The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (French: Chambre d'assemblée de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador) is the unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It meets in the Confederation Building in St. John's. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, in the name of the Sovereign.
Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | |
|---|---|
| 51st General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| Type | |
| Type | Lower house (1832–1934) then unicameral house of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador |
| History | |
| Founded | 1832 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | Paul Lane, Independent since 3 November 2025 |
Tony Wakeham, Progressive Conservative since 29 October 2025 | |
Leader of the Opposition | John Hogan, Liberal Party since 29 October 2025 |
Government House Leader | Lloyd Parrott, Progressive Conservative since 3 November 2025 |
Opposition House Leader | Lisa Dempster, Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador since 3 November 2025 |
| 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 | |
| Colonial Building (1850–1959) Confederation Building (1959–present) | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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 the Colonial Building were located on the left side. Thus, the government chose to sit near the heat, and leave the opposition sitting in the cold.
Homes of Legislature
Before 1850 the legislature has sat at various locations including Mary 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).
Permanent homes of the legislature, Confederation Building and Colonial Building, are the only surviving structures.
Constituencies
Members represent one electoral district each. There are 40 seats in the House of Assembly.
Seating plan
Current members (MHAs)
Party leaders' names are written in bold and cabinet ministers in italic, with the Speaker of the House of Assembly designated by a dagger (†).
| Riding | Name | Party | First elected / previously elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baie Verte-Green Bay | Lin Paddock | Progressive Conservative | 2024 | |
| Bonavista | Craig Pardy | Progressive Conservative | 2019 | |
| Burgeo-La Poile | Michael King | Liberal | 2025 | |
| Burin-Grand Bank | Paul Pike | Liberal | 2021 | |
| Cape St. Francis | Joedy Wall | Progressive Conservative | 2021 | |
| Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde | Riley Balsom | Progressive Conservative | 2025 | |
| Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair | Lisa Dempster | Liberal | 2013 | |
| Conception Bay East–Bell Island | Fred Hutton | Liberal | 2024 | |
| Conception Bay South | Barry Petten | Progressive Conservative | 2015 | |
| Corner Brook | Jim Parsons | Liberal | 2025 | |
| Exploits | Pleaman Forsey | Progressive Conservative | 2019 | |
| Ferryland | Loyola O'Driscoll | Progressive Conservative | 2019 | |
| Fogo Island-Cape Freels | Jim McKenna | Progressive Conservative | 2024 | |
| Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune | Elvis Loveless | Liberal | 2019 | |
| Gander | Bettina Ford | Liberal | 2025 | |
| Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans | Chris Tibbs | Progressive Conservative | 2019 | |
| Harbour Grace-Port de Grave | Pam Parsons | Liberal | 2015 | |
| Harbour Main | Helen Conway-Ottenheimer | Progressive Conservative | 2019 | |
| Humber-Bay of Islands | Eddie Joyce | Independent | 1989, 1999, 2011 | |
| Humber-Gros Morne | Mike Goosney | Progressive Conservative | 2025 | |
| Labrador West | Joseph Power | Progressive Conservative | 2025 | |
| Lake Melville | Keith Russell | Progressive Conservative | 2011, 2025 | |
| Lewisporte-Twillingate | Mark Butt | Progressive Conservative | 2025 | |
| Mount Pearl North | Lucy Stoyles | Liberal | 2021 | |
| Mount Pearl-Southlands | Paul Lane | Independent | 2011 | |
| Mount Scio | Sarah Stoodley | Liberal | 2019 | |
| Placentia West-Bellevue | Jeff Dwyer | Progressive Conservative | 2019 | |
| Placentia-St. Mary's | Sherry Gambin-Walsh | Liberal | 2015 | |
| St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows | Andrea Barbour | Progressive Conservative | 2025 | |
| St. George's-Humber | Hal Cormier | Progressive Conservative | 2025 | |
| St. John's Centre | Jim Dinn | New Democratic | 2019 | |
| St. John's East-Quidi Vidi | Sheilagh O'Leary | New Democratic | 2025 | |
| St. John's West | Keith White | Liberal | 2025 | |
| Stephenville-Port au Port | Tony Wakeham | Progressive Conservative | 2019 | |
| Terra Nova | Lloyd Parrott | Progressive Conservative | 2019 | |
| Topsail-Paradise | Paul Dinn | Progressive Conservative | 2019 | |
| Torngat Mountains | Lela Evans | Progressive Conservative | 2019 | |
| Virginia Waters-Pleasantville | Bernard Davis | Liberal | 2015 | |
| Waterford Valley | Jamie Korab | Liberal | 2024 | |
| Windsor Lake | John Hogan | Liberal | 2021 |
Seat totals
| Party | Leader | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
See also
- 50th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
- 48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
- 47th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Speaker of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
- List of Newfoundland and Labrador General Assemblies
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