40th General Assembly of Newfoundland

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40th General Assembly of Newfoundland
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Confederation Building East Block. Seat of the Newfoundland and Labrador government and the House of Assembly from 1960 to present.
History
FoundedApril 25, 1985 (1985-04-25)
DisbandedMarch 29, 1989 (1989-03-29)
Preceded by 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by 41st General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier
Brian Peckford
(Until March 1989)
Premier
Elections
Last election
 1985 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 40th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in April 1985. [1] The general assembly sat from April 25, 1985 to March 29, 1989.

Contents

The Progressive Conservative Party led by Brian Peckford formed the government. Tom Rideout succeeded Peckford as party leader and Premier in March 1989. [2]

Patrick McNicholas served as speaker. [3]

There were four sessions of the 40th General Assembly: [4]

SessionStartEnd
1stApril 25, 1985February 21, 1986
2ndMarch 18, 1986February 19, 1987
3rdFebruary 26, 1987March 8, 1988
4thMarch 10, 1988March 29, 1989

William Anthony Paddon served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1986. [5] James McGrath succeeded Paddon as lieutenant governor. [6]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1985: [1]

MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously elected
Thomas Gerard Rideout Baie Verte-White Bay Progressive Conservative 1975 [nb 1]
Ted Blanchard Bay of Islands Progressive Conservative 1985
Wilson Elwood Callan Bellevue Liberal 1975, 1981
Tom Lush Bonavista North Liberal 1975, [nb 2] 1985
James Morgan Bonavista South Progressive Conservative 1972
Dave Gilbert Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir Liberal 1985
Glenn Tobin Burin-Placentia West Progressive Conservative 1982
Milton Peach Carbonear Progressive Conservative 1982
John Butt Conception Bay South Progressive Conservative 1985
Eugene Hiscock Eagle River Liberal 1979
Hugh Matthew Twomey Exploits Progressive Conservative 1976
Charlie Power Ferryland Progressive Conservative 1975, 1977
Beaton Tulk Fogo Liberal 1979
Roger Simmons Fortune-Hermitage Liberal 1973 [nb 3] , 1985
Winston Baker Gander Liberal 1985
Bill Matthews Grand Bank Progressive Conservative 1982
Len Simms Grand Falls Progressive Conservative 1979
A. Brian Peckford Green Bay Progressive Conservative 1972
Haig Young Harbour Grace Progressive Conservative 1975
Norman E. Doyle Harbour Main Progressive Conservative 1979
Lynn Verge Humber East Progressive Conservative 1979
Rick Woodford Humber Valley Progressive Conservative 1985
Raymond Baird Humber West Progressive Conservative 1979
Robert Aylward Kilbride Progressive Conservative 1979
Calvin Mitchell La Poile Progressive Conservative 1985
Maxwell James Russell Lewisporte Progressive Conservative 1971, 1982
Peter Fenwick Menihek New Democrat 1984
H. Neil Windsor Mount Pearl Progressive Conservative 1979
Leo Barry Mount Scio Liberal 1979
Jim Kelland Naskaupi Liberal 1985
William G. Patterson Placentia Progressive Conservative 1975
Jerome W. Dinn Pleasantville Progressive Conservative 1975
James Hodder Port au Port Progressive Conservative 1975 [nb 4]
John Efford Port de Grave Liberal 1985
Chuck Furey St. Barbe Liberal 1985
Ronald Gilbert Dawe St. George's Progressive Conservative 1979
Patrick J. McNicholas St. John's Centre Progressive Conservative 1979
William Marshall St. John's East Progressive Conservative 1970
Gene Long New Democrat 1986
Thomas V. Hickey St. John's East Extern Progressive Conservative 1966
Kevin Parsons 1986
John Carter St. John's North Progressive Conservative 1971
John F. Collins St. John's South Progressive Conservative 1982
Harold Barrett St. John's West Progressive Conservative 1979
Loyola Hearn St. Mary's-The Capes Progressive Conservative 1982
Kevin Aylward Stephenville Liberal 1985
Chris Decker Strait of Belle Isle Liberal 1985
Glen C. Greening Terra Nova Progressive Conservative 1983
Garfield E. Warren Torngat Mountains Progressive Conservative 1979
James G. Reid Trinity-Bay de Verde Progressive Conservative 1982
Charlie Brett Trinity North Progressive Conservative 1972
Walter Carmichael Carter Twillingate Liberal 1962 [nb 5] , 1975 [nb 6] , 1985
Gerald Ryan Ottenheimer Waterford-Kenmount Progressive Conservative 1966 [nb 7] , 1971
Eric Gullage Liberal 1988
Graham Flight Windsor-Buchans Liberal 1975, 1985
Clyde Wells 1966 [nb 8] , 1987

Notes:

  1. ↑ First Elected as a Liberal
  2. ↑ Terra Nova
  3. ↑ Burgeo-Bay D'Espoir
  4. ↑ First Elected as a Liberal
  5. ↑ White Bay North
  6. ↑ St. Mary's-The Capes (Re-Elected as a Progressive Conservative)
  7. ↑ St. John's East
  8. ↑ Humber East

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
St. John's East Gene Long New Democrat December 9, 1986T V Hickey resigned seat in November 1986 [7]
St. John's East Extern Kevin Parsons Progressive Conservative W W Marshall resigned seat in November 1986 [7]
Windsor-Buchans Clyde Wells Liberal December 17, 1987G Flight resigned seat in June 1987 to allow Liberal Party leader to run for a seat in the assembly [8]
Waterford-Kenmount Eric Gullage Liberal March 9, 1988G R Ottenheimer named to Senate of Canada in December 1987 [9]

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    2. ↑ "The Peckford Government 1979-1989". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    3. ↑ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
    4. ↑ O'Handley, Kathryn (1997). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. ISBN   1-896413-43-9.
    5. ↑ "Paddon, Hon. William Anthony (1914-1995)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    6. ↑ "McGrath, Hon. James Aloysius (1932- )". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    7. 1 2 "Election Statistics 1986:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
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