39th General Assembly of Newfoundland


The members of the 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in April 1982. The general assembly sat from May 10, 1982 to March 11, 1985.
The Progressive [Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador|Progressive Conservative Party] led by Brian Peckford formed the government.
James Russell served as speaker.
There were three sessions of the 39th General Assembly:
SessionStartEnd
1stMay 10, 1982February 10, 1983
2ndMarch 3, 1983February 29, 1984
3rdMarch 12, 1984March 11, 1985

William Anthony Paddon served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1982:
MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously elected--
Thomas Gerard RideoutBaie Verte-White BayProgressive Conservative1975---
Luke WoodrowBay of IslandsProgressive Conservative1975---
Wilson Elwood CallanBellevueLiberal1975, 1981---
Walter George CrossBonavista NorthProgressive Conservative1975, 1982---
James C. MorganBonavista SouthProgressive Conservative1972---
Harold Dominey AndrewsBurgeo-Bay d'EspoirProgressive Conservative1979---
Glenn TobinBurin-Placentia WestProgressive Conservative1982---
Milton PeachCarbonearProgressive Conservative1982---
John ButtConception Bay SouthProgressive Conservative1979---
Eugene HiscockEagle RiverLiberal1979---
Hugh M. TwomeyExploitsProgressive Conservative1976---
Charlie PowerFerrylandProgressive Conservative1975, 1977---
Beaton TulkFogoLiberal1979---
Donald StewartFortune-HermitageProgressive Conservative1979---
Hazel R. NewhookGanderProgressive Conservative1979---
William MatthewsGrand BankProgressive Conservative1982---
Leonard SimmsGrand FallsProgressive Conservative1979---
A. Brian PeckfordGreen BayProgressive Conservative1972---
Haig YoungHarbour GraceProgressive Conservative1972---
Norman DoyleHarbour Main-Bell IslandProgressive Conservative1979---
Lynn E. VergeHumber EastProgressive Conservative1979---
Wallace HouseHumber ValleyProgressive Conservative1975---
Raymond BairdHumber WestProgressive Conservative1979---
Robert AylwardKilbrideProgressive Conservative1979---
Steve NearyLa PoileLiberal1962---
James RussellLewisporteProgressive Conservative1971, 1982---
Peter J. WalshMenihekProgressive Conservative1979---
Peter Fenwick MenihekNewfoundland and Labrador [New Democratic Party|New Democrat]1984---
Neil WindsorMount PearlProgressive Conservative1979---
Leo BarryMount ScioProgressive Conservative1972, 1979---
Leo BarryMount ScioLiberal1972, 1979---
Denzil Joseph GoudieNaskaupiProgressive Conservative1975---
William G. PattersonPlacentiaProgressive Conservative1975---
Jerome DinnPleasantvilleProgressive Conservative1975---
James HodderPort au PortLiberal1975---
Randy W. CollinsPort de GraveProgressive Conservative1979---
Everett K. OsmondSt. BarbeProgressive Conservative1982---
Ronald Gilbert DaweSt. George'sProgressive Conservative1979---
Patrick J. McNicholasSt. John's CentreProgressive Conservative1979---
William MarshallSt. John's EastProgressive Conservative1970---
Thomas V. HickeySt. John's East ExternProgressive Conservative1966---
John A. CarterSt. John's NorthProgressive Conservative1971---
John F. CollinsSt. John's SouthProgressive Conservative1975---
Harold BarrettSt. John's WestProgressive Conservative1979---
Loyola W. HearnSt. Mary's-The CapesProgressive Conservative1982---
Frederick StaggStephenvilleProgressive Conservative1979---
Edward RobertsThe Straits – [White Bay North|Strait of Belle Isle]Liberal1966---
Thomas LushTerra NovaLiberal1975---
Glen Greening Terra NovaProgressive Conservative1983---
Garfield WarrenTorngat MountainsLiberal1979
Progressive Conservative--
Garfield WarrenTorngat MountainsJames G. Reid1979
Trinity-Bay de VerdeProgressive Conservative1972, 1982
Charles BrettTrinity NorthProgressive Conservative1972---
Ida M. ReidTwillingateProgressive Conservative1982---
Gerald Ryan OttenheimerWaterford-KenmountProgressive Conservative1966, 1971---
John McLennonWindsor-BuchansProgressive Conservative1982---

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Terra NovaGlen GreeningProgressive ConservativeDecember 7, 1983T Lush resigned seat in September 1983
MenihekPeter FenwickNew DemocratOctober 9, 1984PJ Walsh resigned seat in July 1984 to contest a federal seat