39th General Assembly of Newfoundland

Confederation Building East Block. Seat of the Newfoundland and Labrador government and the House of Assembly from 1960 to present.

History
Founded| May 10, 1982 (1982-05-10)
Disbanded| March 11, 1985 (1985-03-11)
Preceded by| 38th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by| 40th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership

Premier

Brian Peckford

Elections

Last election

| 1982 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in April 1982.[1] The general assembly sat from May 10, 1982 to March 11, 1985.

The Progressive Conservative Party led by Brian Peckford formed the government.[2]

James Russell served as speaker.[3]

There were three sessions of the 39th General Assembly:[4]

Session  | Start  | End

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1st  | May 10, 1982  | February 10, 1983
2nd  | March 3, 1983  | February 29, 1984
3rd  | March 12, 1984  | March 11, 1985

William Anthony Paddon served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.[5]

## Members of the Assembly

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The following members were elected to the assembly in 1982:[1]

| Member  | Electoral district  | Party  | First elected / previously elected

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| Thomas Gerard Rideout | Baie Verte-White Bay | Progressive Conservative | 1975[a]
| Luke Woodrow | Bay of Islands | Progressive Conservative | 1975
| Wilson Elwood Callan | Bellevue | Liberal | 1975,[b] 1981
| Walter George Cross | Bonavista North | Progressive Conservative | 1975, 1982
| James C. Morgan | Bonavista South | Progressive Conservative | 1972
| Harold Dominey Andrews | Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir | Progressive Conservative | 1979
| Glenn Tobin | Burin-Placentia West | Progressive Conservative | 1982
| Milton Peach | Carbonear | Progressive Conservative | 1982
| John Butt | Conception Bay South | Progressive Conservative | 1979
| Eugene Hiscock | Eagle River | Liberal | 1979
| Hugh M. Twomey | Exploits | Progressive Conservative | 1976
| Charlie Power | Ferryland | Progressive Conservative | 1975, 1977
| Beaton Tulk | Fogo | Liberal | 1979
| Donald Stewart | Fortune-Hermitage | Progressive Conservative | 1979
| Hazel R. Newhook | Gander | Progressive Conservative | 1979
| William Matthews | Grand Bank | Progressive Conservative | 1982
| Leonard Simms | Grand Falls | Progressive Conservative | 1979
| A. Brian Peckford | Green Bay | Progressive Conservative | 1972
| Haig Young | Harbour Grace | Progressive Conservative | 1972
| Norman Doyle | Harbour Main-Bell Island | Progressive Conservative | 1979
| Lynn E. Verge | Humber East | Progressive Conservative | 1979
| Wallace House | Humber Valley | Progressive Conservative | 1975
| Raymond Baird | Humber West | Progressive Conservative | 1979
| Robert Aylward | Kilbride | Progressive Conservative | 1979
| Steve Neary | La Poile | Liberal | 1962
| James Russell | Lewisporte | Progressive Conservative | 1971, 1982
| Peter J. Walsh | Menihek | Progressive Conservative | 1979
| Peter Fenwick (1984)  | New Democrat | 1984
| Neil Windsor | Mount Pearl | Progressive Conservative | 1979
| Leo Barry | Mount Scio | Progressive Conservative | 1972,[c] 1979
| Liberal
| Denzil Joseph Goudie | Naskaupi | Progressive Conservative | 1975
| William G. Patterson | Placentia | Progressive Conservative | 1975
| Jerome Dinn | Pleasantville | Progressive Conservative | 1975
| James Hodder | Port au Port | Liberal | 1975
| Randy W. Collins | Port de Grave | Progressive Conservative | 1979
| Everett K. Osmond | St. Barbe | Progressive Conservative | 1982
| Ronald Gilbert Dawe | St. George's | Progressive Conservative | 1979
| Patrick J. McNicholas | St. John's Centre | Progressive Conservative | 1979
| William Marshall | St. John's East | Progressive Conservative | 1970
| Thomas V. Hickey | St. John's East Extern | Progressive Conservative | 1966
| John A. Carter | St. John's North | Progressive Conservative | 1971
| John F. Collins | St. John's South | Progressive Conservative | 1975
| Harold Barrett | St. John's West | Progressive Conservative | 1979
| Loyola W. Hearn | St. Mary's-The Capes | Progressive Conservative | 1982
| Frederick Stagg | Stephenville | Progressive Conservative | 1979
| Edward Roberts | Strait of Belle Isle | Liberal | 1966
| Thomas Lush | Terra Nova | Liberal | 1975
| Glen Greening (1983)  | Progressive Conservative | 1983
| Garfield Warren | Torngat Mountains | Liberal | 1979
| Progressive Conservative
| James G. Reid | Trinity-Bay de Verde | Progressive Conservative | 1972, 1982
| Charles Brett | Trinity North | Progressive Conservative | 1972
| Ida M. Reid | Twillingate | Progressive Conservative | 1982
| Gerald Ryan Ottenheimer | Waterford-Kenmount | Progressive Conservative | 1966,[d] 1971
| John McLennon | Windsor-Buchans | Progressive Conservative | 1982

## By-elections

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

Electoral district  | Member elected  | Affiliation  | Election date  | Reason

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Terra Nova | Glen Greening | Progressive Conservative | December 7, 1983  | T Lush resigned seat in September 1983[6]
Menihek | Peter Fenwick | New Democrat | October 9, 1984  | PJ Walsh resigned seat in July 1984[7] to contest a federal seat

## Notes

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1. ^ First Elected as a Liberal
2. ^ First Elected as Liberal Reform
3. ^ Burin-Placentia West
4. ^ St. John's East

## References

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1. ^ a b "Election Returns 1982" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
2. ^ "The Peckford Government 1979-1989". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
3. ^ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
4. ^ Normandin, P G (1987). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
5. ^ "Paddon, Hon. William Anthony (1914-1995)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
6. ^ "Election Statistics 1983:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
7. ^ "Election Statistics 1984:" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2015-09-15.

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