# 40th General Assembly of Newfoundland

The members of the 40th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in April 1985. The general assembly sat from April 25, 1985 to March 29, 1989.
The Progressive Conservative Party led by Brian Peckford formed the government. Tom Rideout succeeded Peckford as party leader and Premier in March 1989.
Patrick McNicholas served as speaker.
There were four sessions of the 40th General Assembly:
| Session | Start | End |
| 1st | April 25, 1985 | February 21, 1986 |
| 2nd | March 18, 1986 | February 19, 1987 |
| 3rd | February 26, 1987 | March 8, 1988 |
| 4th | March 10, 1988 | March 29, 1989 |
William Anthony Paddon served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1986. James McGrath succeeded Paddon as lieutenant governor.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1985:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| Thomas Gerard Rideout | Baie Verte-White Bay | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Ted Blanchard | Bay of Islands | Progressive Conservative | 1985 |
| Wilson Elwood Callan | Bellevue | Liberal | 1975, 1981 |
| Wilson Elwood Callan | Bellevue | Progressive Conservative | 1975, 1981 |
| Tom Lush | Bonavista North | Liberal | 1975, 1985 |
| James Morgan | Bonavista South | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| Dave Gilbert | Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir | Liberal | 1985 |
| Glenn Tobin | Burin-Placentia West | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Milton Peach | Carbonear | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| John Butt | Conception Bay South | Progressive Conservative | 1985 |
| Eugene Hiscock | Eagle River | Liberal | 1979 |
| Hugh Matthew Twomey | Exploits | Progressive Conservative | 1976 |
| Charlie Power | Ferryland | Progressive Conservative | 1975, 1977 |
| Beaton Tulk | Fogo | Liberal | 1979 |
| Roger Simmons | Fortune-Hermitage | Liberal | 1973, 1985 |
| Winston Baker | Gander | Liberal | 1985 |
| Bill Matthews | Grand Bank | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Len Simms | Grand Falls | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| A. Brian Peckford | Green Bay | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| Haig Young | Harbour Grace | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Norman E. Doyle | Harbour Main | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Lynn Verge | Humber East | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Rick Woodford | Humber Valley | Progressive Conservative | 1985 |
| Raymond Baird | Humber West | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Robert Aylward | Kilbride | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Calvin Mitchell | La Poile | Progressive Conservative | 1985 |
| Maxwell James Russell | Lewisporte | Progressive Conservative | 1971, 1982 |
| Peter Fenwick | Menihek | New Democrat | 1984 |
| H. Neil Windsor | Mount Pearl | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Leo Barry | Mount Scio | Liberal | 1972, 1979 |
| Jim Kelland | Naskaupi | Liberal | 1985 |
| William G. Patterson | Placentia | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Jerome W. Dinn | Pleasantville | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| James Hodder | Port au Port | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| John Efford | Port de Grave | Liberal | 1985 |
| Chuck Furey | St. Barbe | Liberal | 1985 |
| Ronald Gilbert Dawe | St. George's | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Patrick J. McNicholas | St. John's Centre | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| William Marshall | St. John's East | Progressive Conservative | 1970 |
| Gene Long | St. John's East | New Democrat | 1986 |
| Thomas V. Hickey | St. John's East Extern | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| Kevin Parsons (1986) | St. John's East Extern | Progressive Conservative | 1986 |
| John Carter | St. John's North | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| John F. Collins | St. John's South | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Harold Barrett | St. John's West | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| 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 E. Warren | Torngat Mountains | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| James G. Reid | Trinity-Bay de Verde | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Charlie Brett | Trinity North | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| Walter Carmichael Carter | Twillingate | Liberal | 1962, 1975, 1985 |
| Gerald Ryan Ottenheimer | Waterford-Kenmount | Progressive Conservative | 1966, 1971 |
| Eric Gullage (1988) | Waterford-Kenmount | Liberal | 1988 |
| Graham Flight | Windsor-Buchans | Liberal | 1975, 1985 |
| Clyde Wells | Windsor-Buchans | Liberal | 1966, 1987 |

## By-elections

By-eletions were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
| St. John's East | Gene Long | New Democrat | December 9, 1986 | T V Hickey resigned seat in November 1986 |
| St. John's East Extern | Kevin Parsons | Progressive Conservative | December 9, 1986 | W W Marshall resigned seat in November 1986 |
| Windsor-Buchans | Clyde Wells | Liberal | December 17, 1987 | G Flight resigned seat in June 1987 to allow Liberal Party leader to run for a seat in the assembly |
| Waterford-Kenmount | Eric Gullage | Liberal | March 9, 1988 | G R Ottenheimer named to Senate of Canada in December 1987 |