General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador explained

The General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador (known as the General Assembly of Newfoundland until 6 December 2001) is the legislature of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Today, the legislature is made of two elements: the lieutenant governor (representing the King of Canada), and the unicameral assembly called the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. The legislature was first established in 1832.

Like the Canadian federal government, Newfoundland and Labrador uses a Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which members are sent to the House of Assembly after general elections. The leader of the party with the most seats is called upon by the lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador to form a government and assume the position of Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador. The premier acts as Newfoundland and Labrador's head of government, while the King of Canada is head of state.

The legislature was originally bicameral. From 1832 to 1934, it had an upper house called the Legislative Council of Newfoundland. That house was abolished in 1934.

Between 1934 and Newfoundland's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1949, Newfoundland was under Commission of Government, and the General Assembly was suspended.

List of General Assemblies

Pre-Confederation

Assembly	Period	Election	Dissolution
	1833–1838	1832
	1838–1843	1836,[1] 1837
	1843–1848	1842
	1848–1853	1848
	1853–1855	1852
	1855–1860	1855
	1860–1861	1859
	1861–1865	1861
	1865–1869	1865
	1869–1873	1869
	1873–1874	1873
	1874–1878	1874
	1878–1882	1878
	1882–1885	1882
	1885–1889	1885
	1889–1893	1889
	1893–1897	1893
	1897–1900	1897
	1900–1904	1900
	1904–1908	1904
	1908–1909	1908
	1909–1913	1909
	1913–1919	1913
	1919–1923	1919
	1923–1924	1923
	1924–1928	1924
	1928–1932	1928
	1932–1934[2]	1932

Post-Confederation

Assembly	Period	Election	Initial meeting[3] – Dissolution[4] [5]
	1949–1951
	1951–1956
	1956–1959
	1959–1962
	1962–1966
	1966–1971
	1971–1972
	1972–1975
	1975–1979		November 19, 1975[6] – May 25, 1979[7]
	1979–1982		July 12, 1979[8] – March 15, 1982[9]
	1982–1985		May 11, 1982[10] – March 11, 1985[11]
	1985–1989		April 25, 1985[12] – March 29, 1989[13]
	1989–1993		May 24, 1989[14] – April 5, 1993[15]
	1993–1996		May 20, 1993[16] – January 29, 1996[17]
	1996–1999		March 20, 1996[18] – January 18, 1999[19]
	1999–2003		March 16, 1999[20] – September 29, 2003[21]
	2003–2007		March 18, 2004[22] – September 17, 2007[23]
	2007–2011		November 1, 2007[24] – September 19, 2011[25]
	2011–2015		October 27, 2011[26] – November 5, 2015[27]
	2015–2019		December 18, 2015[28] – April 17, 2019[29]
	2019–2021		June 10, 2019[30] – January 15, 2021[31]
	2021–present		April 12, 2021[32] – present

References

• Book: Journal of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland . St. John's . J. Shea . 1833–1841 .
• Book: Journal of the General Assembly of Newfoundland . St. John's . W.R. Shea . 1843–1846 .
• Book: Journal of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland . St. John's . E.D. Shea . 1848–1867 .

Notes and References

1. The results of the 1836 election were set aside by the chief justice of Newfoundland, after he discovered some of the writs had not been marked with the official seal.
2. Democratic government suspended in 1934 with the creation of the Commission of Government. The Newfoundland House of Assembly remained suspended until 1949.
3. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – Hansard . www.assembly.nl.ca. 12 October 2024 . 12 October 2024.
4. Web site: Office if the Legislative Counsel – Newfoundland and Labrador – Annual Register of Subordinate Legislation – 1978–1995 . www.assembly.nl.ca. 12 October 2024 . 12 October 2024.
5. Web site: Office if the Legislative Counsel – Newfoundland and Labrador – Annual Regulations – 1996–present . www.assembly.nl.ca. 12 October 2024 . 12 October 2024.
6. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 37th General Assembly – 1st Session – 1975–1976 . www.assembly.nl.ca . November 19, 1975 . 12 October 2024.
7. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 1979 Numerical Register – Number 77/79 . www.assembly.nl.ca . May 25, 1979 . 12 October 2024.
8. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 38th General Assembly – 1st Session – 1979–1980 . www.assembly.nl.ca . July 12, 1979 . 12 October 2024.
9. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 1982 Numerical Register – Number 57/82 . www.assembly.nl.ca . March 15, 1982 . 12 October 2024.
10. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 39th General Assembly – 1st Session – 1982–1983 . www.assembly.nl.ca . May 11, 1982 . 12 October 2024.
11. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 1985 Numerical Register – Number 76/85 . www.assembly.nl.ca . March 11, 1985 . 12 October 2024.
12. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 40th General Assembly – 1st Session – 1985–1986 . www.assembly.nl.ca . April 25, 1985 . 12 October 2024.
13. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 1989 Numerical Register – Number 55/89 . www.assembly.nl.ca . March 29, 1989 . 12 October 2024.
14. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 41st General Assembly – 1st Session – 1989–1990 . www.assembly.nl.ca . May 24, 1989 . 12 October 2024.
15. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 1993 Numerical Register – Number 72/93 . www.assembly.nl.ca . April 5, 1993 . 12 October 2024.
16. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 42nd General Assembly – 1st Session – 1993–1994 . www.assembly.nl.ca . May 20, 1993 . 12 October 2024.
17. Web site: Newfoundland – Regulation 6/96 . www.assembly.nl.ca . January 29, 1996 . 12 October 2024.
18. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 43rd General Assembly – 1st Session – 1996–1997 . www.assembly.nl.ca . March 20, 1996 . 12 October 2024.
19. Web site: Newfoundland – Regulation 6/99 . www.assembly.nl.ca . January 18, 1999 . 12 October 2024.
20. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 44th General Assembly – 1st Session – 1999–2000 . www.assembly.nl.ca . March 16, 1999 . 12 October 2024.
21. Web site: Newfoundland and Labrador – Regulation 128/03 . www.assembly.nl.ca . September 29, 2003 . 12 October 2024.
22. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 45th General Assembly – 1st Session – 2004–2005 . www.assembly.nl.ca . March 18, 2004 . 12 October 2024.
23. Web site: Newfoundland and Labrador – Regulation 106/07 . www.assembly.nl.ca . September 17, 2007 . 12 October 2024.
24. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 46th General Assembly – 1st Session – 2008–2009 . www.assembly.nl.ca . November 1, 2007 . 12 October 2024.
25. Web site: Newfoundland and Labrador – Regulation 89/11 . www.assembly.nl.ca . September 19, 2011 . 12 October 2024.
26. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 47th General Assembly – 1st Session – 2012–2013 . www.assembly.nl.ca . October 27, 2011 . 12 October 2024.
27. Web site: Newfoundland and Labrador – Regulation 102/15 . www.assembly.nl.ca . November 5, 2015 . 12 October 2024.
28. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 48th General Assembly – 1st Session – 2016–2017 . www.assembly.nl.ca . December 18, 2015 . 12 October 2024.
29. Web site: Newfoundland and Labrador – Regulation 33/19 . www.assembly.nl.ca . April 17, 2019 . 12 October 2024.
30. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 49th General Assembly – 1st Session – 2019–2020 . www.assembly.nl.ca . June 10, 2019 . 12 October 2024.
31. Web site: Newfoundland and Labrador – Regulation 6/21 . www.assembly.nl.ca . January 15, 2021 . 12 October 2024.
32. Web site: House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 50th General Assembly – 1st Session – 2021–2022 . www.assembly.nl.ca . April 12, 2021 . 12 October 2024.