48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
# 48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador

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.

## Members

| Name | Party | Riding |
| - | - | - |
| Dwight Ball | Liberal | Humber-Gros Morne |
| Cathy Bennett | Liberal (2015-2018) | Windsor Lake |
| Derek Bennett | Liberal | Lewisporte-Twillingate |
| Derrick Bragg | Liberal | Fogo Island-Cape Freels |
| David Brazil | Progressive Conservative | Conception Bay East-Bell Island |
| Mark Browne | Liberal | Placentia West-Bellevue |
| Gerry Byrne | Liberal | Corner Brook |
| Siobhán Coady | Liberal | St. John's West |
| Steve Crocker | Liberal | Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde |
| Ches Crosbie | Progressive Conservative (2018-) | Windsor Lake |
| Bernard Davis | Liberal | Virginia Waters-Pleasantville |
| Paul Davis | Progressive Conservative | Topsail-Paradise |
| Jerry Dean | Liberal | Exploits |
| Lisa Dempster | Liberal | Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair |
| Randy Edmunds | Liberal | Torngat Mountains |
| John Finn | Liberal | Stephenville-Port au Port |
| Sherry Gambin-Walsh | Liberal | Placentia and St. Mary's |
| John Haggie | Liberal | Gander |
| Carol Anne Haley | Liberal | Burin-Grand Bank |
| Al Hawkins | Liberal | Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans |
| Colin Holloway | Liberal | Terra Nova |
| Keith Hutchings | Progressive Conservative | Ferryland |
| Eddie Joyce | Liberal (2015-2018) | Humber-Bay of Islands |
| Eddie Joyce | Independent (2018-) | Humber-Bay of Islands |
| Steve Kent | Progressive Conservative (2015-2017) | Mount Pearl North |
| Neil King | Liberal | Bonavista |
| Dale Kirby | Liberal (2015-2018) | Mount Scio |
| Dale Kirby | Independent (2018-) | Mount Scio |
| Paul Lane | Liberal (2015-2016) | Mount Pearl-Southlands |
| Paul Lane | Independent (2016-) | Mount Pearl-Southlands |
| Jim Lester | Progressive Conservative (2017-) | Mount Pearl North |
| Graham Letto | Liberal | Labrador West |
| Lorraine Michael | New Democratic | St. John's East-Quidi Vidi |
| Christopher Mitchelmore | Liberal | St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows |
| Tom Osborne | Liberal | Waterford Valley |
| Betty Parsley | Liberal | Harbour Main |
| Andrew Parsons | Liberal | Burgeo-La Poile |
| Kevin Parsons | Progressive Conservative | Cape St. Francis |
| Pam Parsons | Liberal | Harbour Grace-Port de Grave |
| Barry Petten | Progressive Conservative | Conception Bay South |
| Tracey Perry | Progressive Conservative | Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune |
| Scott Reid | Liberal | St. George's-Humber |
| Gerry Rogers | New Democratic | St. John's Centre |
| Perry Trimper | Liberal | Lake Melville |
| Brian Warr | Liberal | Baie Verte-Green Bay |

## Seating plan

### Standings changes in the 48th Assembly

| Number of members per party by date | Number of members per party by date | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number of members per party by date | Number of members per party by date | Nov 30 | May 19 | Oct 11 | Nov 21 | Apr 25 | Apr 28 | Aug 21 | Sep 20 |
| | Liberal | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| | Progressive Conservative | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| | NDP | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| | Total members | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 |
| | Vacant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | See List of Members | 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 |
