# 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland

The members of the 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in April 1982. The general assembly sat from May 10, 1982 to March 11, 1985.
The Progressive Conservative Party led by Brian Peckford formed the government.
James Russell served as speaker.
There were three sessions of the 39th General Assembly:
| Session | Start | End |
| 1st | May 10, 1982 | February 10, 1983 |
| 2nd | March 3, 1983 | February 29, 1984 |
| 3rd | March 12, 1984 | March 11, 1985 |
William Anthony Paddon served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1982:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| Thomas Gerard Rideout | Baie Verte-White Bay | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Luke Woodrow | Bay of Islands | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Wilson Elwood Callan | Bellevue | Liberal | 1975, 1981 |
| Walter George Cross | Bonavista North | Progressive Conservative | 1975, 1982 |
| James C. Morgan | Bonavista South | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| Harold Dominey Andrews | Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Glenn Tobin | Burin-Placentia West | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Milton Peach | Carbonear | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| 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 |
| William Matthews | Grand Bank | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| 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 |
| Steve Neary | La Poile | Liberal | 1962 |
| James Russell | Lewisporte | Progressive Conservative | 1971, 1982 |
| Peter J. Walsh | Menihek | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Peter Fenwick (1984) | Menihek | New Democrat | 1984 |
| Neil Windsor | Mount Pearl | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Leo Barry | Mount Scio | Progressive Conservative | 1972, 1979 |
| Leo Barry | Mount Scio | Liberal | 1972, 1979 |
| Denzil 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 W. Collins | Port de Grave | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Everett K. Osmond | St. Barbe | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| 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 |
| Thomas V. Hickey | St. John's East Extern | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| John A. 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 W. Hearn | St. Mary's-The Capes | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Frederick Stagg | Stephenville | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Edward Roberts | Strait of Belle Isle | Liberal | 1966 |
| Thomas Lush | Terra Nova | Liberal | 1975 |
| Glen Greening (1983) | Terra Nova | Progressive Conservative | 1983 |
| Garfield Warren | Torngat Mountains | Liberal | 1979 |
| Garfield Warren | Torngat Mountains | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| James G. Reid | Trinity-Bay de Verde | Progressive Conservative | 1972, 1982 |
| Charles Brett | Trinity North | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| Ida M. Reid | Twillingate | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Gerald Ryan Ottenheimer | Waterford-Kenmount | Progressive Conservative | 1966, 1971 |
| John McLennon | Windsor-Buchans | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
| Terra Nova | Glen Greening | Progressive Conservative | December 7, 1983 | T Lush resigned seat in September 1983 |
| Menihek | Peter Fenwick | New Democrat | October 9, 1984 | PJ Walsh resigned seat in July 1984 to contest a federal seat |