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Mowat Ministry
The Mowat ministry was the combined cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Ontario) that governed Ontario from October 25, 1872, to July 21, 1896. It was led by the 3rd Premier of Ontario, Oliver Mowat. The ministry was made up of members of the Liberal Party of Ontario, which commanded a majority of the seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The ministry replaced the Blake ministry following the resignation of Premier Edward Blake, who departed in 1872 to pursue a career in federal politics. The Mowat Hardy ministry governed through the second half of the 2nd Parliament of Ontario, as well as every parliament from the 3rd to the 7th, then the first half of the 8th Parliament of Ontario. It was the longest-lived Ontario ministry, nearly ten years longer than the second longest ministry Davis ministry. Mowat resigned in 1896 to serve in Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier's federal cabinet. He was succeeded as Premier of Ontario The premier of Ontario () is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Mowat
Sir Oliver Mowat (July 22, 1820 – April 19, 1903) was a Canadians, Canadian lawyer, politician, and Ontario Liberal Party leader. He served for nearly 24 years as the third premier of Ontario. He was the eighth lieutenant governor of Ontario and one of the Fathers of Confederation. He is best known for defending successfully the constitutional rights of the provinces in the face of the centralizing tendency of the national government as represented by his longtime Conservative adversary, John A. Macdonald. This longevity and power was due to his manoeuvring to build a political base around Liberals, Catholics, trade unions, and anti-French-Canadian sentiment. Early years Mowat was born in Kingston, Ontario, Kingston, Upper Canada (now Ontario), to John Mowat and Helen Levack, Scottish people, Scottish Presbyterianism, Presbyterians who both emigrated from Caithness, Scotland. As a youth, he had taken up arms with the loyalists during the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837, which s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1879 Ontario General Election
The 1879 Ontario general election was the fourth general election held in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 5, 1879, to elect the 88 members of the 4th Legislative Assembly ("MLAs"). The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, won a third term in government with a larger majority in the legislature. The Ontario Conservative Party, led by William Ralph Meredith, continued to lose seats. Results , - ! colspan=2 rowspan=2 , Political party ! rowspan=2 , Party leader ! colspan=4 , MLAs ! colspan=4 , Votes , - ! Candidates !1875 !1879 !± !# ! ± !% ! ± (pp) , style="text-align:left;", Oliver Mowat , 81 , , 50 , , 57 , , 7 , , 119,148 , , 28,339 , , 48.07% , , 0.52 , rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", William Ralph Meredith , 87 , , 34 , , 29 , , 5 , , 118,513 , , 31,693 , , 47.82% , , 2.35 , – , , 1 , , – , , 1 , , – , , 1,553 , , – , , 0.81 , , , 2 , , 2 , , 2 , , , , 2,1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Ministry
The Blake ministry was the combined cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Ontario) that governed Ontario from December 20, 1871, to October 25, 1872. It was led by the 2nd Premier of Ontario, Edward Blake. The ministry was made up of members of the Liberal Party of Ontario, which commanded a majority of the seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The ministry replaced the Sandfield Macdonald ministry following the resignation of Premier John Sandfield Macdonald, who departed after his "Patent Combination" ministry lost a vote of confidence in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The Blake ministry served for less than a year during the 2nd Parliament of Ontario. Blake resigned in 1872 to pursue a career in federal politics. He was succeeded as Premier of Ontario by Oliver Mowat. History The second Cabinet for Ontario, Canada consisted of Premier Edward Blake four other Cabinet ministers. The second ministry succeeded the Patent Combination Ministry of John S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majority Government
A majority government is a government by one or more governing parties that hold an absolute majority of seats in a legislature. Such a government can consist of one party that holds a majority on its own, or be a coalition government of multiple parties. This is as opposed to a minority government, where the government doesn't have a majority, and needs to cooperate with opposition parties to get legislation passed. A government majority determines the balance of power. A government is not a majority government if it only has a majority when counting parties outside the government that have a confidence agreement with it. A majority government is usually assured of having its legislation passed and rarely if ever, has to fear being defeated in parliament, a state also known as a working majority. In contrast, a minority government must constantly bargain for support from other parties in order to pass legislation and avoid being defeated on motions of no confidence. Single- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Parliament Of Ontario
The 8th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 26, 1894, until January 28, 1898, just prior to the 1898 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Oliver Mowat. Arthur Sturgis Hardy succeeded Mowat as Premier in 1896 after Mowat entered federal politics. The Assembly also had significant groupings from the Patrons of Industry (representing farmers' interests) and the Protestant Protective Association (representing anti-Catholic sentiment, and associated with the Orange Order The Loyal Orange Institution, commonly known as the Orange Order, is an international Protestant fraternal order based in Northern Ireland and primarily associated with Ulster Protestants. It also has lodges in England, Grand Orange Lodge of ...), each of which returned candidates either on their own or with local Liberal or Conservative support. William Douglas Balfour served as Speaker for the assembly until he was named to cabinet on July 14, 1896. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Parliament Of Ontario
The 7th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 5, 1890, until May 29, 1894, just prior to the 1894 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Oliver Mowat Sir Oliver Mowat (July 22, 1820 – April 19, 1903) was a Canadians, Canadian lawyer, politician, and Ontario Liberal Party leader. He served for nearly 24 years as the third premier of Ontario. He was the eighth lieutenant governor of Ontario .... Thomas Ballantyne served as speaker for the assembly. There was a small third-party movement represented in the 7th Parliament: the McCarthyite movement included Liberals and Conservatives who supported the "Equal Rights Party," which was anti-Catholic and anti-French, and involved four members. Members of the Assembly Notes References External links ''A History of Ontario : its resources and development.'', Alexander Fraser [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Parliament Of Ontario
The 6th Parliament of Ontario was in session from December 29, 1886, until April 26, 1890, just prior to the 1890 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Oliver Mowat. Jacob Baxter Jacob Baxter (June 6, 1832 – July 23, 1912) was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario in 1887-1890 and served as Liberal MLA for Haldimand from 1867 to 1898. He was born in Bertie Township in Welland County, Upper Canada in 1832, the so ... served as speaker for the assembly. Members of the Assembly Notes References External links''A History of Ontario : its resources and development.'', Alexander Fraser 06 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Parliament Of Ontario
The 5th Parliament of Ontario was in session from February 27, 1883, until November 15, 1886, just prior to the 1886 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Oliver Mowat. Charles Clarke Charles Rodway Clarke (born 21 September 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who held various Cabinet positions under Prime Minister Tony Blair from 2001 to 2006, lastly as Home Secretary from December 2004 to May 2006. Clarke was th ... served as speaker for the assembly. Members of the Assembly Notes References ;Web resources ''A History of Ontario : its resources and development.'', Alexander FraserMembers in Parliament 5 05 1883 establishments in Ontario 1886 disestablishments in Ontario Long stubs with short prose {{Ontario-poli-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Parliament Of Ontario
The 4th Parliament of Ontario was in session from June 5, 1879, until February 1, 1883, just prior to the 1883 general election. The majority party was the Liberal Party led by Oliver Mowat. Charles Clarke Charles Rodway Clarke (born 21 September 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who held various Cabinet positions under Prime Minister Tony Blair from 2001 to 2006, lastly as Home Secretary from December 2004 to May 2006. Clarke was th ... served as speaker for the assembly. Members of the Assembly Notes References External links''A History of Ontario : its resources and development.'', Alexander Fraser 04 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Parliament Of Ontario
The 3rd Parliament of Ontario was in session from 18 January 1875 until 25 April 1879, following the 1875 general election in which the Liberal Party was returned as the majority party. Oliver Mowat Sir Oliver Mowat (July 22, 1820 – April 19, 1903) was a Canadians, Canadian lawyer, politician, and Ontario Liberal Party leader. He served for nearly 24 years as the third premier of Ontario. He was the eighth lieutenant governor of Ontario ... was again the province's Premier. The Ontario Liquor Licence Act, 1876 (often referred to as the Crooks Act), which transferred control of licenses for the sale of alcohol from individual municipalities to commissioners appointed by the province, was passed. Rupert Mearse Wells served as speaker for the assembly. Members of the Assembly Election trials The early months of this Parliament were marred by election trials in many ridings. Most of these cases challenged the validity of the election results on such charges as bribery or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Parliament Of Ontario
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 Sir Richard William Scott, (February 24, 1825 – April 23, 1913) was a Canadian politician and cabinet minister. Early life He was born in Prescott, Ontario, in 1825, a descendant of a family from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1894 Ontario General Election
Events January * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United States. * January 9 – New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard, in Lexington, Massachusetts. February * February 12 – French anarchist Émile Henry sets off a bomb in a Paris café, killing one person and wounding twenty. * February 15 ** In Korea, peasant unrest erupts in the Donghak Peasant Revolution, a massive revolt of followers of the Donghak movement. Both China and Japan send military forces, claiming to come to the ruling Joseon dynasty government's aid. ** French anarchist Martial Bourdin dies of an accidental detonation of his own bomb, next to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in London, England. March * March 1 – The Local Government Act (coming into effect D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
