Newfoundland general election, 1924
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The 27th Newfoundland general election was held on 2 June 1924 to elect members of the 26th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland
. The Liberal-Progressives and Liberal-Conservative Progressives were new parties formed as a result of the collapse of the ruling Liberal Reform Party. The Liberal-Conservative Progressives were led by Walter Stanley Monroe
and won the election weeks after the party's creation. During his time in office, Monroe alienated a number of his supporters: Peter J. Cashin, F. Gordon Bradley, C. E. Russell, Phillip F. Moore, Lewis Little and H.B.C. Lake, who all defected to the opposition Liberal-Progressive Party. In 1926, universal suffrage
was introduced in Newfoundland: women over the age of 25 were allowed to vote. Monroe was replaced by Frederick C. Alderdice
as Prime Minister in August 1928.
Dominion of Newfoundland
The Dominion of Newfoundland was a British Dominion from 1907 to 1949 . The Dominion of Newfoundland was situated in northeastern North America along the Atlantic coast and comprised the island of Newfoundland and Labrador on the continental mainland...
. The Liberal-Progressives and Liberal-Conservative Progressives were new parties formed as a result of the collapse of the ruling Liberal Reform Party. The Liberal-Conservative Progressives were led by Walter Stanley Monroe
Walter Stanley Monroe
Walter Stanley Monroe was a businessman and conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1924 to 1928 as leader of the Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party....
and won the election weeks after the party's creation. During his time in office, Monroe alienated a number of his supporters: Peter J. Cashin, F. Gordon Bradley, C. E. Russell, Phillip F. Moore, Lewis Little and H.B.C. Lake, who all defected to the opposition Liberal-Progressive Party. In 1926, universal suffrage
Universal suffrage
Universal suffrage consists of the extension of the right to vote to adult citizens as a whole, though it may also mean extending said right to minors and non-citizens...
was introduced in Newfoundland: women over the age of 25 were allowed to vote. Monroe was replaced by Frederick C. Alderdice
Frederick C. Alderdice
Frederick Charles Alderdice was a businessman, politician and the last Prime Minister of Newfoundland. A prominent St...
as Prime Minister in August 1928.
Seat totals
| Party | Leader | 1923 Newfoundland general election, 1923 The 26th Newfoundland general election was held on 3 May 1923 to elect members of the 25th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Liberal Reform Party, an alliance between the Liberals led by Richard Squires and the Fishermen's Protective Union of William Coaker,... |
Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) |
Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party | Walter Stanley Monroe Walter Stanley Monroe Walter Stanley Monroe was a businessman and conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1924 to 1928 as leader of the Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party.... |
13 | 25 | Liberal-Progressives | Albert Hickman Albert Hickman Albert Edgar Hickman , born in Grand Bank, Newfoundland, was Newfoundland's seventeenth Prime Minister and has the distinction of having served the shortest term of any Prime Minister.... |
23 | 10 | Other | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| Totals | 36 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elected members
- Bay de VerdeBay de Verde, Newfoundland and LabradorBay de Verde is an incorporated town in Conception Bay on the northern tip of the Bay de Verde Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The first recorded inhabitants at Bay de Verde arrived in 1662. Bay de Verde became an incorporated town in 1950.-Geography:Bay de Verde is the northern...
- Richard Cramm Liberal-Conservative
- John C. PuddesterJohn Charles PuddesterJohn Charles Puddester was a businessman and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Bay de Verde from 1924 to 1932 and Carbonear-Bay de Verde from 1932 to 1934. Puddester was then appointed to the Commission of Government, serving until his death in 1947.He was born in Northern Bay, the...
Liberal-Conservative
- Bonavista BayBonavista BayBonavista Bay is a large bay located on the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It opens directly onto the Atlantic Ocean....
- Walter S. MonroeWalter Stanley MonroeWalter Stanley Monroe was a businessman and conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1924 to 1928 as leader of the Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party....
Liberal-Conservative - Lewis Little Liberal-Conservative
- William C. WinsorWilliam C. WinsorWilliam Charles "Billy" Winsor was a mariner and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Bay de Verde from 1904 to 1908, Bonavista Bay from 1908 to 1913 and from 1924 to 1928 and Bonavista North from 1932 to 1934 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.He was born in Swain's...
Liberal-Conservative
- Walter S. Monroe
- Burgeo-LaPoile
- Walter W. Chambers Liberal-Conservative
- BurinBurin, Newfoundland and LabradorBurin is a town on the Burin Peninsula in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The Burin Peninsula is often affectionately nicknamed "The Boot" due to its resemblance to the footwear when seen on a map, with the town of Burin located near the "heel". Burin is approximately 318 km...
- H. B. C. LakeH. B. C. LakeHarold Bertram Clyde Lake was a businessman and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Burin as a Liberal-Conservative from 1924 to 1928 and Burin West as a Liberal from 1928 to 1932 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.He was born in Fortune, the son of Philip E. Lake and...
Liberal-Conservative - J. J. Lang Liberal-Conservative
- H. B. C. Lake
- Carbonear
- Robert DuffRobert DuffRobert Duff is the name of:*Robert Duff , Admiral and governor for Newfoundland in 1775*Robert Duff , Scottish Liberal politician, governor for New South Wales between 1893 and 1895...
Liberal-Progressive
- Robert Duff
- FerrylandFerryland (electoral district)Ferryland is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 8,571 eligible voters living within the district....
- Peter J. CashinPeter John CashinMajor Peter John Cashin was a businessman, soldier and politician in Newfoundland and Labrador.-Early life:Cashin, a son of Sir Michael Cashin, joined the Newfoundland Regiment during World War I and ultimately served in command of the British Machine Gun Corp...
Liberal-Conservative - Phillip F. Moore Liberal-Conservative
- Peter J. Cashin
- FogoFogo, Newfoundland and LabradorFogo is an outport town on Fogo Island, Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:The largest community on the island, the town may also be the location of the island's first permanent settlement, which took place in the early 18th century, though it is unknown...
- Richard HibbsRichard HibbsRichard Hibbs was a farmer, journalist and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Fogo from 1919 to 1923 and from 1924 to 1932 and Trinity Bay in 1923 as a member of the Fishermen's Protective Union....
Liberal-Progressive
- Richard Hibbs
- Fortune BayFortune BayFortune Bay is a fairly large natural bay located on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland, Canada. The Bay is bounded by Point Crewe on the Burin Peninsula and Pass Island at the entrance to Hermitage Bay to the northwest for a distance of 56 kilometers...
- William R. WarrenWilliam WarrenWilliam Robertson Warren was a Newfoundland lawyer, politician and judge who served as the dominion's Prime Minister from July 1923 to April 1924.-Early life:...
Independent- Harris M. MosdellHarris M. MosdellHarris Mundon Mosdell was a journalist, physician and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Fortune Bay and then Fortune Bay and Hermitage in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1926 to 1934 as a Liberal and then Independent member.He was born in Bay Roberts, the son of...
Liberal-Progressive, elected 1926
- Harris M. Mosdell
- William R. Warren
- Harbour Grace
- Albert E. HickmanAlbert HickmanAlbert Edgar Hickman , born in Grand Bank, Newfoundland, was Newfoundland's seventeenth Prime Minister and has the distinction of having served the shortest term of any Prime Minister....
Liberal-Progressive - John R. Bennett Liberal-Conservative
- C. E. Russell Liberal-Conservative
- Albert E. Hickman
- Harbour Main
- William J. Woodford Liberal-Conservative
- C. J. Cahill Liberal-Conservative
- Placentia and St. Mary'sPlacentia and St. Mary'sPlacentia—St. Mary’s is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there were 7,361 eligible voters living within the district....
- Michael Sullivan Liberal-Conservative
- William J. Walsh Liberal-Conservative
- E. Sinnott Liberal-Conservative
- Port de Grave
- F. Gordon BradleyFrederick Gordon BradleyFrederick Gordon Bradley, PC, QC was a Canadian and Dominion of Newfoundland politician.-Education and employment:...
Liberal-Conservative
- F. Gordon Bradley
- St. BarbeSt. Barbe (electoral district)St. Barbe is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there were 7,064 eligible voters living within the district....
- J. H. ScammellJack Henry ScammellJohn "Jack" Henry Scammell was an educator, journalist and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented St...
Liberal-Progressive
- J. H. Scammell
- St. George's
- T. J. Power Liberal-Conservative
- St. John's EastSt. John's EastSt. John's East is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949....
- William J. HigginsWilliam J. HigginsWilliam John Higgins was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's East in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1913 to 1928 as a member of the Newfoundland People's Party, Liberal Progressive party, Liberal-Labour-Progressive party and the...
Liberal-Conservative - Cyril J. FoxCyril J. FoxCyril James Fox was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's East in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1919 to ....
Liberal-Conservative (speaker) - W. James Vinnicombe Liberal-Conservative
- William E. Brophy Liberal-Progressive, elected in 1927
- William J. Higgins
- St. John's WestSt. John's WestSt. John's West was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 2003.This riding was created in 1949 when Newfoundland joined the Canadian Confederation....
- John C. CrosbieJohn Chalker CrosbieSir John Chalker Crosbie, was a Newfoundland politician and businessman.Born in Brigus, Newfoundland, the son of George Graham Crosbie and Martha, he started a company, Crosbie and Company, which was an exporter of fish. In 1908, he was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly...
Liberal-Conservative - William J. BrowneWilliam Joseph BrowneWilliam Joseph Browne, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in St. John's, Newfoundland, he was a Member of the last Newfoundland House of Assembly in 1933 and a cabinet minister in the government of Frederick C...
Liberal-Conservative - W. F. Linegar Liberal-Conservative
- John C. Crosbie
- Trinity BayTrinity Bay, Newfoundland and LabradorTrinity Bay is a large bay on the northeastern coast of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.Major fishing communities include Trinity and Heart's Content.-Industry:...
- William W. HalfyardWilliam HalfyardWilliam Wesley Halfyard was an educator and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Fogo from 1913 to 1919, Trinity Bay from 1919 to 1928 and Trinity North from 1928 to 1932 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.He was born in Ochre Pit Cove, Conception Bay, the son of...
Liberal-Progressive - J. R. Randell Liberal-Progressive
- Edwin J. GoddenEdwin J. GoddenEdwin John Godden was an English-born businessman and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Trinity Bay and then Trinity South in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1924 to 1932 as a Liberal....
Liberal-Progressive
- William W. Halfyard
- TwillingateTwillingateTwillingate is a town of 2,448 people located on the Twillingate Islands in Notre Dame Bay. It is located off the northeastern shore of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was incorporated on September 30, 1965. The town is about north of Lewisporte and...
- Kenneth M. BrownKenneth M. BrownKenneth McKenzie Brown was a pulp and paper worker and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Twillingate from 1923 to 1932 as a member of the Fisherman's Protective Union and Grand Falls from 1932 to 1934 as a member of the United Newfoundland Party in the Newfoundland and Labrador...
Liberal-Progressive - George F. GrimesGeorge F. GrimesGeorge Frederick Arthur Grimes was a businessman and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Port de Grave from 1913 to 1919, Fogo from 1923 to 1924, Twillingate from 1924 to 1928 and Lewisporte from 1928 to 1929 in the Newfoundland House of Assembly.He was born in Channel, the son of...
Liberal-Progressive - Thomas G. W. AshbourneThomas Gordon William AshbourneThomas Gordon William Ashbourne was a Canadian politician who was part of the Newfoundland National Convention which discussed the terms of union between Newfoundland and Canada.-Early life:...
Liberal-Progressive
- Kenneth M. Brown