Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

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Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
50th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Type
Type	Lower house (1832–1934) then unicameral house of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
History
Founded	1832; 192 years ago (1832)
Leadership
Speaker	Derek Bennett, Liberal since April 12, 2021
Premier	Andrew Furey, Liberal since August 19, 2020
Leader of the Opposition	Tony Wakeham, Progressive Conservative since October 14, 2023
Government House Leader	Steve Crocker, Liberal since August 19, 2020
Opposition House Leader	Barry Petten, Progressive Conservative since April 12, 2021
Structure
Seats	40
Political groups	Government   Liberal (21) Official Opposition   Progressive Conservative (12) Others   New Democratic (3)   Independent (2)   Vacant (1)
Elections
Last election	March 25, 2021
Next election	2025
Meeting place
Colonial Building (1850–1959) Confederation Building (1959–present)
Website
www.assembly.nl.ca

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3]