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

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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, becoming premier at age 37. He was the only Ontario Liberal Party leader in the ...

. In 1938, the title " Member of Provincial Parliament", abbreviated as "MPP", was officially adopted by the members of the legislative assembly. Hepburn resigned as

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in October 1942, remaining party leader, and Gordon Daniel Conant became Premier. In 1943, Harry Nixon became both party leader and Premier after a leadership convention was held for the provincial Liberal party. Norman Otto Hipel served as speaker for the assembly until September 2, 1938. James Howard Clark replaced Hipel as speaker.

Members of the Assembly

Timeline

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Members in Parliament 20

Notes

References

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