The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. The party is the provincial branch,and affiliate of the federal Liberal Party of Canada. It has served as the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador since December 14,2015. The NL Liberals were re-elected to a majority government in the 2021 provincial election.
The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a provincial political party in Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. The party was founded in 1949 and most recently formed the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador from the 2003 general election until the 2015 general election. The party has served as the official opposition to the government of Newfoundland and Labrador since 14 December 2015. On 31 March 2021,MHA David Brazil was appointed interim leader.
Alfred Brian Peckford is a Canadian politician who served as the third premier of Newfoundland from March 26,1979 to March 22,1989. A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party,Peckford was first elected as the Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for Green Bay following the 1972 general election. He served as a cabinet minister in Frank Moores' government before he was elected as PC leader in 1979 following Moores' retirement.
Gerry Byrne,PC MHA is a Canadian politician who was a Liberal Member of Parliament from 1996 to 2015 representing Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte,Newfoundland and Labrador,and a cabinet minister in the government of Jean Chrétien. Since the 2015 provincial election,he has served as MHA for Corner Brook. Byrne served in provincial cabinet during the Ball government and is currently Minister of Immigration,Skills and Labour in the Furey government.
Baie Verte-Green Bay is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. As of 2011 it has 8,067 eligible voters. The district was redistributed in 2015.
The 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on October 9,2007 to elect members of the 46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is governed by a unicameral legislature,the House of Assembly,which operates under the Westminster model of government. The executive function of government is formed by the Lieutenant Governor,the premier and his or her cabinet. The politics of Newfoundland and Labrador is defined by a long history,liberal democratic political institutions and a unique political culture.
Trevor Taylor is a Canadian politician. He formerly represented the riding of The Straits - White Bay North in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. He was a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
Derrick Dalley,is a former Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. He served as the Minister of Natural Resources in the provincial cabinet. Dalley has represented the district of The Isles of Notre Dame in the House of Assembly from 2007 until 2015. Before entering politics he worked as a guidance counselor and principal.
Lynn Verge is a Canadian lawyer and politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. She represented the Corner Brook electoral district of Humber East in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1979 to 1996. As of 2016,she serves as the executive director of Atwater Library and Computer Centre in Westmount,Quebec.
Leonard Archibald (Len) Simms is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. He was the Progressive Conservative Member of the House of Assembly for Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans from 1979 to 1995. From 2005 until 2014,Simms was chairman and chief executive officer of the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation,a provincial crown corporation.
Leo Denis Barry is a Canadian jurist and current Justice of the Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador. He was born in Red Island,Newfoundland and Labrador.
The 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election took place on October 11,2011,to elect members of the 47th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Progressive Conservative Party formed a majority government in the 2007 election,with the Liberal Party serving as the Official Opposition and the New Democratic Party (NDP) serving as a third party.
Paul J. Shelley is a former political figure in Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. He represented Baie Verte-Springdale in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1993 to 2007 as a Progressive Conservative.
David J. Brazil is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. He has represented the district of Conception Bay East - Bell Island in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly since 2010. He is currently interim Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador and interim Leader of the Opposition.
Len Stirling is a former politician in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. He was a member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1979 to 1982 and was leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1980 to 1982.
Dan Crummell is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador,who represented the district of St. John's West in Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2011 to 2015,as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. In a 1995 by-election and the 1996 provincial election,Crummell was the Progressive Conservative candidate in the district of Gander.
Brian H. Warr is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Baie Verte-Green Bay as a member of the Liberal Party.
The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election,2018 was held on April 27–29,2018,to select a successor to Paul Davis who announced on October 11,2016,that he planned to step down as leader once his replacement was elected. St. John's lawyer Ches Crosbie defeated former Health Authority CEO Tony Wakeham to become the new leader. 11,000 members joined the party during this leadership election,of which,just over 4,000 cast their ballots.
The 52nd Newfoundland and Labrador general election will take place on or before 14 October 2025 to elect members to the 51st General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.
