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OntarioDid not become law (session ended)39th Parliament, 2nd Session

Bill 107 explained in plain English

Representation Amendment Act, 2010

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Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

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At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
39th Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 107
Full title
Representation Amendment Act, 2010
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Sep 22, 2010
Sponsor
Pat Hoy

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Carried
Latest Activity
Sep 22, 2010
Sponsor
Pat Hoy
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

Bill 107, the Representation Amendment Act, 2010, renames the electoral district of Chatham-Kent-Essex to Chatham-Kent-Leamington.

What It Means

This bill amends the Representation Act, 2005. Specifically, it changes the name of the electoral district of Chatham-Kent-Essex to Chatham-Kent-Leamington. The Act comes into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Changes the name of an electoral district.
  • Amends the Representation Act, 2005.
  • Specifies that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • The electoral district of Chatham-Kent-Essex (which will be renamed Chatham-Kent-Leamington).
  • The Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
  • The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (through Royal Assent).
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The text does not specify the exact date of Royal Assent.
  • The text does not detail any process for how the name change will be implemented beyond the legislative amendment.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Representation Act, 2005
amends

Adds a provision to change the name of the electoral district of Chatham-Kent-Essex to Chatham-Kent-Leamington.

Source: Section 1

Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. It is written by PoliticalData.ca for civic education, automatically checked and spot-reviewed before publishing.

Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Sep 22, 2010
Step 2
Second reading
Not reached yet
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Pat Hoy
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

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