3rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario

3rd Legislative Assembly 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 Reform party (today known as the Ontario Liberal Party) was returned as the majority party. Oliver Mowat was again the province's Premier.

The Ontario Liquor Licence Act, 1876 (often referred to as the Crooks Act) [39 Victoria, 3. 26; R.S.O. 1877, c. 181] , which transferred control of licenses for the sale of alcohol from individual municipalities to commissioners appointed by the province, was passed.

Members of the Legislature

Election trials

The early months of this Parliament were marred by election trials in manyridings. Most of these cases challenged the validity of the election resultson such charges as bribery or corruption. A common accusation was that of"treating", where candidates or their agents would buy potential electorsalcohol or other favours.

The following ridings and candidates were affected:

Source: cite news | publisher=The Globe | date=27 September 1875 | page=2 | title=What have they gained by it? / Election appeals.

References

External links

* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/ Ontario Legislative Assembly official website] , accessed 9 March 2007


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