48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador

48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Majority parliament
January 2016 – present
Parliament leaders
Premier Hon. Dwight Ball
December 14, 2015 –
Leader of the
Opposition		 Paul Davis
December 14, 2015 –
Party caucuses
Government Liberal Party
Opposition Progressive Conservative Party
Third party New Democratic Party
Members 40 MHA seats
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
6 February 1952 – present
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The 48th Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly was elected on November 30, 2015 Members of the House of Assembly were sworn in December 14, 2015.

Current members

Name Party Riding
  Dwight Ball Liberal Humber-Gros Morne
  Cathy Bennett Liberal Windsor Lake
  Derek Bennett Liberal Lewisporte-Twillingate
  Derrick Bragg Liberal Fogo Island-Cape Freels
  David Brazil Progressive Conservative Conception Bay East-Bell Island
  Mark Browne Liberal Placentia West-Bellevue
  Gerry Byrne Liberal Corner Brook
  Siobhán Coady Liberal St. John's West
  Steve Crocker Liberal Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde
  Bernard Davis Liberal Virginia Waters-Pleasantville
  Paul Davis Progressive Conservative Topsail-Paradise
  Jerry Dean Liberal Exploits
  Lisa Dempster Liberal Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair
  Randy Edmunds Liberal Torngat Mountains
  John Finn Liberal Stephenville-Port au Port
  Sherry Gambin-Walsh Liberal Placentia and St. Mary’s
  John Haggie Liberal Gander
  Carol Anne Haley Liberal Burin-Grand Bank
  Al Hawkins Liberal Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans
  Colin Holloway Liberal Terra Nova
  Keith Hutchings Progressive Conservative Ferryland
  Eddie Joyce Liberal Humber-Bay of Islands
  Steve Kent Progressive Conservative Mount Pearl North
  Neil King Liberal Bonavista
  Dale Kirby Liberal Mount Scio
  Paul Lane Liberal (-2016)[1] Mount Pearl-Southlands
     Independent (2016-)
  Graham Letto Liberal Labrador West
     Lorraine Michael New Democratic St. John's East-Quidi Vidi
  Christopher Mitchelmore Liberal St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows
  Tom Osborne Liberal Waterford Valley
  Betty Parsley Liberal Harbour Main
  Andrew Parsons Liberal Burgeo-La Poile
  Kevin Parsons Progressive Conservative Cape St. Francis
  Pam Parsons Liberal Harbour Grace-Port de Grave
  Barry Petten Progressive Conservative Conception Bay South
  Tracey Perry Progressive Conservative Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune
  Scott Reid Liberal St. George's-Humber
     Gerry Rogers New Democratic St. John's Centre
  Perry Trimper Liberal Lake Melville
  Brian Warr Liberal Baie Verte-Green Bay

Seating plan

Standings changes in the 48th Assembly

Number of members
per party by date		 2015 2016
Nov 30 May 19[2]
  Liberal 31 30
  Progressive Conservative 7
     NDP 2
     Independent 0 1
Total members 40
Vacant 0
Government Majority 22
Membership changes in the 48th Assembly
Date Name District Party Reason
  November 30, 2015 See List of Members Election day of the 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
     May 19, 2016 Paul Lane Mount Pearl-Southlands Independent Suspended from the Liberal caucus

References

  1. ↑ http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&ID=62669
  2. ↑ http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&ID=62669
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