Newfoundland general election, 1951

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The 1951 Newfoundland general election was held on 26 November 1951 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Newfoundland, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

[edit] Results

	Party	Leader	1949	Seats won	% change	Popular vote	(%)
	Liberal	Joey Smallwood	22	24		83,628
	Progressive Conservative	Peter Cashin	5	4		46,782
	Other		1*	0	-100%	1,156
Totals			28	28	-	132,403	100%

*Peter Cashin was the Independent elected in 1949. He joined the Progressive Conservatives in 1951 and led them during the subsequent election.

[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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