41st General Assembly of Newfoundland

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41st General Assembly of Newfoundland
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History
FoundedMay 25, 1989 (1989-05-25)
DisbandedApril 5, 1993 (1993-04-05)
Preceded by 40th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by 42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier
Elections
Last election
 1989 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 41st General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in April 1989. [1] The general assembly sat from May 25, 1989 to April 5, 1993.

Contents

The Liberal Party led by Clyde Wells formed the government. [2]

Thomas Lush served as speaker. [3]

There were five sessions of the 41st General Assembly: [4]

SessionStartEnd
1stMay 25, 1989March 7, 1990
2ndMarch 8, 1990February 27, 1991
3rdFebruary 28, 1991March 4, 1992
4thMarch 5, 1992March 2, 1993
5thMarch 4, 1993April 5, 1993

James McGrath served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1991. [5] Frederick Russell succeeded McGrath as lieutenant governor. [6]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1989: [1]

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously elected
  Thomas Rideout Baie Verte-White Bay Progressive Conservative 1975 [nb 1]
  Harold Small (1991) Liberal 1991
  Edward Joyce Bay of Islands Liberal 1989
  Clyde Wells (1989)1966, [nb 2] 1987, [nb 3] 1989
  Percy Barrett Bellevue Liberal 1989
  Thomas Lush Bonavista North Liberal 1975, [nb 4] 1985
  Aubrey Gover Bonavista South Liberal 1989
  Dave Gilbert Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir Liberal 1985
  Glenn Tobin Burin-Placentia West Progressive Conservative 1982
  Art Reid Carbonear Liberal 1989
  Pat Cowan Conception Bay South Liberal 1989
  Danny Dumaresque Eagle River Liberal 1989
  Roger Grimes Exploits Liberal 1989
  Charlie Power Ferryland Progressive Conservative 1975, 1977
  Loyola Sullivan (1992)1992
  Sam Winsor Fogo Progressive Conservative 1989
  Oliver Langdon Fortune-Hermitage Progressive Conservative 1989
  Winston Baker Gander Liberal 1985
  Bill Matthews Grand Bank Progressive Conservative 1982
  Len Simms Grand Falls Progressive Conservative 1979
  Alvin Hewlett Green Bay Progressive Conservative 1989
  John Crane Harbour Grace Liberal 1989
  Norman Doyle Harbour Main Progressive Conservative 1979
  Lynn Verge Humber East Progressive Conservative 1979
  Rick Woodford Humber Valley Progressive Conservative 1985
  Paul Dicks Humber West Liberal 1989
  Robert Aylward Kilbride Progressive Conservative 1979
  William Ramsay La Poile Liberal 1989
  Melvin Penney Lewisporte Liberal 1989
  Alec Snow Menihek Progressive Conservative 1989
  Neil Windsor Mount Pearl Progressive Conservative 1979
  Jim Walsh Mount Scio-Bell Island Liberal 1989
  Jim Kelland Naskaupi Liberal 1985
  Edward Roberts (1992)1966, [nb 5] 1992
  William Hogan Placentia Liberal 1989
  Walter Noel Pleasantville Liberal 1989
  Jim Hodder Port au Port Progressive Conservative 1975 [nb 1]
  John Efford Port de Grave Liberal 1985
  Charles Furey St. Barbe Liberal 1985
  Larry Short St. George's Liberal 1989
  Hubert Kitchen St. John's Centre Liberal 1971, [nb 6] 1977, [nb 7] 1989
  Shannie Duff St. John's East Progressive Conservative 1989
  Jack Harris (1990) New Democrat 1990
  Kevin Parsons St. John's East Extern Progressive Conservative 1986
  Philip Warren St. John's North Liberal 1989
  Thomas Murphy St. John's South Liberal 1989
  Rex Gibbons St. John's West Liberal 1989
  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 Warren Torngat Mountains Progressive Conservative 1979 [nb 1]
  Lloyd Snow Trinity-Bay de Verde Liberal 1989
  Charlie Brett Trinity North Progressive Conservative 1972
  Barry Hynes (1989)1989
  Douglas Oldford (1991) Liberal 1991
  Walter Carter Twillingate Liberal 1962, [nb 5] 1975, [nb 8] 1985
  Eric Gullage Waterford-Kenmount Liberal 1988
  Graham Flight Windsor-Buchans Liberal 1975, 1985, 1989

By-elections

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

Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Bay of Islands Clyde Wells [nb 9] Liberal May 20, 1989E Joyce resigned seat in June 1987 to allow Liberal Party leader to run for a seat in the assembly [7]
Trinity North Barry Hynes [nb 10] Progressive Conservative October 3, 1989C Brett resigned seat in July 1989 [7]
St. John's East Jack Harris New Democrat December 11, 1990S Duff resigned seat in September 1990 [8]
Trinity North Douglas Oldford Liberal February 19, 1991B Hynes resigned seat on December 3, 1990 [8]
Baie Verte-White Bay Harold Small Liberal 1991T Rideout resigned seat in 1991 [9]
Ferryland Loyola Sullivan Progressive Conservative June 25, 1992C Power resigned seat in May 1992 [10]
Naskaupi Edward Roberts Liberal June 25, 1992J Kelland resigned seat in May 1992 [11]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 First Elected as a Liberal
  2. ↑ Humber East
  3. ↑ Windsor-Buchans
  4. ↑ Terra Nova
  5. 1 2 White Bay North
  6. ↑ Harbour Grace
  7. ↑ St. John's West
  8. ↑ St. Mary's-The Capes (Re-Elected as a Progressive Conservative)
  9. ↑ Elected by acclamation
  10. ↑ Declared elected after a judicial recount

References

  1. 1 2 "Election Returns 1989" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  2. ↑ "The Wells Government 1989-1996". 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. ↑ "McGrath, Hon. James Aloysius (1932- )". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  6. ↑ "Russell, Hon. Frederick William (1923-2001)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  7. 1 2 "Election Statistics 1989:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  8. 1 2 "Election Statistics 1990-1991:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  9. ↑ "Baie Verte-Springdale". Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2007. CBC News.
  10. ↑ "By Election Statistics 1992:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  11. ↑ "By Election Statistics 1992:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
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