40th General Assembly of Newfoundland

40th 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
FoundedApril 25, 1985 (1985-04-25)
DisbandedMarch 29, 1989 (1989-03-29)
Preceded by39th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by41st General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier
Brian Peckford
(Until March 1989)
Premier
Elections
Last election
1985 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 40th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in April 1985.[1] The general assembly sat from April 25, 1985 to March 29, 1989.

The Progressive Conservative Party led by Brian Peckford formed the government. Tom Rideout succeeded Peckford as party leader and Premier in March 1989.[2]

Patrick McNicholas served as speaker.[3]

There were four sessions of the 40th General Assembly:[4]

Session Start End
1st April 25, 1985 February 21, 1986
2nd March 18, 1986 February 19, 1987
3rd February 26, 1987 March 8, 1988
4th March 10, 1988 March 29, 1989

William Anthony Paddon served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1986.[5] James McGrath succeeded Paddon as lieutenant governor.[6]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1985:[1]

Member Electoral district Party First elected / previously elected
  Thomas Gerard Rideout Baie Verte-White Bay Progressive Conservative 1975[a]
  Ted Blanchard Bay of Islands Progressive Conservative 1985
  Wilson Elwood Callan Bellevue Liberal 1975,[b] 1981
  Progressive Conservative
  Tom Lush Bonavista North Liberal 1975,[c] 1985
  James Morgan Bonavista South Progressive Conservative 1972
  Dave Gilbert Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir Liberal 1985
  Glenn Tobin Burin-Placentia West Progressive Conservative 1982
  Milton Peach Carbonear Progressive Conservative 1982
  John Butt Conception Bay South Progressive Conservative 1979
  Eugene Hiscock Eagle River Liberal 1979
  Hugh Matthew Twomey Exploits Progressive Conservative 1976
  Charlie Power Ferryland Progressive Conservative 1975, 1977
  Beaton Tulk Fogo Liberal 1979
  Roger Simmons Fortune-Hermitage Liberal 1973,[d] 1985
  Winston Baker Gander Liberal 1985
  Bill Matthews Grand Bank Progressive Conservative 1982
  Len Simms Grand Falls Progressive Conservative 1979
  A. Brian Peckford Green Bay Progressive Conservative 1972
  Haig Young Harbour Grace Progressive Conservative 1972
  Norman E. Doyle Harbour Main Progressive Conservative 1979
  Lynn Verge Humber East Progressive Conservative 1979
  Rick Woodford Humber Valley Progressive Conservative 1985
  Raymond Baird Humber West Progressive Conservative 1979
  Robert Aylward Kilbride Progressive Conservative 1979
  Calvin Mitchell La Poile Progressive Conservative 1985
  Maxwell James Russell Lewisporte Progressive Conservative 1971, 1982
  Peter Fenwick Menihek New Democrat 1984
  H. Neil Windsor Mount Pearl Progressive Conservative 1979
  Leo Barry Mount Scio Liberal 1972,[e] 1979
  Jim Kelland Naskaupi Liberal 1985
  William G. Patterson Placentia Progressive Conservative 1975
  Jerome W. Dinn Pleasantville Progressive Conservative 1975
  James Hodder Port au Port Progressive Conservative 1975[a]
  John Efford Port de Grave Liberal 1985
  Chuck Furey St. Barbe Liberal 1985
  Ronald Gilbert Dawe St. George's Progressive Conservative 1979
  Patrick J. McNicholas St. John's Centre Progressive Conservative 1979
  William Marshall St. John's East Progressive Conservative 1970
  Gene Long (1986) New Democrat 1986
  Thomas V. Hickey St. John's East Extern Progressive Conservative 1966
  Kevin Parsons (1986) 1986
  John Carter St. John's North Progressive Conservative 1971
  John F. Collins St. John's South Progressive Conservative 1982
  Harold Barrett St. John's West Progressive Conservative 1979
  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 E. Warren Torngat Mountains Progressive Conservative 1979[a]
  James G. Reid Trinity-Bay de Verde Progressive Conservative 1982
  Charlie Brett Trinity North Progressive Conservative 1972
  Walter Carmichael Carter Twillingate Liberal 1962,[f] 1975,[g] 1985
  Gerald Ryan Ottenheimer Waterford-Kenmount Progressive Conservative 1966,[h] 1971
  Eric Gullage (1988) Liberal 1988
  Graham Flight Windsor-Buchans Liberal 1975, 1985
  Clyde Wells 1966,[i] 1987

By-elections

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

Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
St. John's East Gene Long New Democrat December 9, 1986 T V Hickey resigned seat in November 1986[7]
St. John's East Extern Kevin Parsons Progressive Conservative W W Marshall resigned seat in November 1986[7]
Windsor-Buchans Clyde Wells Liberal December 17, 1987 G Flight resigned seat in June 1987 to allow Liberal Party leader to run for a seat in the assembly[8]
Waterford-Kenmount Eric Gullage Liberal March 9, 1988 G R Ottenheimer named to Senate of Canada in December 1987[9]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c First Elected as a Liberal
  2. ^ First Elected as Liberal Reform
  3. ^ Terra Nova
  4. ^ Burgeo-Bay D'Espoir
  5. ^ Burin-Placentia West (First Elected as a Progressive Conservative)
  6. ^ White Bay North
  7. ^ St. Mary's-The Capes (Re-Elected as a Progressive Conservative)
  8. ^ St. John's East
  9. ^ Humber East

References

  1. ^ a b "Election Returns 1985" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29.
  2. ^ "The Peckford Government 1979-1989". 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. ^ "Paddon, Hon. William Anthony (1914-1995)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  6. ^ "McGrath, Hon. James Aloysius (1932- )". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  7. ^ a b "Election Statistics 1986:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  8. ^ "Election Statistics 1987:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  9. ^ "Election Statistics 1988:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
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