43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland

The members of the 43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in February 1996.[1] The general assembly sat from March 20, 1996 to January 18, 1999.[2]

43rd 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
FoundedMarch 20, 1996 (1996-03-20)
DisbandedJanuary 18, 1999 (1999-01-18)
Preceded by42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by44th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Leadership
Premier
Elections
Last election
1996 Newfoundland general election

The Liberal Party led by Brian Tobin formed the government.[3]

Lloyd Snow served as speaker.[4]

There were three sessions of the 43rd General Assembly:[2]

Session Start End
1st March 20, 1996 March 10, 1997
2nd March 11, 1997 March 17, 1998
3rd March 18, 1998 January 18, 1999

Frederick Russell served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1997.[5] Arthur Maxwell House succeeded Russell as lieutenant-governor.[6]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1996:[1]

Member Electoral district Affiliation
Paul Shelley Baie Verte Progressive Conservative
Brian Tobin Bay of Islands Liberal
Percy Barrett Bellevue Liberal
Beaton Tulk Bonavista North Liberal
Roger Fitzgerald Bonavista South Progressive Conservative
Bill Ramsay Burgeo & La Poile Liberal
Mary Hodder Burin-Placentia West Liberal
Jack Byrne Cape St. Francis Progressive Conservative
Art Reid Carbonear-Harbour Grace Liberal
Yvonne Jones Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair Independent
Jim Walsh Conception Bay East – Bell Island Liberal
Bob French Conception Bay South Progressive Conservative
Roger Grimes Exploits Liberal
Loyola Sullivan Ferryland Progressive Conservative
Oliver Langdon Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune Liberal
Sandra Kelly Gander Liberal
Judy Foote Grand Bank Liberal
Anna Thistle Grand Falls - Buchans Liberal
Don Whelan Harbour Main - Whitbourne Liberal
Bob Mercer[nb 1] Humber East Liberal
Rick Woodford Humber Valley Liberal
Paul Dicks Humber West Liberal
Ed Byrne Kilbride Progressive Conservative
Perry Canning Labrador West Liberal
Ernie McLean Lake Melville Liberal
Melvin Penney Lewisporte Liberal
Julie Bettney Mount Pearl Liberal
Anthony Sparrow Placentia & St. Mary's Liberal
Gerald Smith Port au Port Liberal
John Efford Port de Grave Liberal
Chuck Furey St. Barbe Liberal
Kevin Aylward St. George's-Stephenville East Liberal
Joan Aylward St. John's Centre Liberal
John Ottenheimer St. John's East Progressive Conservative
Lloyd Matthews St. John's North Liberal
Tom Osborne St. John's South Progressive Conservative
Rex Gibbons St. John's West Liberal
Jack Harris Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi New Democrat
Tom Lush Terra Nova Liberal
Chris Decker The Straits – White Bay North Liberal
Ralph Wiseman Topsail Liberal
Wally Andersen Torngat Mountains Liberal
Lloyd Snow Trinity-Bay de Verde Liberal
Doug Oldford Trinity North Liberal
Gerry Reid Twillingate & Fogo Liberal
Walter Noel Virginia Waters Liberal
Harvey Hodder Waterford Valley Progressive Conservative
Graham Flight[nb 1] Windsor-Springdale Liberal

Notes:

  1. Judicial recount

By-elections

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

Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
St. John's West Sheila Osborne Progressive Conservative July 21, 1997 R Gibbons resigned seat on April 30, 1997[7] to run in a federal election[8]

Notes:

    References
    1. "Election Returns 1996" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-11.
    2. O'Handley, Kathryn (2001). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. ISBN 0-7876-3561-8.
    3. "The Tobin Government, 1996-2000". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    4. "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
    5. "Russell, Hon. Frederick William (1923-2001)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    6. "House, Hon. Arthur Maxwell (1926- )". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    7. "Election Statistics 1997:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador.
    8. "St. John's West". Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2011. CBC News.
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