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The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in the Legislative Buildings (see image) at Queen's Park in Toronto.

The British North America Act 1867 section 69 stipulated "There shall be a Legislature for Ontario consisting of the Lieutenant Governor and of One House, styled the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". The Legislative Assembly is unicameral, without an upper house, with 103 seats representing ridings elected in a first-past-the-post system across the province.

The assembly is also known (informally) as the Ontario Provincial Parliament, the reason being that unlike most of the other Canadian provinces, members of this assembly have taken to calling themselves Members of the Provincial Parliament (MPPs) as opposed to Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). The Legislative Assembly Act (R.S.O. 1990) refers to "members of the Assembly".

List of members

<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Ted Arnott Progressive Conservative Waterloo—Wellington
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Wayne Arthurs Liberal Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> John Baird Progressive Conservative Nepean—Carleton
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Toby Barrett Progressive Conservative Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Rick Bartolucci Liberal Sudbury
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Christopher Bentley Liberal London West
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Lorenzo Berardinetti Liberal Scarborough Southwest
<tr bgcolor=#FFE1C4> Gilles Bisson NDP Timmins—James Bay
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Marie Bountrogianni Liberal Hamilton Mountain
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Jim Bradley Liberal St. Catharines
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Laurel Broten Liberal Etobicoke—Lakeshore
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Mike Brown Liberal Algoma—Manitoulin
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Jim Brownell Liberal Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Michael Bryant Liberal St. Paul's
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Donna Cansfield Liberal Etobicoke Centre
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> David Caplan Liberal Don Valley East
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Mary Anne Chambers Liberal Scarborough East
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Ted Chudleigh Progressive Conservative Halton
<tr bgcolor=#FFE1C4> Marilyn Churley NDP Toronto—Danforth
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Mike Colle Liberal Eglinton—Lawrence
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Joseph Cordiano Liberal York South—Weston
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Kim Craitor Liberal Niagara Falls
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Bruce Crozier Liberal Essex
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Alvin Curling Liberal Scarborough—Rouge River
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Bob Delaney Liberal Mississauga West
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Vic Dhillon Liberal Brampton West—Mississauga
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Caroline Di Cocco Liberal Sarnia—Lambton
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Leona Dombrowsky Liberal Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Brad Duguid Liberal Scarborough Centre
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Dwight Duncan Liberal Windsor—St. Clair
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Garfield Dunlop Progressive Conservative Simcoe North
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Jim Flaherty Progressive Conservative Whitby—Ajax
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Kevin Flynn Liberal Oakville
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Peter Fonseca Liberal Mississauga East
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> John Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Michael Gravelle Liberal Thunder Bay—Superior North
<tr bgcolor=#FFE1C4> Howard Hampton NDP Kenora—Rainy River
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Ernie Hardeman Progressive Conservative Oxford
<tr bgcolor=#FFE1C4> Andrea Horwath NDP Hamilton East
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Pat Hoy Liberal Chatham—Kent—Essex
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Tim Hudak Progressive Conservative Erie—Lincoln
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Cam Jackson Progressive Conservative Burlington
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Linda Jeffrey Liberal Brampton Centre
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Gerard Kennedy Liberal Parkdale—High Park
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Frank Klees Progressive Conservative Oak Ridges
<tr bgcolor=#FFE1C4> Peter Kormos NDP Niagara Centre
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Kuldip Kular Liberal Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Monte Kwinter Liberal York Centre
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Jean-Marc Lalonde Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Jeff Leal Liberal Peterborough
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Dave Levac Liberal Brant
<tr bgcolor=#FFE1C4> Rosario Marchese NDP Trinity—Spadina
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Judy Marsales Liberal Hamilton West
<tr bgcolor=#FFE1C4> Shelley Martel NDP Nickel Belt
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Gerry Martiniuk Progressive Conservative Cambridge
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Deb Matthews Liberal London North Centre
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Bill Mauro Liberal Thunder Bay—Atikokan
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Dalton McGuinty Liberal Ottawa South
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Ted McMeekin Liberal Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Phil McNeely Liberal Ottawa—Orléans
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Madeleine Meilleur Liberal Ottawa—Vanier
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Norm Miller Progressive Conservative Parry Sound—Muskoka
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> John Milloy Liberal Kitchener Centre
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Carol Mitchell Liberal Huron—Bruce
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Jennifer Mossop Liberal Stoney Creek
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Julia Munro Progressive Conservative York North
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Bill Murdoch Progressive Conservative Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> John O'Toole Progressive Conservative Durham
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> David Orazietti Liberal Sault Ste. Marie
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Jerry Ouellette Progressive Conservative Oshawa
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Ernie Parsons Liberal Prince Edward—Hastings
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Richard Patten Liberal Ottawa Centre
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Steve Peters Liberal Elgin—Middlesex—London
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Tim Peterson Liberal Mississauga South
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Gerry Phillips Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt
<tr bgcolor=#FFE1C4> Michael D. Prue NDP Beaches—East York
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Sandra Pupatello Liberal Windsor West
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Shafiq Qaadri Liberal Etobicoke North
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Mario Racco Liberal Thornhill
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Khalil Ramal Liberal London—Fanshawe
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> David Ramsay Liberal Timiskaming—Cochrane
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Lou Rinaldi Liberal Northumberland
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Bob Runciman Progressive Conservative Leeds—Grenville
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Tony Ruprecht Liberal Davenport
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Liz Sandals Liberal Guelph—Wellington
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Laurie Scott Progressive Conservative Haliburton—Victoria—Brock
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Mario Sergio Liberal York West
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Monique Smith Liberal Nipissing
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> George Smitherman Liberal Toronto Centre—Rosedale
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Gregory Sorbara Liberal Vaughan—King—Aurora
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Norm Sterling Progressive Conservative Lanark—Carleton
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Harinder Takhar Liberal Mississauga Centre
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Joseph Tascona Progressive Conservative Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Maria Van Bommel Liberal Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Jim Watson Liberal Ottawa West-Nepean
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> John Wilkinson Liberal Perth—Middlesex
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Jim Wilson Progressive Conservative Simcoe—Grey
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> Elizabeth Witmer Progressive Conservative Kitchener—Waterloo
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Tony Wong Liberal Markham
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> Kathleen Wynne Liberal Don Valley West
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> John Yakabuski Progressive Conservative Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> David Zimmer Liberal Willowdale
<tr bgcolor=#grey> vacant Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey

Party standings

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