42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland

42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland

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 (1993-05-20)
Disbanded January 29, 1996 (1996-01-29)
Preceded by 41st General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by 43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier
Elections
Last election
 Newfoundland general election, 1993

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
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]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1993:[1]

Member Electoral district Affiliation
Paul Shelley Baie Verte-White Bay Progressive Conservative
Clyde Wells Bay of Islands Liberal
Percy Barrett Bellevue Liberal
Tom Lush Bonavista North Liberal
Roger Fitzgerald Bonavista South Progressive Conservative
Dave S. Gilbert Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir Liberal
Glenn Tobin Burin-Placentia West Progressive Conservative
Art Reid Carbonear Liberal
Pat Cowan Conception Bay South Liberal
Danny Dumaresque Eagle River Liberal
Roger Grimes Exploits Liberal
Loyola Sullivan Ferryland Progressive Conservative
Beaton Tulk Fogo Liberal
Oliver Langdon Fortune-Hermitage Liberal
Winston Baker Gander Liberal
Bill Matthews Grand Bank Progressive Conservative
Len Simms Grand Falls Progressive Conservative
Alvin Hewlett Green Bay Progressive Conservative
John Crane Harbour Grace Liberal
Don Whelan Harbour Main Liberal
Lynn Verge Humber East Progressive Conservative
Rick Woodford Humber Valley Progressive Conservative
Paul Dicks Humber West Liberal
Edward J. Byrne Kilbride Progressive Conservative
Bill Ramsay La Poile Liberal
Melvin Penney Lewisporte Liberal
Alec Snow Menihek Progressive Conservative
H. Neil Windsor Mount Pearl Progressive Conservative
Jim Walsh Mount Scio-Bell Island Liberal
Edward Roberts Naskaupi Liberal
Nick Careen[nb 1] Placentia[nb 2] Progressive Conservative
Walter Noel Pleasantville Liberal
Gerald Smith Port au Port Liberal
John Efford Port de Grave Liberal
Chuck Furey St. Barbe Liberal
Bud Hulan St. George's Liberal
Hubert Kitchen St. John's Centre Liberal
Jack Harris St. John's East New Democrat
Jack Byrne St. John's East Extern Progressive Conservative
Lloyd Matthews St. John's North Liberal
Tom Murphy St. John's South Liberal
Rex Gibbons St. John's West Liberal
Fabian G. Manning St. Mary's-The Capes Progressive Conservative
Kevin Aylward Stephenville Liberal
Chris Decker Strait of Belle Isle Liberal
Kay Young Terra Nova Liberal
William H. Andersen[nb 1] Torngat Mountains Liberal
LLoyd George Snow Trinity-Bay de Verde Liberal
Doug Oldford Trinity North Liberal
Walter Carter Twillingate Liberal
Harvey Hodder Waterford-Kenmount Progressive Conservative
Graham R. Flight Windsor-Buchans Liberal

Notes:

  1. 1 2 Judicial recount
  2. ↑ Results of election declared invalid in January 1994

By-elections

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

Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
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]

Notes:

    References

    1. 1 2 "Election Returns 1993" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador.
    2. ↑ "The Wells Government 1989-1996". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    3. ↑ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly.
    4. ↑ O'Handley, Kathryn (1997). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. ISBN 1-896413-43-9.
    5. ↑ "Russell, Hon. Frederick William (1923-2001)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    6. ↑ "Election Statistics 1994:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador.
    7. ↑ "Election Statistics June 1995:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador.
    8. ↑ "Election Statistics October 1995:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador.
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