Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
	48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Type
Type	Unicameral house of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Leadership
Speaker	Tom Osborne, Liberal; Since December 18, 2015
Government House Leader	Andrew Parsons, Liberal; Since December 18, 2015
Opposition House Leader	Keith Hutchings, Progressive Conservative; Since December 18, 2015
Structure
Seats	40
Political groups	Governing party Liberal (31) ; Opposition parties PC (7) ; NDP (2) ;
Elections
Last election	November 30, 2015
Next election	Next
Meeting place
	Colonial Building (1850-1959); Confederation Building (1959–present)
Website
	www.assembly.nl.ca

The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is one of two components of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Newfoundland and Labrador General Assembly meets in the Confederation Building at St. John's.

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 because the heaters in the Colonial Building were located on the left side. Thus, the government chose to sit in the heat, and leave the opposition sitting in the cold.

Current members (MHAs)

Colonial Building, the House of Assembly of the Dominion of Newfoundland

Newfoundland House of Assembly in Colonial Building, ca. 1914

Cabinet ministers are in bold, party leaders are in italic, and the Speaker of the House of Assembly is designated by a dagger.

Current members

Name	Party	Riding
Dwight Ball	Liberal	Humber-Gros Morne
Cathy Bennett	Liberal	Windsor Lake
Derek Bennett	Liberal	Lewisporte-Twillingate
Derrick Bragg	Liberal	Fogo Island-Cape Freels
David Brazil	Progressive Conservative	Conception Bay East-Bell Island
Mark Browne	Liberal	Placentia West-Bellevue
Gerry Byrne	Liberal	Corner Brook
Siobhán Coady	Liberal	St. John's West
Steve Crocker	Liberal	Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde
Bernard Davis	Liberal	Virginia Waters-Pleasantville
Paul Davis	Progressive Conservative	Topsail-Paradise
Jerry Dean	Liberal	Exploits
Lisa Dempster	Liberal	Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair
Randy Edmunds	Liberal	Torngat Mountains
John Finn	Liberal	Stephenville-Port au Port
Sherry Gambin-Walsh	Liberal	Placentia-St. Mary's
John Haggie	Liberal	Gander
Carol Anne Haley	Liberal	Burin-Grand Bank
Al Hawkins	Liberal	Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans
Colin Holloway	Liberal	Terra Nova
Keith Hutchings	Progressive Conservative	Ferryland
Eddie Joyce	Liberal	Humber-Bay of Islands
Steve Kent	Progressive Conservative	Mount Pearl North
Neil King	Liberal	Bonavista
Dale Kirby	Liberal	Mount Scio
Paul Lane	Liberal	Mount Pearl-Southlands
Graham Letto	Liberal	Labrador West
Lorraine Michael	New Democratic	St. John's East-Quidi Vidi
Christopher Mitchelmore	Liberal	St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows
Tom Osborne	Liberal	Waterford Valley
Betty Parsley	Liberal	Harbour Main
Andrew Parsons	Liberal	Burgeo-La Poile
Kevin Parsons	Progressive Conservative	Cape St. Francis
Pam Parsons	Liberal	Harbour Grace-Port de Grave
Barry Petten	Progressive Conservative	Conception Bay South
Tracey Perry	Progressive Conservative	Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune
Scott Reid	Liberal	St. George's-Humber
Gerry Rogers	New Democratic	St. John's Centre
Perry Trimper	Liberal	Lake Melville
Brian Warr	Liberal	Baie Verte-Green Bay

Seat total and official layout

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e • d **Summary of the current standings of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador**
Party		Leader	Seats
Party		Leader	2015	Current
	Liberal	Dwight Ball	31	30
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Davis	7	7
	New Democratic	Earle McCurdy	2	2
Total			40	40

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v t e Politics of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Crown	Sovereign Queen Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Frank Fagan Former lieutenant governors
Premier	Dwight Ball Former premiers
Opposition Leader	Paul Davis Former Opposition Leaders
Speaker of the Assembly	Tom Osborne Former Speakers of the Assembly
Legislative Assembly	Current members Former Assemblies Executive Council (Cabinet)
Active Political parties	Liberal Party New Democratic Party Progressive Conservative Party
Defunct political parties	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)
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