32nd General Assembly of Newfoundland

32nd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Confederation Building East Block. Seat of the Newfoundland and Labrador government and the House of Assembly from 1960 to present.
History
FoundedApril 20, 1960 (1960-04-20)
DisbandedOctober 23, 1962 (1962-10-23)
Preceded by31st General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by33rd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier
Elections
Last election
1959 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 32nd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in August 1959.[1] The general assembly sat from April 20, 1960, to October 23, 1962.[2] The assembly moved to the newly constructed Confederation Building in 1960.[3]

The Liberal Party led by Joey Smallwood formed the government.[4]

John R. Courage served as speaker.[5]

There were four sessions of the 32nd General Assembly:[2]

Session Start End
1st April 20, 1960 July 5, 1960
2nd January 18, 1961 March 13, 1961
3rd December 4, 1961 January 15, 1962
4th January 24, 1962 March 20, 1962

Campbell Leonard Macpherson served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.[6]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1959:[1]

Member Electoral district Party First elected / previously elected
  Richard J. Greene Bell Island Progressive Conservative 1959
  Edward S. Spencer Bonavista North Liberal 1949
  Ross Barbour Bonavista South Liberal 1959
  John T. Cheeseman Burgeo and La Poile Liberal 1956
  Eric S. Jones Burin Liberal 1956
  George W. Clarke Carbonear-Bay de Verde Liberal 1956
  Myles P. Murray Ferryland Liberal 1952
  Isaac Mercer Fogo Liberal 1951
  John R. Courage Fortune Bay and Hermitage Liberal 1949
  Beaton J. Abbott Gander Liberal 1956
  Raymond W. Guy Grand Falls Liberal 1959
  William R. Smallwood Green Bay Liberal 1956
  Claude A. Sheppard Harbour Grace Liberal 1956
  Philip J. Lewis Harbour Main Liberal 1951
  Albert E. Furey Progressive Conservative 1959
  John A. Forsey Humber East Liberal 1956
  Charles H. Ballam Humber West Liberal 1949
  Earl W. Winsor Labrador North Liberal 1956
  George Sellars Labrador South Liberal 1956
  Gerald Hill (1962) 1962
  G. Alain Frecker Placentia East Liberal 1959
  Patrick J. Canning Placentia West Liberal 1949
  Stephen K. Smith Port au Port Liberal 1956
  Llewellyn Strange Port de Grave Liberal 1956
  James R. Chalker St. Barbe Liberal 1949
  William J. Keough St. George's Liberal 1949
  Augustine M. Duffy St. John's Centre United Newfoundland 1951,[a] 1956[b]
  James J. Greene St. John's East Progressive Conservative 1959
  George M. Nightingale St. John's North Liberal 1956
  John R. O'Dea St. John's South United Newfoundland 1959
  Joseph R. Smallwood St. John's West Liberal 1949
  James M. McGrath St. Mary's Liberal 1956
  Arthur S. Mifflin Trinity North Liberal 1956
  Uriah F. Strickland[c] Trinity South Liberal 1956
  Leslie R. Curtis Twillingate Liberal 1949
  C. Maxwell Lane White Bay North Liberal 1956
  Frederick W. Rowe White Bay South Liberal 1952

By-elections

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

Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
Labrador South Gerald Hill[c] Liberal March 19, 1962 G Sellars died in 1961[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Ferryland (First elected as Progressive Conservative)
  2. ^ Re-elected as Progressive Conservative
  3. ^ a b Elected by acclamation


References

  1. ^ a b c "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 728–30.
  2. ^ a b Normandin, P G (1978). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  3. ^ "A Brief History of the Colonial Building". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  4. ^ "Provincial Government: The Smallwood Years, 1949-1972". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  5. ^ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
  6. ^ "Macpherson, Hon. Campbell Leonard (1907-1973)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
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