26th General Assembly of Newfoundland

26th General Assembly of Newfoundland
26th General Assembly of Newfoundland
	Colonial Building seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850, to July 28, 1959.
History
Founded	1924
Disbanded	1928
Preceded by	25th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by	27th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier	Walter Stanley Monroe; (Until August 1928)
Premier	Frederick C. Alderdice
Elections
Last election	1924 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 26th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in June 1924. The general assembly sat from 1924 to 1928.^[1]

The Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party led by Walter Stanley Monroe formed the government. Monroe resigned as prime minister in August 1928 and was succeeded by Frederick C. Alderdice.^[2]

Cyril Fox served as speaker.^[3]

Sir William Allardyce served as governor of Newfoundland.^[4]

The Liberal-Progressive Party had been formed after the collapse of the Liberal Reform government in 1924 when former Liberal Reformers joined with Albert Hickman to form a new government in the dying days of the previous General Assembly.

In April 1925, Newfoundland's Election Act was amended to grant all women over the age of 25 the right to vote; men were allowed to vote at the age of 21. Also on April 25, an act was passed that changed the distribution of seats in the House of Assembly.^[1]

Members of the Assembly[]

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1924:^[1]

Member	Electoral district	Affiliation
Richard Cramm	Bay de Verde	Liberal-Conservative
John C. Puddester	Bay de Verde	Liberal-Conservative
Walter S. Monroe	Bonavista	Liberal-Conservative
Lewis Little
William C. Winsor
Walter M. Chambers	Burgeo-La Poile	Liberal-Conservative
H. B. C. Lake	Burin	Liberal-Conservative
	Burin	Liberal-Conservative
Robert Duff	Carbonear	Liberal-Progressive
Peter J. Cashin	Ferryland	Liberal-Conservative
Philip F. Moore	Ferryland	Liberal-Conservative
R. Hibbs	Fogo	Liberal-Progressive
William R. Warren	Fortune Bay	Independent
Albert E. Hickman	Harbour Grace	Liberal-Progressive
John R. Bennett		Liberal-Conservative
C. E. Russell		Liberal-Conservative
William J. Woodford	Harbour Main	Liberal-Conservative
C. J. Cahill	Harbour Main	Liberal-Conservative
Michael S. Sullivan	Placentia and St. Mary's	Liberal-Conservative
William J. Walsh
E. F. Sinnott
F. Gordon Bradley	Port de Grave	Liberal-Conservative
J. H. Scammell	St. Barbe	Liberal-Progressive
T. J. Power	St. George's	Liberal-Conservative
William J. Higgins	St. John's East	Liberal-Conservative
Cyril J. Fox
N. J. Vinnicombe
John C. Crosbie	St. John's West	Liberal-Conservative
William J. Browne
W. L. Linegar
William W. Halfyard	Trinity	Liberal-Progressive
I. R. Randell
E. J. Godden
Kenneth M. Brown	Twillingate	Liberal-Progressive
George F. Grimes
Thomas G. W. Ashbourne

Notes:

By-elections[]

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Affiliation	Election date	Reason
Harbour Main	William J. Woodford^{[nb 1]}	Liberal-Conservative	1924	W J Woodward named to cabinet^[1]
Placentia and St. Mary's	William J. Walsh^{[nb 1]}	Liberal-Conservative	1924	W J Walsh named to cabinet^[1]
St. John's East	William J. Higgins^{[nb 1]}	Liberal-Conservative	1924	W J Higgins named to cabinet^[1]
St. John's West	John C. Crosbie^{[nb 1]}	Liberal-Conservative	1924	J C Crosbie named to cabinet^[1]
Harbour Grace	John R. Bennett^{[nb 1]}	Liberal-Conservative	July 3, 1924	J R Bennett named to cabinet^[1]
Bonavista	Walter S. Monroe	Liberal-Conservative	October 27, 1924	W S Monroe named to cabinet^[1]
Bonavista	William C. Winsor	Liberal-Conservative	October 27, 1924	W C Winsor named to cabinet^[1]
Burgeo-La Poile	Walter M. Chambers	Liberal-Conservative	October 25, 1926	W M Chambers named to cabinet^[1]
Fortune Bay	Harris M. Mosdell	Liberal-Progressive	October 25, 1926	W R Warren named a judge^[1]
St. John's East	William E. Brophy	Liberal-Progressive	April 25, 1927	N J Vinnicombe named a liquor commissioner^[1]

Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Elected by acclamation

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 712–15.
^ Pitt, Robert D. "Walter Stanley Monroe". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
^ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
^ "Allardyce, Sir William Lamond (1861-1930)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.

[acclaim-5] Elected by acclamation

[elections-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 712–15.

[2] Pitt, Robert D. "Walter Stanley Monroe". The Canadian Encyclopedia.

[3] "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.

[4] "Allardyce, Sir William Lamond (1861-1930)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.

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