Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

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 King of Canada.

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 as of January 2024

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 (†).

Seat total and official layout

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

References

External links

• Official website
• Canadian Governments Compared

1. Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
2. 52nd Newfoundland and Labrador general election
3. Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
4. Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party
5. List of premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador
6. General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
7. Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador
8. Politics of Newfoundland and Labrador
9. Confederation Building (Newfoundland and Labrador)
10. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
11. Gambo, Newfoundland and Labrador
12. Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador
13. Newfoundland and Labrador
14. Andrew Furey
15. List of Newfoundland and Labrador general elections
16. Coat of arms of Newfoundland and Labrador
17. Yvonne Jones
18. Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
19. 2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
20. Jordan Brown (Newfoundland and Labrador politician)