| 43rd Parliament of Ontario | |||
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| Majority parliament | |||
| 8 August 2022 – present | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | Hon. Doug Ford June 29, 2018 – present | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Marit Stiles February 4, 2023 – present | ||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
| Opposition | New Democratic Party | ||
| Unrecognized | Liberal 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 | ||
| Members | 124 MPP seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth 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 – | |||
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The 43rd Parliament of Ontario was elected in the 2022 Ontario general election.[1]
Members
Front benches
List of members
Current leadership of the Legislative Assembly
Presiding Officer
| 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 | .jpg.webp) | 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 | .jpg.webp) | Ontario Liberal Party | Lucille Collard | Ottawa—Vanier | N/A | 
Progressive Conservative Leadership (Government)
| Office | Photo | Officer | Riding | Since | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leader | _(cropped).jpg.webp) | 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)
| Office | Photo | Officer | Riding | Since | 
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| Leader | .jpg.webp) | Marit Stiles | Davenport | February 4th, 2023 | 
| Deputy Leaders |   
 | Doly Begum | Scarborough Southwest | July 13th, 2023 | 
| Opposition House Leader Chief Whip |  | John Vanthof | Timiskaming—Cochrane | July 13th, 2022 | 
Membership changes
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
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| 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
Note: Bold text designates the party leader.
References
External links
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