House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Type
Type	Unicameral house of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Leadership
Speaker	Tom Osborne, Liberal Since December 18, 2015
Government House Leader	Andrew Parsons, Liberal Since December 18, 2015
Opposition House Leader	Keith Hutchings, Progressive Conservative Since December 18, 2015
Structure
Seats	40
Political groups	Governing party   Liberal (30) Opposition parties   PC (7)   NDP (2)   Independent (1)
Elections
Last election	November 30, 2015
Next election	Next
Meeting place
Colonial Building (1850-1959) Confederation Building (1959–present)
Website
www.assembly.nl.ca

Governing party

Opposition parties

The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is one of two components of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the other being the Lieutenant Governor. The Newfoundland and Labrador General Assembly meets in the Confederation Building at St. John's.

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 because the heaters in the Colonial Building were located on the left side. Thus, the government chose to sit in the heat, and leave the opposition sitting in the cold.

Party leaders' names are written in bold and cabinet ministers in italic, with the Speaker of the House of Assembly designated by a dagger (†).