37th General Assembly of Newfoundland
37th General Assembly of Newfoundland | |
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Confederation Building East Block. Seat of the Newfoundland and Labrador government and the House of Assembly from 1960 to present. | |
History | |
Founded | November 19, 1975 (1975-11-19) |
Disbanded | May 25, 1979 (1979-05-25) |
Preceded by | 36th General Assembly of Newfoundland |
Succeeded by | 38th General Assembly of Newfoundland |
Leadership | |
Premier | Frank Moores |
Elections | |
Last election | 1975 Newfoundland general election |
The members of the 37th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in September 1975.[1] The general assembly sat from November 19, 1975 to May 25, 1979.[2]
The Progressive Conservative Party led by Frank Moores formed the government.[3]
Gerald Ottenheimer served as speaker.[4]
There were four sessions of the 37th General Assembly:[2]
Session | Start | End |
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1st | November 19, 1975 | November 18, 1976 |
2nd | February 2, 1977 | November 24, 1977 |
3rd | March 6, 1978 | November 21, 1978 |
4th | December 4, 1978 | May 25, 1979 |
Gordon Arnaud Winter served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.[5]
Members of the Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1975:[1]
Notes:
- ^ First Elected as a Liberal
- ^ Harbour Grace
- ^ White Bay North (First Elected as a Liberal)
- ^ Bonavista North/ St. John's West/Humber West/Placentia East(First Elected as a Liberal)
- ^ White Bay South
- ^ St. John's East
By-elections
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
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Bonavista North | W. George Cross | Progressive Conservative | June 30, 1976 | Results of election overturned[1] |
Exploits | Hugh Twomey | Progressive Conservative | ||
Ferryland | Martin O'Brien | Liberal | ||
Ferryland | Charlie Power | Progressive Conservative | June 16, 1977 | Results of 1976 by-election overturned[1] |
St. John's West | Hubert Kitchen | Liberal | June 16, 1977 | JC Crosbie entered federal politics[1] |
Twillingate | William N. Rowe | Liberal | December 8, 1977 | JR Smallwood resigned seat[1] |
Notes:
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 738–41.
- ^ a b Normandin, P G (1980). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ^ "The Moores Government 1972-1979". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
- ^ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
- ^ "Winter, Hon. Gordon Arnaud (1912-2003)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
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