title: 37th General Assembly of Newfoundland
text: # 37th General Assembly of Newfoundland
  
  The members of the 37th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in September 1975. The general assembly sat from November 19, 1975 to May 25, 1979.
  
  The Progressive Conservative Party led by Frank Moores formed the government.
  
  Gerald Ottenheimer served as speaker.
  
  There were four sessions of the 37th General Assembly:
  
  | Session | Start | End |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | November 19, 1975 | November 18, 1976 |
  | 2nd | February 2, 1977 | November 24, 1977 |
  | 3rd | March 6, 1978 | November 21, 1978 |
  | 4th | December 4, 1978 | May 25, 1979 |
  
  Gordon Arnaud Winter served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.
  
  ## Members of the Assembly
  
  The following members were elected to the assembly in 1975:
  
  | Member | Electoral district | Affiliation |
  | - | - | - |
  | Thomas G. Rideout | Baie Verte-White Bay | Liberal |
  | Luke Woodrow | Bay of Islands | Progressive Conservative |
  | Wilson E. Callan | Bellevue | Liberal Reform |
  | W. George Cross | Bonavista North | Progressive Conservative |
  | James C. Morgan | Bonavista South | Progressive Conservative |
  | Roger Simmons | Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir | Liberal |
  | Patrick J. Canning | Burin-Placentia West | Liberal |
  | Rod Moores | Carbonear | Liberal Reform |
  | John A. Nolan | Conception Bay South | Liberal |
  | Ian Strachan | Eagle River | Liberal |
  | Stephen J. Mulrooney | Exploits | Liberal |
  | Charlie Power | Ferryland | Progressive Conservative |
  | Earl S. Winsor | Fogo | Liberal |
  | C. Jack Winsor | Fortune-Hermitage | Liberal |
  | Harold A. Collins | Gander | Progressive Conservative |
  | T. Alexander Hickman | Grand Bank | Progressive Conservative |
  | John Lundrigan | Grand Falls | Progressive Conservative |
  | A. Brian Peckford | Green Bay | Progressive Conservative |
  | Haig Young | Harbour Grace | Progressive Conservative |
  | William Doody | Harbour Main-Bell Island | Progressive Conservative |
  | Thomas C. Farrell | Humber East | Progressive Conservative |
  | Wallace House | Humber Valley | Progressive Conservative |
  | Frank D. Moores | Humber West | Progressive Conservative |
  | Robert Wells | Kilbride | Progressive Conservative |
  | Stephen A. Neary | La Poile | Independent Liberal |
  | Freeman White | Lewisporte | Liberal |
  | Joseph G. Rousseau | Menihek | Progressive Conservative |
  | Neil Windsor | Mount Pearl | Progressive Conservative |
  | Ray Winsor | Mount Scio | Progressive Conservative |
  | Joseph Goudie | Naskaupi | Progressive Conservative |
  | William G. Patterson | Placentia | Progressive Conservative |
  | Jerome Dinn | Pleasantville | Progressive Conservative |
  | James Hodder | Port au Port | Liberal |
  | Eric N. Dawe | Port de Grave | Liberal Reform |
  | Edward Maynard | St. Barbe | Progressive Conservative |
  | Hazel McIsaac | St. George's | Liberal |
  | Anthony J. Murphy | St. John's Centre | Progressive Conservative |
  | William Marshall | St. John's East | Progressive Conservative |
  | Thomas V. Hickey | St. John's East Extern | Progressive Conservative |
  | John A. Carter | St. John's North | Progressive Conservative |
  | John Collins | St. John's South | Progressive Conservative |
  | John C. Crosbie | St. John's West | Progressive Conservative |
  | Walter C. Carter | St. Mary's-The Capes | Progressive Conservative |
  | William J. MacNeil | Stephenville | Liberal |
  | Edward Roberts | Strait of Belle Isle | Liberal |
  | Thomas Lush | Terra Nova | Liberal |
  | Frederick B. Rowe | Trinity-Bay de Verde | Liberal |
  | Charles Brett | Trinity North | Progressive Conservative |
  | Joseph R. Smallwood | Twillingate | Liberal Reform |
  | Gerry Ottenheimer | Waterford-Kenmount | Progressive Conservative |
  | Graham Flight | Windsor-Buchans | Liberal |
  
  Notes:
  
  ## By-elections
  
  By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
  
  | Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bonavista North | W. George Cross | Progressive Conservative | June 30, 1976 | Results of election overturned |
  | Exploits | Hugh Twomey | Progressive Conservative | June 30, 1976 | Results of election overturned |
  | Ferryland | Martin O'Brien | Liberal | June 30, 1976 | Results of election overturned |
  | Ferryland | Charlie Power | Progressive Conservative | June 16, 1977 | Results of 1976 by-election overturned |
  | St. John's West | Hubert Kitchen | Liberal | June 16, 1977 | JC Crosbie entered federal politics |
  | Twillingate | William N. Rowe | Liberal | December 8, 1977 | JR Smallwood resigned seat |
  
  Notes:
  
  