24th General Assembly of Newfoundland

24th General Assembly of Newfoundland

Colonial Building seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850, to July 28, 1959.
History
Founded 1920
Disbanded 1923
Preceded by 23rd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by 25th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier
Elections
Last election
 Newfoundland general election, 1919

The members of the 24th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1919. The general assembly sat from 1920 to 1923.[1]

The Liberal Reform Party, an alliance between the Liberals and the Fishermen's Protective Union, formed the government. Richard Squires served as Newfoundland's prime minister.[2]

The Newfoundland People's Party, in opposition, adopted the name Liberal-Progressive.[1]

William F. Penney served as speaker.[3]

Sir Charles Alexander Harris served as governor of Newfoundland until 1922.[4] Sir William Allardyce succeeded Harris as governor.[5]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1919:[1]

Member Electoral district Affiliation
F. P. LeGrow Bay de Verde Liberal Reform
William H. Cave
William F. Coaker Bonavista Liberal Reform (FPU)
John Abbott
Robert G. Winsor
Harvey Small Burgeo-La Poile Liberal Reform
John T. Cheeseman Burin Liberal Reform
Samuel J. Foote
W. F. Penney Carbonear Liberal Reform
Michael P. Cashin Ferryland Liberal-Progressive
Philip F. Moore
Richard Hibbs Fogo Liberal Reform (FPU)
William R. Warren Fortune Bay Liberal Reform
G. A. Gosse Harbour Grace Liberal Reform
Arthur Barnes
Frank C. Archibald
W. E. Jones Harbour Main Liberal-Progressive
William J. Woodford
William J. Walsh Placentia and St. Mary's Liberal-Progressive
Michael S. Sullivan
E. Sinnott
John C. Crosbie Port de Grave Liberal-Progressive
J. H. Scammell St. Barbe Liberal Reform (FPU)
James MacDonnell[nb 1] St. George's Liberal Reform
William J. Higgins St. John's East Liberal-Progressive
Cyril J. Fox
N. J. Vinnicombe
Richard A. Squires St. John's West Liberal Reform
Henry J. Brownrigg
John R. Bennett Liberal-Progressive
William W. Halfyard Trinity Liberal Reform (FPU)
John Guppy
Archibald Targett
Walter Jennings Twillingate Liberal Reform (FPU)
George Jones
Solomon Samson

Notes:

  1. ↑ Joined Liberal-Progressives shortly after cabinet named

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
Bay de Verde William H. Cave Liberal Reform 1920 Results of election declared invalid[1]

Notes:

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 709–11.
    2. ↑ Carew, S.J. "Right Hon. Sir Richard Anderson Squires, P.C., K.C.M.C.". Celebrate Memorial History. Memorial University. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
    3. ↑ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly.
    4. ↑ "Harris, Sir Charles Alexander (1855-1947)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    5. ↑ "Allardyce, Sir William Lamond (1861-1930)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.