General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador

The General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador (known as the General Assembly of Newfoundland until 6 December 2001) is the legislature of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Today, the legislature is made of two elements: the lieutenant governor (representing the King of Canada), and the unicameral assembly called the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. The legislature was first established in 1832.

General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
50th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Type
Type	Bicameral (1832–1934) Unicameral (1949–present)
Houses	Legislative Council (1832–1934) House of Assembly (1949–present)
Sovereign	The governor (1832–1949) and the lieutenant governor (1949–present) (representing the King of Canada)
History
Founded	1832 (1832) (Suspended 1934–1949 during Commission of Government)
Meeting place
Colonial Building (1850–1959) Confederation Building (1959–present)

Like the Canadian federal government, Newfoundland and Labrador uses a Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which members are sent to the House of Assembly after general elections. The leader of the party with the most seats is called upon by the lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador to form a government and assume the position of Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador. The premier acts as Newfoundland and Labrador's head of government, while the King of Canada is head of state.

The legislature was originally bicameral. From 1832 to 1934, it had an upper house called the Legislative Council of Newfoundland. That house was abolished in 1934.

Between 1934 and Newfoundland's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1949, Newfoundland was under Commission of Government, and the General Assembly was suspended.

List of General Assemblies

Pre-Confederation

Assembly	Period	Election	Dissolution
1st General Assembly of Newfoundland	1833–1838	1832
2nd General Assembly of Newfoundland	1838–1843	1836,[1] 1837
3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland	1843–1848	1842
4th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1848–1853	1848
5th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1853–1855	1852
6th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1855–1860	1855
7th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1860–1861	1859
8th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1861–1865	1861
9th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1865–1869	1865
10th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1869–1873	1869
11th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1873–1874	1873
12th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1874–1878	1874
13th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1878–1882	1878
14th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1882–1885	1882
15th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1885–1889	1885
16th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1889–1893	1889
17th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1893–1897	1893
18th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1897–1900	1897
19th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1900–1904	1900
20th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1904–1908	1904
21st General Assembly of Newfoundland	1908–1909	1908
22nd General Assembly of Newfoundland	1909–1913	1909
23rd General Assembly of Newfoundland	1913–1919	1913
24th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1919–1923	1919
25th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1923–1924	1923
26th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1924–1928	1924
27th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1928–1932	1928
28th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1932–1934[2]	1932

Post-Confederation

Assembly	Period	Election	Initial meeting[3] – Dissolution[4][5]
29th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1949–1951	1949
30th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1951–1956	1951
31st General Assembly of Newfoundland	1956–1959	1956
32nd General Assembly of Newfoundland	1959–1962	1959
33rd General Assembly of Newfoundland	1962–1966	1962
34th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1966–1971	1966
35th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1971–1972	1971
36th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1972–1975	1972
37th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1975–1979	1975	November 19, 1975[6] – May 25, 1979[7]
38th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1979–1982	1979	July 12, 1979[8] – March 15, 1982[9]
39th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1982–1985	1982	May 11, 1982[10] – March 11, 1985[11]
40th General Assembly of Newfoundland	1985–1989	1985	April 25, 1985[12] – March 29, 1989[13]
41st General Assembly of Newfoundland	1989–1993	1989	May 24, 1989[14] – April 5, 1993[15]
42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland	1993–1996	1993	May 20, 1993[16] – January 29, 1996[17]
43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland	1996–1999	1996	March 20, 1996[18] – January 18, 1999[19]
44th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador	1999–2003	1999	March 16, 1999[20] – September 29, 2003[21]
45th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador	2003–2007	2003	March 18, 2004[22] – September 17, 2007[23]
46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador	2007–2011	2007	November 1, 2007[24] – September 19, 2011[25]
47th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador	2011–2015	2011	October 27, 2011[26] – November 5, 2015[27]
48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador	2015–2019	2015	December 18, 2015[28] – April 17, 2019[29]
49th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador	2019–2021	2019	June 10, 2019[30] – January 15, 2021[31]
50th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador	2021–present	2021	April 12, 2021[32] – present