14th Parliament of Ontario

The 14th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 29, 1914, until September 23, 1919, just prior to the 1919 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by Sir James P. Whitney.

William Howard Hearst became party leader and Premier after the death of James P. Whitney in September 1914.

David Jamieson served as speaker for the assembly.^[1]

Members elected to the Assembly

Italicized names indicate members returned by acclamation.

Addington: William David Black   Algoma: Albert Grigg   Brant: Thomas Scott Davidson   Brant South: Joseph Henry Ham   Brockville: Albert Edward Donovan   Bruce North: William MacDonald   Bruce South: Wellington David Cargill   Bruce West: Charles Martin Bowman   Carleton: Robert Herbert McElroy   Cochrane: Malcolm Lang   Dufferin: Charles Robert McKeown   Dundas: James Pliny Whitney   Durham East: Josiah Johnston Preston   Durham West: John Henry Devitt   Elgin East: Charles Andrew Brower   Elgin West: Findlay George MacDiarmid   Essex North: Severin Ducharme   Essex South: Lambert Peter Wigle   Fort William: Charles William Jarvis   Frontenac: Anthony McGuin Rankin   Glengarry: Hugh Munro   Grenville: George Howard Ferguson   Grey Centre: Isaac Benson Lucas   Grey North: Colin Stewart Cameron   Grey South: David Jamieson   Haldimand: William Jaques   Halton: Alfred Westland Nixon   Hamilton East: Allan Studholme   Hamilton West: John Strathearn Hendrie   Hastings East: Sandy Grant   Hastings North: John Robert Cooke   Hastings West: John Wesley Johnson   Huron Centre: William Proudfoot   Huron North: Armstrong Musgrove   Huron South: Henry Eilber   Kenora: Harold Arthur Clement Machin   Kent East: Walter Renwick Ferguson

Kent West: George William Sulman   Kingston: Arthur Edward Ross   Lambton East: John Burton Martyn   Lambton West: William John Hanna   Lanark North: Richard Franklin Preston   Lanark South: Francis William Hall   Leeds: John Robertson Dargavel   Lennox: Thomas George Carscallen   Lincoln: Thomas A. Marshall   London: Adam Beck   Manitoulin: Robert Roswell Gamey   Middlesex East: John McFarlane   Middlesex North: John Grieve   Middlesex West: John Campbell Elliott   Muskoka: Samuel Henry Armstrong   Niagara Falls: George Musgrove   Nipissing: Henri Morel   Norfolk North: Thomas Robert Atkinson   Norfolk South: Arthur Clarence Pratt   Northumberland East: Samuel Greerson Nesbitt   Northumberland West: Samuel Clarke   Ontario North: William Henry Hoyle   Ontario South: Charles Calder   Ottawa East: Joseph Albert Pinard   Ottawa West: George Charles Hurdman   Oxford North: Newton Wesley Rowell   Oxford South: Victor Albert Sinclair   Parkdale: William Herbert Price   Parry Sound: Joseph Edgar   Peel: James Robinson Fallis   Perth North: James Torrance   Perth South: John Benneweis   Peterborough East: James Thompson   Peterborough West: George Alexander Gillespie   Port Arthur: Donald McDonald Hogarth   Prescott: Gustave Évanturel (I-Lib)   Prince Edward: Nelson Parliament

Rainy River: James Arthur Mathieu   Renfrew North: Edward Arunah Dunlop   Renfrew South: Thomas William McGarry   Riverdale: Joseph Russell   Russell: Damase Racine   St. Catharines: Elisha Jessop   Sault Ste. Marie: William Howard Hearst   Simcoe Centre: Alfred Burke Thompson   Simcoe East: James Irwin Hartt   Simcoe South: Alexander Ferguson   Simcoe West: James Stoddart Duff   Stormont: Robert Austin Shearer   Sturgeon Falls: Zotique Mageau   Sudbury: Charles McCrea   Timiskaming: Thomas Magladery   Toronto Northeast - A: Robert Allan Pyne   Toronto Northeast - B: Mark Howard Irish   Toronto Northwest - A: Thomas Crawford   Toronto Northwest - B: William David McPherson   Toronto Southeast - A: Edward William James Owens   Toronto Southeast - B: Thomas Hook   Toronto Southwest - A: James Joseph Foy   Toronto Southwest - B: George Horace Gooderham   Victoria North: Robert Mercer Mason   Victoria South: John Carew   Waterloo North: Charles Henry Mills   Waterloo South: Zachariah Adam Hall   Welland: Donald Sharpe   Wellington East: Udney Richardson   Wellington South: Samuel Carter (Lib-Temp)   Wellington West: William Clarke Chambers   Wentworth North: Arthur Frederick Rykert   Wentworth South: James Thomas Hammill Regan   Windsor: James Craig Tolmie   York East: George Stewart Henry   York North: Thomas Herbert Lennox   York West: Forbes Godfrey

Timeline

14th Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1914-1919)

Party		1914	Gain/(loss) due to				1919
			Death in office	Resignation as MPP	Byelection gain	Byelection hold
	Conservative	84	(8)	(5)		8	79
	Liberal	24		(1)	3	1	27
	United Farmers	–			2		2
	Independent Liberal	1					1
	Labour	1					1
	Liberal-Temperance	1					1
Total		111	(8)	(6)	5	9	111

Changes in seats held (1914–1919)

Seat	Before				Change
	Date	Member	Party	Reason	Date	Member	Party
Hamilton West	September 25, 1914	John Strathearn Hendrie	█ Conservative	Appointed Lieutenant Governor	November 18, 1914	John Allan	█ Conservative
Dundas	September 25, 1914	James Pliny Whitney	█ Conservative	Died in office	December 7, 1914	Irwin Foster Hilliard	█ Conservative
Algoma	October 7, 1915	Albert Grigg	█ Conservative	Appointed Deputy Minister	February 24, 1916	John Morrow Robb	█ Conservative
Peel	January 28, 1916	James Robinson Fallis	█ Conservative	Resigned to contest by-election	February 24, 1916	William James Lowe	█ Liberal
Muskoka	May 15, 1916	Samuel Henry Armstrong	█ Conservative	Died in office	June 12, 1916	George Walter Ecclestone	█ Conservative
Perth North	June 13, 1916	James Torrance	█ Conservative	Accepted federal Customs appointment	July 10, 1916	Francis Wellington Hay	█ Liberal
Toronto Southwest - A	June 13, 1916	James Joseph Foy	█ Conservative	Died in office	August 21, 1916	Herbert Hartley Dewart	█ Liberal
Simcoe West	November 17, 1916	James Stoddart Duff	█ Conservative	Died in office	January 15, 1917	William Torrance Allen	█ Conservative
Lennox	March 15, 1917	Thomas George Carscallen	█ Conservative	Died in office	August 29, 1918	Reginald Amherst Fowler	█ Conservative
Manitoulin	March 19, 1917	Robert Roswell Gamey	█ Conservative	Died in office	October 24, 1918	Beniah Bowman	█ United Farmers
Toronto Northeast - A	May 23, 1918	Robert Allan Pyne	█ Conservative	Accepted municipal appointment	August 19, 1918	Henry John Cody	█ Conservative
Oxford North	September 6, 1918	Newton Wesley Rowell	█ Liberal	Entered federal politics	September 23, 1918	John Alexander Calder	█ Liberal
Ontario North	October 27, 1918	William Henry Hoyle	█ Conservative	Died in office	February 18, 1919	John Wesley Widdifield	█ United Farmers
St. Catharines	October 24, 1918	Elisha Jessop	█ Conservative	Died in office	February 15, 1919	Frederick Raymond Parnell	█ Conservative

References

1. "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-28.

External links

• Members in Parliament 14 Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine