The 20th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 6, 1937, until June 30, 1943, just prior to the 1943 general election. The majority party was the

Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party (OLP; french: Parti libéral de l'Ontario, PLO) is a political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. The party has been led by interim leader John Fraser since August 2022. The party espouses the principles of li ...

led by

Mitchell Hepburn Mitchell Frederick Hepburn (August 12, 1896 – January 5, 1953) was the 11th premier of Ontario, from 1934 to 1942. He was the youngest premier in Ontario history, appointed at age 37. He was the only Ontario Liberal Party leader in the 20th cent ...

. In 1938, the title " Member of Provincial Parliament", abbreviated as "MPP", was officially adopted by the members of the legislative assembly. Hepburn resigned as Premier in October 1942, remaining party leader, and Gordon Daniel Conant became Premier. In 1943,

Harry Nixon Harry Corwin Nixon (April 1, 1891 – October 22, 1961) was a Canadian politician and briefly the 13th premier of Ontario in 1943. He is both the longest-serving member in the history of the Ontario legislature and the shortest-serving premier of ...

became both party leader and Premier after a leadership convention was held for the provincial Liberal party.

Norman Otto Hipel Norman Otto Hipel (March 21, 1890 – February 16, 1953) was a Canadian politician, noted for his service as Minister of Labour for Ontario in the cabinet of Mitchell Hepburn. He served as MLA for Waterloo South. Personal background and car ...

served as speaker for the assembly until September 2, 1938. James Howard Clark replaced Hipel as speaker.

Members elected to the Assembly

Italicized names indicate members returned by

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Timeline

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Members in Parliament 20

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:20th Legislative Assembly Of Ontario Terms of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario 1937 establishments in Ontario 1943 disestablishments in Ontario