Newfoundland general election, 1932

Newfoundland general election, 1932

The 29th Newfoundland general election was held on 11 June 1932 to elect members of the 28th General Assembly of Newfoundland. This vote proved to be the final general election held by the Dominion of Newfoundland. As a result of a riot which occurred in 1932 due to Newfoundland's deteriorating economic situation, Prime Minister Sir Richard Squires dissolved the House of Assembly and called an election. His Liberals were reduced to two seats while Frederick C. Alderdice's United Newfoundland Party won 24 seats and was elected to government. The size of the House was reduced from 40 to 27 as an economy measure.

Alderdice was not able to rescue the public finances. By this time Newfoundlanders despaired of the ability of their politicians to solve the problems. The British government commissioned a report from William Warrender Mackenzie, 1st Baron Amulree which was scathing about the political culture of Newfoundland.[1]

The price of British government financial aid was the abandonment of responsible and representative government. The legislature was dissolved. The Commission of Government came into operation on 16 February 1934 ending more than a century of legislative democracy in Newfoundland.

Contents

Results

Results by party

  Party Leader 1928 Seats won % change Popular vote (%)
     United Newfoundland Party Frederick C. Alderdice 12* 24
     Liberal Sir Richard Squires 19 2
     Other 9 1
Totals 40 27

*As Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party

Elected members

  • Bonavista North
    • William C. Winsor United Newfoundland Party
  • Bonavista South
  • Burgeo-LaPoile
    • James A. Winter United Newfoundland Party (speaker)
  • Burin
    • Samuel J. Foote United Newfoundland Party
  • Carbonear-Bay de Verde
    • John C. Puddester United Newfoundland Party
  • Ferryland
    • Michael J. Shea United Newfoundland Party
  • Fogo
    • Henry J. Earle United Newfoundland Party
  • Fortune Bay and Hermitage
    • Harris M. Mosdell Independent
  • Grand Falls
    • Kenneth M. Brown United Newfoundland Party
  • Green Bay
    • Roland G. Starkes Liberal
  • Harbour Grace
    • Harry A. Winter United Newfoundland Party
  • Harbour Main-Bell Island
  • Humber
  • Placentia and St. Mary's
    • Phillip J. Lewis United Newfoundland Party
  • Placentia West
    • William J. Walsh United Newfoundland Party
  • Port de Grave
    • James S. Ayre United Newfoundland Party
  • St. Barbe
    • George Whitely United Newfoundland Party
  • St. George's-Port au Port
    • William A. Abbott United Newfoundland Party
  • St. John's East
    • Gerald G. Byrne United Newfoundland Party
    • L. Edward Emerson United Newfoundland Party
  • St. John's West
  • Trinity North
    • John G. Stone United Newfoundland Party
  • Trinity South
    • Harold Mitchell United Newfoundland Party
  • Twillingate
    • Norman Gray United Newfoundland Party
  • White Bay
    • Joseph Moore United Newfoundland Party

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