38th Parliament of Ontario

38th Parliament of Ontario
38th Parliament of Ontario
Majority parliament
Nov. 19, 2003 – Sep. 10, 2007
Parliament leaders
Premier	Hon. Dalton McGuinty; October 23, 2003 - February 11, 2013
Leader of the; Opposition	Ernie Eves; 2003-2004
	John Tory; 2004-2007
Party caucuses
Government	Liberal
Opposition	Progressive Conservative
Recognized	New Democratic (2006–2007)
Unrecognized	New Democratic (2003–2006)
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the; Assembly	Hon. Alvin Curling; 2003-2005
	Hon. Michael Brown; 2005-2007
Government; House leader	Dwight Duncan; October 23, 2003 — October 11, 2005
Opposition; House leader	John Baird; November 19, 2003 - March 29, 2005
	Bob Runciman; March 29, 2005 — September 10, 2007
Members	103 MPP seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II; 6 February 1952 – present
Sessions
	1st session; November 19, 2003 – September 19, 2005
	2nd session; October 11, 2005 – June 5, 2007
← 37th	→ 39th

The 38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the government of the Province of Ontario, Canada. It officially opened November 19, 2003, at Queen's Park in Toronto, and ended on June 5, 2007. The membership was set by the 2003 Ontario general election on October 2, 2003, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections.

PremierHon. Dalton McGuinty
October 23, 2003 - February 11, 2013

Leader of the
OppositionErnie Eves
2003-2004

GovernmentLiberal

OppositionProgressive Conservative

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It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Premier Dalton McGuinty. The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led first by Ernie Eves, and later by John Tory. The speaker was Michael A. Brown.

There were two sessions of the 38th Legislature:

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Session	Start	End
1st	November 19, 2003	September 19, 2005
2nd	October 11, 2005	June 5, 2007

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Affiliation		Election	Today
	Liberal Party	72	67
	Progressive Conservative Party	24	24
	New Democratic Party	7	10
	Independent	0	1
	Vacant	0	1
Total		103
Government Majority		21	17

Riding	Member	Party	First elected / previously elected	No. of terms	Notes
Algoma—Manitoulin	Michael A. Brown	Liberal	1987	5th term	Speaker of the Legislature from October 11, 2005.
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot	Ted McMeekin	Liberal	2000	2nd term
Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford	Joe Tascona	Progressive Conservative	1995	3rd term
Beaches—East York	Michael Prue	NDP	2001	2nd term
Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale	Kuldip Kular	Liberal	2003	1st term
Brampton Centre	Linda Jeffrey	Liberal	2003	1st term
Brampton West—Mississauga	Vic Dhillon	Liberal	2003	1st term
Brant	Dave Levac	Liberal	1999	2nd term
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Bill Murdoch	Progressive Conservative	1990	4th term
Burlington	Cam Jackson	Progressive Conservative	1985	6th term	Resigned seat September 28, 2006, to run for Mayor of Burlington.
Burlington
Joyce Savoline (2007)	Progressive Conservative	2007	1st term	Won by-election February 8, 2007.
Cambridge	Gerry Martiniuk	Progressive Conservative	1995	3rd term
Chatham-Kent—Essex	Pat Hoy	Liberal	1995	3rd term
Davenport	Tony Ruprecht	Liberal	1981	7th term
Don Valley East	David Caplan	Liberal	1997	3rd term
Don Valley West	Kathleen Wynne	Liberal	2003	1st term
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey	Ernie Eves	Progressive Conservative	1981,^[a] 2002	8th term*	PC Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition until September 28, 2004. Resigned seat January 31, 2005.
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
John Tory (2005)	Progressive Conservative	2005	1st term	PC Party Leader from September 28, 2004. Won by-election March 17, 2005. Leader of the Opposition from March 29.
Durham	John O'Toole	Progressive Conservative	1995	3rd term
Eglinton—Lawrence	Michael Colle	Liberal	1995	3rd term
Elgin—Middlesex—London	Steve Peters	Liberal	1999	2nd term
Erie—Lincoln	Tim Hudak	Progressive Conservative	1995	3rd term
Essex	Bruce Crozier	Liberal	1993	4th term
Etobicoke Centre	Donna Cansfield	Liberal	2003	1st term
Etobicoke North	Shafiq Qaadri	Liberal	2003	1st term
Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Laurel Broten	Liberal	2003	1st term
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Jean-Marc Lalonde	Liberal	1995	3rd term
Guelph—Wellington	Liz Sandals	Liberal	2003	1st term
Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant	Toby Barrett	Progressive Conservative	1995	3rd term
Haliburton—Victoria—Brock	Laurie Scott	Progressive Conservative	2003	1st term
Halton	Ted Chudleigh	Progressive Conservative	1995	3rd term
Hamilton East	Dominic Agostino	Liberal	1995	3rd term	Died March 24, 2004.
Hamilton East
Andrea Horwath (2004)	NDP	2004	1st term	Won by-election May 13, 2004.
Hamilton Mountain	Marie Bountrogianni	Liberal	1999	2nd term
Hamilton West	Judy Marsales	Liberal	2003	1st term
Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Leona Dombrowsky	Liberal	1999	2nd term
Huron—Bruce	Carol Mitchell	Liberal	2003	1st term
Kenora—Rainy River	Howard Hampton	NDP	1987	5th term	NDP Party Leader
Kingston and the Islands	John Gerretsen	Liberal	1995	3rd term
Kitchener Centre	John Milloy	Liberal	2003	1st term
Kitchener—Waterloo	Elizabeth Witmer	Progressive Conservative	1990	4th term
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Maria Van Bommel	Liberal	2003	1st term
Lanark—Carleton	Norm Sterling	Progressive Conservative	1977	8th term
Leeds—Grenville	Bob Runciman	Progressive Conservative	1981	7th term	Leader of the Opposition, September 28, 2004 to March 29, 2005.
London North Centre	Deb Matthews	Liberal	2003	1st term
London West	Chris Bentley	Liberal	2003	1st term
London—Fanshaw	Khalil Ramal	Liberal	2003	1st term
Markham	Tony Wong	Liberal	2003	1st term	Resigned seat September 25, 2006 in order to run for York Regional Council
Markham	Michael Chan (2007)	Liberal	2007	1st term	Won by-election February 8, 2007.
Mississauga Centre	Harinder Takhar	Liberal	2003	1st term
Mississauga East	Peter Fonseca	Liberal	2003	1st term
Mississauga South	Tim Peterson	Liberal	2003	1st term	Resigned from Liberal caucus March 29, 2007 to sit as independent. Joined PC caucus June 6, 2007.

		Independent
Progressive Conservative
Mississauga West	Bob Delaney	Liberal	2003	1st term
Nepean—Carleton	John Baird	Progressive Conservative	1995	3rd term	Resigned seat November 30, 2005, to run in 2006 Canadian Federal Election.
Nepean—Carleton	Lisa MacLeod (2006)	Progressive Conservative	2006	1st term	Won by-election March 30, 2006.
Niagara Centre	Peter Kormos	NDP	1988	5th term
Niagara Falls	Kim Craitor	Liberal	2003	1st term
Nickel Belt	Shelley Martel	NDP	1987	5th term
Nipissing	Monique Smith	Liberal	2003	1st term
Northumberland	Lou Rinaldi	Liberal	2003	1st term
Oak Ridges	Frank Klees	Progressive Conservative	1995	3rd term
Oakville	Kevin Flynn	Liberal	2003	1st term
Oshawa	Jerry Ouellette	Progressive Conservative	1995	3rd term
Ottawa Centre	Richard Patten	Liberal	1987, 1995	4th term*
Ottawa South	Dalton McGuinty	Liberal	1990	4th term	Liberal Party Leader and Premier of Ontario
Ottawa West—Nepean	Jim Watson	Liberal	2003	1st term
Ottawa—Orléans	Phil McNeely	Liberal	2003	1st term
Ottawa—Vanier	Madeleine Meilleur	Liberal	2003	1st term
Oxford	Ernie Hardeman	Progressive Conservative	1995	3rd term
Parkdale—High Park	Gerard Kennedy	Liberal	1996	3rd term	Resigned seat May 23, 2006, in order to run in 2006 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election.
Parkdale—High Park	Cheri DiNovo (2006)	NDP	2006	1st term	Won by-election September 14, 2006.
Parry Sound—Muskoka	Norm Miller	Progressive Conservative	2001	2nd term
Perth—Middlesex	John Wilkinson	Liberal	2003	1st term
Peterborough	Jeff Leal	Liberal	2003	1st term
Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge	Wayne Arthurs	Liberal	2003	1st term
Prince Edward—Hastings	Ernie Parsons	Liberal	1999	2nd term
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	John Yakabuski	Progressive Conservative	2003	1st term
Sarnia—Lambton	Caroline Di Cocco	Liberal	1999	2nd term
Sault Ste. Marie	David Orazietti	Liberal	2003	1st term
Scarborough Centre	Brad Duguid	Liberal	2003	1st term
Scarborough East	Mary Anne Chambers	Liberal	2003	1st term
Scarborough Southwest	Lorenzo Berardinetti	Liberal	2003	1st term
Scarborough—Agincourt	Gerry Phillips	Liberal	1987	5th term
Scarborough—Rouge River	Alvin Curling	Liberal	1985	6th term	Speaker of the Legislature November 19, 2003 to August 19, 2005. Resigned seat August 19, 2005, in order to accept appointment as Canada's ambassador to the Dominican Republic.
Scarborough—Rouge River	Bas Balkissoon (2005)	Liberal	2005	1st term	Won by-election November 24, 2005.
Simcoe North	Garfield Dunlop	Progressive Conservative	1999	2nd term
Simcoe—Grey	Jim Wilson	Progressive Conservative	1990	4th term
St. Catharines	Jim Bradley	Liberal	1977	8th term
St. Paul's	Michael Bryant	Liberal	1999	2nd term
Stoney Creek	Jennifer Mossop	Liberal	2003	1st term
Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh	Jim Brownell	Liberal	2003	1st term
Sudbury	Rick Bartolucci	Liberal	1995	3rd term
Thornhill	Mario Racco	Liberal	2003	1st term
Thunder Bay—Atikokan	Bill Mauro	Liberal	2003	1st term
Thunder Bay—Superior North	Michael Gravelle	Liberal	1995	3rd term
Timiskaming—Cochrane	David Ramsay	Liberal^[b]	1985	6th term
Timmins—James Bay	Gilles Bisson	NDP	1990	4th term
Toronto Centre—Rosedale	George Smitherman	Liberal	1999	2nd term
Toronto—Danforth	Marilyn Churley	NDP	1990	4th term	Resigned seat November 29, 2005, in order to run in 2006 Canadian Federal Election.
Toronto—Danforth	Peter Tabuns (2006)	NDP	2006	1st term	Won by-election March 30, 2006
Trinity—Spadina	Rosario Marchese	NDP	1990	4th term
Vaughan—King—Aurora	Greg Sorbara	Liberal	1985,^[c] 2002	5th term*
Waterloo—Wellington	Ted Arnott	Progressive Conservative	1990	4th term
Whitby—Ajax	Jim Flaherty	Progressive Conservative	1995	3rd term	Resigned seat November 29, 2005, in order to run in 2006 Canadian Federal Election.
Whitby—Ajax	Christine Elliott (2006)	Progressive Conservative	2006	1st term	Won by-election March 30, 2006.
Willowdale	David Zimmer	Liberal	2003	1st term
Windsor West	Sandra Pupatello	Liberal	1995	3rd term
Windsor—St. Clair	Dwight Duncan	Liberal	1995	3rd term
York Centre	Monte Kwinter	Liberal	1985	6th term
York North	Julia Munro	Progressive Conservative	1995	3rd term
York South—Weston	Joseph Cordiano	Liberal	1985	6th term	Resigned seat September 18, 2006.
York South—Weston	Paul Ferreira (2007)	NDP	2007	1st term	Won by-election February 8, 2007.
York West	Mario Sergio	Liberal	1995	3rd term

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