27th General Assembly of Newfoundland
The members of the 27th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in June 1928. The general assembly sat from 1928 to 1932.[1]
27th General Assembly of Newfoundland | |
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Colonial Building seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850, to July 28, 1959. | |
History | |
Founded | 1928 |
Disbanded | 1932 |
Preceded by | 26th General Assembly of Newfoundland |
Succeeded by | 28th General Assembly of Newfoundland |
Leadership | |
Premier | |
Elections | |
Last election | 1928 Newfoundland general election |
The Liberal Party led by Richard Squires formed the government in partnership with members of the Fishermen's Protective Union.[2]
Albert J. Walsh served as speaker.[3]
Sir John Middleton served as governor of Newfoundland.[4]
Members of the Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1928:[1]
Notes:
By-elections
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
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Burgeo | Arthur Barnes[nb 1] | Liberal | 1928 | W M Chambers resigned for health reasons[1] |
Bonavista North | Nathan G. Winsor | Liberal | May 17, 1930 | R G Winsor died[1] June 1, 1929[5] |
Lewisporte | Helena E. Squires[nb 2] | G F Grimes died[1] August 10, 1929[6] | ||
Placentia West | Leo J. Murphy | M S Sullivan died[1] 1929[7] |
Notes:
- Elected by acclamation
- First woman elected to Newfoundland assembly
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References
- "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 715–17.
- Hiller, James K (2016). "Squires, Sir Richard Anderson". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. XVI (1931–1940) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
- "Middleton, Sir John (1870-1954)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
- "Winsor, Robert George". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Volume 5. p. 587.
- Cuff, Robert (2005). "Grimes, George Frederick Arthur". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. XV (1921–1930) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- "Sullivan, Michael S". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Volume 5. p. 322.
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