1923 Newfoundland general election

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The 1923 Newfoundland general election was held on 3 May 1923 to elect members of the 25th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Liberal Reform Party, an alliance between the Liberals led by Richard Squires and the Fishermen's Protective Union of William Coaker, were re-elected. The Liberal-Labour-Progressive party, led by John R. Bennett, formed the opposition. Squires was forced to resign as Prime Minister just two months later in July 1923 after allegations of corruption were brought forward. William Warren became Liberal Reform Party leader and Prime Minister. After Warren's government was defeated following a motion of no confidence, Albert Hickman was asked to form a government and Warren joined William J. Higgins to form the new Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party.

Quick facts 36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 19 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
1923 Newfoundland general election
← 1919
May 3, 1923
1924 â†’
← outgoing members
members â†’
36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout82.77% (Increase10.08pp)[1]
  First party Second party
 
Leader Richard Squires and William Coaker John R. Bennett
Party Liberal Reform Liberal-Labour-Progressive
Leader since 1919 / 1908 1923
Leader's seat St. John's West /
Bonavista Bay		 St. John's West
Ran in Harbour Grace (lost)
Last election 24 seats, 59.64% 12 seats, 36.70%[a]
Seats won 23 13
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1
Popular vote 65,063 60,658
Percentage 51.50% 48.01%
Swing Decrease8.14% Increase11.31%
Prime Minister before election

Richard Squires
Liberal Reform

 Prime Minister after election

Richard Squires
Liberal Reform

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Seat totals

More information Party, Leader ...
  Party Leader 1919 Candidates Seats won Seat change % of seats
(% change)		 Popular vote % of vote
(% change)
  Liberal Reform Richard Squires 24 36
Liberal 25
FPU 11		 23
Liberal 12
FPU 11		 Decrease1 63.89%
(Decrease2.78%)		 65,063
Liberal 34,105
FPU 30,958		 51.50%
(Decrease8.14%)
  Fishermen's Protective Union William Coaker
  Liberal-Labour-Progressive John R. Bennett 12[a] 36 13 Increase1 36.11%
(Increase2.78%)		 60,658 48.01%
(Increase11.31%)
  Other 0 2 0 Steady 0.00%
(Steady)		 627 0.50%
(Decrease0.48%)
Totals 36 74 36 Steady 100% 126,348[b] 100%
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Results by district

  • Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
  • † indicates that the incumbent did not run again.
  • ‡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district.

St. John's

More information Electoral district, Candidates ...
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal ReformLiberal-Labour-ProgressiveOther
St. John's East
89.32% turnout		 Joseph P. Burke[2]
2,595
15.00%		 William Higgins
3,266
18.88%		 Brian Dunfield (Independent)[3]
323
1.87%		 William Higgins
Henry Bartlett[2]
2,514
14.53%		 Cyril Fox
3,116
18.01%		 Cyril Fox
Arthur Bulley[2]
2,404
13.90%		 Nicholas Vinnicombe
3,083
17.82%		 Nicholas Vinnicombe
St. John's West
95.31% turnout		 Richard Squires
2,759
16.89%		 Charles Hunt
2,790
17.08%		 Richard Squires
Alexander Campbell
2,755
16.86%		 Michael Cashin
2,770
16.95%		 Henry Brownrigg†
Joseph Fitzgibbon
2,617
16.02%		 William Linegar
2,648
16.21%		 John R. Bennett‡
(ran in Harbour Grace)
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Conception Bay

More information Electoral district, Candidates ...
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal ReformLiberal-Labour-ProgressiveOther
Bay de Verde
84.52% turnout		 William Cave
1,199
27.66%		 John Crosbie
1,049
24.20%		 Frederick LeGrow†
Richard Cramm
1,116
25.74%		 John Puddester
971
22.40%		 William Cave
Carbonear
77.89% turnout		 Joseph Maddock[4]
440
48.03%		 James Moore
476
51.97%		 William Penney†
Harbour Grace
85.19% turnout		 Archibald Piccott
1,296
18.26%		 John R. Bennett
1,147
16.16%		 George A. Gosse†
Ernest Simmons
1,234
17.39%		 Albert Hickman
1,132
15.95%		 Arthur Barnes‡
(ran in Twillingate)
Augustus Calpin
1,210
17.05%		 Frank Archibald
1,078
15.19%		 Frank Archibald
Harbour Main
76.44% turnout		 Matthew Hawco
914
25.80%		 William Woodford
807
22.78%		 William Jones (Independent)[3]
304
8.58%		 William Jones
John J. St. John[5]
746
21.06%		 Patrick Kennedy[6]
771
21.77%		 William Woodford
Port de Grave
84.87% turnout		 Harry A. Winter
886
60.07%		 William Mackay[7]
589
39.93%		 John Crosbie‡
(ran in Bay de Verde)
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Avalon Peninsula

More information Electoral district, Candidates ...
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal ReformLiberal-Labour-Progressive
Ferryland
90.07% turnout		 Ambrose Hearn[5]
412
15.69%		 Peter Cashin
1,090
41.51%		 Michael Cashin‡
(ran in St. John's West)
George McGuire[5]
193
7.35%		 Philip Moore
931
35.45%		 Philip Moore
Placentia and St. Mary's
84.40% turnout		 Thomas Bonia
944
8.58%		 Michael S. Sullivan
2,963
26.92%		 William Walsh
William Browne
804
7.31%		 William Walsh
2,890
26.26%		 Michael Sullivan
James Bindon
668
6.07%		 Edward Sinnott
2,737
24.87%		 Edward Sinnott
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Eastern Newfoundland

More information Electoral district, Candidates ...
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
FPULiberal-Labour-Progressive
Bonavista Bay
85.95% turnout		 William Coaker
3,045
18.44%		 Walter Monroe
2,628
15.92%		 William Coaker
Robert G. Winsor
2,950
17.87%		 Lewis Little
2,498
15.13%		 John Abbott
John Abbott
2,932
17.76%		 William C. Winsor
2,458
14.89%		 Robert G. Winsor
Trinity Bay
79.66% turnout		 William Halfyard
3,233
22.44%		 John Stone
1,819
12.63%		 William Halfyard
Richard Hibbs
3,069
21.31%		 F. Gordon Bradley
1,648
11.44%		 John Guppy†
Isaac Randell
3,003
20.85%		 James G. Hodder
1,633
11.34%		 Archibald Targett†
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Central Newfoundland

More information Electoral district, Candidates ...
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
FPULiberal-Labour-Progressive
Fogo
80.00% turnout		 George Grimes
1,121
56.73%		 J. J. Long
855
43.27%		 Richard Hibbs‡
(ran in Trinity Bay)
Twillingate
77.83% turnout		 Kenneth Brown
3,491
22.77%		 James S. Ayre
1,784
11.63%		 Walter Jennings†
Arthur Barnes
3,406
22.21%		 Joseph Peters
1,678
10.94%		 George Jones
George Jones
3,343
21.80%		 Kenneth Short
1,632
10.64%		 Solomon Samson†
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Southern and Western Newfoundland

More information Electoral district, Candidates ...
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal ReformLiberal-Labour-Progressive
Burgeo and LaPoile
79.46% turnout		 Harvey Small
881
50.95%		 Walter Chambers
848
49.04%		 Harvey Small
Burin
78.98% turnout		 Samuel Foote
1,182
24.82%		 George Harris
1,288
27.05%		 John Cheeseman
John Cheeseman
1,150
24.15%		 Eric Chafe[8]
1,142
23.98%		 Samuel Foote
Fortune Bay
68.67% turnout		 William Warren
1,675
83.17%		 Philip Outerbridge
339
16.83%		 William Warren
St. Barbe
78.15% turnout		 J. H. Scammell (FPU)
1,365
57.21%		 Joseph Moore
1,021
42.79%		 J. H. Scammell
St. George's
78.37% turnout		 Joseph Downey
1,511
58.25%		 James MacDonnell
1,083
41.75%		 James MacDonnell
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Notes

  1. [a]
    As the Liberal-Progressive Party
  2. [b]
    This figure includes votes cast for more than one candidate in multi-member districts. A total of 53,984 individual votes were cast in this election.[1]

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