# 42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland

The members of the 42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in May 1993. The general assembly sat from May 20, 1993 to January 29, 1996.
The Liberal Party led by Clyde Wells formed the government.
Paul Dicks served as speaker until 1995. Lloyd Snow succeeded Dicks as speaker.
There were three sessions of the 42nd General Assembly:
| Session | Start | End |
| 1st | May 20, 1993 | February 24, 1994 |
| 2nd | February 28, 1994 | March 15, 1995 |
| 3rd | March 16, 1995 | January 29, 1996 |
Frederick Russell served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1993:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| Paul Shelley | Baie Verte-White Bay | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Clyde Wells | Bay of Islands | Liberal | 1966, 1987, 1989 |
| Percy Barrett | Bellevue | Liberal | 1989 |
| Tom Lush | Bonavista North | Liberal | 1975, 1985 |
| Roger Fitzgerald | Bonavista South | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Dave S. 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 |
| Loyola Sullivan | Ferryland | Progressive Conservative | 1992 |
| Beaton Tulk | Fogo | Liberal | 1979, 1993 |
| Oliver Langdon | Fortune-Hermitage | Liberal | 1989 |
| Winston Baker | Gander | Liberal | 1985 |
| Gary Vey (1995) | Gander | Liberal | 1995 |
| Bill Matthews | Grand Bank | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Len Simms | Grand Falls | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Mike Mackey (1995) | Grand Falls | Progressive Conservative | 1995 |
| Alvin Hewlett | Green Bay | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| John Crane | Harbour Grace | Liberal | 1989 |
| Don Whelan | Harbour Main | Liberal | 1993 |
| Lynn Verge | Humber East | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Rick Woodford | Humber Valley | Progressive Conservative | 1985 |
| Paul Dicks | Humber West | Liberal | 1989 |
| Edward J. Byrne | Kilbride | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Bill Ramsay | La Poile | Liberal | 1989 |
| Melvin Penney | Lewisporte | Liberal | 1989 |
| Alec Snow | Menihek | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| H. Neil Windsor | Mount Pearl | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Jim Walsh | Mount Scio-Bell Island | Liberal | 1989 |
| Edward Roberts | Naskaupi | Liberal | 1966, 1992 |
| Nick Careen | Placentia | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Walter Noel | Pleasantville | Liberal | 1989 |
| Gerald Smith | Port au Port | Liberal | 1993 |
| John Efford | Port de Grave | Liberal | 1985 |
| Chuck Furey | St. Barbe | Liberal | 1985 |
| Bud Hulan | St. George's | Liberal | 1993 |
| Hubert Kitchen | St. John's Centre | Liberal | 1971, 1977, 1989 |
| Jack Harris | St. John's East | New Democrat | 1990 |
| Jack Byrne | St. John's East Extern | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Lloyd Matthews | St. John's North | Liberal | 1993 |
| Tom Murphy | St. John's South | Liberal | 1993 |
| Rex Gibbons | St. John's West | Liberal | 1989 |
| Fabian G. Manning | St. Mary's-The Capes | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Kevin Aylward | Stephenville | Liberal | 1985 |
| Chris Decker | Strait of Belle Isle | Liberal | 1985 |
| Kay Young | Terra Nova | Liberal | 1993 |
| William H. Andersen | Torngat Mountains | Liberal | 1993 |
| LLoyd George Snow | Trinity-Bay de Verde | Liberal | 1989 |
| Doug Oldford | Trinity North | Liberal | 1991 |
| Walter Carter | Twillingate | Liberal | 1962, 1975, 1985 |
| Harvey Hodder | Waterford-Kenmount | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Graham R. 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 |
| Placentia | Nick Careen | Progressive Conservative | February 21, 1994 | Results of election declared invalid by Newfoundland Supreme Court on January 14, 1994 |
| Grand Falls | Michael Mackey | Progressive Conservative | June 27, 1995 | L Simms resigned seat on May 1, 1995 |
| Gander | Gary Vey | Liberal | October 10, 1995 | W Baker resigned seat on July 31, 1995 |