43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland

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43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland
File:ConfederationBuildingStJohnsNewfoundland.JPG
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 by42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by44th 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]

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]

Session Start End
1st March 20, 1996 March 10, 1997
2nd March 11, 1997 March 17, 1998
3rd March 18, 1998 January 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

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

Member Electoral district Party First 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,[a] 1993
  Roger Fitzgerald Bonavista South Progressive Conservative 1993
  Bill Ramsay Burgeo & La Poile Liberal 1989
  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 Independent 1996
  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[b]
  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[c] 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 (1997) Progressive Conservative 1997
  Jack Harris Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi New Democrat 1990
  Tom Lush Terra Nova Liberal 1975, 1985,[d] 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 1989
  Harvey Hodder Waterford Valley Progressive Conservative 1993
  Graham Flight[c] Windsor-Springdale Liberal 1975, 1985, 1989

By-elections

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

Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
St. John's West Sheila Osborne Progressive Conservative July 21, 1997 R Gibbons resigned seat on April 30, 1997[7] to run in a federal election[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ Fogo
  2. ^ First Elected as a Progressive Conservative
  3. ^ a b Judicial recount
  4. ^ Bonavista North

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