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Newfoundland & Labrador Liberal Party
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Active Provincial Party
Founded 1948
Leader Yvonne Jones
President Tom Lush
Headquarters 21 Mews Place
St. John's,
Newfoundland & Labrador
A1B 4N2
Political ideology Liberalism
International alignment None
Colours Red
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The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and the provincial wing of the Liberal Party of Canada. For the modern Liberal Party see Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Several earlier groupings functioned in the Dominion of Newfoundland under the name Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yvonne Jones is a Canadian politician and interim leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. St John's (ˌseɪntˈdʒanz French Saint-Jean) is the provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and located on the eastern tip Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation Liberalism is a broad array of related ideas and theories of Government that consider individual Liberty to be the most important political goal Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political They currently hold 3 seats in the provincial legislature.

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Origins

The party originated in 1948 as the Newfoundland Confederate Association. The Confederate Association was a political party formed and led by Joey Smallwood and Gordon Bradley to advocate that the Dominion of Newfoundland join At this time, Newfoundland was being governed by a Commission of Government appointed by the Government of the United Kingdom. The Commission of Government was a non-elected body that governed Newfoundland from 1934 to 1949 (when the former Dominion became the tenth province of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The NCA was an organization campaigning for Newfoundland to join Canadian confederation. Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed beginning 1 July 1867 from the Joey Smallwood was the NCA's chief organizer and spokesman, and led the winning side of the 1948 Newfoundland referendum on Confederation. Joseph Roberts "Joey" Smallwood PC, CC ( December 24, 1900 &ndash December 18 1991) was the main force The Newfoundland Referendums of 1948 were a series of two Referendums to decide the political future of the British Colony of Newfoundland.

The Joey Smallwood era

Following the referendum victory, the NCA reorganized itself as the new province's Liberal Party under Smallwood's leadership. It won the province's first post-Confederation election for the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly held in May 1949. 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 Liberals under Smallwood promoted the diversification of the province's economy through various megaprojects. The provincial government invested in the construction of factories, the pulp and paper industry, the oil industry, hydro-electricity projects, the construction of highways and schools, the relocation of rural villages into larger centres, and other projects. These projects were often very expensive, and yielded few results.

Smallwood grew increasingly autocratic during his 22 years in power. Disaffection with Smallwood, his party and even his government mounted within the province. He announced his retirement in 1969, only to run in the contest to succeed himself. Smallwood defeated John Crosbie for the leadership. John Carnell Crosbie PC OC QC ONL (born January 30, 1931) is a retired provincial and federal

Crosbie and many young Liberals defected to the opposition Progressive Conservatives. For pre-1949 Conservative parties see Conservative parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador The Conservatives had previously found support largely in the business community, and in and around St. John's. St John's (ˌseɪntˈdʒanz French Saint-Jean) is the provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and located on the eastern tip

The Liberals narrowly lost the 1971 election, but Smallwood refused to resign as Premier until January 1972 as the support of the Labrador Party's lone MHA resulted in a 21-21 tie in the House of Assembly for Smallwood's government. The 1971 Newfoundland general election was held on 28 October, 1971 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Newfoundland The Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is the First minister for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Labrador Party is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador Canada Frank Moores' Conservatives attempted to form government but its shaky hold on power resulted in the 1972 general election in which Smallwood's Liberals were conclusively, if narrowly, defeated. Frank Duff Moores ( February 18, 1933 - July 10, 2005) was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as Newfoundland The 1972 Newfoundland general election was held on 24 March, 1972 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Newfoundland, [1]

Smallwood was forced out of the party, and formed his own Newfoundland Reform Liberal Party, which ran in the 1975 general election against the Liberals and the Tories. The Newfoundland Reform Liberal Party was a Personalist party that backed the return to power of Joey Smallwood after he was voted out as Leader of the Liberal The 1975 Newfoundland general election was held on 16 September, 1975 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Newfoundland In the political tradition of some English-speaking countries, the term Tory has referred to a variety of political parties and Creeds since it was The Liberals were badly split and demoralised, and remained on the opposition benches until 1989.

The party under Clyde Wells

In 1989, the party returned to power under the leadership of Clyde Wells. Clyde Kirby Wells (born November 9, 1937) is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal Under Wells, the Liberal government eschewed the megaprojects and spending of the Smallwood era, and cut social programs, reduced the public service and even attempted to privatize the state-owned electrical utility, Newfoundland Hydro. Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of business from the Public sector (government to the Private sector (business In the face of public outrage, the Liberals backed down from privatization.

While the Tories were supporters of a decentralised federation and argued for the devolution of power from Ottawa to the provinces, the Liberals, particularly under Wells, supported a strong central government and helped kill the Meech Lake Accord, a package of proposed amendments to the Canadian constitution that would have increased the powers of provincial governments within Canada. The Meech Lake Accord was a set of failed amendments to the Constitution of Canada negotiated in 1987 by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and the provincial The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law in Canada; the country's Constitution is an amalgamation of codified acts and uncodified traditions

The Liberals remained closely tied to the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political When Wells retired in 1996, he was replaced by former federal Liberal cabinet minister Brian Tobin. Brian Vincent Tobin, PC (born October 21, 1954) is a Canadian politician Tobin returned to federal politics in 2000, after only four years as Premier.

After Wells

By 2003, the Liberals had spent fourteen years in power under four different leaders. Public disaffection had mounted resulting in their electoral defeat by Danny Williams and the Tories. Daniel "Danny" Williams QC MHA (born August 4 1950 in St

In February 2006, lawyer Jim Bennett was acclaimed as party leader. Jim Bennett was acclaimed as leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador on Monday February 6 2006 However, Bennett resigned just over three months later after many differences of opinion with the Liberal Party caucus. He has been replaced by Gerry Reid. Gerry Reid (born June 18, 1954 in Carbonear Newfoundland) was the Leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Auto parts store owner and Placentia town councillor Kevin Power represented the Liberal Party in a byelection in the provincial riding of Placentia—St. Auto parts are components of Automobiles They mainly are in alphabetic order (only car specific articles or articles with car section Air filter Placentia is a town on the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, consisting of the amalgamated communities A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a Mary's on Tuesday, February 21, 2006. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland The byelection was held to replace former Progressive Conservative and later independent Member of the House of Assembly Fabian Manning who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2006 federal election as Conservative Member of Parliament for the federal riding of Avalon. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Fabian Manning (born May 24, 1964) is a politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and The 2006 Canadian federal election (more formally the 39th General Election) was held on January 23 2006 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the The Conservative Party of Canada ( Parti conservateur du Canada) colloquially known as the " Tories " is a conservative A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Avalon (probably from the Celtic word abal: apple see Etymology below is a legendary island featured in the Arthurian legend, famous for its beautiful Powers finished a distant third behind the winning Conservative candidate Felix Collins, and independent Nick Careen who came in second. Felix Collins is a Canadian politician He currently represents the riding of Placentia and St Nick Careen is a Newfoundland and Labrador Politician. He was elected to Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial House of Assembly in the 1993 Newfoundland [1]

In the October 2007 provincial election, the Liberal Party's support fell to its lowest level since Confederation. The Newfoundland and Labrador general election of 2007 was held on October 9, 2007 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province The party won just three of the 48 seats in the House of Assembly. Party leader Gerry Reid resigned, and Yvonne Jones was named interim leader. A leadership convention is scheduled for Spring 2010.

Leaders

Smallwood, Welles, Tobin, Tulk, Grimes have been both leader and Premier. Joseph Roberts "Joey" Smallwood PC, CC ( December 24, 1900 &ndash December 18 1991) was the main force Edward Moxon Roberts ONL QC (born September 1, 1940) is a Canadian politician and formerly Lieutenant Governor Donald Campbell Jamieson PC ( April 30 1921 &ndash November 19 1986) was a Canadian politician diplomat and broadcaster Stephen Aloysius Neary (1925-1996 is a former politician and cabinet minister in Newfoundland and Labrador. Clyde Kirby Wells (born November 9, 1937) is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal Brian Vincent Tobin, PC (born October 21, 1954) is a Canadian politician Beaton Tulk (born May 22, 1944) was an educator civil servant politician and Premier of Newfoundland. Roger D Grimes (born May 2, 1950) is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. Gerry Reid (born June 18, 1954 in Carbonear Newfoundland) was the Leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. James Bennett or Jim Bennett may refer to James Bennett (cricketer James C Gerry Reid (born June 18, 1954 in Carbonear Newfoundland) was the Leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. Yvonne Jones is a Canadian politician and interim leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.

For the pre-1934 party see Liberal parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation)

Notes

  1. ^ Former Newfoundland premier Frank Moores dies, CBC News, June 11, 2005
  2. ^ Sterling lost seat in the 1982 provincial election and Neary became interim opposition leader. For the modern Liberal Party see Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Several earlier groupings functioned in the Dominion of Newfoundland under the name Sterling officially resigned as leader several months after the election.

See also

This is a list of the premiers and Prime Ministers of Newfoundland and Labrador, both as a colony a dominion and a province of Canada. The Leader of the Opposition in Newfoundland and Labrador is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party not in government in the Newfoundland Parties represented in the House of Assembly Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador For the modern Liberal Party see Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Several earlier groupings functioned in the Dominion of Newfoundland under the name
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