Newfoundland general election, 1924

The 27th 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 1926, universal suffrage was introduced in Newfoundland: women over the age of 25 were allowed to vote. 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[1]	25
	Liberal-Progressives	Albert Hickman	23[2]	10
	Other		0	1
Totals			36	36

1. ^ As Liberal-Labour-Progressive Party
2. ^ As Liberal Reform Party

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 W. Chambers Liberal-Conservative
• Burin
  • H. B. C. Lake Liberal-Conservative
  • J. J. Lang Liberal-Conservative
• Carbonear
  • Robert Duff^{[disambiguation needed ]} 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 Sullivan 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)
  • W. James 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. F. Linegar Liberal-Conservative
• Trinity Bay
  • William W. Halfyard Liberal-Progressive
  • J. 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. v. 1. ISBN 0-920508-14-6.