Newfoundland and Labrador Youth Parliament
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The Newfoundland and Labrador Youth Parliament (NLYP) is one of a number of provincial youth model parliaments across Canada.
The NLYP first met in 1961 as the “Older Boys’ Parliament of Newfoundland” (OBPN). In 1967, the OBPN changed its name to the Newfoundland Youth Parliament (NYP) and made provisions for girls to be allowed to sit as members. The NYP had a brief hiatis in the late 1970s, but has since reconstituted itself. The organization has also since changed its name again, to the present NLYP.
The NLYP holds an annual session every February and organizes several regional parliaments which meet twice per year, in the fall and spring. At the February session, delegates are assigned a provincial riding to represent, although not necessarily the one in which they reside. Currently, young people ages 15 to 23 years old are permitted to attend the NLYP, which meets in the House of Assembly in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
The NLYP was one of the provincial youth parliaments that founded and participated in the Youth Parliament of Canada/Parlement jeunesse du Canada.
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