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Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
50th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Type
Type	Lower house (1832–1934) then unicameral house of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
History
Founded	1832; 192 years ago (1832)
Leadership
Speaker	Derek Bennett, Liberal since April 12, 2021
Premier	Andrew Furey, Liberal since August 19, 2020
Leader of the Opposition	Tony Wakeham, Progressive Conservative since October 14, 2023
Government House Leader	Steve Crocker, Liberal since August 19, 2020
Opposition House Leader	Barry Petten, Progressive Conservative since April 12, 2021
Structure
Seats	40
Political groups	Government   Liberal (22) Official Opposition   Progressive Conservative (14) Others   New Democratic (2)   Independent (2)
Elections
Last election	March 25, 2021
Next election	On or before November 24, 2025
Meeting place
Colonial Building (1850–1959) Confederation Building (1959–present)
Website
www.assembly.nl.ca

The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (French: Chambre d'assemblée de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador) is the unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It meets in the Confederation Building in St. John's. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, in the name of the King of Canada.

The governing party sits on the left side of the speaker of the House of Assembly as opposed to the traditional right side of the speaker. This tradition dates back to the 1850s as the heaters in the Colonial Building were located on the left side. Thus, the government chose to sit near the heat, and leave the opposition sitting in the cold.

Homes of Legislature

Before 1850 the legislature has sat at various locations including Mary Travers' tavern on Duckworth Street across from War Memorial 1832, St. John's Court House (at Duckworth and Church Hill) from 1833 to 1846, a building on southwest corner of Water Street and Prescott Street (since replaced with office building) and the site of the former St. Patrick’s Hall on Queen’s Road and Garrison Hill (demolished and replace by current building 1880).

Permanent homes of the legislature, Confederation Building and Colonial Building, are the only surviving structures.

Constituencies

Members represent one electoral district each. There are 40 seats in the House of Assembly.

Seating plan

Current as of January 2024

Current members (MHAs)

Party leaders' names are written in bold and cabinet ministers in italic, with the Speaker of the House of Assembly designated by a dagger (†).

Seat total and official layout

See also

• 50th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
• 48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
• 47th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Speaker of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
• List of Newfoundland and Labrador General Assemblies

References

1. Maher, David. "You could say the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is in its 'infant' stage | The Chronicle Herald". www.thechronicleherald.ca. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
2. Newfoundland Act, 12-13 Geo. VI , c. 22 (U.K.), Sch. 1 (Terms of Union) s. 14
3. O'Neill, Paul (2003). The Oldest City: The Story of St. John's, Newfoundland. St. Philip's, NL: Boulder Publications. p. 336. ISBN 9781459301238.
4. "History – Benevolent Irish Society". Archived from the original on August 11, 2020.
5. "October 2013".
6. "Newfoundland's historic Colonial Building to undergo restoration – Daily Commercial News". Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
7. "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015.
8. "Seating Plan". Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. March 30, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

External links

• Official website
• Canadian Governments Compared

v t e      Politics of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Crown	Sovereign King Charles III
Lieutenant Governor	Joan Marie Aylward Former lieutenant governors
Premier	Andrew Furey Former premiers List of premiers by time in office
Opposition Leader	Tony Wakeham Former Opposition Leaders
Speaker of the Assembly	Derek Bennett Former Speakers of the Assembly
Legislative Assembly	Current members Former Assemblies Electoral districts Executive Council (Cabinet)
Active political parties	Political parties that have seats Liberal Party Progressive Conservative Party New Democratic Party
Defunct political parties	Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance (2019-2023) Labrador Party (1969-1975, 2003-2007) Newfoundland and Labrador First Party (1999-2011) Newfoundland Reform Liberal Party (1975) United Newfoundland Party (1932, 1959) Newfoundland Democratic Party (1959) Responsible Government League (1947-1949) Confederate Association (1948-1949) Party for Economic Union with the United States (1948) United Newfoundland Party (1932-1934) Fisherman's Protective Union (1913-1934) Newfoundland People's Party (1907-1923) Conservative parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation) (1854-1934) Liberal parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation) (1854-1934) Confederation Party (1860s) Anti-Confederation Party (1860s)
Elections	2021 general election Past elections
Other Canadian politics	Federal BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL YU NT NU

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