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As with the Federal Government, Provincial Governments have their version of the British Parliamentary system.

 
   
         
 
 

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Prince Edward Island was named in 1799 after the 4th son of King George III who was based in Halifax as Commander in Chief or British North America
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Ontario: Government

There are 103 seats in Ontario's parliament (one for each riding), with riding boundaries following the same boundaries as those in the federal (Canadian) parliament. After a general election, the Lieutenant Governor asks the leader of the party with the most elected members to become Premier and form a government. At least once every five years, Ontario holds a general election. During an election campaign, all parties normally run candidates in each of the province's 103 constituencies. The candidate getting the most votes becomes the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) and represents the riding's residents in the Provincial Legislature. Federally Ontario has 102 seats in the Canadian Parliament.

 

The British North America Act 1867 section 69 stipulated "There shall be a Legislature for Ontario consisting of the Lieutenant Governor and of One House, styled the Legislative Assembly of Ontario." The assembly has 107 seats representing ridings elected in a first-past-the-post system across the province. The legislative buildings at Queen's Park in Toronto are the seat of government. Following the Westminster system, the leader of the party holding the most seats in the assembly is known as the "Premier and President of the Council" (Executive Council Act R.S.O. 1990). The Premier chooses the cabinet or Executive Council whose members are deemed "ministers of the Crown." Although the Legislative Assembly Act (R.S.O. 1990) refers to members of the assembly, the legislators are now commonly called MPPs (Members of the Provincial Parliament) in English and députés de l'Assemblée législative in French, but they have also been called MLAs (Members of the Legislative Assembly), and both are acceptable. The title of Prime Minister of Ontario, while permissible in English and correct in French (le Premier ministre), is generally avoided in favour of "Premier" to avoid confusion with the Prime Minister of Canada.

 

 
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