41st General Assembly of Newfoundland


The members of the 41st General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in April 1989. The general assembly sat from May 25, 1989 to April 5, 1993.
The Liberal Party led by Clyde Wells formed the government.
Thomas Lush served as speaker.
There were five sessions of the 41st General Assembly:
SessionStartEnd
1stMay 25, 1989March 7, 1990
2ndMarch 8, 1990February 27, 1991
3rdFebruary 28, 1991March 4, 1992
4thMarch 5, 1992March 2, 1993
5thMarch 4, 1993April 5, 1993

James McGrath served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1991. Frederick Russell succeeded McGrath as lieutenant governor.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1989:
MemberElectoral districtAffiliation
Thomas RideoutBaie Verte-White BayProgressive Conservative
Edward JoyceBay of IslandsLiberal
Percy BarrettBellevueLiberal
Thomas LushBonavista NorthLiberal
Aubrey GoverBonavista SouthLiberal
Dave GilbertBurgeo-Bay d'EspoirLiberal
Glenn TobinBurin-Placentia WestProgressive Conservative
Art ReidCarbonearLiberal
Pat CowanConception Bay SouthLiberal
Danny DumaresqueEagle RiverLiberal
Roger GrimesExploitsLiberal
Charlie PowerFerrylandProgressive Conservative
Sam WinsorFogoProgressive Conservative
Oliver LangdonFortune-HermitageProgressive Conservative
Winston BakerGanderLiberal
Bill MatthewsGrand BankProgressive Conservative
Len SimmsGrand FallsProgressive Conservative
Alvin HewlettGreen BayProgressive Conservative
John CraneHarbour GraceLiberal
Norman DoyleHarbour MainProgressive Conservative
Lynn VergeHumber EastProgressive Conservative
Rick WoodfordHumber ValleyProgressive Conservative
Paul DicksHumber WestLiberal
Robert AylwardKilbrideProgressive Conservative
William RamsayLa PoileLiberal
Melvin PenneyLewisporteLiberal
Alec SnowMenihekProgressive Conservative
Neil WindsorMount PearlProgressive Conservative
Jim WalshMount Scio-Bell IslandLiberal
Jim KellandNaskaupiLiberal
William HoganPlacentiaLiberal
Walter NoelPleasantvilleLiberal
Jim HodderPort au PortProgressive Conservative
John EffordPort de GraveLiberal
Charles FureySt. BarbeLiberal
Larry ShortSt. George'sLiberal
Hubert KitchenSt. John's CentreLiberal
Shannie DuffSt. John's EastProgressive Conservative
Kevin ParsonsSt. John's East ExternProgressive Conservative
Philip WarrenSt. John's NorthLiberal
Thomas MurphySt. John's SouthLiberal
Rex GibbonsSt. John's WestLiberal
Loyola HearnSt. Mary's-The CapesProgressive Conservative
Kevin AylwardStephenvilleLiberal
Chris DeckerStrait of Belle IsleLiberal
Glen C. GreeningTerra NovaProgressive Conservative
Garfield WarrenTorngat MountainsProgressive Conservative
Lloyd SnowTrinity-Bay de VerdeLiberal
Charlie BrettTrinity NorthProgressive Conservative
Walter CarterTwillingateLiberal
Eric GullageWaterford-KenmountLiberal
Graham FlightWindsor-BuchansLiberal

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By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Bay of IslandsClyde WellsLiberalMay 20, 1989E Joyce resigned seat in June 1987 to allow Liberal Party leader to run for a seat in the assembly
Trinity NorthBarry HynesProgressive ConservativeOctober 3, 1989C Brett resigned seat in July 1989
St. John's EastJack HarrisNew DemocratDecember 11, 1990S Duff resigned seat in September 1990
Trinity NorthDouglas OldfordLiberalFebruary 19, 1991B Hynes resigned seat on December 3, 1990
Baie Verte-White BayHarold SmallLiberal1991T Rideout resigned seat in 1991
FerrylandLoyola SullivanProgressive ConservativeJune 25, 1992C Power resigned seat in May 1992
NaskaupiEdward RobertsLiberalJune 25, 1992J Kelland resigned seat in May 1992

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