27th General Assembly of Newfoundland
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 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]
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:
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f "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. Vol. 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. Vol. 5. p. 587.
- ^ Cuff, Robert (2005). "Grimes, George Frederick Arthur". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XV (1921–1930) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ "Sullivan, Michael S". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. 5. p. 322.
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