42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland explained

42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland
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Coa Caption:Confederation Building East Block. Seat of the Newfoundland and Labrador government and the House of Assembly from 1960 to present.
Leader1 Type:Premier
Leader1:Clyde Wells
Last Election1:1993 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in May 1993. The general assembly sat from May 20, 1993 to January 29, 1996.

The Liberal Party led by Clyde Wells formed the government.[1]

Paul Dicks served as speaker until 1995. Lloyd Snow succeeded Dicks as speaker.[2]

There were three sessions of the 42nd General Assembly:[3]

SessionStartEnd
1stMay 20, 1993February 24, 1994
2ndFebruary 28, 1994March 15, 1995
3rdMarch 16, 1995January 29, 1996

Frederick Russell served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1993:[5]

MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously elected
Paul ShelleyBaie Verte-White BayProgressive Conservative1993
Clyde WellsBay of IslandsLiberal1966,[6] 1987,[7] 1989
Percy BarrettBellevueLiberal1989
Tom LushBonavista NorthLiberal1975,[8] 1985
Roger FitzgeraldBonavista SouthProgressive Conservative1993
Dave S. GilbertBurgeo-Bay d'EspoirLiberal1985
Glenn TobinBurin-Placentia WestProgressive Conservative1982
Art ReidCarbonearLiberal1989
Pat CowanConception Bay SouthLiberal1989
Danny DumaresqueEagle RiverLiberal1989
Roger GrimesExploitsLiberal1989
Loyola SullivanFerrylandProgressive Conservative1992
Beaton TulkFogoLiberal1979, 1993
Oliver LangdonFortune-HermitageLiberal1989
Winston BakerGanderLiberal1985
Gary Vey1995
Bill MatthewsGrand BankProgressive Conservative1982
Len SimmsGrand FallsProgressive Conservative1979
Mike Mackey1995
Alvin HewlettGreen BayProgressive Conservative1989
John CraneHarbour GraceLiberal1989
Don WhelanHarbour MainLiberal1993
Lynn VergeHumber EastProgressive Conservative1979
Rick WoodfordHumber ValleyProgressive Conservative1985
Paul DicksHumber WestLiberal1989
Edward J. ByrneKilbrideProgressive Conservative1993
Bill RamsayLa PoileLiberal1989
Melvin PenneyLewisporteLiberal1989
Alec SnowMenihekProgressive Conservative1989
H. Neil WindsorMount PearlProgressive Conservative1979
Jim WalshMount Scio-Bell IslandLiberal1989
Edward RobertsNaskaupiLiberal1966,[9] 1992
Nick Careen[10] Placentia[11] Progressive Conservative1993
Walter NoelPleasantvilleLiberal1989
Gerald SmithPort au PortLiberal1993
John EffordPort de GraveLiberal1985
Chuck FureySt. BarbeLiberal1985
Bud HulanSt. George'sLiberal1993
Hubert KitchenSt. John's CentreLiberal1989
Jack HarrisSt. John's EastNew Democrat1990
Jack ByrneSt. John's East ExternProgressive Conservative1993
Lloyd MatthewsSt. John's NorthLiberal1993
Tom MurphySt. John's SouthLiberal1993
Rex GibbonsSt. John's WestLiberal1989
Fabian G. ManningSt. Mary's-The CapesProgressive Conservative1993
Kevin AylwardStephenvilleLiberal1985
Chris DeckerStrait of Belle IsleLiberal1985
Kay YoungTerra NovaLiberal1993
William H. AndersenTorngat MountainsLiberal1993
LLoyd George SnowTrinity-Bay de VerdeLiberal1989
Doug OldfordTrinity NorthLiberal1991
Walter CarterTwillingateLiberal1962,[12] 1975,[13] 1985
Harvey HodderWaterford-KenmountProgressive Conservative1993
Graham R. FlightWindsor-BuchansLiberal1975, 1985, 1989

Notes:

  1. Web site: The Wells Government 1989-1996 . Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage . Memorial University.
  2. Web site: The Speaker of the House of Assembly . House of Assembly . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091013233930/http://www.assembly.nl.ca/members/speaker.htm . 2009-10-13 .
  3. Book: O'Handley, Kathryn . Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1997 . 1-896413-43-9.
  4. Web site: Russell, Hon. Frederick William (1923-2001) . Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage . Memorial University.
  5. Web site: Election Returns 1993 . Elections Newfoundland and Labrador . 2015-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413144537/http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/General.Elections/GEreport1993.pdf . 2014-04-13 . dead .
  6. [Humber East]
  7. [Grand Falls-Windsor-Green Bay South|Windsor-Buchans]
  8. [Terra Nova (electoral district)|Terra Nova]
  9. [The Straits – White Bay North|White Bay North]
  10. Judicial recount
  11. Results of election declared invalid in January 1994
  12. [The Straits – White Bay North|White Bay North]
  13. [Placentia-St. Mary's|St. Mary's-The Capes]

By-elections

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

Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
PlacentiaNick CareenProgressive ConservativeFebruary 21, 1994Results of election declared invalid by Newfoundland Supreme Court on January 14, 1994[14]
Grand FallsMichael MackeyProgressive ConservativeJune 27, 1995L Simms resigned seat on May 1, 1995[15]
GanderGary VeyLiberalOctober 10, 1995W Baker resigned seat on July 31, 1995[16]

Notes:

  1. Web site: The Wells Government 1989-1996 . Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage . Memorial University.
  2. Web site: The Speaker of the House of Assembly . House of Assembly . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091013233930/http://www.assembly.nl.ca/members/speaker.htm . 2009-10-13 .
  3. Book: O'Handley, Kathryn . Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1997 . 1-896413-43-9.
  4. Web site: Russell, Hon. Frederick William (1923-2001) . Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage . Memorial University.
  5. Web site: Election Returns 1993 . Elections Newfoundland and Labrador . 2015-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413144537/http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/General.Elections/GEreport1993.pdf . 2014-04-13 . dead .
  6. [Humber East]
  7. [Grand Falls-Windsor-Green Bay South|Windsor-Buchans]
  8. [Terra Nova (electoral district)|Terra Nova]
  9. [The Straits – White Bay North|White Bay North]
  10. Judicial recount
  11. Results of election declared invalid in January 1994
  12. [The Straits – White Bay North|White Bay North]
  13. [Placentia-St. Mary's|St. Mary's-The Capes]
  14. Web site: Election Statistics 1994: . Elections Newfoundland and Labrador . 2015-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305034551/http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/By.Elections/94.placentia.feb.21.pdf . 2016-03-05 . dead .
  15. Web site: Election Statistics June 1995: . Elections Newfoundland and Labrador . 2015-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203813/http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/By.Elections/92.grand.falls.june.27.pdf . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  16. Web site: Election Statistics October 1995: . Elections Newfoundland and Labrador . 2015-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203748/http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/By.Elections/95.gander.oct.10.pdf . 2016-03-04 . dead .

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