Newfoundland general election, 1949

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The 1949 Newfoundland general election was held on 27 May 1949 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Newfoundland, Canada. It was the first general election held since Newfoundland joined Canadian confederation on 31 March 1949 and the first Newfoundland-wide election of any kind since the suspension of responsible government and the creation of the Commission of Government in 1934. The election was won by the Liberal party.

[edit] Results

	Party	Leader	Seats won	Popular vote	(%)
	Liberal	Joey Smallwood	22	109,802
	Progressive Conservative	Harry Mews	5	55,111
	Independent	Peter Cashin	1	2,642
Totals			28	168,435	100%

[edit] References

• General Election Statistics (1949-1999)= General Election Statistics (1949-1999). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved on 2006-12-11.

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