# 38th General Assembly of Newfoundland

The members of the 38th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in June 1979. The general assembly sat from July 12, 1979, to March 15, 1982.
The Progressive Conservative Party led by Brian Peckford formed the government.
Leonard Simms served as speaker.
There were four sessions of the 38th General Assembly:
| Session | Start | End |
| 1st | July 12, 1979 | February 27, 1980 |
| 2nd | February 28, 1980 | December 17, 1980 |
| 3rd | February 25, 1981 | February 5, 1982 |
| 4th | March 11, 1982 | March 15, 1982 |
Gordon Arnaud Winter served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1981. William Anthony Paddon succeeded Winter as lieutenant governor.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1979:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| Thomas G. Rideout | Baie Verte-White Bay | Liberal | 1975 |
| Thomas G. Rideout | Baie Verte-White Bay | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Luke Woodrow | Bay of Islands | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Donald C. Jamieson | Bellevue | Liberal | 1979 |
| Wilson E. Callan (1981) | Bellevue | Liberal | 1975, 1981 |
| Len Stirling | Bonavista North | Liberal | 1979 |
| James C. Morgan | Bonavista South | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| Roger Simmons | Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir | Liberal | 1973 |
| Harold Andrews (1979) | Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Donald C. Hollett | Burin-Placentia West | Liberal | 1979 |
| Rod Moores | Carbonear | Liberal | 1975 |
| John Butt | Conception Bay South | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Eugene Hiscock | Eagle River | Liberal | 1979 |
| Hugh M. Twomey | Exploits | Progressive Conservative | 1976 |
| Charlie Power | Ferryland | Progressive Conservative | 1975, 1977 |
| Beaton Tulk | Fogo | Liberal | 1979 |
| Donald Stewart | Fortune-Hermitage | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Hazel R. Newhook | Gander | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Leslie Thoms | Grand Bank | Liberal | 1979 |
| Leonard Simms | Grand Falls | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| A. Brian Peckford | Green Bay | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| Haig Young | Harbour Grace | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Norman Doyle | Harbour Main-Bell Island | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Lynn E. Verge | Humber East | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Wallace House | Humber Valley | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Raymond Baird | Humber West | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Robert Aylward | Kilbride | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Stephen A. Neary | La Poile | Liberal | 1962 |
| Freeman White | Lewisporte | Liberal | 1975 |
| Peter J. Walsh | Menihek | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Neil Windsor | Mount Pearl | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Leo Barry | Mount Scio | Progressive Conservative | 1972, 1979 |
| Joseph Goudie | Naskaupi | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| William G. Patterson | Placentia | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Jerome Dinn | Pleasantville | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| James Hodder | Port au Port | Liberal | 1975 |
| Randy Collins | Port de Grave | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Trevor Bennett | St. Barbe | Liberal | 1979 |
| Ronald Dawe | St. George's | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Patrick McNicholas | St. John's Centre | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| William Marshall | St. John's East | Progressive Conservative | 1970 |
| Thomas V. Hickey | St. John's East Extern | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| John A. Carter | St. John's North | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| John Collins | St. John's South | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Harold Barrett | St. John's West | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Walter C. Carter | St. Mary's-The Capes | Progressive Conservative | 1962, 1975 |
| Derrick Hancock (1979) | St. Mary's-The Capes | Liberal | 1979 |
| Frederick Stagg | Stephenville | Progressive Conservative | 1971, 1979 |
| Edward Roberts | Strait of Belle Isle | Liberal | 1966 |
| Thomas Lush | Terra Nova | Liberal | 1975 |
| Garfield Warren | Torngat Mountains | Liberal | 1979 |
| Frederick B. Rowe | Trinity-Bay de Verde | Liberal | 1971 |
| Charles Brett | Trinity North | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| William N. Rowe | Twillingate | Liberal | 1966, 1977 |
| Gerry Ottenheimer | Waterford-Kenmount | Progressive Conservative | 1966, 1971 |
| Graham Flight | Windsor-Buchans | Liberal | 1975 |

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
| St. Mary's-The Capes | Derrick Hancock | Liberal | October 30, 1979 | W Carter resigned seat to contest federal by-election |
| Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir | Harold Andrews | Progressive Conservative | November 29, 1979 | R Simmons resigned seat to contest federal by-election |
| Bellevue | Wilson E. Callan | Liberal | April 13, 1981 | DC Jamieson resigned seat in 1981 |