42nd 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 | |
Founded | May 20, 1993 |
Disbanded | January 29, 1996 |
Preceded by | 41st General Assembly of Newfoundland |
Succeeded by | 43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland |
Leadership | |
Premier | |
Elections | |
Last election | 1993 Newfoundland general election |
The members of the 42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in May 1993. [1] The general assembly sat from May 20, 1993 to January 29, 1996.
The Liberal Party led by Clyde Wells formed the government. [2]
Paul Dicks served as speaker until 1995. Lloyd Snow succeeded Dicks as speaker. [3]
There were three sessions of the 42nd General Assembly: [4]
Session | Start | End |
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1st | May 20, 1993 | February 24, 1994 |
2nd | February 28, 1994 | March 15, 1995 |
3rd | March 16, 1995 | January 29, 1996 |
Frederick Russell served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland. [5]
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1993: [1]
Notes:
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
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Placentia | Nick Careen | Progressive Conservative | February 21, 1994 | Results of election declared invalid by Newfoundland Supreme Court on January 14, 1994 [6] |
Grand Falls | Michael Mackey | Progressive Conservative | June 27, 1995 | L Simms resigned seat on May 1, 1995 [7] |
Gander | Gary Vey | Liberal | October 10, 1995 | W Baker resigned seat on July 31, 1995 [8] |
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