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Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | |
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| 51st General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Lower house (1832–1934) thenunicameral house of theGeneral Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador |
| History | |
| Founded | 1832; 193 years ago (1832) |
| Leadership | |
Paul Lane, Independent since 3 November 2025 | |
GovernmentHouse Leader | |
OppositionHouse Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
Political groups | Government (21) Official Opposition (15)
Others (4)
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| Elections | |
Last election | October 14, 2025 |
Next election | On or before October 9, 2029 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Colonial Building (1850–1959) Confederation Building (1959–present) | |
| Website | |
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TheNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (French:Chambre d'assemblée de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador) is theunicameraldeliberative assembly of theGeneral Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador of the province ofNewfoundland and Labrador, Canada.[1] It meets in theConfederation Building inSt. John's. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by thelieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, in the name ofthe Sovereign.[2]
The governing party sits on the left side of the speaker of the House of Assembly as opposed to the traditional right side of the speaker. This tradition dates back to the 1850s as the heaters in theColonial Building were located on the left side. Thus, the government chose to sit near the heat, and leave the opposition sitting in the cold.[3]
Before 1850 the legislature has sat at various locations includingMary Travers' tavern on Duckworth Street across from War Memorial 1832,St. John's Court House (at Duckworth and Church Hill) from 1833 to 1846, a building on southwest corner of Water Street and Prescott Street (since replaced with office building) and the site of the former St. Patrick's Hall on Queen's Road and Garrison Hill (demolished and replace by current building 1880[4]).
Permanent homes of the legislature, Confederation Building and Colonial Building, are the only surviving structures.[5][6]
Members represent oneelectoral district each. There are 40 seats in the House of Assembly.[7]
Party leaders' names are written inbold and cabinet ministers initalic, with the Speaker of the House of Assembly designated by a dagger (†).
| Party | Leader | Seats | ||
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| October 14, 2025 | Current | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Tony Wakeham | 21 | 21 | |
| Liberal | John Hogan | 15 | 15 | |
| New Democratic | Jim Dinn | 2 | 2 | |
| Independent | N/A | 2 | 2 | |
| Vacant | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
| Members | 40 | 40 | ||
| The Crown | |||
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| Lieutenant Governor | |||
| Premier | |||
| Opposition Leader | |||
| Speaker of the Assembly | |||
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