41st General Assembly of Newfoundland | |
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Confederation Building East Block. Seat of the Newfoundland and Labrador government and the House of Assembly from 1960 to present. | |
History | |
Founded | May 25, 1989 (1989-05-25) |
Disbanded | April 5, 1993 (1993-04-05) |
Preceded by | 40th General Assembly of Newfoundland |
Succeeded by | 42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland |
Leadership | |
Premier | Clyde Wells |
Elections | |
Last election | 1989 Newfoundland general election |
The members of the 41st General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in April 1989. The general assembly sat from May 25, 1989 to April 5, 1993.
The Liberal Party led by Clyde Wells formed the government.
Thomas Lush served as speaker.
There were five sessions of the 41st General Assembly:
Session | Start | End |
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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. Frederick Russell succeeded McGrath as lieutenant governor.
Members of the Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1989:
Notes:
- First Elected as a Liberal
- Humber East
- Windsor-Buchans
- Terra Nova
- White Bay North
- First Elected as a Liberal
- White Bay North
- 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 |
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Bay of Islands | Clyde Wells | Liberal | May 20, 1989 | E Joyce resigned seat in June 1987 to allow Liberal Party leader to run for a seat in the assembly |
Trinity North | Barry Hynes | Progressive Conservative | October 3, 1989 | C Brett resigned seat in July 1989 |
St. John's East | Jack Harris | New Democrat | December 11, 1990 | S Duff resigned seat in September 1990 |
Trinity North | Douglas Oldford | Liberal | February 19, 1991 | B Hynes resigned seat on December 3, 1990 |
Baie Verte-White Bay | Harold Small | Liberal | 1991 | T Rideout resigned seat in 1991 |
Ferryland | Loyola Sullivan | Progressive Conservative | June 25, 1992 | C Power resigned seat in May 1992 |
Naskaupi | Edward Roberts | Liberal | June 25, 1992 | J Kelland resigned seat in May 1992 |
Notes:
- Elected by acclamation
- Declared elected after a judicial recount
References
- ^ "Election Returns 1989" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
- "The Wells Government 1989-1996". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
- "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
- O'Handley, Kathryn (1997). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. ISBN 1-896413-43-9.
- "McGrath, Hon. James Aloysius (1932- )". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
- "Russell, Hon. Frederick William (1923-2001)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
- ^ "Election Statistics 1989:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
- ^ "Election Statistics 1990-1991:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
- "Baie Verte-Springdale". Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2007. CBC News.
- "By Election Statistics 1992:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
- "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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