# 44th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador

The members of the 44th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in February 1999. The general assembly sat from 1999 to 2003.
The Liberal Party led by Brian Tobin formed the government. After Tobin reentered federal politics in October 2000, Beaton Tulk became interim party leader and Premier. Roger Grimes was elected party leader in February 2001.
Lloyd Snow served as speaker.
Arthur Maxwell House served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador until 2002. Edward Roberts succeeded House as lieutenant-governor.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1999:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| Paul Shelley | Baie Verte | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Eddie Joyce | Bay of Islands | Liberal | 1989, 1999 |
| Percy Barrett | Bellevue | Liberal | 1989 |
| Beaton Tulk | Bonavista North | Liberal | 1979, 1993 |
| Harry Harding (2002) | Bonavista North | Progressive Conservative | 2002 |
| Roger Fitzgerald | Bonavista South | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Kelvin Parsons | Burgeo-La Poile | Liberal | 1999 |
| Mary Hodder | Burin-Placentia West | Liberal | 1996 |
| Jack Byrne | Cape St. Francis | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| George Sweeney | Carbonear-Harbour Grace | Liberal | 1999 |
| Yvonne Jones | Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair | Liberal | 1996 |
| Jim Walsh | Conception Bay East – Bell Island | Liberal | 1989 |
| Bob French | Conception Bay South | Progressive Conservative | 1996 |
| Terry French (2002) | Conception Bay South | Progressive Conservative | 2002 |
| Roger Grimes | Exploits | Liberal | 1989 |
| Loyola Sullivan | Ferryland | Progressive Conservative | 1992 |
| Oliver Langdon | Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune | Liberal | 1989 |
| Sandra C. Kelly | Gander | Liberal | 1996 |
| Judy Foote | Grand Bank | Liberal | 1996 |
| Anna Thistle | Grand Falls-Buchans | Liberal | 1996 |
| Tom Hedderson | Harbour Main-Whitbourne | Progressive Conservative | 1999 |
| Bob Mercer | Humber East | Liberal | 1996 |
| Rick Woodford | Humber Valley | Liberal | 1985 |
| Paul Dicks | Humber West | Liberal | 1989 |
| Danny Williams (2001) | Humber West | Progressive Conservative | 2001 |
| Edward J. Byrne | Kilbride | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Randy Collins | Labrador West | New Democrat | 1999 |
| Ernie McLean | Lake Melville | Liberal | 1996 |
| Tom Rideout | Lewisporte | Progressive Conservative | 1975, 1999 |
| Julie Bettney | Mount Pearl | Liberal | 1996 |
| Fabian Manning | Placentia | Progressive Conservative | 1993, 1999 |
| Gerald Smith | Port au Port | Liberal | 1993 |
| John Efford | Port de Grave | Liberal | 1985 |
| Roland Butler (2001) | Port de Grave | Liberal | 2001 |
| Chuck Furey | St. Barbe | Liberal | 1985 |
| Wallace Young (2001) | St. Barbe | Progressive Conservative | 2001 |
| Kevin Aylward | St. George's-Stephenville East | Liberal | 1985 |
| Joan Marie Aylward | St. John's Centre | Liberal | 1996 |
| John Ottenheimer | St. John's East | Progressive Conservative | 1996 |
| Lloyd Matthews | St. John's North | Liberal | 1993 |
| Tom Osborne | St. John's South | Progressive Conservative | 1996 |
| Sheila Osborne | St. John's West | Progressive Conservative | 1997 |
| Jack Harris | Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi | New Democrat | 1990 |
| Tom Lush | Terra Nova | Liberal | 1975, 1985, 1989 |
| Brian Tobin | The Straits – White Bay North | Liberal | 1996 |
| Trevor Taylor (2001) | The Straits – White Bay North | Progressive Conservative | 2001 |
| Ralph Wiseman | Topsail | Liberal | 1996 |
| Wally Andersen | Torngat Mountains | Liberal | 1996 |
| LLoyd George Snow | Trinity-Bay de Verde | Liberal | 1989 |
| Doug Oldford | Trinity North | Liberal | 1991 |
| Ross Wiseman (2000) | Trinity North | Liberal | 2000 |
| Ross Wiseman (2000) | Trinity North | Progressive Conservative | 2000 |
| Gerry Reid | Twillingate & Fogo | Liberal | 1996 |
| Walter Noel | Virginia Waters | Liberal | 1996 |
| Harvey Hodder | Waterford Valley | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Ray Hunter | Windsor-Springdale | Progressive Conservative | 1999 |

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
| Trinity North | Ross Wiseman | Liberal | April 25, 2000 | D Oldford resigned seat on March 28, 2000 |
| St. Barbe | Wallace Young | Progressive Conservative | January 30, 2001 | C Furey resigned seat on October 28, 2000 to run for a federal seat |
| The Straits – White Bay North | Trevor Taylor | Progressive Conservative | January 30, 2001 | B Tobin resigned seat on October 16, 2000 to run for a federal seat |
| Humber West | Danny Williams | Progressive Conservative | June 19, 2001 | P Dicks resigned seat on April 9, 2001 to run for a federal seat |
| Port de Grave | Roland Butler | Liberal | June 19, 2001 | J Efford resigned seat on March 28, 2001 |
| Bonavista North | Harry Harding | Progressive Conservative | July 24, 2002 | B Tulk resigned seat on April 2, 2002 to run unsuccessfully for a federal seat |
| Conception Bay South | Terry French | Progressive Conservative | November 12, 2002 | B French died on August 2, 2002 |