# 36th General Assembly of Newfoundland

The members of the 36th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in March 1972. The general assembly sat from April 19, 1972, to August 25, 1975.
The Progressive Conservative Party led by Frank Moores formed the government.
James Russell served as speaker.
There were three sessions of the 36th General Assembly:
| Session | Start | End |
| 1st | April 19, 1972 | November 27, 1972 |
| 2nd | January 31, 1973 | February 26, 1975 |
| 3rd | February 26, 1975 | June 25, 1975 |
Ewart John Arlington Harnum served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1974. Gordon Arnaud Winter succeeded Harnum as lieutenant-governor.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1972:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| Brendan Howard | Bay de Verde | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| Stephen A. Neary | Bell Island | Liberal | 1962 |
| Paul S. Thoms | Bonavista North | Liberal | 1971 |
| James C. Morgan | Bonavista South | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| Allan Evans | Burgeo and La Poile | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| T. Alexander Hickman | Burin | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Augustus T. Rowe | Carbonear | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Thomas Doyle | Ferryland | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Earl S. Winsor | Fogo | Liberal | 1956 |
| H.R.V. Earle | Fortune Bay | Progressive Conservative | 1962, 1972 |
| Harold Collins | Gander | Progressive Conservative | 1967 |
| Aubrey Senior | Grand Falls | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| A. Brian Peckford | Green Bay | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| Haig Young | Harbour Grace | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| Gordon Dawe | Harbour Main | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| William Doody | Harbour Main | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Roy L. Cheeseman | Hermitage | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| Roger Simmons (1973) | Hermitage | Liberal | 1973 |
| Thomas C. Farrell | Humber East | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Frank D. Moores | Humber West | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Melvin Woodward | Labrador North | Liberal | 1971 |
| Josiah Harvey | Labrador South | Liberal | 1971 |
| Michael S. Martin (1972) | Labrador South | New Labrador Party | 1972 |
| Joseph G. Rousseau | Labrador West | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| James Russell | Lewisporte | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Fintan Aylward | Placentia East | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| Leo Barry | Placentia West | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| Frederick R. Stagg | Port au Port | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| George M. Wilson | Port de Grave | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| Frederick B. Rowe | St. Barbe North | Liberal | 1972 |
| Edward Maynard | St. Barbe South | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Alexander Dunphy | St. George's | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Anthony J. Murphy | St. John's Centre | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| 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 |
| Robert Wells | St. John's South | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| John C. Crosbie | St. John's West | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| Gerry Ottenheimer | St. Mary's | Progressive Conservative | 1966, 1971 |
| Charles Brett | Trinity North | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| James Reid | Trinity South | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| Herbert W. C. Gillett | Twillingate | Liberal | 1972 |
| Edward M. Roberts | White Bay North | Liberal | 1966 |
| William N. Rowe | White Bay South | Liberal | 1966 |

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
| Labrador South | Michael S. Martin | New Labrador Party | August 31, 1972 | Election declared void by Supreme Court |
| Hermitage | Roger Simmons | Liberal | November 26, 1973 | R Cheeseman resigned seat in March 1973 |