39th General Assembly of Newfoundland


The members of the 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in April 1982. The general assembly sat from May 10, 1982 to March 11, 1985.
The Progressive Conservative Party led by Brian Peckford formed the government.
James Russell served as speaker.
There were three sessions of the 39th General Assembly:
SessionStartEnd
1stMay 10, 1982February 10, 1983
2ndMarch 3, 1983February 29, 1984
3rdMarch 12, 1984March 11, 1985

William Anthony Paddon served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1982:
MemberElectoral districtAffiliation
Thomas Gerard RideoutBaie Verte-White BayProgressive Conservative
Luke WoodrowBay of IslandsProgressive Conservative
Wilson Elwood CallanBellevueLiberal
Walter George CrossBonavista NorthProgressive Conservative
James C. MorganBonavista SouthProgressive Conservative
Harold Dominey AndrewsBurgeo-Bay d'EspoirProgressive Conservative
Glenn TobinBurin-Placentia WestProgressive Conservative
Milton PeachCarbonearProgressive Conservative
John ButtConception Bay SouthProgressive Conservative
Eugene HiscockEagle RiverLiberal
Hugh M. TwomeyExploitsProgressive Conservative
Charlie PowerFerrylandProgressive Conservative
Beaton TulkFogoLiberal
Donald StewartFortune-HermitageProgressive Conservative
Hazel R. NewhookGanderProgressive Conservative
William MatthewsGrand BankProgressive Conservative
Leonard SimmsGrand FallsProgressive Conservative
A. Brian PeckfordGreen BayProgressive Conservative
Haig YoungHarbour GraceProgressive Conservative
Norman DoyleHarbour Main-Bell IslandProgressive Conservative
Lynn E. VergeHumber EastProgressive Conservative
Wallace HouseHumber ValleyProgressive Conservative
Raymond BairdHumber WestProgressive Conservative
Robert AylwardKilbrideProgressive Conservative
Steve NearyLa PoileLiberal
James RussellLewisporteProgressive Conservative
Peter J. WalshMenihekProgressive Conservative
Neil WindsorMount PearlProgressive Conservative
Leo BarryMount ScioProgressive Conservative
Denzil Joseph GoudieNaskaupiProgressive Conservative
William G. PattersonPlacentiaProgressive Conservative
Jerome DinnPleasantvilleProgressive Conservative
James HodderPort au PortLiberal
Randy W. CollinsPort de GraveProgressive Conservative
Everett K. OsmondSt. BarbeProgressive Conservative
Ronald Gilbert DaweSt. George'sProgressive Conservative
Patrick J. McNicholasSt. John's CentreProgressive Conservative
William MarshallSt. John's EastProgressive Conservative
Thomas V. HickeySt. John's East ExternProgressive Conservative
John A. CarterSt. John's NorthProgressive Conservative
John F. CollinsSt. John's SouthProgressive Conservative
Harold BarrettSt. John's WestProgressive Conservative
Loyola W. HearnSt. Mary's-The CapesProgressive Conservative
Frederick StaggStephenvilleProgressive Conservative
Edward RobertsStrait of Belle IsleLiberal
Thomas LushTerra NovaLiberal
Garfield WarrenTorngat MountainsLiberal
James G. ReidTrinity-Bay de VerdeProgressive Conservative
Charles BrettTrinity NorthProgressive Conservative
Ida M. ReidTwillingateProgressive Conservative
Gerald Ryan OttenheimerWaterford-KenmountProgressive Conservative
John McLennonWindsor-BuchansProgressive Conservative

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By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Terra NovaGlen GreeningProgressive ConservativeDecember 7, 1983T Lush resigned seat in September 1983
MenihekPeter FenwickNew DemocratOctober 9, 1984PJ Walsh resigned seat in July 1984 to contest a federal seat

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