The 25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 9, 1955, until May 4, 1959, just prior to the 1959 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Leslie Frost.

Alfred Wallace Downer served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

Members elected to the Assembly

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Timeline

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25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1955-1959)
Party 1955 Gain/(loss) due to 1959
Resignation
as MPP
Death
in office
Byelection
gain
Byelection
hold
Progressive Conservative 83 (6) (5) 1 11 84
Liberal 10 10
Co-operative Commonwealth 3 3
Liberal–Labour 1 1
Independent PC 1 (1)
Total 98 (6) (6) 1 11 98
Changes in seats held (1955-1959)
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Renfrew South October 24, 1955 James Shannon Dempsey  Independent PC Died in office January 12, 1956 James Maloney  PC
York West July 2, 1956 Elmer Brandon  PC Died in office October 18, 1956 Leslie Rowntree  PC
Middlesex North January 10, 1957 Thomas Patrick  PC Died in office September 5, 1957 William Atcheson Stewart  PC
Glengarry May 25, 1957 Osie Villeneuve  PC Resigned to contest the House of Commons seat of Glengarry—Prescott in the 1957 election September 5, 1957 Fernand Guindon  PC
Lanark August 14, 1957 George Henry Doucett  PC Resigned to contest the House of Commons seat of Lanark in a byelection, upon the death of William Gourlay Blair October 24, 1957 John Arthur McCue  PC
May 26, 1958 John Arthur McCue  PC Died in office August 28, 1958 George Gomme  PC
Elgin November 9, 1957 Fletcher Stewart Thomas  PC Died in office January 30, 1958 Ron McNeil  PC
Huron January 5, 1958 Thomas Pryde  PC Died in office May 12, 1958 Charles MacNaughton  PC
Cochrane North January 22, 1958 Philip Kelly  PC Resigned from seat, after previously being ordered to resign as Minister of Mines May 12, 1958 René Brunelle  PC
St. George January 30, 1958 Dana Porter  PC Appointed as Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal May 12, 1958 Allan Lawrence  PC
Renfrew North March 1, 1958 Stanley Joseph Hunt  PC Resigned to contest the House of Commons seat of Renfrew North in the 1958 election May 12, 1958 Maurice Hamilton  PC
Hastings East July 30, 1958 Roscoe Robson  PC Accepted an appointment as Sheriff of Hastings County August 28, 1958 Lloyd Price  PC
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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.