The members of the 43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in February 1996. The general assembly sat from March 20, 1996 to January 18, 1999.
The Liberal Party led by Brian Tobin formed the government.
Lloyd Snow served as speaker.
There were three sessions of the 43rd General Assembly: SessionStartEnd 1st March 20, 1996 March 10, 1997 2nd March 11, 1997 March 17, 1998 3rd March 18, 1998 January 18, 1999
Frederick Russell served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1997. Arthur Maxwell House succeeded Russell as lieutenant-governor.
Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to the assembly in 1996: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedPaul ShelleyBaie VerteProgressive Conservative1993Brian TobinBay of IslandsLiberal1996Percy BarrettBellevueLiberal1989Beaton TulkBonavista NorthLiberal1979, 1993Roger FitzgeraldBonavista SouthProgressive Conservative1993Bill RamsayBurgeo & La PoileLiberal1989Mary HodderBurin-Placentia WestLiberal1996Jack ByrneCape St. FrancisProgressive Conservative1993Art ReidCarbonear-Harbour GraceLiberal1989Yvonne JonesCartwright-L'Anse au ClairIndependent1996Jim WalshConception Bay East – Bell IslandLiberal1989Bob FrenchConception Bay SouthProgressive Conservative1996Roger GrimesExploitsLiberal1989Loyola SullivanFerrylandProgressive Conservative1992Oliver LangdonFortune Bay-Cape La HuneLiberal1989Sandra KellyGanderLiberal1996Judy FooteGrand BankLiberal1996Anna ThistleGrand Falls - BuchansLiberal1996Don WhelanHarbour Main - WhitbourneLiberal1993Bob MercerHumber EastLiberal1996Rick WoodfordHumber ValleyLiberal1985Paul DicksHumber WestLiberal1989Ed ByrneKilbrideProgressive Conservative1993Perry CanningLabrador WestLiberal1996Ernie McLeanLake MelvilleLiberal1996Melvin PenneyLewisporteLiberal1989Julie BettneyMount PearlLiberal1996Anthony SparrowPlacentia & St. Mary'sLiberal1996Gerald SmithPort au PortLiberal1993John EffordPort de GraveLiberal1985Chuck FureySt. BarbeLiberal1985Kevin AylwardSt. George's-Stephenville EastLiberal1985Joan AylwardSt. John's CentreLiberal1996John OttenheimerSt. John's EastProgressive Conservative1996Lloyd MatthewsSt. John's NorthLiberal1993Tom OsborneSt. John's SouthProgressive Conservative1996Rex GibbonsSt. John's WestLiberal1989Sheila Osborne (1997)Progressive Conservative1997Jack HarrisSignal Hill-Quidi VidiNew Democrat1990Tom LushTerra NovaLiberal1975, 1985, 1989Chris DeckerThe Straits – White Bay NorthLiberal1985Ralph WisemanTopsailLiberal1996Wally AndersenTorngat MountainsLiberal1996Lloyd SnowTrinity-Bay de VerdeLiberal1989Doug OldfordTrinity NorthLiberal1991Gerry ReidTwillingate & FogoLiberal1996Walter NoelVirginia WatersLiberal1989Harvey HodderWaterford ValleyProgressive Conservative1993Graham FlightWindsor-SpringdaleLiberal1975, 1985, 1989
By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReasonSt. John's WestSheila OsborneProgressive ConservativeJuly 21, 1997R Gibbons resigned seat on April 30, 1997 to run in a federal election
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