44th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador

44th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Confederation Building East Block. Seat of the Newfoundland and Labrador government and the House of Assembly from 1960 to present.
History
Founded	1999
Disbanded	2003
Preceded by	43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by	45th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Leadership
Premier	Brian Tobin (Until October 2000)
Premier	Beaton Tulk (Until February 2001)
Premier	Roger Grimes
Elections
Last election	Newfoundland general election, 1999

The members of the 44th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in February 1999.^[1] The general assembly sat from 1999 to 2003.

The Liberal Party led by Brian Tobin formed the government. After Tobin reentered federal politics in October 2000, Beaton Tulk became interim party leader and Premier.^[2] Roger Grimes was elected party leader in February 2001.^[3]

Lloyd Snow served as speaker. ^[4]

Arthur Maxwell House served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador until 2002.^[5] Edward Roberts succeeded House as lieutenant-governor.^[6]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1999:^[1]

Member	Electoral district	Affiliation
Paul Shelley	Baie Verte	Progressive Conservative
Eddie Joyce	Bay of Islands	Liberal
Percy Barrett	Bellevue	Liberal
Beaton Tulk	Bonavista North	Liberal
Roger Fitzgerald	Bonavista South	Progressive Conservative
Kelvin Parsons	Burgeo-La Poile	Liberal
Mary Hodder	Burin-Placentia West	Liberal
Jack Byrne	Cape St. Francis	Progressive Conservative
George Sweeney	Carbonear-Harbour Grace	Liberal
Yvonne Jones	Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair	Liberal
Jim Walsh	Conception Bay East – Bell Island	Liberal
Bob French	Conception Bay South	Progressive Conservative
Roger Grimes	Exploits	Liberal
Loyola Sullivan	Ferryland	Progressive Conservative
Oliver Langdon	Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune	Liberal
Sandra C. Kelly	Gander	Liberal
Judy Foote	Grand Bank	Liberal
Anna Thistle	Grand Falls-Buchans	Liberal
Tom Hedderson	Harbour Main-Whitbourne	Progressive Conservative
Bob Mercer	Humber East	Liberal
Rick Woodford	Humber Valley	Liberal
Paul Dicks	Humber West	Liberal
Edward J. Byrne	Kilbride	Progressive Conservative
Randy Collins	Labrador West	New Democrat
Ernie McLean	Lake Melville	Liberal
Tom Rideout	Lewisporte	Progressive Conservative
Julie Bettney	Mount Pearl	Liberal
Fabian Manning	Placentia	Progressive Conservative
Gerald Smith	Port au Port	Liberal
John Efford	Port de Grave	Liberal
Chuck Furey	St. Barbe	Liberal
Kevin Aylward	St. George's-Stephenville East	Liberal
Joan Marie Aylward	St. John's Centre	Liberal
John Ottenheimer	St. John's East	Progressive Conservative
Lloyd Matthews	St. John's North	Liberal
Tom Osborne	St. John's South	Progressive Conservative
Sheila Osborne	St. John's West	Progressive Conservative
Jack Harris	Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi	New Democrat
Tom Lush	Terra Nova	Liberal
Brian Tobin	The Straits – White Bay North	Liberal
Ralph Wiseman	Topsail	Liberal
Wally Andersen	Torngat Mountains	Liberal
LLoyd George Snow	Trinity-Bay de Verde	Liberal
Doug Oldford	Trinity North	Liberal
Walter Carter	Twillingate & Fogo	Liberal
Walter Noel	Virginia Waters	Liberal
Harvey Hodder	Waterford Valley	Progressive Conservative
Ray Hunter	Windsor-Springdale)	Progressive Conservative

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Affiliation	Election date	Reason
Trinity North	Ross Wiseman	Liberal	April 15, 2000	D Oldford resigned seat on March 28, 2000[7]
St. Barbe	Wallace Young	Progressive Conservative	January 30, 2001	C Furey resigned seat on October 28, 2000 to run for a federal seat[8]
The Straits – White Bay North	Trevor Taylor	Progressive Conservative		B Tobin resigned seat on October 16, 2000 to run for a federal seat[8]
Humber West	Danny Williams	Progressive Conservative	June 19, 2001	P Dicks resigned seat on April 9, 2001 to run for a federal seat[9]
Port de Grave	Roland Butler	Liberal		J Efford resigned seat on March 28, 2001[9]
Bonavista North	Harry Harding	Progressive Conservative	July 24, 2002	B Tulk resigned seat on April 2, 2002[10] to run unsuccessfully for a federal seat[11]
Conception Bay South	Terry French	Progressive Conservative	November 12, 2002	B French died on August 2, 2002[12]

References

1. "Election Returns 1999" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador.
2. "The Tobin Government, 1996-2000". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
3. "The Grimes Government, 2001-2003". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
4. "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly.
5. "House, Hon. Arthur Maxwell (1926- )". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
6. "Roberts, Hon. Edward Moxon (1940- )". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
7. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Trinity North By Election" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. April 25, 2000.
8. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the By Elections held in the Electoral Districts of St. Barbe and The Straits & White Bay North" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. January 30, 2001.
9. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the By Elections held in the Electoral Districts of Humber West and Port de Grave" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. June 19, 2001.
10. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Bonavista North By Election" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. July 24, 2002.
11. "Bonavista North". Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2011. CBC News.
12. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Conception Bay South By Election" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. November 12, 2002.