41st General Assembly of Newfoundland

The members of the 41st General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in April 1989.[1] The general assembly sat from May 25, 1989 to April 5, 1993.

41st 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
FoundedMay 25, 1989 (1989-05-25)
DisbandedApril 5, 1993 (1993-04-05)
Preceded by40th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier
Clyde Wells
Elections
Last election
1989 Newfoundland general election

The Liberal Party led by Clyde Wells formed the government.[2]

Thomas Lush served as speaker.[3]

There were five sessions of the 41st General Assembly:[4]

Session Start End
1st May 25, 1989 March 7, 1990
2nd March 8, 1990 February 27, 1991
3rd February 28, 1991 March 4, 1992
4th March 5, 1992 March 2, 1993
5th March 4, 1993 April 5, 1993

James McGrath served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1991.[5] Frederick Russell succeeded McGrath as lieutenant governor.[6]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1989:[1]

Member Electoral district Affiliation First elected / previously elected
Thomas Rideout Baie Verte-White Bay Progressive Conservative 1975[nb 1]
Harold Small Liberal 1991
Edward Joyce Bay of Islands Liberal 1989
Clyde Wells 1966,[nb 2] 1987,[nb 3] 1989
Percy Barrett Bellevue Liberal 1989
Thomas Lush Bonavista North Liberal 1975,[nb 4] 1985
Aubrey Gover Bonavista South Liberal 1989
Dave Gilbert Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir Liberal 1985
Glenn Tobin Burin-Placentia West Progressive Conservative 1982
Art Reid Carbonear Liberal 1989
Pat Cowan Conception Bay South Liberal 1989
Danny Dumaresque Eagle River Liberal 1989
Roger Grimes Exploits Liberal 1989
Charlie Power Ferryland Progressive Conservative 1975, 1977
Loyola Sullivan 1992
Sam Winsor Fogo Progressive Conservative 1989
Oliver Langdon Fortune-Hermitage Progressive Conservative 1989
Winston Baker Gander Liberal 1985
Bill Matthews Grand Bank Progressive Conservative 1982
Len Simms Grand Falls Progressive Conservative 1979
Alvin Hewlett Green Bay Progressive Conservative 1989
John Crane Harbour Grace Liberal 1989
Norman Doyle Harbour Main Progressive Conservative 1979
Lynn Verge Humber East Progressive Conservative 1979
Rick Woodford Humber Valley Progressive Conservative 1985
Paul Dicks Humber West Liberal 1989
Robert Aylward Kilbride Progressive Conservative 1979
William Ramsay La Poile Liberal 1989
Melvin Penney Lewisporte Liberal 1989
Alec Snow Menihek Progressive Conservative 1989
Neil Windsor Mount Pearl Progressive Conservative 1979
Jim Walsh Mount Scio-Bell Island Liberal 1989
Jim Kelland Naskaupi Liberal 1985
Edward Roberts 1966,[nb 5] 1992
William Hogan Placentia Liberal 1989
Walter Noel Pleasantville Liberal 1989
Jim Hodder Port au Port Progressive Conservative 1975[nb 6]
John Efford Port de Grave Liberal 1985
Charles Furey St. Barbe Liberal 1985
Larry Short St. George's Liberal 1989
Hubert Kitchen St. John's Centre Liberal 1989
Shannie Duff St. John's East Progressive Conservative 1989
Jack Harris New Democrat 1990
Kevin Parsons St. John's East Extern Progressive Conservative 1986
Philip Warren St. John's North Liberal 1989
Thomas Murphy St. John's South Liberal 1989
Rex Gibbons St. John's West Liberal 1989
Loyola Hearn St. Mary's-The Capes Progressive Conservative 1982
Kevin Aylward Stephenville Liberal 1985
Chris Decker Strait of Belle Isle Liberal 1985
Glen C. Greening Terra Nova Progressive Conservative 1983
Garfield Warren Torngat Mountains Progressive Conservative 1979
Lloyd Snow Trinity-Bay de Verde Liberal 1989
Charlie Brett Trinity North Progressive Conservative 1972
Barry Hynes 1989
Douglas Oldford Liberal 1991
Walter Carter Twillingate Liberal 1962,[nb 7] 1975,[nb 8] 1985
Eric Gullage Waterford-Kenmount Liberal 1988
Graham Flight Windsor-Buchans Liberal 1975, 1985, 1989

Notes:

  1. First Elected as a Liberal
  2. Humber East
  3. Windsor-Buchans
  4. Terra Nova
  5. White Bay North
  6. First Elected as a Liberal
  7. White Bay North
  8. St. Mary's-The Capes (Re-Elected as a Progressive Conservative)

By-elections

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

Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
Bay of Islands Clyde Wells[nb 1] Liberal May 20, 1989 E Joyce resigned seat in June 1987 to allow Liberal Party leader to run for a seat in the assembly[7]
Trinity North Barry Hynes[nb 2] Progressive Conservative October 3, 1989 C Brett resigned seat in July 1989[7]
St. John's East Jack Harris New Democrat December 11, 1990 S Duff resigned seat in September 1990[8]
Trinity North Douglas Oldford Liberal February 19, 1991 B Hynes resigned seat on December 3, 1990[8]
Baie Verte-White Bay Harold Small Liberal 1991 T Rideout resigned seat in 1991[9]
Ferryland Loyola Sullivan Progressive Conservative June 25, 1992 C Power resigned seat in May 1992[10]
Naskaupi Edward Roberts Liberal June 25, 1992 J Kelland resigned seat in May 1992[11]

Notes:

  1. Elected by acclamation
  2. Declared elected after a judicial recount

References
  1. "Election Returns 1989" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  2. "The Wells Government 1989-1996". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  3. "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
  4. O'Handley, Kathryn (1997). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. ISBN 1-896413-43-9.
  5. "McGrath, Hon. James Aloysius (1932- )". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  6. "Russell, Hon. Frederick William (1923-2001)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  7. "Election Statistics 1989:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  8. "Election Statistics 1990-1991:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  9. "Baie Verte-Springdale". Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2007. CBC News.
  10. "By Election Statistics 1992:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  11. "By Election Statistics 1992:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
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