The members of the 44th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in February 1999. 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. Roger Grimes was elected party leader in February 2001.
Lloyd Snow served as speaker.
Arthur Maxwell House served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador until 2002. Edward Roberts succeeded House as lieutenant-governor.
Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to the assembly in 1999: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedPaul ShelleyBaie VerteProgressive Conservative1993Eddie JoyceBay of IslandsLiberal1989, 1999Percy BarrettBellevueLiberal1989Beaton TulkBonavista NorthLiberal1979, 1993Harry Harding (2002)Progressive Conservative2002Roger FitzgeraldBonavista SouthProgressive Conservative1993Kelvin ParsonsBurgeo-La PoileLiberal1999Mary HodderBurin-Placentia WestLiberal1996Jack ByrneCape St. FrancisProgressive Conservative1993George SweeneyCarbonear-Harbour GraceLiberal1999Yvonne JonesCartwright-L'Anse au ClairLiberal1996Jim WalshConception Bay East – Bell IslandLiberal1989Bob FrenchConception Bay SouthProgressive Conservative1996Terry French (2002)Progressive Conservative2002Roger GrimesExploitsLiberal1989Loyola SullivanFerrylandProgressive Conservative1992Oliver LangdonFortune Bay-Cape La HuneLiberal1989Sandra C. KellyGanderLiberal1996Judy FooteGrand BankLiberal1996Anna ThistleGrand Falls-BuchansLiberal1996Tom HeddersonHarbour Main-WhitbourneProgressive Conservative1999Bob MercerHumber EastLiberal1996Rick WoodfordHumber ValleyLiberal1985Paul DicksHumber WestLiberal1989Danny Williams (2001)Progressive Conservative2001Edward J. ByrneKilbrideProgressive Conservative1993Randy CollinsLabrador WestNew Democrat1999Ernie McLeanLake MelvilleLiberal1996Tom RideoutLewisporteProgressive Conservative1975, 1999Julie BettneyMount PearlLiberal1996Fabian ManningPlacentiaProgressive Conservative1993, 1999Gerald SmithPort au PortLiberal1993John EffordPort de GraveLiberal1985Roland Butler (2001)Liberal2001Chuck FureySt. BarbeLiberal1985Wallace Young (2001)Progressive Conservative2001Kevin AylwardSt. George's-Stephenville EastLiberal1985Joan Marie AylwardSt. John's CentreLiberal1996John OttenheimerSt. John's EastProgressive Conservative1996Lloyd MatthewsSt. John's NorthLiberal1993Tom OsborneSt. John's SouthProgressive Conservative1996Sheila OsborneSt. John's WestProgressive Conservative1997Jack HarrisSignal Hill-Quidi VidiNew Democrat1990Tom LushTerra NovaLiberal1975, 1985, 1989Brian TobinThe Straits – White Bay NorthLiberal1996Trevor Taylor (2001)Progressive Conservative2001Ralph WisemanTopsailLiberal1996Wally AndersenTorngat MountainsLiberal1996LLoyd George SnowTrinity-Bay de VerdeLiberal1989Doug OldfordTrinity NorthLiberal1991Ross Wiseman (2000)Liberal2000Progressive ConservativeGerry ReidTwillingate & FogoLiberal1996Walter NoelVirginia WatersLiberal1996Harvey HodderWaterford ValleyProgressive Conservative1993Ray HunterWindsor-SpringdaleProgressive Conservative1999
By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReasonTrinity NorthRoss WisemanLiberalApril 25, 2000D Oldford resigned seat on March 28, 2000St. BarbeWallace YoungProgressive ConservativeJanuary 30, 2001C Furey resigned seat on October 28, 2000 to run for a federal seatThe Straits – White Bay NorthTrevor TaylorProgressive ConservativeB Tobin resigned seat on October 16, 2000 to run for a federal seatHumber WestDanny WilliamsProgressive ConservativeJune 19, 2001P Dicks resigned seat on April 9, 2001 to run for a federal seatPort de GraveRoland ButlerLiberalJ Efford resigned seat on March 28, 2001Bonavista NorthHarry HardingProgressive ConservativeJuly 24, 2002B Tulk resigned seat on April 2, 2002 to run unsuccessfully for a federal seatConception Bay SouthTerry FrenchProgressive ConservativeNovember 12, 2002B French died on August 2, 2002
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