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General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador

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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.

General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
51st General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Type
Type
Bicameral (1832–1934)
Unicameral (1949–present)
HousesLegislative Council (1832–1934)
House of Assembly (1949–present)
SovereignThe governor (1832–1949)
and the lieutenant governor (1949–present)
(representing the King of Canada)
History
Founded1832 (1832)
(Suspended 1934–1949 during Commission of Government)
Meeting place
Colonial Building (1850–1959)
Confederation Building (1959–present)

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

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Pre-Confederation

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AssemblyPeriodElectionDissolution
1st General Assembly of Newfoundland1833–18381832
2nd General Assembly of Newfoundland1838–18431836,[a] 1837
3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland1843–18481842
4th General Assembly of Newfoundland1848–18531848
5th General Assembly of Newfoundland1853–18551852
6th General Assembly of Newfoundland1855–18601855
7th General Assembly of Newfoundland1860–18611859
8th General Assembly of Newfoundland1861–18651861
9th General Assembly of Newfoundland1865–18691865
10th General Assembly of Newfoundland1869–18731869
11th General Assembly of Newfoundland1873–18741873
12th General Assembly of Newfoundland1874–18781874
13th General Assembly of Newfoundland1878–18821878
14th General Assembly of Newfoundland1882–18851882
15th General Assembly of Newfoundland1885–18891885
16th General Assembly of Newfoundland1889–18931889
17th General Assembly of Newfoundland1893–18971893
18th General Assembly of Newfoundland1897–19001897
19th General Assembly of Newfoundland1900–19041900
20th General Assembly of Newfoundland1904–19081904
21st General Assembly of Newfoundland1908–19091908
22nd General Assembly of Newfoundland1909–19131909
23rd General Assembly of Newfoundland1913–19191913
24th General Assembly of Newfoundland1919–19231919
25th General Assembly of Newfoundland1923–19241923
26th General Assembly of Newfoundland1924–19281924
27th General Assembly of Newfoundland1928–19321928
28th General Assembly of Newfoundland1932–1934[1]1932

Post-Confederation

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AssemblyPeriodElectionInitial meeting[2] – Dissolution[3][4]
29th General Assembly of Newfoundland1949–19511949July 11, 1949 – November 3, 1951
30th General Assembly of Newfoundland1951–19561951March 11, 1952 – September 10, 1956
31st General Assembly of Newfoundland1956–19591956March 19, 1957 – July 28, 1959
32nd General Assembly of Newfoundland1959–19621959April 20, 1960 – October 23, 1962
33rd General Assembly of Newfoundland1962–19661962March 20, 1963 – August 17, 1966
34th General Assembly of Newfoundland1966–19711966November 30, 1966 – October 4, 1971
35th General Assembly of Newfoundland1971–19721971March 1, 1972[5] – March 1, 1972
36th General Assembly of Newfoundland1972–19751972April 19, 1972[6] – June 25, 1975
37th General Assembly of Newfoundland1975–19791975November 19, 1975[7] – May 25, 1979[8]
38th General Assembly of Newfoundland1979–19821979July 12, 1979[9] – March 15, 1982[10]
39th General Assembly of Newfoundland1982–19851982May 10, 1982[11] – March 11, 1985[12]
40th General Assembly of Newfoundland1985–19891985April 25, 1985[13] – March 29, 1989[14]
41st General Assembly of Newfoundland1989–19931989May 25, 1989[15] – April 5, 1993[16]
42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland1993–19961993May 20, 1993[17] – January 29, 1996[18]
43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland1996–19991996March 20, 1996[19] – January 18, 1999[20]
44th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador1999–20031999March 16, 1999[21] – September 29, 2003[22]
45th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador2003–20072003March 18, 2004[23] – September 17, 2007[24]
46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador2007–20112007November 1, 2007[25] – September 19, 2011[26]
47th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador2011–20152011October 27, 2011[27] – November 5, 2015[28]
48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador2015–20192015December 18, 2015[29] – April 17, 2019[30]
49th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador2019–20212019June 10, 2019[31] – January 15, 2021[32]
50th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador2021–20252021April 12, 2021[33] – September 15, 2025[34]
51st General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador2025–present2025November 3, 2025[35] – present

Notes

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  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.

References

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  1. ↑ Democratic government suspended in 1934 with the creation of the Commission of Government. The Newfoundland House of Assembly remained suspended until 1949.
  2. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – Hansard". www.assembly.nl.ca. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Office if the Legislative Counsel – Newfoundland and Labrador – Annual Register of Subordinate Legislation – 1978–1995". www.assembly.nl.ca. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Office if the Legislative Counsel – Newfoundland and Labrador – Annual Regulations – 1996–present". www.assembly.nl.ca. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 35th General Assembly – 1st Session – 1971–1972". www.assembly.nl.ca. March 1, 1972. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 36th General Assembly – 1st Session – 1972–1973". www.assembly.nl.ca. April 19, 1972. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 37th General Assembly – 1st Session – 1975–1976". www.assembly.nl.ca. November 19, 1975. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 1979 Numerical Register – Number 77/79". www.assembly.nl.ca. May 25, 1979. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 38th General Assembly – 1st Session – 1979–1980". www.assembly.nl.ca. July 12, 1979. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 1982 Numerical Register – Number 57/82". www.assembly.nl.ca. March 15, 1982. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 39th General Assembly – 1st Session – 1982–1983". www.assembly.nl.ca. May 10, 1982. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 1985 Numerical Register – Number 76/85". www.assembly.nl.ca. March 11, 1985. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 40th General Assembly – 1st Session – 1985–1986". www.assembly.nl.ca. April 25, 1985. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 1989 Numerical Register – Number 55/89". www.assembly.nl.ca. March 29, 1989. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 41st General Assembly – 1st Session – 1989–1990". www.assembly.nl.ca. May 25, 1989. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  16. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 1993 Numerical Register – Number 72/93". www.assembly.nl.ca. April 5, 1993. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  17. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 42nd General Assembly – 1st Session – 1993–1994". www.assembly.nl.ca. May 20, 1993. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  18. ↑ "Newfoundland – Regulation 6/96" (PDF). www.assembly.nl.ca. January 29, 1996. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  19. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 43rd General Assembly – 1st Session – 1996–1997". www.assembly.nl.ca. March 20, 1996. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  20. ↑ "Newfoundland – Regulation 6/99" (PDF). www.assembly.nl.ca. January 18, 1999. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  21. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 44th General Assembly – 1st Session – 1999–2000". www.assembly.nl.ca. March 16, 1999. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  22. ↑ "Newfoundland and Labrador – Regulation 128/03" (PDF). www.assembly.nl.ca. September 29, 2003. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  23. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 45th General Assembly – 1st Session – 2004–2005". www.assembly.nl.ca. March 18, 2004. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  24. ↑ "Newfoundland and Labrador – Regulation 106/07" (PDF). www.assembly.nl.ca. September 17, 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  25. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 46th General Assembly – 1st Session – 2008–2009". www.assembly.nl.ca. November 1, 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  26. ↑ "Newfoundland and Labrador – Regulation 89/11" (PDF). www.assembly.nl.ca. September 19, 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  27. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 47th General Assembly – 1st Session – 2012–2013". www.assembly.nl.ca. October 27, 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  28. ↑ "Newfoundland and Labrador – Regulation 102/15" (PDF). www.assembly.nl.ca. November 5, 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  29. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 48th General Assembly – 1st Session – 2016–2017". www.assembly.nl.ca. December 18, 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  30. ↑ "Newfoundland and Labrador – Regulation 33/19" (PDF). www.assembly.nl.ca. April 17, 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  31. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 49th General Assembly – 1st Session – 2019–2020". www.assembly.nl.ca. June 10, 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  32. ↑ "Newfoundland and Labrador – Regulation 6/21" (PDF). www.assembly.nl.ca. January 15, 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  33. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 50th General Assembly – 1st Session – 2021–2022". www.assembly.nl.ca. April 12, 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  34. ↑ "Newfoundland and Labrador – Regulation 107/25" (PDF). www.assembly.nl.ca. September 15, 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  35. ↑ "House of Assembly – Newfoundland and Labrador – 51st General Assembly – 1st Session – 2025–2026". www.assembly.nl.ca. November 3, 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.

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