Newfoundland and Labrador.

AuthorMurphy, Elizabeth
PositionLegislative Reports - Brief article

General Election 2015

At the dissolution of the 47th General Assembly which took place on November 5, 2015 the standings in the House of Assembly were: 39 Progressive Conservatives, 16 Liberals and 3 New Democrats. At the November 30, 2015 General Election the Liberals under Premier Dwight Ball elected 31 Members, the Progressive Conservatives 7 and the New Democrats 2. The 48th General Assembly comprises 30 men and 10 women and is evenly divided between re-elected and first-time Members. Included among the first-time MHAs are two former MPs.

The Members-elect were sworn before Lieutenant Governor Frank Fagan on December 18, 2015 in the morning. In the afternoon the House elected their Speaker. For the first time since the practice of electing the Speaker by secret ballot was introduced in 1999 two Members offered for the position: Tom Osborne, MHA, Waterford Valley and Scott Reid, MHA...

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