The 1st Parliament of Upper Canada was
opened 17 September 1792. Elections in
Upper Canada
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had been held in August 1792. All sessions were held at
Navy Hall
Navy Hall is a wooden structure encased within a stone structure that was the site of Upper Canada's (Ontario's) Parliament of Upper Canada, first provincial parliament, from 1792 to 1796. It is a unit of Fort George National Historic Site located ...
in Newark, later
Niagara-on-the-Lake
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. This parliament was
dissolved 1 July 1796.
This
House of Assembly
House of Assembly is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral parliament. In some countries this may be at a subnational level.
Historically, in British Crown colonies as the colony gained more internal responsible governme ...
of the 1st Parliament of Upper Canada had five
sessions 17 September 1792 to 3 June 1796:
Archives of Ontario
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See also
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Legislative Council of Upper Canada
The Legislative Council of Upper Canada was the upper house governing the province of Upper Canada. Modelled after the British House of Lords, it was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. It was specified that the council should consist ...
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Executive Council of Upper Canada
The Executive Council of Upper Canada had a similar function to the Cabinet in England but was not responsible to the Legislative Assembly. Members of the Executive Council were not necessarily members of the Legislative Assembly but were usually ...
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Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was the elected part of the legislature for the province of Upper Canada, functioning as the lower house in the Parliament of Upper Canada. Its legislative power was subject to veto by the appointed Lis ...
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Lieutenant Governors of Upper Canada, 1791-1841
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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List of Ontario provincial electoral districts
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References
Further reading
*''Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology'', Frederick H. Armstrong, Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1985.
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1792 establishments in Upper Canada
1796 disestablishments in Upper Canada