1924 Newfoundland general election

1924 Newfoundland general election

June 2, 1924
36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   L-P Leader Walter Stanley Monroe Albert Hickman Party Liberal-Conservative Progressive Liberal-Progressive Leader's seat Bonavista Bay Harbour Grace Last election 13 23 Seats won 25 10 Seat change 12 13
Prime Minister before election Albert Hickman Liberal-Progressive Prime Minister after election Walter Stanley Monroe Liberal-Conservative Progressive

The 1924 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 1925, universal suffrage was introduced in Newfoundland: women aged 25 and older were allowed to vote (men could vote at the age of 21). Monroe was replaced by Frederick C. Alderdice as Prime Minister in August 1928.

Seat totals

	Party	Leader	1923	Seats won	% change	Popular vote	(%)
	Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party	Walter Stanley Monroe	13	25
	Liberal-Progressive	Albert Hickman	23	10
	Other		0	1
Totals			36	36

Elected members

• Bay de Verde
  • Richard Cramm Liberal-Conservative
  • John C. Puddester Liberal-Conservative
• Bonavista Bay
  • Walter S. Monroe Liberal-Conservative
  • Lewis Little Liberal-Conservative
  • William C. Winsor Liberal-Conservative
• Burgeo-LaPoile
  • Walter M. Chambers Liberal-Conservative
• Burin
  • H. B. C. Lake Liberal-Conservative
  • J. J. Lang Liberal-Conservative
• Carbonear
  • Robert Duff Liberal-Progressive
• Ferryland
  • Peter J. Cashin Liberal-Conservative
  • Phillip F. Moore Liberal-Conservative
• Fogo
  • Richard Hibbs Liberal-Progressive
• Fortune Bay
  • William R. Warren Independent
    • Harris M. Mosdell Liberal-Progressive, elected 1926
• Harbour Grace
  • Albert E. Hickman Liberal-Progressive
  • John R. Bennett Liberal-Conservative
  • C. E. Russell Liberal-Conservative
• Harbour Main
  • William J. Woodford Liberal-Conservative
  • C. J. Cahill Liberal-Conservative
• Placentia and St. Mary's
  • Michael S. Sullivann Liberal-Conservative
  • William J. Walsh Liberal-Conservative
  • E. Sinnott Liberal-Conservative
• Port de Grave
  • F. Gordon Bradley Liberal-Conservative
• St. Barbe
  • J. H. Scammell Liberal-Progressive
• St. George's
  • T. J. Power Liberal-Conservative
• St. John's East
  • William J. Higgins Liberal-Conservative
  • Cyril J. Fox Liberal-Conservative (speaker)
  • N. J. Vinnicombe Liberal-Conservative
    • William E. Brophy Liberal-Progressive, elected in 1927
• St. John's West
  • John C. Crosbie Liberal-Conservative
  • William J. Browne Liberal-Conservative
  • W. L. Linegar Liberal-Conservative
• Trinity Bay
  • William W. Halfyard Liberal-Progressive
  • I. R. Randell Liberal-Progressive
  • Edwin J. Godden Liberal-Progressive
• Twillingate
  • Kenneth M. Brown Liberal-Progressive
  • George F. Grimes Liberal-Progressive
  • Thomas G. W. Ashbourne Liberal-Progressive

References

• Smallwood, Joseph R (1981). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. v. 1. ISBN 0-920508-14-6.