Ontario’s first two women MPPs were elected in August, 1943 – Agnes Macphail (who had also been Canada’s first woman MP in 1921), and Margaret Rae Luckock, pictured here.

A north wing addition to the Legislative Building was completed in 1912 and soon accommodated a new Legislative Library - the original having been destroyed during a 1909 fire in the west wing.

On September 1st, 1909, a devastating fire breaks out on the west roof of the Legislative Building, destroying nearly its entire west side including the Legislative Library. Over 100,000 books were destroyed.

Ontario's new Legislative Building at Queen's Park is opened officially on April 4, 1893. 

Completion of the new Legislative Building on Front Street West in York (now Toronto). The structure had two Chambers to accommodate both the elected Legislative Assembly and the appointed Legislative Council. Image courtesy of Toronto Public Library (JRR  826).

On April 27, 1813, American troops attack York (now Toronto), occupying the town for several days and burning down the Palace of Government, meeting place of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada.

Overseen by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe, the elected Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada meets for the first time at Newark (now Niagara-on-the-Lake) on September 17, 1792. 

Bill Davis succeeds John Robarts as Ontario Premier on March 1, 1971. During his terms in office, his administration increased health care and education systems in addition to expanding bilingual services. He would continue in power until his retirement in 1985.

To mark the millennium at the Legislature, two new Latin inscriptions are added to the original series of carvings that grace the Legislative Chamber - Gubernatio bona fructumparit (Good government bears fruit) and Pax sit tempus nostrum (Peace in our time).

Growth in the province leads to a growing provincial administration. The Ontario Government built the East Block (now known as the Whitney Block) to house government departments.