46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador

46th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Confederation Building East Block. Seat of the Newfoundland and Labrador government and the House of Assembly from 1960 to present.
History
Founded	2007
Disbanded	2011
Preceded by	45th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Succeeded by	47th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Leadership
Premier	Danny Williams
Elections
Last election	Newfoundland general election, 2007

The 46th Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly was summoned to meet on March 10, 2008, its members having been sworn in and elected its speaker on November 1, 2007, and was dissolved on September 19, 2011. The Progressive Conservative government led by Danny Williams was re-elected with a landslide victory. The Liberal and NDP opposition was nearly wiped off the electoral map. Williams resigned in 2010 and his Deputy Premier Kathy Dunderdale was sworn in as the Premier.

Members (MHAs)

Name	Party	Riding
Jim Baker	Progressive Conservative	Labrador West
Ed Buckingham	Progressive Conservative	St. John's East
Joan Burke	Progressive Conservative	St. George's-Stephenville East
Roland Butler	Liberal	Port de Grave
Felix Collins	Progressive Conservative	Placentia and St. Mary’s
Tony Cornect	Progressive Conservative	Port au Port
Derrick Dalley	Progressive Conservative	Isles of Notre Dame
Dave Denine	Progressive Conservative	Mount Pearl South
John Dinn	Progressive Conservative	Kilbride
Kathy Dunderdale	Progressive Conservative	Virginia Waters
Roger Fitzgerald†	Progressive Conservative	Bonavista South
Clayton Forsey	Progressive Conservative	Exploits
Terry French	Progressive Conservative	Conception Bay South
Harry Harding	Progressive Conservative	Bonavista North
Tom Hedderson	Progressive Conservative	Harbour Main
John Hickey	Progressive Conservative	Lake Melville
Ray Hunter	Progressive Conservative	Grand Falls-Windsor-Green Bay South
Keith Hutchings	Progressive Conservative	Ferryland
Clyde Jackman	Progressive Conservative	Burin-Placentia West
Charlene Johnson	Progressive Conservative	Trinity-Bay de Verde
Yvonne Jones	Liberal	Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair
Darryl Kelly	Progressive Conservative	Humber Valley
Jerome Kennedy	Progressive Conservative	Carbonear-Harbour Grace
Steve Kent	Progressive Conservative	Mount Pearl North
Darin King	Progressive Conservative	Grand Bank
Terry Loder	Progressive Conservative	Bay of Islands
Elizabeth Marshall	Progressive Conservative	Topsail
Paul Davis	Progressive Conservative	Topsail
Tom Marshall	Progressive Conservative	Humber East
Lorraine Michael	NDP	Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi
Kevin O'Brien	Progressive Conservative	Gander
Paul Oram	Progressive Conservative	Terra Nova
Sandy Collins	Progressive Conservative	Terra Nova
Sheila Osborne	Progressive Conservative	St. John's West
Tom Osborne	Progressive Conservative	St. John's South
Kelvin Parsons	Liberal	Burgeo and La Poile
Kevin Parsons	Progressive Conservative	Cape St. Francis
Calvin Peach	Progressive Conservative	Bellevue
Tracey Perry	Progressive Conservative	Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune
Tom Rideout	Progressive Conservative	Baie Verte-Springdale
Kevin Pollard	Progressive Conservative	Baie Verte-Springdale
Patty Pottle	Progressive Conservative	Torngat Mountains
Bob Ridgley	Progressive Conservative	St. John's North
Shawn Skinner	Progressive Conservative	St. John's Centre
Susan Sullivan	Progressive Conservative	Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans
Trevor Taylor	Progressive Conservative	The Straits – White Bay North
Marshall Dean	Liberal	The Straits – White Bay North
Wade Verge	Progressive Conservative	Lewisporte
David Brazil	Progressive Conservative	Conception Bay East – Bell Island
Danny Williams	Progressive Conservative	Humber West
Vaughn Granter	Progressive Conservative	Humber West
Ross Wiseman	Progressive Conservative	Trinity North
Wallace Young	Progressive Conservative	St. Barbe

Standings changes since 2007 general election

Number of members per party by date		2007			2008			2009				2010					2011
Number of members per party by date		Oct 5	Oct 9	Nov 6	Jun 4	Jun 30	Aug 27	Oct 2	Oct 7	Oct 27	Nov 26	Jan 29	Mar 16	Oct 3	Dec 2	Dec 3	Feb 15
	Progressive Conservative	1	43	44	43	42	44	43	42		43	42	43	42	43	42	43
	Liberal	0	3							4
	NDP	0	1
	Total members	1	47	48	47	46	48	47	46	47	48	47	48	47	48	47	48
	Vacant	47	1	0	1	2	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
	Government Majority	N/A	39	40	39	38	40	39	38	37	38	37	38	37	38	37	38


Date	Name	District	Party	Reason
October 5, 2007	Roger Fitzgerald	Bonavista South	Progressive Conservative	Acclaimed in the general election
October 9, 2007	See List of Members			Election day of the 46th general election
November 6, 2007	Susan Sullivan	Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans	Progressive Conservative	Elected in a differed election
June 4, 2008	Jack Byrne	Cape St. Francis	Progressive Conservative	Died
June 30, 2008	Tom Rideout	Baie Verte-Springdale	Progressive Conservative	Vacated seat
August 27, 2008	Kevin Parsons	Cape St. Francis	Progressive Conservative	Elected in a by-election.
August 27, 2008	Kevin Pollard	Baie Verte-Springdale	Progressive Conservative	Elected in a by-election.
October 2, 2009	Trevor Taylor	The Straits – White Bay North	Progressive Conservative	Resigned cabinet post and vacated seat
October 7, 2009	Paul Oram	Terra Nova	Progressive Conservative	Vacated seat
October 27, 2009	Marshall Dean	The Straits – White Bay North	Liberal	Elected in a by-election
November 26, 2009	Sandy Collins	Terra Nova	Progressive Conservative	Elected in a by-election
January 29, 2010	Elizabeth Marshall	Topsail	Progressive Conservative	Appointed to the Canadian Senate
March 16, 2010	Paul Davis	Topsail	Progressive Conservative	Elected in a by-election
October 3, 2010	Dianne Whalen	Conception Bay East – Bell Island	Progressive Conservative	Died of cancer
December 2, 2010	David Brazil	Conception Bay East – Bell Island	Progressive Conservative	Elected in a by-election
December 3, 2010	Danny Williams	Humber West	Progressive Conservative	Retired as Premier and vacated seat
February 15, 2011	Vaughn Granter	Humber West	Progressive Conservative	Elected in a by-election

By-elections in the 46th General Assembly

Cape St. Francis, By-election – August 27, 2008 Death of Jack Byrne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin Parsons	2,865	68.97
	New Democratic Party	Kathleen Connors	972	23.40
	Liberal	Tonia Power-Mercer	317	7.63
Total			4,154

Baie Verte-Springdale, By-election, August 27, 2008 Resignation of Tom Rideout
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin Pollard	1,979	55.90
	Liberal	Shaun Lane	1,245	35.17
	New Democratic Party	Tim Howse	316	8.97
Total			3,540

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The Straits – White Bay North, By-Election, October 27, 2009 On the resignation of Trevor Taylor, October 2, 2009
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Marshall Dean	1,925	47.58%
	Progressive Conservative	Rick Pelley	1,799	44.47%	–
	NDP	Dale Colbourne	321	7.93%

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Terra Nova, By-Election, November 26, 2009 On the resignation of Paul Oram, October 7, 2009
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Sandy Collins	2398	55%	-19.05%
	Liberal	John Baird	1663	38.2%	+21.32%
	NDP	Robin Brentnall	297	6.8%	-1.54%

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Topsail, By-Election – March 16, 2010 On the Senate appointment of Elizabeth Marshall, January 29, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Davis	2737	81.42	-1.62
	NDP	Brian Nolan	374	11.16	+2.91
	Liberal	Shane Kennedy	238	7.10	-1.61

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By-Election – December 2, 2010 On the death of Dianne Whalen, October 3, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	David Brazil	2638	66.28%	-5.51%
	NDP	George Murphy	1043	26.20%	+15.96%
	Liberal	Joy Buckle	299	7.51%	-10.46%

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By-Election – February 15, 2011 On the resignation of Danny Williams, December 3, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Vaughn Granter	2109	63.58%	–
	Liberal	Mark Watton	1097	33.06%
	NDP	Rosie Myers	112	3.38%

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