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13th Parliament of Upper Canada

The 13th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 8 November 1836. Elections in Upper Canada had been held 20 June 1836. All sessions were held at Toronto.

The House of Assembly had five sessions 8 November 1836 to 10 February 1840.[1]

Both the House and Parliament sat at the third Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada.

In the election campaign of June 1836, the Lieutenant Governor Sir Francis Bond Head appealed to the United Empire Loyalists of the colony, proclaiming that the reformers were advocating American republicanism. The Conservative party, led by the wealthy landowners known as the "Family Compact", won the election resulting in a conservative majority in the legislative assembly and triggering dissent in the province. This was the last parliament for Upper Canada. This parliament was dissolved 10 February 1840. The Act of Union 1840 abolished the legislative assemblies for Upper and Lower Canada and created a new Province of Canada with a common Legislative Assembly. This came as a result of the Rebellions of 1837.

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  1. ^ a b Archives of Ontario [1] Archived 11 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ resigned in October 1838 and went to the United States; he was replaced by Milo McCorger in a by-election.
  3. ^ refused to take his seat in the legislature, protesting the actions of the lieutenant governor in the elections; he was expelled in 1838 and replaced by Henry Burritt.
  4. ^ appointed registrar for Dundas County; he was replaced by James Morris in a by-election.
  5. ^ was expelled from the assembly in January 1838, accused of conspiring with the rebels; he was replaced by William Salmon.
  6. ^ left the country following the Upper Canada Rebellion; Roger Rollo Hunter took his place in the legislature.
  7. ^ This name appears in the two references cited below; however, in other sources, the name "James Wickens" appears instead.
  8. ^ appointed to the Court of King's Bench in March 1837 and replaced by Alexander McLean.
  9. ^ left the country; John William Gamble took his seat in a by-election.
  10. ^ left Canada; James Edward Small replaced him in the assembly.

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