| 42nd Parliament of Ontario | |||
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| Majority parliament | |||
| 11 July 2018 – 3 May 2022 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | Hon. Doug Ford June 29, 2018 – present | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Andrea Horwath June 29, 2018 – June 28, 2022 | ||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
| Opposition | New Democratic Party | ||
| Unrecognized | Liberal Party Green Party New Blue Party Ontario Party | ||
| Legislative Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the Assembly | Hon. Ted Arnott July 11, 2018 – present | ||
| Government House Leader | Hon. Todd Smith June 29, 2018 – June 20, 2019 | ||
| Hon. Paul Calandra June 20, 2019 – present | |||
| Opposition House Leader | Gilles Bisson June 17, 2018 – February 16, 2021 | ||
| Peggy Sattler February 16, 2021 – present | |||
| Members | 124 MPP seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II February 6, 1952 – September 8, 2022 | ||
| Lieutenant Governor | Elizabeth Dowdeswell September 23, 2014 – November 14, 2023 | ||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session July 11, 2018 – September 12, 2021 | |||
| 2nd session October 4, 2021 – May 3, 2022 | |||
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The 42nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the province of Ontario, Canada. The membership was set by the 2018 Ontario general election and sat for two sessions until it was dissolved on May 3, 2022 in advance of the 2022 Ontario general election.
A majority government was formed by the Progressive Conservative Party with leader Doug Ford serving as Premier of Ontario. The Official Opposition, and the only other recognized party, was the Ontario New Democratic Party led by Andrea Horwath.[1] The Ontario Liberal Party and Green Party of Ontario also elected members to seats in the legislature, but neither elected enough MPPs for official party status. At dissolution, the New Blue Party of Ontario and the Ontario Party each had one MPP, but also lacked official party status.
Ford was officially sworn in as Premier of Ontario by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario on June 29, 2018.[2] The first session of the 42nd Legislative Assembly was opened on July 11, 2018 with the election of Ted Arnott as Speaker.[3]
- ^ Denette, Nathan (June 8, 2018). "Doug Ford has won Ontario's election. What happens now? A guide". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ D'Mello, Colin (June 13, 2018). "Ford looks to push 'urgent' items on agenda; may recall legislature early". CTV News. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ Benzie, Robert; Ferguson, Rob (July 11, 2018). "Ted Arnott is the new Speaker of the Ontario Legislative Assembly". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 11, 2018.