1959 Newfoundland general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1959 Newfoundland general election Newfoundland and Labrador parliamentary no no August 20, 1959 1956 Newfoundland general election 1956 Outgoing members 1962 Newfoundland general election 1962 Elected members 36 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly 19 seats were needed for a majority 69.3% ( 8.3% pp)Report on Provincial General Election, 1959 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/nl_gazette/id/9518/rec/1 11 April 2025 The Newfoundland Gazette 17 November 1959 150x150px NL Liberal nohash Joey Smallwood 1949 St. John's WestNot the incumbent, but stood in this seat and won NL Liberal name 32 31 1 75,560 58.0% 8.3pp PC NL PC nohash Malcolm Hollett 1953 St. John's West (lost re-election) NL PC name 4 3 1 33,002 25.3% 7.3pp UNP NL United (historical) nohash James Higgins 1959 St. John's East (lost re-election) United Newfoundland Party pre-creation 2 2 10,639 8.1% pre-creation NDP NL NDP nohash Ed Finn 1959 Ran in Humber West (lost) Newfoundland Democratic Party pre-creation 0 9,352 7.2% pre-creation Premier Joey Smallwood NL Liberal name Premier after election Joey Smallwood NL Liberal name No 1952 The 1959 Newfoundland general election was held on 20 August 1959 to elect members of the 32nd General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party. Results  Party Leader1956Seats won% changePopular vote (%) NL Liberal row-nameJoey Smallwood 3231-3.1%75,56058.0% NL PC row-nameMalcolm Hollett 43-25%33,00225.3% NL United (historical) rowUnited NewfoundlandJames Higgins–2N/A10,6398.1% NL NDP rowNewfoundland Democratic PartyThe Newfoundland Democratic Party was founded by the Newfoundland Federation of Labour to run candidates as a protest against the Liberal government's decertification of the International Woodworkers of America in the course of the Newfoundland Loggers' Strike. This party was supported by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). The party went on to become the Newfoundland New Democratic Party in 1961.Ed Finn 000%9,3527.2% NL Independent rowOther000% 1,7721.3%Totals3636 –131,148100% 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 NL Liberal PC United (historical) NDP |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's Centre60.74% turnout | | | |Frank Fogwill2,63145.41% |NL United (historical) background| |Augustine Duffy2,86049.36% | |Larry Daley3035.23% |NL United (historical) background| |Augustine Duffy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East71.88% turnout | | |NL PC background| |James Greene2,94951.28% | |James Higgins2,80248.72% | | |NL United (historical) background| |James Higgins |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North76.19% turnout |NL Liberal background| |George Nightingale3,05656.76% | |Leslie Marshall1,91035.48% | |Harvey Cole4187.76% | | |NL Liberal background| |George Nightingale |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South68.94% turnout | | | |Rex Renouf2,85947.09% |NL United (historical) background| |John O'Dea2,99749.37% | |Charles Devine2153.54% |NL PC background| |Rex Renouf |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West89.98% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Joey Smallwood4,24365.64% | |Malcolm Hollett2,22134.36% | | | | |NL PC background| |Malcolm Hollett |- |} Conception Bay NL Liberal PC United (historical) NDP |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bell Island75.93% turnout | |Joseph O'Driscoll1,38539.82% |NL PC background| |Richard Greene1,63146.89% | | | |Steve Neary46213.28% |NL Liberal background| |Joseph O'Driscoll |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear-Bay de Verde44.14% turnout |NL Liberal background| |George Clarke2,35982.63% | | | |James Evans49617.37% | | |NL Liberal background| |George Clarke |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Grace63.92% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Claude Sheppard1,83470.11% | |George Broomfield70326.87% | |George Sweetapple793.02% | | |NL Liberal background| |Claude Sheppard |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main |NL Liberal background| |Philip J. Lewis2,21229.82% |NL PC background| |Albert Furey1,82724.63% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|James Miller3434.62% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Alphonsus Dunphy1732.33% |NL Liberal background| |Philip Lewis |- | |Matthew Whelan1,47619.90% | |John Halley1,38618.69% |NL Liberal background| |Matthew Whelan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave58.90% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Llewellyn Strange1,70367.10% | |Richard Parsons83532.90% | | | | |NL Liberal background| |Llewellyn Strange |- |} Avalon Peninsula NL Liberal PC NDP |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland77.22% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Myles Murray1,67659.06% | |Otto Byrne1,16240.94% | | |NL Liberal background| |Myles Murray |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia East75.16% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Alain Frecker1,57854.19% | |William Patterson1,21741.79% | |Esau Thoms1174.02% |NL Liberal background| |Greg Power† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Mary's77.58% turnout |NL Liberal background| |James M. McGrath1,01757.23% | |Thomas Howley76042.77% | | |NL Liberal background| |James M. McGrath |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity South |NL Liberal background| |Uriah StricklandWon by acclamation | | | | |NL Liberal background| |Samuel Hefferton† |} Eastern Newfoundland NL Liberal PC NDP Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North65.18% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Edward Spencer3,39980.51% | |Samuel King47411.23% | |Kitchener Pritchett3498.27% | | |NL Liberal background| |Joey Smallwood‡(ran in St. John's West) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South57.67% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Rossy Barbour2,95173.83% | |Gerald Hayley93223.32% | | | |Albert Keel (Independent)1142.85% |NL Liberal background| |Uriah Strickland‡(ran in Trinity South) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo60.47% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Isaac Mercer2,55177.73% | |Whitfield Bannister42212.86% | |Roosevelt Wellon3099.41% | | |NL Liberal background| |Isaac Mercer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North56.31% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Arthur Mifflin3,03872.26% | |Milton Moores54713.01% | | | |Sam Drover (Independent)61914.72% |NL Liberal background| |Arthur Mifflin |} Central Newfoundland NL Liberal PC United (historical) NDP Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander72.85% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Beaton Abbott4,03770.64% | |Robert Taylor63911.18% | | | | | |James Mullett (Independent)1,03918.18% |NL Liberal background| |Beaton Abbott |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls71.57% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Raymond Guy3,63680.85% | | | |Stedman Inder3978.83% | |James Hannaford46410.32% | | |NL Liberal background| |Edward Spencer‡(ran in Bonavista North) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Green Bay82.10% turnout |NL Liberal background| |William Smallwood2,52978.61% | |Roy Manuel49715.45% | | | | | |Cyril Pelley (Independent)1915.94% |NL Liberal background| |William Smallwood |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate71.10% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Leslie Curtis2,69276.96% | |Job Kean2376.78% | | | |Raymond Rogers56916.27% | | |NL Liberal background| |Leslie Curtis |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay South84.77% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Frederick W. Rowe1,73679.67% | | | | | |John O'Brien44320.33% | | |NL Liberal background| |Frederick W. Rowe |} Southern Newfoundland NL Liberal PC NDP |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo-La Poile61.58% turnout |NL Liberal background| |John Cheeseman2,45879.42% | |Allan Evans63720.58% | | |NL Liberal background| |John Cheeseman |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin62.73% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Eric Jones2,78279.35% | |Henry Butler44212.61% | |Cyril Strong2828.04% |NL Liberal background| |Eric Jones |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune and Hermitage63.07% turnout |NL Liberal background| |John Courage2,88475.24% | |Eric Hiscock63724.76% | | |NL Liberal background| |John Courage |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia West67.16% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Patrick Canning2,30769.55% | |Joseph Cheeseman1,01030.45% | | |NL Liberal background| |Patrick Canning |} Western Newfoundland NL Liberal PC United (historical) NDP |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East77.46% turnout |NL Liberal background| |John Forsey2,90755.19% | |Tom Cahill99218.83% | | | |Joseph Chaulk1,36825.97% |NL Liberal background| |John Forsey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West75.21% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Charles Ballam3,10155.64% | |Fred Clarke69612.49% | | | |Ed Finn1,77631.87% |NL Liberal background| |Charles Ballam |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port81.97% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Stephen Smith2,01461.16% | |Michael Singleton81524.75% | | | |Ambrose Rice46414.09% |NL Liberal background| |Stephen Smith |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe83.53% turnout |NL Liberal background| |James Chalker2,27265.76% | |Wallace Maynard51514.91% | | | |John McCool66819.33% |NL Liberal background| |James Chalker |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's81.79% turnout |NL Liberal background| |William Keough1,89663.67% | |Alphonsus Pittman60820.42% | |Richard White2478.29% | |Gerald P. Byrne2277.62% |NL Liberal background| |William Keough |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay North76.40% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Maxwell Lane2,39988.69% | |Robert Gillard2659.80% | | | |Edgar Richards411.52% |NL Liberal background| |Maxwell Lane |- |} Labrador NL Liberal PC |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador North71.03% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Earl Winsor83280.39% | |William Moss20319.61% |NL Liberal background| |Earl Winsor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador South70.86% turnout |NL Liberal background| |George Sellars1,06190.84% | |Roderick Roberts1079.16% |NL Liberal background| |George Sellars |} Notes References Further reading Riggs Bert 1981 General Election #32: August 29, 1959 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/122 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1 St. John's Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. 11 April 2025 Category:Elections in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland general election General election Newfoundland general election Category:Long stubs with short prose