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Legislature of Ontario

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The Ontario Legislative Building in Toronto on a sunny day.

The Legislature of Ontario is the group of people who make laws for the Province of Ontario, the biggest province in Canada. It started in 1867 when Ontario became one of the first four provinces of Canada. The Legislature has two parts: the lieutenant governor of Ontario, who represents the King of Canada, and the elected Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Ontario’s legislators are called member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) instead of members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), a name they started using in 1938. The Legislature meets in the Ontario Legislative Building at Queen's Park in Toronto. Because of this location, people often call the Legislature “Queen’s Park” too.

List of Parliaments

This is a list of Ontario's provincial parliamentary terms since the legislature began in Canadian Confederation in 1867. For earlier parliaments, see:

Images

Diagram showing the seat distribution in the Ontario Legislative Assembly after the general election.
A chart showing how seats were divided among political parties in Ontario's 2014 election.
Diagram showing the seating arrangement of the Ontario legislature in 1967.
A diagram showing the seating layout of the Ontario legislature in 1971.
A diagram showing election results or representation for Ontario.
A chart showing how seats are divided in Ontario's elections.
A diagram showing election apportionment for Ontario.
A diagram showing election apportionment data for Ontario.
A chart showing how seats in Ontario are divided among political parties in an election.
A chart showing how seats were divided among political parties in Ontario after the 1990 election.
Diagram showing the distribution of seats in the Ontario Legislature following the 1995 election.
A diagram showing election districts from the 1999 Ontario election.
Diagram showing the results of the 2003 Ontario election, illustrating how seats were distributed among political parties.
Seating layout of the 40th Ontario Legislature, showing how representatives are organized in the assembly.

Related articles

Ontario
Lieutenant governor of Ontario
Monarchy of Canada
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Member of Provincial Parliament (Canada)
Ontario Legislative Building

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