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The Second Parliament of Ontario was in session from March 21, 1871, until December 23, 1874, just prior to the 1875 general election.

The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Edward Blake, whose Cabinet succeeded as Government when incumbent John Sandfield Macdonald and his Patent Combination Ministry fell December 20, 1871; Oliver Mowat replaced Blake as premier in October 25, 1872, after an act was passed by the Ontario Parliament which prohibited a member from holding a seat in the Legislative Assembly while holding a seat in the Dominion Parliament, a so-called "dual mandate". Blake chose to serve as federal Leader of the Opposition instead of remaining as Premier. Mowat's Cabinet was largely similar to Blake's in composition.

Richard William Scott served as speaker for the assembly until he was named to cabinet on December 21, 1871. James George Currie succeeded Scott as speaker, serving until his resignation on March 29, 1873. Rupert Mearse Wells then succeeded Currie as speaker.[1]

There were 82 seats in the second legislature, 58 in the Liberal strongholds of Western, Central, and Northern Ontario, and 24 in much more conservative Eastern Ontario.

Western Ontario

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Riding Member Party Comments
Bothwell Archibald McKellar Liberal Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works in Blake ministry after December 20, 1871 and the Mowat ministry until March 24, 1874[2]
Brant Hugh Finlayson Liberal
Brant South Edmund Burke Wood Conservative Treasurer in Sandfield Macdonald ministry until December 20, 1871;
resigned provincial seat April 1, 1872 to keep a seat in the federal parliament[3]
Arthur Sturgis Hardy (1873) Liberal elected May 2, 1873[4]
Bruce North Donald Sinclair Liberal
Bruce South Edward Blake Liberal Premier and Attorney General in Blake ministry from December 20, 1871 until October 25, 1872;
resigned provincial seat September 12, 1872 to keep a seat in the federal parliament;
initially elected to two seats (the other being Durham West) Blake represents Bruce South as Premier[5]
Rupert Mearse Wells (1872) Liberal elected September 21, 1872; Speaker after March 29, 1873[6]
Elgin East John Henry Wilson Liberal
Elgin West Thomas Hodgins Liberal
Essex Albert Prince Liberal
Grey North Thomas Scott Conservative
Grey South Abram William Lauder Conservative
Haldimand Jacob Baxter Liberal
Huron North Thomas Gibson Liberal
Huron South Robert Gibbons Liberal resigned January 8, 1874 to accept an appointment as sheriff[7]
Archibald Bishop (1873) Liberal elected October 16, 1873[8]
Kent James Dawson Liberal
Lambton Timothy Blair Pardee Liberal Commissioner of Crown Lands in Mowat ministry after December 4, 1873[9]
London John Carling Conservative Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works in Sandfield Macdonald ministry until December 20, 1871;
resigned provincial seat July 23, 1872 to keep a seat in the federal parliament[10]
William Ralph Meredith (1872) Conservative elected September 4, 1872[11]
Middlesex East Richard Tooley Conservative
Middlesex North James Sinclair Smith Liberal
Middlesex West Alexander Mackenzie Liberal Treasurer in Blake ministry from 20 December 1871 to October 25, 1872;
resigned provincial seat September 12, 1872 to keep a seat in the federal parliament[12]
John Watterworth (1872) Liberal elected September 17, 1872
Monck Lachlin McCallum Conservative resigned August 2, 1872 to keep a seat in the federal parliament [13]
Henry Ryan Haney (1872) Liberal elected September 17, 1872[14]
Norfolk North John Fitzgerald Clarke Liberal
Norfolk South Simpson McCall Liberal
Oxford North George Perry Liberal resigned October 31, 1872 to allow Oliver Mowat a seat in the legislature
Oliver Mowat (1872) Liberal Premier and Attorney General in Mowat ministry after October 25, 1872;
elected November 29, 1872[15]
Oxford South Adam Oliver Liberal
Perth North Andrew Monteith Conservative resigned from provincial parliament January 19, 1874 after he was elected to the federal parliament[16]
Thomas Mayne Daly (1874) Conservative
Perth South Thomas B. Guest Conservative
Waterloo North Moses Springer Liberal
Waterloo South Isaac Clemens Liberal
Wellington Centre Charles Clarke Liberal
Wellington North Robert McKim Liberal resigned January 19, 1874 to compete (unsuccessfully) in the 1874 federal election
John McGowan (1874) Conservative
Wellington South Peter Gow Liberal Provincial Secretary and Registrar in Blake ministry after December 20, 1871 and Mowat ministry after October 25, 1872

Central and Northern Ontario

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Riding Member Party Comments
Algoma Frederick William Cumberland Conservative
Cardwell George McManus Liberal-Conservative
Durham East Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams Conservative
Durham West Edward Blake Liberal Premier and Attorney General in Blake ministry from December 20, 1871 until October 25, 1872;
resigned provincial seat September 12, 1872 to keep a seat in the federal parliament;
initially elected to two seats (the other being Bruce South) Blake represents Bruce South as Premier[5]
John McLeod (1872) Liberal
Halton William Barber Liberal
Hamilton James Miller Williams Liberal
Lincoln John Charles Rykert Conservative
Niagara Stephen Richards Conservative Commissioner of Crown Lands in Sandfield Macdonald ministry until December 20, 1871
Northumberland East William Wilson Webb Liberal
Northumberland West Alexander Fraser Liberal
Charles Gifford (1872) Conservative
Ontario North Thomas Paxton Liberal
Ontario South Abram Farewell Liberal
Peel John Coyne Conservative died November 16, 1873[17]
Kenneth Chisholm (1873) Liberal elected December 29, 1873[18]
Peterborough
East 		George Read Conservative
Peterborough
West 		Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn Liberal died May 13, 1874[19]
William Hepburn Scott (1874) Conservative elected July 30, 1874[20]
Simcoe North William Davis Ardagh Conservative
Simcoe South Thomas Roberts Ferguson Conservative resigned January 18, 1874 due to health problems[21]
D'Arcy Edward Boulton (1873) Conservative
Toronto East Matthew Crooks Cameron Conservative Provincial Secretary and Registrar in Sandfield Macdonald ministry until December 20, 1871
Toronto West Adam Crooks Liberal
Victoria North Duncan McRae Conservative
Victoria South Samuel Casey Wood Liberal
Welland James George Currie Liberal Speaker from December 21, 1871 to his resignation on March 29, 1873.
Wentworth North Robert Christie Liberal
Wentworth South William Sexton Liberal
York East Hugh Powell Crosby Liberal
York North Alfred Boultbee Conservative
York West Peter Patterson Liberal

Eastern Ontario

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Riding Member Party Comments
Addington Hammel Madden Deroche Liberal
Brockville and
Elizabethtown 		William Fitzsimmons Conservative
Carleton George William Monk Conservative
Cornwall John Sandfield MacDonald Conservative Premier and Attorney General until December 20, 1871.
John Sandfield Macdonald died in June 1, 1872[22]
John Goodall Snetsinger (1872) Liberal elected July 16, 1872[23]
Dundas Simon S. Cook Liberal
Frontenac Delino Dexter Calvin Conservative
Glengarry James Craig Conservative
Grenville South Mcneil Clarke Conservative died February 29, 1872[24]
Christopher Finlay Fraser (1872) Liberal elected March 30, 1872;
Commissioner of Public Works in Mowat ministry after March 24, 1874[25]
Hastings East Henry Corby Conservative
Hastings North George Henry Boulter Conservative
Hastings West Ketchum Graham Conservative
Kingston William Robinson Conservative
Lanark North Daniel Galbraith Liberal resigned August 1, 1872 to run (successfully) federally[26]
William Clyde Caldwell (1872) Liberal elected August 23, 1872[27]
Lanark South Abraham Code Conservative
Leeds North and
Grenville North 		Henry Merrick Conservative
Leeds South Herbert Stone MacDonald Conservative resigned January 4, 1874 to accept an appointment as judge[28]
John Godkin Giles (1873) Conservative elected December 9, 1873[29]
Lennox John Thomas Grange Conservative
Ottawa Richard William Scott Liberal Speaker until December 21, 1871;
Commissioner of Crown Lands in Blake ministry after December 20, 1871 and in Mowat ministry after October 25, 1872;
resigned December 4, 1873 to accept federal cabinet post in Mackenzie ministry[30]
Daniel John O'Donoghue (1874) Liberal
Prescott George Wellesley Hamilton Conservative
Prince Edward James Simeon McCuaig Conservative resigned August 29, 1872 to run (unsuccessfully) for a federal seat[31]
Gideon Striker Liberal
Renfrew North Thomas Deacon Conservative
Renfrew South Eric Harrington Conservative
Russell William Craig Conservative
Stormont William Colquhoun Conservative Colquhoun's election was declared void September 12, 1871, resulting in a by-election[32]
James Bethune (1872) Liberal elected January 3, 1872[33]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  2. ^ "Archibald McKellar | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1872-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  3. ^ "Edmund Burke Wood | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1867-09-03. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  4. ^ "Arthur Sturgis Hardy | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1877-03-29. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  5. ^ a b "Edward Blake | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1872-01-18. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  6. ^ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/rupert-mearse-wells
  7. ^ "Robert Gibbons | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1871-03-21. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  8. ^ "Archibald Bishop | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1873-10-16. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  9. ^ "Timothy Blair Pardee | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1867-09-03. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  10. ^ "John Carling | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1867-09-03. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  11. ^ "William Ralph Meredith | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1872-09-04. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  12. ^ "Alexander Mackenzie | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1872-01-18. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  13. ^ "Lachlin McCallum | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1871-03-21. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  14. ^ "Henry Ryan Haney | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1872-09-17. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  15. ^ "Oliver Mowat | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1872-11-29. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  16. ^ "Andrew Monteith | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1867-09-03. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  17. ^ "John Coyne | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1867-09-03. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  18. ^ "Kenneth Chisholm | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1873-12-29. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  19. ^ "Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1871-03-21. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  20. ^ "William Hepburn Scott | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1874-07-30. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  21. ^ "Thomas Roberts Ferguson | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1867-09-03. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  22. ^ "John Sandfield Macdonald | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1867-09-03. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  23. ^ "John Goodall Snetsinger | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1872-07-16. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  24. ^ "Mcneil Clarke | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1867-09-03. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  25. ^ "Christopher Finlay Fraser | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1872-10-16. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  26. ^ "Daniel Galbraith | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1867-09-03. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  27. ^ "William Clyde Caldwell | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1872-08-23. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  28. ^ "Herbert Stone MacDonald | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1871-03-21. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  29. ^ "John Godkin Giles | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1873-12-09. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  30. ^ "Richard William Scott | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1872-01-04. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  31. ^ "James Simeon McCuaig | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1871-12-29. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  32. ^ "William Colquhoun | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1867-09-03. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  33. ^ "James Bethune | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1872-01-03. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
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