24th General Assembly of Newfoundland


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.
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.
The Newfoundland People's Party, in opposition, adopted the name Liberal-Progressive.
William F. Penney served as speaker.
Sir Charles Alexander Harris served as governor of Newfoundland until 1922. Sir William Allardyce succeeded Harris as governor.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1919:
MemberElectoral districtAffiliation
F. P. LeGrowBay de VerdeLiberal Reform
William H. CaveBay de VerdeLiberal Reform
William F. CoakerBonavistaLiberal Reform
John AbbottBonavistaLiberal Reform
Robert G. WinsorBonavistaLiberal Reform
Harvey SmallBurgeo-La PoileLiberal Reform
John T. CheesemanBurinLiberal Reform
Samuel J. FooteBurinLiberal Reform
W. F. PenneyCarbonearLiberal Reform
Michael P. CashinFerrylandLiberal-Progressive
Philip F. MooreFerrylandLiberal-Progressive
Richard HibbsFogoLiberal Reform
William R. WarrenFortune BayLiberal Reform
G. A. GosseHarbour GraceLiberal Reform
Arthur BarnesHarbour GraceLiberal Reform
Frank C. ArchibaldHarbour GraceLiberal Reform
W. E. JonesHarbour MainLiberal-Progressive
William J. WoodfordHarbour MainLiberal-Progressive
William J. WalshPlacentia and St. Mary'sLiberal-Progressive
Michael S. SullivanPlacentia and St. Mary'sLiberal-Progressive
E. SinnottPlacentia and St. Mary'sLiberal-Progressive
John C. CrosbiePort de GraveLiberal-Progressive
J. H. ScammellSt. BarbeLiberal Reform
James MacDonnellSt. George'sLiberal Reform
William J. HigginsSt. John's EastLiberal-Progressive
Cyril J. FoxSt. John's EastLiberal-Progressive
N. J. VinnicombeSt. John's EastLiberal-Progressive
Richard A. SquiresSt. John's WestLiberal Reform
Henry J. BrownriggSt. John's WestLiberal Reform
John R. BennettSt. John's WestLiberal-Progressive
William W. HalfyardTrinityLiberal Reform
John GuppyTrinityLiberal Reform
Archibald TargettTrinityLiberal Reform
Walter JenningsTwillingateLiberal Reform
George JonesTwillingateLiberal Reform
Solomon SamsonTwillingateLiberal Reform

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By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Bay de VerdeWilliam H. CaveLiberal Reform1920Results of election declared invalid

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