11th Parliament of Upper Canada

The 11th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened on 7 January 1831. Elections in Upper Canada had been held in October 1830, and all sessions were held at York, then later at Toronto. This parliament was dissolved on 1 September 1834.

The House of Assembly had four sessions, from 7 January 1831 to 6 March 1834.Archives of Ontario

Both the House and Parliament sat at the old York Court House on King Street until 1832 and moved to the third Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada for the remaining session.

SessionsStartEnd1st7 January 183116 March 18312nd17 November 183113 February 18323rd31 October 183213 February 18334th19 November 18336 March 1834

Members RidingMemberFirst elected/ previously electedNo. of termsBrockvilleHenry Jones18301st termCarletonJohn Bower Lewis18301st termCarletona second seat was added to Carleton County in 1832 and Hamnett Pinhey was elected in October.Hamnett Kirkes Pinheyunseated after a protest; George Lyon was declared elected in January 1833.18301st termGeorge Lyon18301st termDundasPeter Shaver1820, 18283rd term*DundasJohn Cook18301st termDurhamGeorge Strange Boulton1824, 18302nd term*DurhamJohn Brown18301st termEssexWilliam Elliott18301st termEssexJean-Baptiste Maçon18301st termFrontenacHugh Christopher Thomson18243rd termFrontenacJohn Campbell18301st termGlengarryAlexander McMartin18282nd termGlengarryAlexander Fraser18282nd termGrenvilleRichard Duncan Fraser18301st termGrenvilleEdward Jessup IIIdied in September 1831 and Hiram Norton was elected in a by-election.18301st termHiram Norton (1831)18311st termHaldimandJohn Brantwas declared not elected and John Warren took his place in February 1831.18301st termJohn Warren (1831)died September 1832 and William Hamilton Merritt took his place.18311st termWilliam Hamilton Merritt (Nov 1832)18321st termHaltonWilliam Chisholm1820, 18302nd term*HaltonJames Crooksappointed to the Legislative Council; Absalom Shade was elected in a by-election in April 1831.18301st termAbsalom Shade (Apr 1831)18311st termHastingsReuben White18301st termHastingsJames Hunter Samson18282nd termKentWilliam Bent Berczy18282nd termKingstonChristopher Alexander Hagerman18301st termLanarkWilliam Morris18204th termLanarka second seat was added to Lanark County in 1832; Donald Fraser was elected in October 1832.Donald Fraserunseated in November 1832 and not replaced.18321st termLeedsWilliam Buell, Jr.18282nd termLeedsMatthew Munsel Howard18301st termLennox & AddingtonMarshall Spring Bidwell18243rd termLennox & AddingtonPeter Perry18243rd term1st Lincoln CountyJohn Clarke1820, 18303rd term*2nd & 3rd LincolnWilliam Crooks18301st term2nd & 3rd LincolnBartholomew Crannell Beardsley1824, 18302nd term*4th LincolnRobert Randal18204th termMiddlesexMahlon Burwell1812, 18304th term*MiddlesexRussell Mountdied in office in January 1834 and was not replaced.18301st termNiagara (town)Henry John Boulton18301st termNorfolkDuncan McCallDuncan McCall died in November 1832 and Colin McNeilledge was seated in January 1833.18243rd termColin McNeilledge (Jan 1833)18331st termNorfolkWilliam Wilson18301st termNorthumberlandArchibald Macdonald18301st termNorthumberlandJames Lyons18243rd termOxfordCharles Fortescue Ingersolldied in August 1832 and Thomas Hornor took his place in November 1832.1824, 18302nd term*Thomas Hornor (Nov 1832)18321st termOxfordCharles Duncombe18301st termPrescott & RussellDonald Macdonell18243rd termPrince EdwardAsa Werdenunseated but re-elected in March 1831.18301st termPrince EdwardJohn Philip Roblin18301st termSimcoeWilliam Benjamin Robinson18301st termStormontArchibald McLean – Speaker 1831–183418204th termStormontPhilip VanKoughnet1816, 18303rd term*WentworthJohn Willson18204th termWentworthAllan MacNab18301st termYork (town)William Botsford Jarvis18301st termYorkWilliam Lyon Mackenzie18282nd termYorkJesse Ketchum18282nd term

See also Legislative Council of Upper Canada Executive Council of Upper Canada Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Lieutenant Governors of Upper Canada, 1791-1841 Historical federal electoral districts of Canada List of Ontario provincial electoral districts

References

Further reading Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology, Frederick H. Armstrong, Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1985.