The 37th Legislative Assembly of Ontario,

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's most populous province, was in session from June 8, 1999, until May 5, 2003. Its membership was set by the general election of 1999. Majority was held by the

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led by

Mike Harris Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945) is a Canadian retired politician who served as the 22nd premier of Ontario from 1995 to 2002 and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC Party) from 1990 to 2002. During his time ...

. During the

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, Harris' government had passed legislation which realigned provincial

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to match the boundaries in use for federal districts; accordingly, the 37th Assembly had a reduced number of seats, with just 103 members compared to 130 in the previous session. In the March 2002 leadership convention, following Mike Harris' resignation announcement,

Ernie Eves Ernest Larry Eves (born June 17, 1946) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 23rd premier of Ontario from 2002 to 2003. A Progressive Conservative, he took over the premiership upon Mike Harris's resignation as party leade ...

was elected party leader. Gary Carr served as speaker for the assembly.

Members

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Members in Parliament 37
{{DEFAULTSORT:37th Legislative Assembly Of Ontario Terms of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario 1999 establishments in Ontario 2003 disestablishments in Ontario