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The 1st Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 17 September 1792. Elections in
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had been held in August 1792. All sessions were held at
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in Newark, later
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. This parliament was dissolved 1 July 1796. This
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of the 1st Parliament of Upper Canada had five sessions 17 September 1792 to 3 June 1796:
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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 ...
* Lieutenant Governors of Upper Canada, 1791-1841 *
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that province ...
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List of Ontario provincial electoral districts The Ontario provincial electoral districts each elect one representative to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. They are MPPs, Members of Provincial Parliament. These districts are coterminous with the federal electoral districts, and are based o ...


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Further reading

*''Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology'', Frederick H. Armstrong, Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1985. {{DEFAULTSORT:1st Parliament Of Upper Canada 01 1792 establishments in Upper Canada 1796 disestablishments in Upper Canada