Leader of the Official Opposition (Ontario)
Parliamentary position of the legislature of Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, the leader of the Official Opposition (French: chef de l'opposition officielle) is the leader of the largest political party (or group of parties) not in government and typically the second-largest party.[1] The position is referred more formally as the leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition (French: chef de la loyale opposition de Sa Majesté); under the Westminster system, while the parliamentary opposition opposes the incumbent government, it remains loyal to the Crown and thus to Canada.[2]
Leader of Official Opposition in Ontario | |
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Chef de l'opposition officielle en Ontario | |
Member of | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
Term length | While leader of the largest party not in government |
Inaugural holder | Edward Blake |
Formation | 1869; 155 years ago (1869) |
Marit Stiles has served as the leader of the Official Opposition since February 4, 2023. She leads the New Democratic Party (NDP), which has held the second largest number of seats in the Legislative Assembly since the 2018 provincial election.