See also: List of elections in the Province of Canada and Ontario Legislative Building.
Parliament of Upper Canada | |
House Type: | Bicameral |
Houses: | Legislative Council Legislative Assembly |
Preceded By: | Council for the Affairs of the Province of Quebec |
Succeeded By: | Parliament of the Province of Canada |
The Parliament of Upper Canada was the legislature for Upper Canada. It was created when the old Province of Quebec was split into Upper Canada and Lower Canada by the Constitutional Act of 1791.
As in other Westminster-style legislatures, it consisted of three components:
Following the Rebellions of 1837 and Lord Durham's 1839 Report to the British Government, Upper Canada and Lower Canada were rejoined in 1841 to create the Province of Canada. The Parliament of Upper Canada was therewith replaced by the newly created Parliament of the United Province of Canada.
The Parliament was convened thirteen times in its history: