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 1st May 25, 1989 March 7, 1990 2nd March 8, 1990 February 27, 1991 3rd February 28, 1991 March 4, 1992 4th March 5, 1992 March 2, 1993 5th March 4, 1993 April 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 districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedThomas RideoutBaie Verte-White BayProgressive Conservative1975Harold Small (1991)Liberal1991Edward JoyceBay of IslandsLiberal1989Clyde Wells (1989)Liberal1966, 1987, 1989Percy BarrettBellevueLiberal1989Thomas LushBonavista NorthLiberal1975, 1985Aubrey GoverBonavista SouthLiberal1989Dave GilbertBurgeo-Bay d'EspoirLiberal1985Glenn TobinBurin-Placentia WestProgressive Conservative1982Art ReidCarbonearLiberal1989Pat CowanConception Bay SouthLiberal1989Danny DumaresqueEagle RiverLiberal1989Roger GrimesExploitsLiberal1989Charlie PowerFerrylandProgressive Conservative1975, 1977Loyola Sullivan (1992)Progressive Conservative1992Sam WinsorFogoProgressive Conservative1989Oliver LangdonFortune-HermitageProgressive Conservative1989Winston BakerGanderLiberal1985Bill MatthewsGrand BankProgressive Conservative1982Len SimmsGrand FallsProgressive Conservative1979Alvin HewlettGreen BayProgressive Conservative1989John CraneHarbour GraceLiberal1989Norman DoyleHarbour MainProgressive Conservative1979Lynn VergeHumber EastProgressive Conservative1979Rick WoodfordHumber ValleyProgressive Conservative1985Paul DicksHumber WestLiberal1989Robert AylwardKilbrideProgressive Conservative1979William RamsayLa PoileLiberal1989Melvin PenneyLewisporteLiberal1989Alec SnowMenihekProgressive Conservative1989Neil WindsorMount PearlProgressive Conservative1979Jim WalshMount Scio-Bell IslandLiberal1989Jim KellandNaskaupiLiberal1985Edward Roberts (1992)Liberal1966, 1992William HoganPlacentiaLiberal1989Walter NoelPleasantvilleLiberal1989Jim HodderPort au PortProgressive Conservative1975John EffordPort de GraveLiberal1985Charles FureySt. BarbeLiberal1985Larry ShortSt. George'sLiberal1989Hubert KitchenSt. John's CentreLiberal1971, 1977, 1989Shannie DuffSt. John's EastProgressive Conservative1989Jack Harris (1990)New Democrat1990Kevin ParsonsSt. John's East ExternProgressive Conservative1986Philip WarrenSt. John's NorthLiberal1989Thomas MurphySt. John's SouthLiberal1989Rex GibbonsSt. John's WestLiberal1989Loyola HearnSt. Mary's-The CapesProgressive Conservative1982Kevin AylwardStephenvilleLiberal1985Chris DeckerStrait of Belle IsleLiberal1985Glen C. GreeningTerra NovaProgressive Conservative1983Garfield WarrenTorngat MountainsProgressive Conservative1979Lloyd SnowTrinity-Bay de VerdeLiberal1989Charlie BrettTrinity NorthProgressive Conservative1972Barry Hynes (1989)Progressive Conservative1989Douglas Oldford (1991)Liberal1991Walter CarterTwillingateLiberal1962, 1975, 1985Eric GullageWaterford-KenmountLiberal1988Graham FlightWindsor-BuchansLiberal1975, 1985, 1989
By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReasonBay of IslandsClyde WellsLiberalMay 20, 1989E Joyce resigned seat in June 1987 to allow Liberal Party leader to run for a seat in the assemblyTrinity NorthBarry HynesProgressive ConservativeOctober 3, 1989C Brett resigned seat in July 1989St. John's EastJack HarrisNew DemocratDecember 11, 1990S Duff resigned seat in September 1990Trinity NorthDouglas OldfordLiberalFebruary 19, 1991B Hynes resigned seat on December 3, 1990Baie Verte-White BayHarold SmallLiberal1991T Rideout resigned seat in 1991FerrylandLoyola SullivanProgressive ConservativeJune 25, 1992C Power resigned seat in May 1992NaskaupiEdward RobertsLiberalJune 25, 1992J Kelland resigned seat in May 1992
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