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42nd 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 20, 1993 (1993-05-20)
DisbandedJanuary 29, 1996 (1996-01-29)
Preceded by41st General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier
Elections
Last election
1993 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in May 1993.[1] The general assembly sat from May 20, 1993 to January 29, 1996.

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

Paul Dicks served as speaker until 1995. Lloyd Snow succeeded Dicks as speaker.[3]

There were three sessions of the 42nd General Assembly:[4]

Session Start End
1st May 20, 1993 February 24, 1994
2nd February 28, 1994 March 15, 1995
3rd March 16, 1995 January 29, 1996

Frederick Russell served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.[5]

Members of the Assembly

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The following members were elected to the assembly in 1993:[1]

Member Electoral district Affiliation First elected / previously elected
Paul Shelley Baie Verte-White Bay Progressive Conservative 1993
Clyde Wells Bay of Islands Liberal 1966,[nb 1] 1987,[nb 2] 1989
Percy Barrett Bellevue Liberal 1989
Tom Lush Bonavista North Liberal 1975,[nb 3] 1985
Roger Fitzgerald Bonavista South Progressive Conservative 1993
Dave S. 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
Loyola Sullivan Ferryland Progressive Conservative 1992
Beaton Tulk Fogo Liberal 1979, 1993
Oliver Langdon Fortune-Hermitage Liberal 1989
Winston Baker Gander Liberal 1985
Gary Vey 1995
Bill Matthews Grand Bank Progressive Conservative 1982
Len Simms Grand Falls Progressive Conservative 1979
Mike Mackey 1995
Alvin Hewlett Green Bay Progressive Conservative 1989
John Crane Harbour Grace Liberal 1989
Don Whelan Harbour Main Liberal 1993
Lynn Verge Humber East Progressive Conservative 1979
Rick Woodford Humber Valley Progressive Conservative 1985
Paul Dicks Humber West Liberal 1989
Edward J. Byrne Kilbride Progressive Conservative 1993
Bill Ramsay La Poile Liberal 1989
Melvin Penney Lewisporte Liberal 1989
Alec Snow Menihek Progressive Conservative 1989
H. Neil Windsor Mount Pearl Progressive Conservative 1979
Jim Walsh Mount Scio-Bell Island Liberal 1989
Edward Roberts Naskaupi Liberal 1966,[nb 4] 1992
Nick Careen[nb 5] Placentia[nb 6] Progressive Conservative 1993
Walter Noel Pleasantville Liberal 1989
Gerald Smith Port au Port Liberal 1993
John Efford Port de Grave Liberal 1985
Chuck Furey St. Barbe Liberal 1985
Bud Hulan St. George's Liberal 1993
Hubert Kitchen St. John's Centre Liberal 1989
Jack Harris St. John's East New Democrat 1990
Jack Byrne St. John's East Extern Progressive Conservative 1993
Lloyd Matthews St. John's North Liberal 1993
Tom Murphy St. John's South Liberal 1993
Rex Gibbons St. John's West Liberal 1989
Fabian G. Manning St. Mary's-The Capes Progressive Conservative 1993
Kevin Aylward Stephenville Liberal 1985
Chris Decker Strait of Belle Isle Liberal 1985
Kay Young Terra Nova Liberal 1993
William H. Andersen[nb 5] Torngat Mountains Liberal 1993
LLoyd George Snow Trinity-Bay de Verde Liberal 1989
Doug Oldford Trinity North Liberal 1991
Walter Carter Twillingate Liberal 1962,[nb 7] 1975,[nb 8] 1985
Harvey Hodder Waterford-Kenmount Progressive Conservative 1993
Graham R. Flight Windsor-Buchans Liberal 1975, 1985, 1989

Notes:

  1. ^ Humber East
  2. ^ Windsor-Buchans
  3. ^ Terra Nova
  4. ^ White Bay North
  5. ^ a b Judicial recount
  6. ^ Results of election declared invalid in January 1994
  7. ^ White Bay North
  8. ^ St. Mary's-The Capes (Re-Elected as a Progressive Conservative)

By-elections

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

Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
Placentia Nick Careen Progressive Conservative February 21, 1994 Results of election declared invalid by Newfoundland Supreme Court on January 14, 1994[6]
Grand Falls Michael Mackey Progressive Conservative June 27, 1995 L Simms resigned seat on May 1, 1995[7]
Gander Gary Vey Liberal October 10, 1995 W Baker resigned seat on July 31, 1995[8]

Notes:


References

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  1. ^ a b "Election Returns 1993" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  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. ^ "Russell, Hon. Frederick William (1923-2001)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  6. ^ "Election Statistics 1994:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  7. ^ "Election Statistics June 1995:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  8. ^ "Election Statistics October 1995:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
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