45th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador

45th 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
Founded	2003
Disbanded	2007
Preceded by	44th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Succeeded by	46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Leadership
Premier	Danny Williams
Elections
Last election	Newfoundland general election, 2003

The 45th Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly began on November 6, 2003. The Progressive Conservative government led by Danny Williams was elected with a victory over the Liberal Party. The Liberal and New Democratic Party (NDP) opposition was greatly decreased from what it was after the 1999 election.

Danny Williams was the Premier during this General Assembly.

Timeline

• November 6, 2003 – Danny Williams is sworn in as Newfoundland and Labrador's 9th Premier.
• November 6, 2003 – Danny Williams' Cabinet Ministers are sworn in, to serve in Newfoundland and Labrador's new government.
• December 23, 2004 – Williams ordered all Canadian flags removed from provincial buildings in reply to a dispute with then-Prime Minister of Canada Paul Martin over his desire to shield Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore oil revenues from the calculation of its fiscal capacity, the basis for calculating equalization payments which redistribute wealth to poorer provinces.
• May 30, 2005 – Liberal Leader Roger Grimes resigns as Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) and Opposition Leader. His successor as MHA is Progressive Conservative, Clayton Forsey.
• May 30, 2005 – Gerry Reid, Liberal MHA, is named interim leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party, and Interim Opposition Leader.
• February 6, 2006 – Jim Bennett is acclaimed as leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.^[1]
• February 21, 2006 – Fabian Manning resigns as a Provincial Cabinet Minister and MHA. His successor is Progressive Conservative, Felix Collins.
• May 29, 2006 – Jim Bennett resigns as Liberal leader and Gerry Reid is chosen to serve as leader of the party.
• June 21, 2006 – Auditor General John Noseworthy's investigations into spending at the house of assembly, leads to the discovery of a Legislative spending scandal.
• November 1, 2006 – Jack Harris resigns as a Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party Leader, and MHA. His successor as New Democrat Leader and MHA is social activist, Lorraine Michael.
• February 8, 2007 – Loyola Sullivan resigns as a MHA for Ferryland. Her successor is Progressive Conservative, Keith Hutchings.
• February 8, 2007 – Ed Byrne resigns as a MHA for Kilbride. His successor is Progressive Conservative, John Dinn.
• February 8, 2007 – Jim Hodder resigns as a MHA for Port au Port. His successor is Progressive Conservative, Tony Cornect.
• February 13, 2007 – Kathy Goudie resigns as a MHA for Humber Valley. Her successor is Liberal, Dwight Ball.
• February 13, 2007 – Randy Collins resigns as a MHA for Labrador West. His successor is Progressive Conservative, Jim Baker.
• February 13, 2007 – Wally Andersen, resigns as MHA for Torngat Mountains before the 2007 general election, after being charged with fraud. A by-election was never called and the district's seat remand vacant until the 2007 general election.

Party standings

After the 2003 general election

Affiliation		Members
	Progressive Conservative	34
	Liberal Party	12
	New Democratic Party	2
Total		48
Government Majority		39

Going into the 2007 general election

Affiliation		Members
	Progressive Conservative	34
	Liberal Party	12
	New Democratic Party	1
Vacant		1
Total		48
Government Majority		39

Members (MHAs)

	Name	Party	Riding
	Randy Collins (2003-February 2007)	New Democrat	Labrador West
	Jim Baker (February–October 2007)	Progressive Conservative
	John Ottenheimer	Progressive Conservative	St. John's East
	Joan Burke	Progressive Conservative	St. George's-Stephenville East
	Roland Butler	Liberal	Port de Grave
	Fabian Manning (2003–2006)	Progressive Conservative	Placentia and St. Mary’s
	Felix Collins (2006–2007)	Progressive Conservative
	Jim Hodder (2003-February 2007)	Progressive Conservative	Port au Port
	Tony Cornect (February–October 2007)	Progressive Conservative
	Gerry Reid	Liberal	Isles of Notre Dame
	Dave Denine	Progressive Conservative	Mount Pearl South
	Ed Byrne (2003-February 2007)	Progressive Conservative	Kilbride
	John Dinn (February–October 2007)	Progressive Conservative
	Kathy Dunderdale	Progressive Conservative	Virginia Waters
	Roger Fitzgerald†	Progressive Conservative	Bonavista South
	Roger Grimes	Liberal	Exploits
	Terry French	Progressive Conservative	Conception Bay South
	Harry Harding	Progressive Conservative	Bonavista North
	Tom Hedderson	Progressive Conservative	Harbour Main-Whitbourne
	John Hickey	Progressive Conservative	Lake Melville
	Anna Thistle	Liberal	Grand Falls-Buchans
	Loyola Sullivan (2003-February 2007)	Progressive Conservative	Ferryland
	Keith Hutchings (February–October 2007)	Progressive Conservative
	Clyde Jackman	Progressive Conservative	Burin-Placentia West
	Charlene Johnson	Progressive Conservative	Trinity-Bay de Verde
	Yvonne Jones	Liberal	Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair
	Kathy Goudie (2003-February 2007)	Progressive Conservative	Humber Valley
	Dwight Ball (February–October 2007)	Liberal
	George Sweeney	Liberal	Carbonear-Harbour Grace
	Judy Foote	Liberal	Grand Bank
	Eddie Joyce	Liberal	Bay of Islands
	Elizabeth Marshall	Progressive Conservative	Topsail
	Tom Marshall	Progressive Conservative	Humber East
	Jack Harris (2003–2006)	New Democrat	Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi
	Lorraine Michael (2006–2007)	New Democrat
	Kevin O'Brien	Progressive Conservative	Gander
	Paul Oram	Progressive Conservative	Terra Nova
	Sheila Osborne	Progressive Conservative	St. John's West
	Tom Osborne	Progressive Conservative	St. John's South
	Kelvin Parsons	Liberal	Burgeo and La Poile
	Jack Byrne	Progressive Conservative	Cape St. Francis
	Percy Barrett	Liberal	Bellevue
	Oliver Langdon	Liberal	Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune
	Paul Shelley	Progressive Conservative	Baie Verte-Springdale
	Wally Andersen (Resigned February 2007)	Liberal	Torngat Mountains
	Vacant (February–October 2007)
	Bob Ridgley	Progressive Conservative	St. John's North
	Shawn Skinner	Progressive Conservative	St. John's Centre
	Trevor Taylor	Progressive Conservative	The Straits – White Bay North
	Tom Rideout	Progressive Conservative	Lewisporte
	Dianne Whalen	Progressive Conservative	Conception Bay East and Bell Island
	Danny Williams	Progressive Conservative	Humber West
	Ross Wiseman	Progressive Conservative	Trinity North
	Wallace Young	Progressive Conservative	St. Barbe

References

1. Jim Bennett Candidacy for Liberal leadership