| Leader of Official Opposition in Ontario | |
|---|---|
| Chef de l'opposition officielle en Ontario | |
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since February 4, 2023 | |
| Member of | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| Term length | While leader of the largest party not in government |
| Inaugural holder | Edward Blake |
| Formation | 1869 |
In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, the leader of the Official Opposition (French: chef de l'opposition officielle) is the leader of the largest political party (or group of parties) not in government and typically the second-largest party.[1] The position is referred more formally as the leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition (French: chef de la loyale opposition de Sa Majesté); under the Westminster system, while the parliamentary opposition opposes the incumbent government, it remains loyal to the Crown and thus to Canada.[2]
Marit Stiles has served as the leader of the Official Opposition since February 4, 2023. She leads the New Democratic Party (NDP), which has held the second largest number of seats in the Legislative Assembly since the 2018 provincial election.
- ^ "Leader of the Official Opposition | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ Schmitz, Gerald (December 1988), The Opposition in a Parliamentary System, Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada, archived from the original on 21 March 2015