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. The general assembly sat from November 19, 1975 to May 25, 1979.
The Progressive Conservative Party led by Frank Moores formed the government.
Gerald Ottenheimer served as speaker.
There were four sessions of the 37th General Assembly:
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.
Members of the Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1975:
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 |
Exploits | Hugh Twomey | Progressive Conservative | ||
Ferryland | Martin O'Brien | Liberal | ||
Ferryland | Charlie Power | Progressive Conservative | June 16, 1977 | Results of 1976 by-election overturned |
St. John's West | Hubert Kitchen | Liberal | June 16, 1977 | JC Crosbie entered federal politics |
Twillingate | William N. Rowe | Liberal | December 8, 1977 | JR Smallwood resigned seat |
Notes:
References
- ^ "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 738–41.
- ^ 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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