The members of the 44th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in February 1999.[ 1] The general assembly sat from 1999 to 2003.
The Liberal Party led by Brian Tobin formed the government. After Tobin reentered federal politics in October 2000, Beaton Tulk became interim party leader and Premier.[ 2] Roger Grimes was elected party leader in February 2001.[ 3]
Lloyd Snow served as speaker.[ 4]
Arthur Maxwell House served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador until 2002.[ 5] Edward Roberts succeeded House as lieutenant-governor.[ 6]
Members of the Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1999:[ 1]
Notes:
By-elections
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral district
Member elected
Affiliation
Election date
Reason
Trinity North
Ross Wiseman
Liberal
April 25, 2000
D Oldford resigned seat on March 28, 2000[ 7]
St. Barbe
Wallace Young
Progressive Conservative
January 30, 2001
C Furey resigned seat on October 28, 2000 to run for a federal seat[ 8]
The Straits – White Bay North
Trevor Taylor
Progressive Conservative
B Tobin resigned seat on October 16, 2000 to run for a federal seat[ 8]
Humber West
Danny Williams
Progressive Conservative
June 19, 2001
P Dicks resigned seat on April 9, 2001 to run for a federal seat[ 9]
Port de Grave
Roland Butler
Liberal
J Efford resigned seat on March 28, 2001[ 9]
Bonavista North
Harry Harding
Progressive Conservative
July 24, 2002
B Tulk resigned seat on April 2, 2002[ 10] to run unsuccessfully for a federal seat[ 11]
Conception Bay South
Terry French
Progressive Conservative
November 12, 2002
B French died on August 2, 2002[ 12]
References
^ a b "Election Returns 1999" (PDF) . Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-13.
^ "The Tobin Government, 1996-2000" . Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage . Memorial University.
^ "The Grimes Government, 2001-2003" . Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage . Memorial University.
^ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly" . House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
^ "House, Hon. Arthur Maxwell (1926- )" . Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage . Memorial University.
^ "Roberts, Hon. Edward Moxon (1940- )" . Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage . Memorial University.
^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Trinity North By Election" (PDF) . Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. April 25, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015 .
^ a b "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the By Elections held in the Electoral Districts of St. Barbe and The Straits & White Bay North" (PDF) . Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. January 30, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015 .
^ a b "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the By Elections held in the Electoral Districts of Humber West and Port de Grave" (PDF) . Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. June 19, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2015 .
^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Bonavista North By Election" (PDF) . Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. July 24, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015 .
^ "Bonavista North" . Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2011 . CBC News.
^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Conception Bay South By Election" (PDF) . Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. November 12, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015 .