Timeline 42nd Ontario general election

1 timeline

1.1 2014
1.2 2015
1.3 2016
1.4 2017
1.5 2018

timeline
2014

june 12: liberal party under kathleen wynne wins majority government in 41st ontario general election. progressive conservative leader tim hudak announces intention step down following selection of successor.
july 2: tim hudak resigns leader of progressive conservatives. simcoe—grey mpp jim wilson named interim leader.
july 24: liberals pass may 1 budget in final reading.
november 20: joe cimino, new democratic party mpp sudbury, resigns seat, citing family reasons.

2015

february 5: liberal candidate glenn thibeault elected in sudbury by-election, gaining seat had been held ndp.
may 9: patrick brown, conservative federal mp barrie, elected leader of progressive conservative party.
august 1: pc simcoe north mpp garfield dunlop, resigns seat allow pc leader patrick brown have chance run seat. premier kathleen wynne orders by-election september 3, 2015.
august 28: pc whitby—oshawa mpp christine elliott resigns seat.
september 3: pc leader patrick brown elected in simcoe north by-election.
september 24: ontario provincial police lay charges in relation sudbury byelection scandal.
december 3: bill 115, electoral boundaries act, 2015, increases number of electoral districts 107 122, receives royal assent.

2016

february 11: lorne coe elected in whitby—oshawa by-election, maintaining seat pc s.
march 22: liberal scarborough—rouge river mpp bas balkissoon resigns seat.
june 30: liberal ottawa—vanier mpp madeleine meilleur resigns seat.
september 1: pc candidate raymond cho elected in scarborough—rouge river by-election, gaining seat held liberals.
september 16: pc niagara west—glanbrook mpp , former pc leader tim hudak resigns seat.
october 19: 2 provincial by-elections called november 17 fill vacant seats in ottawa—vanier , niagara west—glanbrook ridings.
october 19: attorney general of ontario yasir naqvi introduces bill 45, election statute law amendment act, 2016, move ontario s fixed election date first thursday in october first thursday in june among other changes first reading.
november 1: ontario provincial police announce charges under provincial act against gerry lougheed , patricia sorbara (ceo , director of 2018 liberal campaign) alleged bribery during 2015 byelection. sorbara announced step down campaign.
november 17: pc candidate sam oosterhoff elected in niagara west—glanbrook by-election , liberal candidate nathalie des rosiers elected in ottawa—vanier by-election, retaining seats respective parties.
december 8: election statute law amendment act, 2016 receives royal assent, moving ontario s fixed election date first thursday in june.
december 31: liberal sault ste. marie mpp david orazietti resigns seat.

2017

may 28: pc carleton—mississippi mills mpp jack maclaren removed party s caucus on controversial remarks regarding status of french in ontario. after explusion, maclaren announced had joined trillium party.
june 1: pc candidate ross romano elected in sault ste. marie by-election, gaining seat held liberals.
september 1: liberal toronto centre mpp glen murray resigns seat. premier has announced there no by-election called fill seat vacancy occurring less year before next general election.
october 20: ndp bramalea—gore—malton mpp jagmeet singh resigns seat, after winning federal ndp leadership election.
december: ndp parkdale—high park mpp cheri dinovo expected resign seat return clergy.

2018

june 7: last possible day election can held.




^ ontario election 2014: tim hudak step down . cbc news. june 12, 2014. retrieved june 12, 2014. 
^ tim hudak quit july 2 amid tory revolt . toronto star. june 18, 2014. retrieved june 18, 2014. 
^ brennan, richard (july 2, 2014). progressive conservatives pick jim wilson interim leader . toronto star. retrieved july 2, 2014. 
^ joe cimino, rookie sudbury ndp mpp, resigns after 5 months . huffington post canada. november 20, 2014. retrieved november 20, 2014. 
^ liberal glenn thibeault wins sudbury byelection . cbc news. february 5, 2015. retrieved february 6, 2015. 
^ barrie mp patrick brown resigns seat shifts lead provincial pcs . ottawa citizen. may 13, 2015. retrieved may 18, 2015. 
^ gerry lougheed jr., ontario liberal fundraiser, charged in sudbury byelection scandal . cbc news. september 24, 2015. retrieved september 26, 2015. 
^ tim hudak step down mpp, take reins of ontario real estate association . cbc news. retrieved 2016-10-27. 
^ 2 ontario by-elections called nov. 17 . globe , mail. retrieved 2016-10-27. 
^ legislative assembly of ontario - bills & lawmaking - current parliament - bill 45, election statute law amendment act, 2016 . ontla.on.ca. retrieved 21 december 2016. 
^ cite error: named reference torstar elxn set jun 2018 invoked never defined (see page).
^ top liberals face elections act charges in sudbury case | toronto star . thestar.com. retrieved 2016-11-01. 
^ wynne adviser step down after opp charges related sudbury byelection | toronto star . thestar.com. retrieved 2016-11-01. 
^ mike wise on twitter . twitter.com. retrieved 21 december 2016. 
^ david reevely on twitter . twitter.com. retrieved 21 december 2016. 
^ bill 45, election statute law amendment act, 2016 - status . legislative assembly of ontario. retrieved 24 january 2017. 
^ jones, allison. ontario cabinet minister david orazietti quits . ctvnews.ca. retrieved 21 december 2016. 
^ ottawa-area mpp jack maclaren expelled pc caucus . cbc news. may 28, 2017. retrieved may 28, 2017. hours after being expelled, however, maclaren issued statement on twitter announcing had joined trillium party of ontario after months of deliberation , discussion constituents.  
^ progressive conservatives win sault ste. marie provincial byelection . cbc news. may 31, 2017. 
^ wynne says glen murray quitting isn t vote of non-confidence . toronto sun. july 31, 2017. 
^ https://twitter.com/allisonjones_cp/status/921471968796401665