42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland


The members of the 42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in May 1993. The general assembly sat from May 20, 1993 to January 29, 1996.
The Liberal Party led by Clyde Wells formed the government.
Paul Dicks served as speaker until 1995. Lloyd Snow succeeded Dicks as speaker.
There were three sessions of the 42nd General Assembly:
SessionStartEnd
1stMay 20, 1993February 24, 1994
2ndFebruary 28, 1994March 15, 1995
3rdMarch 16, 1995January 29, 1996

Frederick Russell served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1993:
MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously elected
Paul ShelleyBaie Verte-White BayProgressive Conservative1993-
Clyde WellsBay of IslandsLiberal1966, 1987, 1989-
Percy BarrettBellevueLiberal1989-
Tom LushBonavista NorthLiberal1975, 1985-
Roger FitzgeraldBonavista SouthProgressive Conservative1993-
Dave S. GilbertBurgeo-Bay d'EspoirLiberal1985-
Glenn TobinBurin-Placentia WestProgressive Conservative1982-
Art ReidCarbonearLiberal1989-
Pat CowanConception Bay SouthLiberal1989-
Danny DumaresqueEagle RiverLiberal1989-
Roger GrimesExploitsLiberal1989-
Loyola SullivanFerrylandProgressive Conservative1992-
Beaton TulkFogoLiberal1979, 1993-
Oliver LangdonFortune-HermitageLiberal1989-
Winston BakerGanderLiberal1985-
Gary Vey GanderLiberal1995-
Bill MatthewsGrand BankProgressive Conservative1982-
Len SimmsGrand FallsProgressive Conservative1979-
Mike Mackey Grand FallsProgressive Conservative1995-
Alvin HewlettGreen BayProgressive Conservative1989-
John CraneHarbour GraceLiberal1989-
Don WhelanHarbour MainLiberal1993-
Lynn VergeHumber EastProgressive Conservative1979-
Rick WoodfordHumber ValleyProgressive Conservative1985-
Paul DicksHumber WestLiberal1989-
Edward J. ByrneKilbrideProgressive Conservative1993-
Bill RamsayLa PoileLiberal1989-
Melvin PenneyLewisporteLiberal1989-
Alec SnowMenihekProgressive Conservative1989-
H. Neil WindsorMount PearlProgressive Conservative1979-
Jim WalshMount Scio-Bell IslandLiberal1989-
Edward RobertsNaskaupiLiberal1966, 1992-
Nick CareenPlacentiaProgressive Conservative1993-
Walter NoelPleasantvilleLiberal1989-
Gerald SmithPort au PortLiberal1993-
John EffordPort de GraveLiberal1985-
Chuck FureySt. BarbeLiberal1985-
Bud HulanSt. George'sLiberal1993-
Hubert KitchenSt. John's CentreLiberal1971, 1977, 1989-
Jack HarrisSt. John's EastNew Democrat1990-
Jack ByrneSt. John's East ExternProgressive Conservative1993-
Lloyd MatthewsSt. John's NorthLiberal1993-
Tom MurphySt. John's SouthLiberal1989-
Rex GibbonsSt. John's WestLiberal1989-
Fabian G. ManningSt. Mary's-The CapesProgressive Conservative1993-
Kevin AylwardStephenvilleLiberal1985-
Chris DeckerStrait of Belle IsleLiberal1985-
Kay YoungTerra NovaLiberal1993-
William H. AndersenTorngat MountainsLiberal1993-
LLoyd George SnowTrinity-Bay de VerdeLiberal1989-
Doug OldfordTrinity NorthLiberal1991-
Walter CarterTwillingateLiberal1962, 1975, 1985-
Harvey HodderWaterford-KenmountProgressive Conservative1993-
Graham R. FlightWindsor-BuchansLiberal1975, 1985, 1989-

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
PlacentiaNick CareenProgressive ConservativeFebruary 21, 1994Results of election declared invalid by Newfoundland Supreme Court on January 14, 1994
Grand FallsMichael MackeyProgressive ConservativeJune 27, 1995L Simms resigned seat on May 1, 1995
GanderGary VeyLiberalOctober 10, 1995W Baker resigned seat on July 31, 1995