative	Speaker of the Legislature, 1996-1999
Etobicoke—Humber	Doug Ford, Sr.	Progressive Conservative
Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Morley Kells	Progressive Conservative
Etobicoke—Rexdale	John Hastings	Progressive Conservative
Fort William	Lyn McLeod	Liberal	Party Leader, 1995-1996 (Resigned Leadership)
Fort York	Rosario Marchese	New Democratic Party
Frontenac—Addington	Bill Vankoughnet	Progressive Conservative
Grey—Owen Sound	Bill Murdoch	Progressive Conservative
Guelph	Brenda Elliott	Progressive Conservative	Minister of Environment and Energy, 1995-1996
	Terence Young	Progressive Conservative
	Ted Chudleigh	Progressive Conservative
Hamilton Centre	David Christopherson	New Democratic Party
Hamilton East	Dominic Agostino	Liberal
Hamilton Mountain	Trevor Pettit	Progressive Conservative
Hamilton West	Lillian Ross	Progressive Conservative
Hastings—Peterborough	Harry Danford	Progressive Conservative
High Park—Swansea	Derwyn Shea	Progressive Conservative
	Helen Johns	Progressive Conservative
Kenora	Frank Miclash	Liberal
Kingston and the Islands	John Gerretsen	Liberal
Kitchener	Wayne Wettlaufer	Progressive Conservative
	Gary Leadston	Progressive Conservative
	Gilles Pouliot	New Democratic Party
Lambton	Marcel Beaubien	Progressive Conservative
Lanark—Renfrew	Leo Jordan	Progressive Conservative
Lawrence	Joseph Cordiano	Liberal
Leeds—Grenville	Bob Runciman	Progressive Conservative	Solicitor General and Minister of Correctional Services, 1995-1999
Lincoln	Frank Sheehan	Progressive Conservative
London Centre	Marion Boyd	New Democratic Party
London North	Dianne Cunningham	Progressive Conservative	Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister Responsible for Women's Issues, 1995-1999
London South	Bob Wood	Progressive Conservative
Markham	David Tsubouchi	Progressive Conservative	Minister of Community and Social Services, 1995-1996; Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations, 1996-1999
Middlesex	Bruce Smith	Progressive Conservative
Mississauga East	Carl DeFaria	Progressive Conservative
Mississauga North	John Snobelen	Progressive Conservative	Minister of Education, 1995-1997; Minister of Natural Resources, 1997-1999
Mississauga South	Margaret Marland	Progressive Conservative	Minister without Portfolio (Children), 1997-1999
Mississauga West	Rob Sampson	Progressive Conservative	Minister without Portfolio (Privatization), 1996-1999
Muskoka—Georgian Bay	Bill Grimmett	Progressive Conservative
Nepean	John Baird	Progressive Conservative
Niagara Falls	Bart Maves	Progressive Conservative
	Tim Hudak	Progressive Conservative
Nickel Belt	Floyd Laughren	New Democratic Party	Resigned, 1998
Nickel Belt	Blain Morin	New Democratic Party	Elected in by-election, 1998
Nipissing	Mike Harris	Progressive Conservative	Premier and Party Leader
Norfolk	Toby Barrett	Progressive Conservative
Northumberland	Doug Galt	Progressive Conservative
	Gary Carr	Progressive Conservative
Oakwood	Mike Colle	Liberal
Oriole	Elinor Caplan^{[nb 1]}	Liberal	Resigned, 1997
Oriole	David Caplan	Liberal	Elected in by-election, 1997
Oshawa	Jerry Ouellette	Progressive Conservative
Ottawa Centre	Richard Patten	Liberal
Ottawa East	Bernard Grandmaître	Liberal
Ottawa South	Dalton McGuinty	Liberal	Party Leader, 1996-2012
Ottawa West	Bob Chiarelli^{[nb 2]}	Liberal	Resigned, 1997
Ottawa West	Alex Cullen	Liberal^{[nb 3]}	Elected in by-election, 1997
Ottawa—Rideau	Garry Guzzo	Progressive Conservative
Oxford	Ernie Hardeman	Progressive Conservative
Parkdale	Tony Ruprecht	Liberal
Parry Sound	Ernie Eves	Progressive Conservative	Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance, 1995-1999
Perth	Bert Johnson	Progressive Conservative	Deputy Speaker of the Legislature, 1995-1999
Peterborough	Gary Stewart	Progressive Conservative
Port Arthur	Michael Gravelle	Liberal
Prescott and Russell	Jean-Marc Lalonde	Liberal
Prince Edward—Lennox-South—Hastings	Gary Fox	Progressive Conservative
	Doug Rollins	Progressive Conservative
Rainy River	Howard Hampton	New Democratic Party	Party Leader, 1996-2009
Renfrew North	Sean Conway	Liberal
Riverdale	Marilyn Churley	New Democratic Party
Sarnia	Dave Boushy	Progressive Conservative
Sault Ste. Marie	Tony Martin	New Democratic Party
Scarborough Centre	Dan Newman	Progressive Conservative
Scarborough East	Steve Gilchrist	Progressive Conservative
Scarborough North	Alvin Curling	Liberal
Scarborough West	Jim Brown	Progressive Conservative
Scarborough—Agincourt	Gerry Phillips	Liberal
Scarborough—Ellesmere	Marilyn Mushinski	Progressive Conservative	Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation, 1995-1997
Simcoe Centre	Joe Tascona	Progressive Conservative
Simcoe East	Al McLean	Progressive Conservative	Speaker of the Legislature, 1995-1996 (Resigned Speakership)
Simcoe West	Jim Wilson	Progressive Conservative	Minister of Health, 1995-1997; Minister of Energy, Science and Technology, 1997-1999
St. Andrew—St. Patrick	Isabel Bassett	Progressive Conservative	Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation, 1997-1999
St. Catharines	Jim Bradley	Liberal
St. Catharines—Brock	Tom Froese	Progressive Conservative
St. George—St. David	Al Leach	Progressive Conservative	Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, 1995-1999
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry and East Grenville	Noble Villeneuve	Progressive Conservative	Minister of Agriculture and Food, 1995-1999
Sudbury	Rick Bartolucci	Liberal
Sudbury East	Shelley Martel	New Democratic Party
Timiskaming	David Ramsay	Liberal
Victoria—Haliburton	Chris Hodgson	Progressive Conservative	Minister of Natural Resources and Minister of Northern Development and Mines, 1995-1999
Waterloo North	Elizabeth Witmer	Progressive Conservative	Minister of Labour, 1995-1997; Minister of Health, 1997-1999
Welland—Thorold	Peter Kormos	New Democratic Party
Wellington	Ted Arnott	Progressive Conservative
Wentworth East	Ed Doyle	Progressive Conservative
Wentworth North	Toni Skarica	Progressive Conservative
Willowdale	Charles Harnick	Progressive Conservative	Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Native Affairs, 1995-1999
Wilson Heights	Monte Kwinter	Liberal
Windsor—Riverside	Dave Cooke^{[nb 2]}	New Democratic Party	Resigned, 1997
Windsor—Riverside	Wayne Lessard	New Democratic Party	Elected in by-election, 1997
Windsor—Sandwich	Sandra Pupatello	Liberal
Windsor—Walkerville	Dwight Duncan	Liberal
York Centre	Al Palladini	Progressive Conservative	Minister of Transportation, 1995-1997; Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism, 1997-1999
York East	John Parker	Progressive Conservative
York Mills	David Turnbull	Progressive Conservative	Chief Government Whip, 1995-1999
York South	Bob Rae^{[nb 2]}	New Democratic Party	Party Leader, 1995-1996 (Resigned Leadership and Seat)
York South	Gerard Kennedy	Liberal	Elected in by-election, 1996
York—Mackenzie	Frank Klees	Progressive Conservative
Yorkview	Mario Sergio	Liberal

Notable legislation[]

The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 was passed during the 36th Parliament, bringing with it the first Sunshine lists in Canada.^[2]

Notes[]

^ elected to federal seat
^ ^a ^b ^c resigned seat
^ later NDP, then Independent

References[]

Members in Parliament 36

^ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
^ Government of Ottawa Salary Disclosure Act

[2] ted to federal seat

[resign-3] resigned seat

[4] ter NDP, then Independent

[1] "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-30.

[5] Government of Ottawa Salary Disclosure Act

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