48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador

The 48th Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly was elected on November 30, 2015. Members of the House of Assembly were sworn in December 14, 2015. The Liberals under Dwight Ball had a majority government during this parliament which lasted until the 2019 provincial election.

48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Majority parliament
8 March 2016 – 17 April 2019
Parliament leaders
PremierHon. Dwight Ball
December 14, 2015 - April 17, 2019
Leader of the
Opposition
Paul Davis
December 14, 2015 - May 14, 2018
David Brazil
May 14, 2018 - September 20, 2018
Ches Crosbie
September 20, 2018 - April 17, 2019
Party caucuses
GovernmentLiberal Party
OppositionProgressive Conservative Party
RecognizedNew Democratic Party
House of Assembly

Seating arrangements of the House of Assembly
Members40 MHA seats
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
6 February 1952 – present
← 47th → 49th

Members edit

Name Party Riding
  Dwight Ball Liberal Humber-Gros Morne
  Cathy Bennett Liberal (2015-2018) 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
  Ches Crosbie Progressive Conservative (2018-) Windsor Lake
  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 and 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 (2015-2018) Humber-Bay of Islands
  Independent (2018-)
  Steve Kent Progressive Conservative (2015-2017) Mount Pearl North
  Neil King Liberal Bonavista
  Dale Kirby Liberal (2015-2018) Mount Scio
  Independent (2018-)
  Paul Lane Liberal (2015-2016)[1] Mount Pearl-Southlands
  Independent (2016-)
  Jim Lester Progressive Conservative (2017-) Mount Pearl North
  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

Seating plan edit

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Standings changes in the 48th Assembly edit

Number of members
per party by date
2015 2016 2017 2018
Nov 30 May 19[2] Oct 11 Nov 21 Apr 25 Apr 28 Aug 21 Sep 20
  Liberal 31 30 29 28 27
  Progressive Conservative 7 6 7 8
  NDP 2
  Independent 0 1 2 3
Total members 40 39 40 39 40
Vacant 0 1 0 1 0
Government Majority 22 20 21 20 18 16 15 14
Membership changes in the 48th Assembly
Date Name District Party Reason
  November 30, 2015 See List of Members Election day of the 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
  May 19, 2016 Paul Lane Mount Pearl-Southlands Independent Suspended from the Liberal caucus
  April 25, 2018 Eddie Joyce Humber-Bay of Islands Independent Suspended from Cabinet & the Liberal caucus
  April 30, 2018 Dale Kirby Mount Scio Independent Suspended from Cabinet & the Liberal caucus

References edit

  1. ^ "VOCM.COM|'I Can't Support the Budget': Paul Lane | Article". Archived from the original on 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  2. ^ "VOCM.COM|'I Can't Support the Budget': Paul Lane | Article". Archived from the original on 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2016-05-19.