43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland

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43rd 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
FoundedMarch 20, 1996 (1996-03-20)
DisbandedJanuary 18, 1999 (1999-01-18)
Preceded by 42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by 44th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Leadership
Premier
Elections
Last election
1996 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in February 1996. [1] The general assembly sat from March 20, 1996 to January 18, 1999. [2]

Contents

The Liberal Party led by Brian Tobin formed the government. [3]

Lloyd Snow served as speaker. [4]

There were three sessions of the 43rd General Assembly: [2]

SessionStartEnd
1stMarch 20, 1996March 10, 1997
2ndMarch 11, 1997March 17, 1998
3rdMarch 18, 1998January 18, 1999

Frederick Russell served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1997. [5] Arthur Maxwell House succeeded Russell as lieutenant-governor. [6]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1996: [1]

MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously elected
Paul Shelley Baie Verte Progressive Conservative 1993
Brian Tobin Bay of Islands Liberal 1996
Percy Barrett Bellevue Liberal 1989
Beaton Tulk Bonavista North Liberal 1979, [nb 1] , 1993
Roger Fitzgerald Bonavista South Progressive Conservative 1993
Bill Ramsay Burgeo & La Poile Liberal 1996
Mary Hodder Burin-Placentia West Liberal 1996
Jack Byrne Cape St. Francis Progressive Conservative 1993
Art Reid Carbonear-Harbour Grace Liberal 1989
Yvonne Jones Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair Independent1996
Jim Walsh Conception Bay East – Bell Island Liberal 1989
Bob French Conception Bay South Progressive Conservative 1996
Roger Grimes Exploits Liberal 1989
Loyola Sullivan Ferryland Progressive Conservative 1992
Oliver Langdon Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune Liberal 1989
Sandra Kelly Gander Liberal 1996
Judy Foote Grand Bank Liberal 1996
Anna Thistle Grand Falls - Buchans Liberal 1996
Don Whelan Harbour Main - Whitbourne Liberal 1993
Bob Mercer [nb 2] Humber East Liberal 1996
Rick Woodford Humber Valley Liberal 1985
Paul Dicks Humber West Liberal 1989
Ed Byrne Kilbride Progressive Conservative 1993
Perry Canning Labrador West Liberal 1996
Ernie McLean Lake Melville Liberal 1996
Melvin Penney Lewisporte Liberal 1989
Julie Bettney Mount Pearl Liberal 1996
Anthony Sparrow Placentia & St. Mary's Liberal 1996
Gerald Smith Port au Port Liberal 1993
John Efford Port de Grave Liberal 1985
Chuck Furey St. Barbe Liberal 1985
Kevin Aylward St. George's-Stephenville East Liberal 1985
Joan Aylward St. John's Centre Liberal 1996
John Ottenheimer St. John's East Progressive Conservative 1996
Lloyd Matthews St. John's North Liberal 1993
Tom Osborne St. John's South Progressive Conservative 1996
Rex Gibbons St. John's West Liberal 1989
Sheila Osborne Progressive Conservative 1997
Jack Harris Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi New Democrat 1990
Tom Lush Terra Nova Liberal 1975, 1985, [nb 3] , 1989
Chris Decker The Straits – White Bay North Liberal 1985
Ralph Wiseman Topsail Liberal 1996
Wally Andersen Torngat Mountains Liberal 1996
Lloyd Snow Trinity-Bay de Verde Liberal 1989
Doug Oldford Trinity North Liberal 1991
Gerry Reid Twillingate & Fogo Liberal 1996
Walter Noel Virginia Waters Liberal 1996
Harvey Hodder Waterford Valley Progressive Conservative 1993
Graham Flight [nb 2] Windsor-Springdale Liberal 1975, 1985, 1989

Notes:

  1. Fogo
  2. 1 2 Judicial recount
  3. Bonavista North

By-elections

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

Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
St. John's West Sheila Osborne Progressive Conservative July 21, 1997R Gibbons resigned seat on April 30, 1997 [7] to run in a federal election [8]

Notes:

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