The 48th Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly was elected on November 30, 2015. Members of the House of Assembly were sworn in December 14, 2015. The Liberals under Dwight Ball had a majority government during this parliament which lasted until the 2019 provincial election.
| 48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| Mar. 8, 2016 – Apr. 17, 2019 | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | Hon. Dwight Ball December 14, 2015 - April 17, 2019 | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Paul Davis December 14, 2015 - May 14, 2018 | ||
| David Brazil May 14, 2018 - September 20, 2018 | |||
| Ches Crosbie September 20, 2018 - April 17, 2019 | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Liberal Party | ||
| Opposition | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
| Recognized | New Democratic Party | ||
| House of Assembly | |||
Seating arrangements of the House of Assembly | |||
| Members | 40 MHA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – present | ||
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Members
| Name | Party | Riding | First elected / previously elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Warr | Liberal | Baie Verte-Green Bay | 2015 | |
| Neil King | Liberal | Bonavista | 2015 | |
| Andrew Parsons | Liberal | Burgeo-La Poile | 2011 | |
| Carol Anne Haley | Liberal | Burin-Grand Bank | 2015 | |
| Kevin Parsons | Progressive Conservative | Cape St. Francis | 2008 | |
| Steve Crocker | Liberal | Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde | 2014 | |
| Lisa Dempster | Liberal | Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair | 2013 | |
| David Brazil | Progressive Conservative | Conception Bay East-Bell Island | 2010 | |
| Barry Petten | Progressive Conservative | Conception Bay South | 2015 | |
| Gerry Byrne | Liberal | Corner Brook | 2015 | |
| Jerry Dean | Liberal | Exploits | 2015 | |
| Keith Hutchings | Progressive Conservative | Ferryland | 2007 | |
| Derrick Bragg | Liberal | Fogo Island-Cape Freels | 2015 | |
| Tracey Perry | Progressive Conservative | Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune | 2007 | |
| John Haggie | Liberal | Gander | 2015 | |
| Al Hawkins | Liberal | Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans | 2015 | |
| Pam Parsons | Liberal | Harbour Grace-Port de Grave | 2015 | |
| Betty Parsley | Liberal | Harbour Main | 2015 | |
| Eddie Joyce | Liberal (2015-2018) | Humber-Bay of Islands | 1989, 1999, 2011 | |
| Independent (2018-) | ||||
| Dwight Ball | Liberal | Humber-Gros Morne | 2007, 2011 | |
| Graham Letto | Liberal | Labrador West | 2015 | |
| Perry Trimper | Liberal | Lake Melville | 2015 | |
| Derek Bennett | Liberal | Lewisporte-Twillingate | 2015 | |
| Steve Kent | Progressive Conservative | Mount Pearl North | 2007 | |
| Jim Lester (2017) | Progressive Conservative | 2017 | ||
| Paul Lane | Liberal (2015-2016) | Mount Pearl-Southlands | 2011 | |
| Independent (2016-) | ||||
| Dale Kirby | Liberal (2015-2018) | Mount Scio | 2011 | |
| Independent (2018-) | ||||
| Sherry Gambin-Walsh | Liberal | Placentia and St. Mary's | 2015 | |
| Mark Browne | Liberal | Placentia West-Bellevue | 2015 | |
| Christopher Mitchelmore | Liberal | St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows | 2011 | |
| Scott Reid | Liberal | St. George's-Humber | 2014 | |
| Gerry Rogers | New Democratic | St. John's Centre | 2011 | |
| Lorraine Michael | New Democratic | St. John's East-Quidi Vidi | 2006 | |
| Siobhán Coady | Liberal | St. John's West | 2015 | |
| John Finn | Liberal | Stephenville-Port au Port | 2015 | |
| Colin Holloway | Liberal | Terra Nova | 2015 | |
| Paul Davis | Progressive Conservative | Topsail-Paradise | 2010 | |
| Paul Dinn (2019) | Progressive Conservative | 2019 | ||
| Randy Edmunds | Liberal | Torngat Mountains | 2011 | |
| Bernard Davis | Liberal | Virginia Waters-Pleasantville | 2015 | |
| Tom Osborne | Liberal | Waterford Valley | 1996 | |
| Cathy Bennett | Liberal (2015-2018) | Windsor Lake | 2014 | |
| Ches Crosbie | Progressive Conservative (2018-) | 2018 |
Seating plan
Standings changes in the 48th Assembly
| Number of members per party by date | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30 | May 19 | Oct 11 | Nov 21 | Apr 25 | Apr 28 | Aug 21 | Sep 20 | ||
| Liberal | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||
| NDP | 2 | ||||||||
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Total members | 40 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 40 | ||||
| Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Government Majority | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
| Membership changes in the 48th Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Name | District | Party | Reason | |
| November 30, 2015 | See List of Members | Election day of the 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | |||
| May 19, 2016 | Paul Lane | Mount Pearl-Southlands | Independent | Suspended from the Liberal caucus | |
| April 25, 2018 | Eddie Joyce | Humber-Bay of Islands | Independent | Suspended from Cabinet & the Liberal caucus | |
| April 30, 2018 | Dale Kirby | Mount Scio | Independent | Suspended from Cabinet & the Liberal caucus | |
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