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43rd Parliament of Ontario Premier Hon. Doug Ford June 29, 2018 – present Cabinet Ford ministry Leader of the Opposition Andrea Horwath June 29, 2018 – June 28, 2022Peter Tabuns June 28, 2022 – February 4, 2023Marit Stiles February 4, 2023 – presentGovernment Progressive Conservative Party Opposition New Democratic Party Unrecognized Speaker of the Assembly Ted Arnott July 11, 2018 – presentGovernment House Leader Hon. Paul Calandra June 20, 2019 – present Opposition House Leader Peggy Sattler February 16, 2021 – presentMembers 124 MPP seats Monarch Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022Charles III 8 September 2022 – present Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell September 23, 2014 – November 14, 2023Edith Dumont November 14, 2023 – present1st session August 8, 2022 – present
The 43rd Parliament of Ontario is the session of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario which began on August 8, 2022, with the membership having been determined by the results of the 2022 general election held on June 2.[1]
It is led by a Progressive Conservative Party majority government under the premiership of Doug Ford .
Current leadership of the Legislative Assembly [ edit ]
Presiding officers [ edit ]
There are currently five presiding officers of the Legislative Assembly. The officers, ordered by seniority, are:
Government leadership (Progressive Conservative) [ edit ]
Opposition leadership (New Democratic) [ edit ]
List of members [ edit ]
Name
Party
Electoral district
First elected
Patrice Barnes
Progressive Conservative
Ajax
2022
Michael Mantha
Independent [a]
Algoma—Manitoulin
2011
Michael Parsa
Progressive Conservative
Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
2018
Andrea Khanjin
Progressive Conservative
Barrie—Innisfil
2018
Doug Downey
Progressive Conservative
Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte
2018
Todd Smith
Progressive Conservative
Bay of Quinte
2011
Mary-Margaret McMahon
Liberal
Beaches—East York
2022
Charmaine Williams
Progressive Conservative
Brampton Centre
2022
Hardeep Grewal
Progressive Conservative
Brampton East
2022
Graham McGregor
Progressive Conservative
Brampton North
2022
Prabmeet Sarkaria
Progressive Conservative
Brampton South
2018
Amarjot Sandhu
Progressive Conservative
Brampton West
2018
Will Bouma
Progressive Conservative
Brantford—Brant
2018
Rick Byers
Progressive Conservative
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
2022
Natalie Pierre
Progressive Conservative
Burlington
2022
Brian Riddell
Progressive Conservative
Cambridge
2022
Goldie Ghamari
Progressive Conservative
Carleton
2018
Trevor Jones
Progressive Conservative
Chatham-Kent—Leamington
2022
Marit Stiles
New Democratic
Davenport
2018
Adil Shamji
Liberal
Don Valley East
2022
Vincent Ke
Independent[b]
Don Valley North
2018
Stephanie Bowman
Liberal
Don Valley West
2022
Sylvia Jones
Progressive Conservative
Dufferin—Caledon
2007
Todd McCarthy
Progressive Conservative
Durham
2022
Robin Martin
Progressive Conservative
Eglinton—Lawrence
2018
Rob Flack
Progressive Conservative
Elgin—Middlesex—London
2022
Anthony Leardi
Progressive Conservative
Essex
2022
Kinga Surma
Progressive Conservative
Etobicoke Centre
2018
Christine Hogarth
Progressive Conservative
Etobicoke—Lakeshore
2018
Doug Ford
Progressive Conservative
Etobicoke North
2018
Donna Skelly
Progressive Conservative
Flamborough—Glanbrook
2018
Stéphane Sarrazin
Progressive Conservative
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
2022
Mike Schreiner
Green
Guelph
2018
Bobbi Ann Brady
Independent
Haldimand—Norfolk
2022
Laurie Scott
Progressive Conservative
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock
2003
Andrea Horwath (until August 15, 2022)[c]
New Democratic
Hamilton Centre
2004
Sarah Jama (from March 16, 2023)
Independent[d]
2023
Neil Lumsden
Progressive Conservative
Hamilton East—Stoney Creek
2022
Monique Taylor
New Democratic
Hamilton Mountain
2011
Sandy Shaw
New Democratic
Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
2018
Ric Bresee
Progressive Conservative
Hastings—Lennox and Addington
2022
Tom Rakocevic
New Democratic
Humber River—Black Creek
2018
Lisa Thompson
Progressive Conservative
Huron—Bruce
2011
Merrilee Fullerton (until March 27, 2023)
Progressive Conservative
Kanata—Carleton
2018
Karen McCrimmon (from July 27, 2023)
Liberal
2023
Greg Rickford
Progressive Conservative
Kenora—Rainy River
2018
Sol Mamakwa
New Democratic
Kiiwetinoong
2018
Stephen Lecce
Progressive Conservative
King—Vaughan
2018
Ted Hsu
Liberal
Kingston and the Islands
2022
Laura Mae Lindo (until July 13, 2023)
New Democratic
Kitchener Centre
2018
Aislinn Clancy (from November 30, 2023)
Green
2023
Mike Harris Jr.
Progressive Conservative
Kitchener—Conestoga
2018
Jess Dixon
Progressive Conservative
Kitchener South—Hespeler
2022
Monte McNaughton (until October 6, 2023)
Progressive Conservative
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
2011
Steve Pinsonneault (from May 2, 2024)
Progressive Conservative
2024
John Jordan
Progressive Conservative
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston
2022
Steve Clark
Progressive Conservative
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
2010
Teresa Armstrong
New Democratic
London—Fanshawe
2011
Terence Kernaghan
New Democratic
London North Centre
2018
Peggy Sattler
New Democratic
London West
2013
Paul Calandra
Progressive Conservative
Markham—Stouffville
2018
Logan Kanapathi
Progressive Conservative
Markham—Thornhill
2018
Billy Pang
Progressive Conservative
Markham—Unionville
2018
Parm Gill (until January 25, 2024)
Progressive Conservative
Milton
2018
Zee Hamid (from May 2, 2024)
Progressive Conservative
2024
Natalia Kusendova-Bashta
Progressive Conservative
Mississauga Centre
2018
Kaleed Rasheed
Independent[e]
Mississauga East—Cooksville
2018
Sheref Sabawy
Progressive Conservative
Mississauga—Erin Mills
2018
Rudy Cuzzetto
Progressive Conservative
Mississauga—Lakeshore
2018
Deepak Anand
Progressive Conservative
Mississauga—Malton
2018
Nina Tangri
Progressive Conservative
Mississauga—Streetsville
2018
Guy Bourgouin
New Democratic
Mushkegowuk—James Bay
2018
Lisa MacLeod
Progressive Conservative
Nepean
2006
Dawn Gallagher Murphy
Progressive Conservative
Newmarket—Aurora
2022
Jeff Burch
New Democratic
Niagara Centre
2018
Wayne Gates
New Democratic
Niagara Falls
2014
Sam Oosterhoff
Progressive Conservative
Niagara West
2016
France Gélinas
New Democratic
Nickel Belt
2007
Vic Fedeli
Progressive Conservative
Nipissing
2011
David Piccini
Progressive Conservative
Northumberland—Peterborough South
2018
Stephen Crawford
Progressive Conservative
Oakville
2018
Effie Triantafilopoulos
Progressive Conservative
Oakville North—Burlington
2018
Stephen Blais
Liberal
Orléans
2020
Jennifer French
New Democratic
Oshawa
2014
Joel Harden
New Democratic
Ottawa Centre
2018
John Fraser
Liberal
Ottawa South
2013
Lucille Collard
Liberal
Ottawa—Vanier
2020
Chandra Pasma
New Democratic
Ottawa West—Nepean
2022
Ernie Hardeman
Progressive Conservative
Oxford
1995
Bhutila Karpoche
New Democratic
Parkdale—High Park
2018
Graydon Smith
Progressive Conservative
Parry Sound—Muskoka
2022
Matthew Rae
Progressive Conservative
Perth—Wellington
2022
Dave Smith
Progressive Conservative
Peterborough—Kawartha
2018
Peter Bethlenfalvy
Progressive Conservative
Pickering—Uxbridge
2018
John Yakabuski
Progressive Conservative
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
2003
Daisy Wai
Progressive Conservative
Richmond Hill
2018
Jennie Stevens
New Democratic
St. Catharines
2018
Bob Bailey
Progressive Conservative
Sarnia—Lambton
2007
Ross Romano
Progressive Conservative
Sault Ste. Marie
2017
Aris Babikian
Progressive Conservative
Scarborough—Agincourt
2018
David Smith
Progressive Conservative
Scarborough Centre
2022
Mitzie Hunter (until May 10, 2023)
Liberal
Scarborough—Guildwood
2013
Andrea Hazell (from July 27, 2023)
Liberal
2023
Raymond Cho
Progressive Conservative
Scarborough North
2016
Vijay Thanigasalam
Progressive Conservative
Scarborough—Rouge Park
2018
Doly Begum
New Democratic
Scarborough Southwest
2018
Brian Saunderson
Progressive Conservative
Simcoe—Grey
2022
Jill Dunlop
Progressive Conservative
Simcoe North
2018
Chris Glover
New Democratic
Spadina—Fort York
2018
Nolan Quinn
Progressive Conservative
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry
2022
Jamie West
New Democratic
Sudbury
2018
Laura Smith
Progressive Conservative
Thornhill
2022
Kevin Holland
Progressive Conservative
Thunder Bay—Atikokan
2022
Lise Vaugeois
New Democratic
Thunder Bay—Superior North
2022
John Vanthof
New Democratic
Timiskaming—Cochrane
2011
George Pirie
Progressive Conservative
Timmins
2022
Kristyn Wong-Tam
New Democratic
Toronto Centre
2022
Peter Tabuns [f]
New Democratic
Toronto—Danforth
2006
Jill Andrew
New Democratic
Toronto—St. Paul's
2018
Jessica Bell
New Democratic
University—Rosedale
2018
Michael Tibollo
Progressive Conservative
Vaughan—Woodbridge
2018
Catherine Fife
New Democratic
Waterloo
2012
Ted Arnott
Progressive Conservative
Wellington—Halton Hills
1990
Lorne Coe
Progressive Conservative
Whitby
2016
Stan Cho
Progressive Conservative
Willowdale
2018
Andrew Dowie
Progressive Conservative
Windsor—Tecumseh
2022
Lisa Gretzky
New Democratic
Windsor West
2014
Michael Kerzner
Progressive Conservative
York Centre
2022
Caroline Mulroney
Progressive Conservative
York—Simcoe
2018
Michael Ford
Progressive Conservative
York South—Weston
2022
Timeline [ edit ]
Changes in MPPs [ 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 Israel–Hamas war .
█ New Democratic
█ Independent
Kitchener Centre
November 30, 2023
Aislinn Clancy
Won by-election to replace Laura Mae Lindo .
Vacant
█ Green
Milton
January 25, 2024
Parm Gill
Resigned from the legislature to run in a future federal election for the Conservative Party of Canada .
█ PC
Vacant
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
May 2, 2024
Steve Pinsonneault
Won by-election to replace Monte McNaughton .
Vacant
█ PC
Milton
May 2, 2024
Zee Hamid
Won by-election to replace Parm Gill .
Vacant
█ PC
Membership changes [ edit ]
Number of members per party by date
2022
2023
2024
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
January 25
May 2
Progressive Conservative
83
82
81
80
79
78
80
New Democratic
31
30
31
30
29
28
Liberal
8
7
9
Green
1
2
Independent
1
2
3
4
5
Total members
124
123
124
123
122
121
123
122
123
122
124
Vacant
0
1
0
1
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
Seating plan [ edit ]
Note: Bold text designates the party leader.
^ New Democratic until March 31, 2023.
^ Progressive Conservative until March 10, 2023.
^ Leader of the New Democratic Party and Leader of the Opposition until June 28, 2022.
^ New Democratic until October 23, 2023.[2]
^ Progressive Conservative until September 20, 2023.
^ Interim Leader of the New Democratic Party and Leader of the Opposition from June 28, 2022 to February 4, 2023.
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]