# 41st General Assembly of Newfoundland

The members of the 41st General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in April 1989. The general assembly sat from May 25, 1989 to April 5, 1993.
The Liberal Party led by Clyde Wells formed the government.
Thomas Lush served as speaker.
There were five sessions of the 41st General Assembly:
| Session | Start | End |
| 1st | May 25, 1989 | March 7, 1990 |
| 2nd | March 8, 1990 | February 27, 1991 |
| 3rd | February 28, 1991 | March 4, 1992 |
| 4th | March 5, 1992 | March 2, 1993 |
| 5th | March 4, 1993 | April 5, 1993 |
James McGrath served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1991. Frederick Russell succeeded McGrath as lieutenant governor.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1989:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| Thomas Rideout | Baie Verte-White Bay | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Harold Small (1991) | Baie Verte-White Bay | Liberal | 1991 |
| Edward Joyce | Bay of Islands | Liberal | 1989 |
| Clyde Wells (1989) | Bay of Islands | Liberal | 1966, 1987, 1989 |
| Percy Barrett | Bellevue | Liberal | 1989 |
| Thomas Lush | Bonavista North | Liberal | 1975, 1985 |
| Aubrey Gover | Bonavista South | Liberal | 1989 |
| Dave Gilbert | Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir | Liberal | 1985 |
| Glenn Tobin | Burin-Placentia West | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Art Reid | Carbonear | Liberal | 1989 |
| Pat Cowan | Conception Bay South | Liberal | 1989 |
| Danny Dumaresque | Eagle River | Liberal | 1989 |
| Roger Grimes | Exploits | Liberal | 1989 |
| Charlie Power | Ferryland | Progressive Conservative | 1975, 1977 |
| Loyola Sullivan (1992) | Ferryland | Progressive Conservative | 1992 |
| Sam Winsor | Fogo | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| Oliver Langdon | Fortune-Hermitage | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| Winston Baker | Gander | Liberal | 1985 |
| Bill Matthews | Grand Bank | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Len Simms | Grand Falls | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Alvin Hewlett | Green Bay | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| John Crane | Harbour Grace | Liberal | 1989 |
| Norman Doyle | Harbour Main | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Lynn Verge | Humber East | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Rick Woodford | Humber Valley | Progressive Conservative | 1985 |
| Paul Dicks | Humber West | Liberal | 1989 |
| Robert Aylward | Kilbride | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| William Ramsay | La Poile | Liberal | 1989 |
| Melvin Penney | Lewisporte | Liberal | 1989 |
| Alec Snow | Menihek | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| Neil Windsor | Mount Pearl | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Jim Walsh | Mount Scio-Bell Island | Liberal | 1989 |
| Jim Kelland | Naskaupi | Liberal | 1985 |
| Edward Roberts (1992) | Naskaupi | Liberal | 1966, 1992 |
| William Hogan | Placentia | Liberal | 1989 |
| Walter Noel | Pleasantville | Liberal | 1989 |
| Jim Hodder | Port au Port | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| John Efford | Port de Grave | Liberal | 1985 |
| Charles Furey | St. Barbe | Liberal | 1985 |
| Larry Short | St. George's | Liberal | 1989 |
| Hubert Kitchen | St. John's Centre | Liberal | 1971, 1977, 1989 |
| Shannie Duff | St. John's East | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| Jack Harris (1990) | St. John's East | New Democrat | 1990 |
| Kevin Parsons | St. John's East Extern | Progressive Conservative | 1986 |
| Philip Warren | St. John's North | Liberal | 1989 |
| Thomas Murphy | St. John's South | Liberal | 1989 |
| Rex Gibbons | St. John's West | Liberal | 1989 |
| Loyola Hearn | St. Mary's-The Capes | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Kevin Aylward | Stephenville | Liberal | 1985 |
| Chris Decker | Strait of Belle Isle | Liberal | 1985 |
| Glen C. Greening | Terra Nova | Progressive Conservative | 1983 |
| Garfield Warren | Torngat Mountains | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Lloyd Snow | Trinity-Bay de Verde | Liberal | 1989 |
| Charlie Brett | Trinity North | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| Barry Hynes (1989) | Trinity North | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| Douglas Oldford (1991) | Trinity North | Liberal | 1991 |
| Walter Carter | Twillingate | Liberal | 1962, 1975, 1985 |
| Eric Gullage | Waterford-Kenmount | Liberal | 1988 |
| Graham Flight | Windsor-Buchans | Liberal | 1975, 1985, 1989 |

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
| Bay of Islands | Clyde Wells | Liberal | May 20, 1989 | E Joyce resigned seat in June 1987 to allow Liberal Party leader to run for a seat in the assembly |
| Trinity North | Barry Hynes | Progressive Conservative | October 3, 1989 | C Brett resigned seat in July 1989 |
| St. John's East | Jack Harris | New Democrat | December 11, 1990 | S Duff resigned seat in September 1990 |
| Trinity North | Douglas Oldford | Liberal | February 19, 1991 | B Hynes resigned seat on December 3, 1990 |
| Baie Verte-White Bay | Harold Small | Liberal | 1991 | T Rideout resigned seat in 1991 |
| Ferryland | Loyola Sullivan | Progressive Conservative | June 25, 1992 | C Power resigned seat in May 1992 |
| Naskaupi | Edward Roberts | Liberal | June 25, 1992 | J Kelland resigned seat in May 1992 |