43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland

43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Confederation Building East Block. Seat of the Newfoundland and Labrador government and the House of Assembly from 1960 to present.
History
FoundedMarch 20, 1996 (1996-03-20)
DisbandedJanuary 18, 1999 (1999-01-18)
Preceded by42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by44th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Leadership
Premier
Elections
Last election
1996 Newfoundland general election
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The members of the 43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in February 1996.[1] The general assembly sat from March 20, 1996 to January 18, 1999.[2]

The Liberal Party led by Brian Tobin formed the government.[3]

Lloyd Snow served as speaker.[4]

There were three sessions of the 43rd General Assembly:[2]

Session Start End
1st March 20, 1996 March 10, 1997
2nd March 11, 1997 March 17, 1998
3rd March 18, 1998 January 18, 1999

Frederick Russell served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1997.[5] Arthur Maxwell House succeeded Russell as lieutenant-governor.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference elections was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b O'Handley, Kathryn (2001). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. ISBN 0-7876-3561-8.
  3. ^ "The Tobin Government, 1996-2000". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  4. ^ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
  5. ^ "Russell, Hon. Frederick William (1923-2001)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  6. ^ "House, Hon. Arthur Maxwell (1926- )". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.