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46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador

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| preceded_by = 45th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador

| succeeded_by = 47th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador

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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)

class="wikitable sortable"

!

!Name

!Party

!Riding

!First elected / previously elected

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Jim Baker

|Progressive Conservative

|Labrador West

|2007

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Ed Buckingham

|Progressive Conservative

|St. John's East

|2007

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Joan Burke

|Progressive Conservative

|St. George's-Stephenville East

|2003

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Roland Butler

|Liberal

|Port de Grave

|2001

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Felix Collins

|Progressive Conservative

|Placentia and St. Mary's

|2006

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Tony Cornect

|Progressive Conservative

|Port au Port

|2007

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Derrick Dalley

|Progressive Conservative

|Isles of Notre Dame

|2007

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Dave Denine

|Progressive Conservative

|Mount Pearl South

|2003

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|John Dinn

|Progressive Conservative

|Kilbride

|2007

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Kathy Dunderdale

|Progressive Conservative

|Virginia Waters

|2003

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Roger Fitzgerald†

|Progressive Conservative

|Bonavista South

|1993

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Clayton Forsey

|Progressive Conservative

|Exploits

|2005

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Terry French

|Progressive Conservative

|Conception Bay South

|2002

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Harry Harding

|Progressive Conservative

|Bonavista North

|2002

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Tom Hedderson

|Progressive Conservative

|Harbour Main

|1999

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|John Hickey

|Progressive Conservative

|Lake Melville

|2003

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Ray Hunter

|Progressive Conservative

|Grand Falls-Windsor-Green Bay South

|1999

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Keith Hutchings

|Progressive Conservative

|Ferryland

|2007

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Clyde Jackman

|Progressive Conservative

|Burin-Placentia West

|2003

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Charlene Johnson

|Progressive Conservative

|Trinity-Bay de Verde

|2003

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Yvonne Jones

|Liberal

|Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair

|1996

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Darryl Kelly

|Progressive Conservative

|Humber Valley

|2007

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Jerome Kennedy

|Progressive Conservative

|Carbonear-Harbour Grace

|2007

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Steve Kent

|Progressive Conservative

|Mount Pearl North

|2007

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Darin King

|Progressive Conservative

|Grand Bank

|2007

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Terry Loder

|Progressive Conservative

|Bay of Islands

|2007

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Elizabeth Marshall

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan=2|Topsail

|2003

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Paul Davis

|Progressive Conservative

|2010

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Tom Marshall

|Progressive Conservative

|Humber East

|2003

{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}}

|Lorraine Michael

|NDP

|Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi

|2006

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Kevin O'Brien

|Progressive Conservative

|Gander

|2003

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Paul Oram

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan=2|Terra Nova

|2003

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Sandy Collins

|Progressive Conservative

|2009

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Sheila Osborne

|Progressive Conservative

|St. John's West

|1997

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Tom Osborne

|Progressive Conservative

|St. John's South

|1996

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Kelvin Parsons

|Liberal

|Burgeo and La Poile

|1999

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Kevin Parsons

|Progressive Conservative

|Cape St. Francis

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Calvin Peach

|Progressive Conservative

|Bellevue

|2007

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Tracey Perry

|Progressive Conservative

|Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune

|2007

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Tom Rideout

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan=2|Baie Verte-Springdale

|1975,{{efn|name="liberal"|First Elected as a Liberal}} 1999

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Kevin Pollard

|Progressive Conservative

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Patty Pottle

|Progressive Conservative

|Torngat Mountains

|2007

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Bob Ridgley

|Progressive Conservative

|St. John's North

|2003

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Shawn Skinner

|Progressive Conservative

|St. John's Centre

|2003

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Susan Sullivan

|Progressive Conservative

|Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans

|2007

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Trevor Taylor

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan=2|The Straits – White Bay North

|2001

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Marshall Dean

|Liberal

|2009

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Wade Verge

|Progressive Conservative

|Lewisporte

|2007

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Dianne Whalen

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan=2|Conception Bay East – Bell Island

|2003

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|David Brazil

|Progressive Conservative

|2010

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Danny Williams

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan=2|Humber West

|2001

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Vaughn Granter

|Progressive Conservative

|2011

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Ross Wiseman

|Progressive Conservative

|Trinity North

|2000{{efn|name="liberal"}}

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Wallace Young

|Progressive Conservative

|St. Barbe

|2001

Standings changes since 2007 general election

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!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Number of members
per party by date

!colspan=3|2007

!colspan=3|2008

!colspan=4|2009

!colspan=5|2010

!2011

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

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Progressive Conservative

|1

|43

|44

|43

|42

|44

|43

|colspan=2|42

|43

|42

|43

|42

|43

|42

|43

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|0

|colspan=7|3

|colspan=8|4

{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}}

|NDP

|0

|colspan=15|1

rowspan=3|

|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

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!colspan=6|Membership changes in the 46th Assembly

!Date

!Name

!District

!Party

!Reason

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|October 5, 2007

|Roger Fitzgerald

|Bonavista South

|Progressive Conservative

|Acclaimed in the general election

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Other|row}}

|October 9, 2007

|colspan=3|See List of Members

|Election day of the 46th general election

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|November 6, 2007

|Susan Sullivan

|Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans

|Progressive Conservative

|Elected in a differed election

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|June 4, 2008

|Jack Byrne

|Cape St. Francis

|Progressive Conservative

|Died

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|June 30, 2008

|Tom Rideout

|Baie Verte-Springdale

|Progressive Conservative

|Vacated seat

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|August 27, 2008

|Kevin Parsons

|Cape St. Francis

|Progressive Conservative

|Elected in a by-election.

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|August 27, 2008

|Kevin Pollard

|Baie Verte-Springdale

|Progressive Conservative

|Elected in a by-election.

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|October 2, 2009

|Trevor Taylor

|The Straits – White Bay North

|Progressive Conservative

|Resigned cabinet post and vacated seat

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|October 7, 2009

|Paul Oram

|Terra Nova

|Progressive Conservative

|Vacated seat

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|October 27, 2009

|Marshall Dean

|The Straits – White Bay North

|Liberal

|Elected in a by-election

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|November 26, 2009

|Sandy Collins

|Terra Nova

|Progressive Conservative

|Elected in a by-election

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|January 29, 2010

|Elizabeth Marshall

|Topsail

|Progressive Conservative

|Appointed to the Canadian Senate

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|March 16, 2010

|Paul Davis

|Topsail

|Progressive Conservative

|Elected in a by-election

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|October 3, 2010

|Dianne Whalen

|Conception Bay East – Bell Island

|Progressive Conservative

|Died of cancer

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|December 2, 2010

|David Brazil

|Conception Bay East – Bell Island

|Progressive Conservative

|Elected in a by-election

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|December 3, 2010

|Danny Williams

|Humber West

|Progressive Conservative

|Retired as Premier and vacated seat

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|February 15, 2011

|Vaughn Granter

|Humber West

|Progressive Conservative

|Elected in a by-election

By-elections in the 46th General Assembly

{{Election box begin | title=Cape St. Francis, By-election – August 27, 2008 after the death of Jack Byrne}}

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Kevin Parsons

|align="right"|2,865

|align="right"|68.97

|align="right"|

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{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}}

|New Democratic Party

|Kathleen Connors

|align="right"|972

|align="right"|23.40

|align="right"|

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Tonia Power-Mercer

|align="right"|317

|align="right"|7.63

|align="right"|

|-

!align="left" colspan=3|Total

!align="right"|4,154

!align="right"|

!align="right"|

{{election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=Baie Verte-Springdale, By-election, August 27, 2008 after the resignation of Tom Rideout}}

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Kevin Pollard

|align="right"|1,979

|align="right"|55.90

|align="right"|

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Shaun Lane

|align="right"|1,245

|align="right"|35.17

|align="right"|

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}}

|New Democratic Party

|Tim Howse

|align="right"|316

|align="right"|8.97

|align="right"|

|-

!align="left" colspan=3|Total

!align="right"|3,540

!align="right"|

!align="right"|

{{election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=The Straits – White Bay North, By-Election, October 27, 2009 after the resignation of Trevor Taylor}}

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Marshall Dean

|align="right"|1,925

|align="right"|47.58%

|align="right"|

{{CANelec |NL |PC |Rick Pelley |1,799 |44.47% |–}}

{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}}

|NDP

|Dale Colbourne

|align="right"|321

|align="right"|7.93%

|align="right"|

{{election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=Terra Nova, By-Election, November 26, 2009 after the resignation of Paul Oram{{cite web| url = http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=306505&sc=79| title = SaltWire {{!}} SaltWire}} }}

{{CANelec |NL |PC |Sandy Collins |2398 |55% |-19.05%}}

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|John Baird

|align="right"|1663

|align="right"|38.2%

|align="right"|+21.32%

{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}}

|NDP

|Robin Brentnall

|align="right"|297

|align="right"|6.8%

|align="right"|-1.54%

|}

{{Election box begin |title=Topsail, By-Election – March 16, 2010 after the Senate appointment of Elizabeth Marshall}}

{{CANelec |NL |PC |Paul Davis |2737 |81.42 |-1.62}}

{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}}

|NDP

|Brian Nolan

|align="right"|374

|align="right"|11.16

|align="right"|+2.91

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Shane Kennedy

|align="right"|238

|align="right"|7.10

|align="right"|-1.61

|}

{{Election box begin | title=By-Election – December 2, 2010 after the death of Dianne Whalen{{Cite web |url=http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=10246&latest=1 |title=PC's Open Nominations for By-Election |access-date=2010-12-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617051805/http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=10246&latest=1 |archive-date=2011-06-17 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2010/exec/1110n04.htm Premier Announces Date for By-Election in District of Conception Bay East - Bell Island][https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/pc-david-brazil-wins-byelection-1.906776?ref=rss PC David Brazil wins N.L. byelection]}}

{{CANelec |NL |PC |David Brazil |2638 |66.28% |-5.51%}}

{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}}

|NDP

|George Murphy

|align="right"|1043

|align="right"|26.20%

|align="right"|+15.96%

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Joy Buckle

|align="right"|299

|align="right"|7.51%

|align="right"|-10.46%

|}

{{Election box begin | title=By-Election – February 15, 2011 after the resignation of Danny Williams[http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2011/exec/0124n05.htm Premier Announces Date for By-Election in District of Humber West]}}

{{CANelec |NL |PC |Vaughn Granter |2109 |63.58% |–}}

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

|Mark Watton

|align="right"|1097

|align="right"|33.06%

|align="right"|

{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}}

|NDP

|Rosie Myers

|align="right"|112

|align="right"|3.38%

|align="right"|

|}

Notes

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References

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External links

{{General Assemblies of Newfoundland and Labrador}}

{{Newfoundland and Labrador politics}}

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