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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
Founded1920
Disbanded1923
Preceded by23rd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by25th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier
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

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

Member Electoral district Affiliation First elected / previously elected
  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
  Liberal-Progressive
  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

By-elections

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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

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  1. ^ Joined Liberal-Progressives shortly after cabinet named

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "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. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
  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.
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