47th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador

{{Infobox Canadian Parliament

| jurisdiction = NL

| # = 47th

| type = Majority

| houseimage =

| senateimage =

| status = inactive

| term-begin = October 27, 2011

| term-end = November 5, 2015

| sc =

| scterm =

| sc2 = Wade Verge

| scterm2 = September 5, 2014 – November 5, 2015

| pm = Hon. Kathy Dunderdale

| pmterm = October 27, 2011 – January 24, 2014

| pm2 = Hon. Tom Marshall

| pmterm2 = January 24, 2014 – September 26, 2014

| pm3 = Hon. Paul Davis

| pmterm3 = September 26, 2014 – November 5, 2015

| lo = Yvonne Jones

| loterm = October 27, 2011 – January 3, 2012

| lo2 = Dwight Ball

| loterm2 = January 3, 2012 – July 18, 2013

| lo3 = Eddie Joyce

| loterm3 = July 18, 2013 – November 17, 2013

| lo4 = Dwight Ball

| loterm4 = November 17, 2013 – November 5, 2015

| ghl =

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| ghl2 =

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| ohl =Yvonne Jones

| ohlterm =January 3, 2012 – April 8, 2013

| ohl2 = Andrew Parsons

| ohlterm2 = April 8, 2013 – November 5, 2015

| party2 = Liberal Party

| party = Progressive Conservative Party

| party3 = New Democratic Party

| sessionbegin =

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| monarch = Elizabeth II

| monarchterm = 6 February 1952 – present

| members = 40

| lastparl = 46th

| nextparl = 48th

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The 47th Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly was elected on October 11, 2011. Members of the House of Assembly were sworn in on October 27, 2011, and former cabinet minister Ross Wiseman was named Speaker of the House of Assembly the same day.{{cite news|title=Ross Wiseman named Speaker|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/ross-wiseman-named-speaker-1.1044148|access-date=14 April 2012|newspaper=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=27 October 2011}}

Members

class="wikitable sortable"

!

!Name

!Party

!Riding

!First elected / previously elected

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

|Dwight Ball

|Liberal

|Humber Valley

|2007, 2011

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

|Jim Bennett

|Liberal

|St. Barbe

|2011

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

|David Brazil

|Progressive Conservative

|Conception Bay East and Bell Island

|2010

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

|Felix Collins

|Progressive Conservative

|Placentia and St. Mary's

|2006

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

|Sandy Collins

|Progressive Conservative

|Terra Nova

|2006

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

|Tony Cornect

|Progressive Conservative

|Port au Port

|2007

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

|Eli Cross

|Progressive Conservative

|Bonavista North

|2011

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

|Dan Crummell

|Progressive Conservative

|St. John's West

|2011

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

|Derrick Dalley

|Progressive Conservative

|The Isles of Notre Dame

|2007

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

|Paul Davis

|Progressive Conservative

|Topsail

|2010

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

|John Dinn

|Progressive Conservative

|Kilbride

|2007

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

|Kathy Dunderdale (until February 28, 2014)

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan="2"|Virginia Waters

|2003

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

|Cathy Bennett

|Liberal (since April 9, 2014)

|2014

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

|Randy Edmunds

|Liberal

|Torngat Mountains

|2011

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

|Clayton Forsey

|Progressive Conservative

|Exploits

|2005

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

|Terry French (until September 18, 2014)

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan="2"|Conception Bay South

|2002

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

|Rex Hillier

|Liberal (since November 21, 2014)

|2014

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

|Vaughn Granter

|Progressive Conservative

|Humber West

|2011

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

|Tom Hedderson

|Progressive Conservative

|Harbour Main

|1999

{{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 (until September 5, 2014)

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan="2"|Trinity-Bay de Verde

|2003

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

|Steve Crocker

|Liberal (since December, 2014)

|2014

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

|Yvonne Jones (until April 8, 2013)

|Liberal

|rowspan="2"|Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair

|1996

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

|Lisa Dempster

|Liberal

|2013

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

|Eddie Joyce

|Liberal

|Bay of Islands

|1989, 1999, 2011

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

|Jerome Kennedy (until October 2, 2013)

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan="2"|Carbonear-Harbour Grace

|2007

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

|Sam Slade

|Liberal (since November 26, 2013)

|2013

{{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|NDP|row}}

|rowspan="3"|Dale Kirby

|NDP

|rowspan="3"|St. John's North

|rowspan="3"|2011

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

|Independent

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

|Liberal (since 2014)

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

|rowspan=2|Paul Lane

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan=2|Mount Pearl South

|rowspan=2|2011

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

|Liberal (since 2014)

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

|Glen Little

|Progressive Conservative

|Bonavista South

|2011

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

|Glenn Littlejohn

|Progressive Conservative

|Port de Grave

|2011

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

|Tom Marshall (until November 3, 2014)

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan=2|Humber East

|2003

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

|Stelman Flynn

|Liberal (since December, 2014)

|2014

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

|Nick McGrath

|Progressive Conservative

|Labrador West

|2011

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

|Lorraine Michael

|NDP

|Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi

|2006

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

|rowspan="3"|Christopher Mitchelmore

|NDP

|rowspan="3"|The Straits - White Bay North

|rowspan="3"|2011

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

|Independent

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

|Liberal (since 2014)

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

|George Murphy

|NDP

|St. John's East

|2011

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

|Kevin O'Brien

|Progressive Conservative

|Gander

|2003

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

|rowspan="3"| Tom Osborne

|Progressive Conservative (until September 13, 2012)

|rowspan="3"| St. John's South

|rowspan="3"|1996

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

|Independent (2012-2013)

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

|Liberal (since 2013)

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

|Andrew Parsons

|Liberal

|Burgeo and La Poile

|2011

{{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}}

|Kevin Pollard

|Progressive Conservative

|Baie Verte-Springdale

|2008

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

|Gerry Rogers

|NDP

|St. John's Centre

|2011

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

|Keith Russell

|Progressive Conservative

|Lake Melville

|2011

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

|Joan Shea (until June 2, 2014)

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan=2|St. George's-Stephenville East

|2003

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

|Scott Reid

|Liberal (since September 11, 2014)

|2014

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

|Susan Sullivan

|Progressive Conservative

|Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans

|2007

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

|Wade Verge

|Progressive Conservative

|Lewisporte

|2007

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

|Ross Wiseman

|Progressive Conservative

|Trinity North

|2000{{efn|First Elected as a Liberal}}

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=Standings changes in the 47th Assembly=

class="wikitable"
colspan=2 rowspan=2|Number of members
per party by date

!2011

!2012

!colspan=6|2013

!colspan=11|2014

Oct 11

!Sep 13

!Apr 8

!Jun 25

!Aug 29

!Oct 2

!Oct 29

!Nov 26

!Jan 20

!Feb 4

!Feb 28

!May 5

!Jun 2

!Sep 5

!Sep 11

!Sep 18

!Nov 3

!Nov 21

!Dec

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

|Progressive Conservative

|37

|colspan=4|36

|colspan=3|35

|colspan=2|34

|colspan=2|33

|32

|colspan=2|31

|30

|colspan=3|29

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

|Liberal

|colspan=2|6

|5

|6

|colspan=3|7

|8

|9

|colspan=2|11

|colspan=3|12

|colspan=3|13

|14

|16

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

|NDP

|colspan=6|5

|colspan=13|3

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

|Independent

|0

|colspan=3|1

|colspan=2|0

|colspan=3|2

|colspan=10|0

rowspan=3|

|Total members

|colspan=2|48

|47

|colspan=2|48

|colspan=2|47

|colspan=3|48

|47

|48

|47

|46

|47

|46

|45

|46

|48

Vacant

|colspan=2|0

|1

|colspan=2|0

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=3|0

|1

|0

|1

|2

|1

|2

|3

|2

|0

Government Majority

|26

|24

|25

|colspan=2|24

|colspan=2|23

|22

|colspan=2|20

|19

|18

|17

|16

|15

|14

|13

|12

|10

class="wikitable"
colspan=6|Membership changes in the 47th Assembly
!Date

!Name

!District

!Party

!Reason

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

|October 11, 2011

|colspan=3|See List of Members

|Election day of the 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

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

|September 13, 2012

|Tom Osborne

|St. John's South

|Independent

|Voluntarily left the Progressive Conservative caucus

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

|April 8, 2013

|Yvonne Jones

|Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair

|Liberal

|Resigned to run in a federal by-election in Labrador{{cite web|title=Jones resigns provincial seat for federal by-election|url=http://ntv.ca/jones-resigns-provincial-seat-for-federal-by-election/|publisher=CBC News|access-date=April 8, 2013|date=April 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414024621/http://ntv.ca/jones-resigns-provincial-seat-for-federal-by-election/|archive-date=2013-04-14|url-status=dead}}

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

|June 25, 2013

|Lisa Dempster

|Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair

|Liberal

|Elected by-election

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

|August 29, 2013

|Tom Osborne

|St. John's South

|Liberal

|Joined the Liberal caucus

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

|October 2, 2013

|Jerome Kennedy

|Carbonear-Harbour Grace

|Progressive Conservative

|Resigned

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

|rowspan=2|October 29, 2013

|Dale Kirby

|St. John's North

|Independent

|Left the NDP caucus at odds with the leadership of Lorraine Michael

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

|Christopher Mitchelmore

|The Straits - White Bay North

|Independent

|Left the NDP caucus at odds with the leadership of Lorraine Michael

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

|November 26, 2013

|Sam Slade

|Carbonear-Harbour Grace

|Liberal

|Elected in a by-election

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

|January 20, 2014

|Paul Lane

|Mount Pearl South

|Liberal

|Joined the Liberal caucus

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

|rowspan=2|February 4, 2014

|Dale Kirby

|St. John's North

|Liberal

|Joined the Liberal caucus

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

|Christopher Mitchelmore

|The Straits – White Bay North

|Liberal

|Joined the Liberal caucus

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

|February 28, 2014

|Kathy Dunderdale

||Virginia Waters

|Progressive Conservative

|Resigned

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

|April 9, 2014

|Cathy Bennett

|Virginia Waters

|Liberal

|Elected in a by-election, sworn in on May 5, 2014.

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

|June 2, 2014

|Joan Shea

||St. George's-Stephenville East

|Progressive Conservative

|Resigned

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

|August 26, 2014

|Scott Reid

||St. George's-Stephenville East

|Liberal

|Elected in a by-election, sworn in on September 11, 2014

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

|September 5, 2014

|Charlene Johnson

||Trinity-Bay de Verde

|Progressive Conservative

|Resigned

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

|September 18, 2014

|Terry French

||Conception Bay South

|Progressive Conservative

|Resigned

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

|November 3, 2014

|Tom Marshall

||Humber East

|Progressive Conservative

|Resigned

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

|November 5, 2014

|Rex Hillier

||Conception Bay South

|Liberal

|Elected in a by-election, sworn in on November 21, 2014

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

|rowspan=2|November 25, 2014

|Steve Crocker

||Trinity-Bay de Verde

|Liberal

|Elected in a by-election, sworn in December, 2014

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

|Stelman Flynn

||Humber East

|Liberal

|Elected in a by-election, sworn in December, 2014

Notes

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References

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{{General Assemblies of Newfoundland and Labrador}}

{{Newfoundland and Labrador politics}}

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