24th General Assembly of Newfoundland
24th General Assembly of Newfoundland | |
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![]() 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 | Richard Squires |
Elections | |
Last election | 1919 Newfoundland general election |
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, calling itself Liberal Reform, 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 | First elected / previously elected |
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F. P. LeGrow | Bay de Verde | Liberal Reform | 1919 |
William H. Cave | 1919 | ||
William F. Coaker | Bonavista | Liberal Reform (FPU) | 1913 |
John Abbott | 1913 | ||
Robert G. Winsor | 1913 | ||
Harvey Small | Burgeo-La Poile | Liberal Reform | 1919 |
John T. Cheeseman | Burin | Liberal Reform | 1919 |
Samuel J. Foote | 1919 | ||
W. F. Penney | Carbonear | Liberal Reform | 1919 |
Michael P. Cashin | Ferryland | Liberal-Progressive | 1893 |
Philip F. Moore | 1909 | ||
Richard Hibbs | Fogo | Liberal Reform (FPU) | 1919 |
William R. Warren | Fortune Bay | Liberal Reform | 1919 |
G. A. Gosse | Harbour Grace | Liberal Reform | 1919 |
Arthur Barnes | 1904, 1919 | ||
Frank C. Archibald | 1919 | ||
W. E. Jones | Harbour Main | Liberal-Progressive | 1919 |
William J. Woodford | 1908 | ||
William J. Walsh | Placentia and St. Mary's | Liberal-Progressive | 1913 |
Michael S. Sullivan | 1919 | ||
E. Sinnott | 1919 | ||
John C. Crosbie | Port de Grave | Liberal-Progressive | 1908 |
J. H. Scammell | St. Barbe | Liberal Reform (FPU) | 1919 |
James MacDonnell[nb 1] | St. George's | Liberal Reform | 1919 |
William J. Higgins | St. John's East | Liberal-Progressive | 1913 |
Cyril J. Fox | 1919 | ||
N. J. Vinnicombe | 1919 | ||
Richard A. Squires | St. John's West | Liberal Reform | 1909, 1919 |
Henry J. Brownrigg | 1919 | ||
John R. Bennett | Liberal-Progressive | 1919 | |
William W. Halfyard | Trinity | Liberal Reform (FPU) | 1919 |
John Guppy | 1919 | ||
Archibald Targett | 1913 | ||
Walter Jennings | Twillingate | Liberal Reform (FPU) | 1913 |
George Jones | 1919 | ||
Solomon Samson | 1919 |
Notes:
- ^ 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 |
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Bay de Verde | William H. Cave | Liberal Reform | 1920 | Results of election declared invalid[1] |
Notes:
References
- ^ a b c d "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 709–11.
- ^ Carew, S.J. "Right Hon. Sir Richard Anderson Squires, P.C., K.C.M.C." Celebrate Memorial History. Memorial University. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ^ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
- ^ "Harris, Sir Charles Alexander (1855-1947)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
- ^ "Allardyce, Sir William Lamond (1861-1930)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
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