Members of the House of Assembly

46th General Assembly

Current Standings in the House of Assembly: 42 Progressive Conservative Members, 4 Liberal Members, 1 New Democratic Member and 1 vacant District.

There are 48 seats in the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador. After the last General Election held on October 9, 2007 (the first fixed-date general election in the history of the province) there were 43 Progressive Conservative Members, 3 Liberal Members, and 1 New Democratic Member returned to the House of Assembly. Due to the death of a candidate during the election campaign in the district of Grand Falls-Windsor - Buchans, an extension of the General Election for this district was held November 6. The seat was subsequently won by Susan Sullivan, the Progressive Conservative Party candidate, bringing the total number of seats for the party to 44.


Please note that following the death of Mr. Jack Byrne on June 4, 2008, a by-election for the District of Cape St. Francis took place on August 27, 2008, and was won by Kevin Parsons of the Progressive Conservative Party.

Please note that following the resignation of Mr. Tom Rideout on June 30, 2008, a by-election for the district of Baie Verte - Springdale took place on August 27, 2008, and was won by Kevin Pollard of the Progressive Conservative Party.

Please note that following the resignation of Mr. Trevor Taylor, effective October 2, 2009, a by-election to elect a new Member for the district of The Straits - White Bay North took place on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and was won by Marshall Dean of the Liberal Party.

Please note that the resignation of Mr. Paul Oram as both Minister of Health, and Member for Terra Nova, became effective as of October 7, 2009. A by-election to elect a new Member for the district of Terra Nova took place on Thursday, November 26, 2009, and was won by Sandy Collins of the Progressive Conservative Party.

Please note that the resignation of Ms. Elizabeth Marshall as Member for Topsail became effective as of January 29, 2010. A by-election to elect a new Member for the district of Topsail will take place at a date yet to be determined.