1949 Newfoundland general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1949 Newfoundland general election United Kingdom parliamentary no no May 27, 1949 1932 Newfoundland general election 1932 (Dominion) Outgoing members 1951 Newfoundland general election 1951 Elected members 28 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly 15 seats were needed for a majority 95.6%Returning Officers' Statements at Conclusion of Counting https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/nl_gazette/id/6673/rec/1 13 April 2025 The Newfoundland Gazette 28 June 19492021 Provincial General Election Report https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport2021.pdf Elections NL 13 April 2025 150x150px NL Liberal nohash Joey Smallwood Bonavista North NL Liberal name 22 110,459 65.58% Harry Mews.png 125 110 150 8 5 center NL PC nohash Harry Mews Ran in St. John's West (lost) NL PC name 5 54,728 32.49% Premier Office established Premier after election Joey Smallwood NL Liberal name The 1949 Newfoundland general election was held on 27 May 1949 to elect members of the 29th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was the first general election held since Newfoundland joined Canadian Confederation on 31 March 1949 and the first Newfoundland-wide election of any kind since the suspension of responsible government and the creation of the Commission of Government in 1934. The election was won by the Liberal Party. Joey Smallwood was invited to form an interim administration when Newfoundland became a part of Canada just before midnight on March 31, 1949. This interim Smallwood administration continued until the results of the May election. The election was held under the House of Assembly Act of 1932, with the same 27 seats, plus a new seat for Labrador, though the election in the Labrador seat was deferred until July 25. The five seats where Progressive Conservatives won had all voted heavily against confederation in the 1948 Newfoundland referendums. Results  Party LeaderCandidatesSeats wonPopular vote (%) NL Liberal rowLiberalJoey Smallwood 2822110,45965.58% NL PC row-nameHarry Mews27554,72832.49% NL Independent rowOther312,9801.77%Total valid votes168,16799.84%NL Vacant row Blank or invalid ballots2680.16%Totals5828168,435100% Results by district Names in boldface type represent party leaders. St. John's NL Liberal PC |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|St. John's East | |Geoffrey Carnell6,41724.51% |NL PC background| |John G. Higgins6,87826.27% |NL Vacant background rowspan=4| |rowspan=4|New districts |- | |James Fagan6,27623.97% |NL PC background| |Frank Fogwill6,61125.25% |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|St. John's West |NL Liberal background| |Oliver Vardy8,41126.55% | |Harry Mews7,52623.76% |- |NL Liberal background| |James Spratt8,36326.40% | |Michael Harrington7,38123.30% |} Conception Bay NL Liberal PC |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear-Bay de Verde |NL Liberal background| |Herbert Pottle3,77069.85% | |Clayton Puddester1,62730.15% |NL Vacant background rowspan=5| |rowspan=5|New districts |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Grace |NL Liberal background| |James Chalker2,06662.55% | |Richard Parsons1,23737.45% |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main-Bell Island | |Addison Bown2,92721.21% |NL PC background| |David Jackman4,25930.86% |- | |Myles Murray2,80720.34% |NL PC background| |Ronald Fahey3,80827.59% |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave |NL Liberal background| |George Makinson2,24364.73% | |W.R. Dawe1,22235.27% |- |} Avalon and Burin Peninsulas NL Liberal PC Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin |NL Liberal background| |Phillip Forsey3,94790.47% | |Grace Sparkes4169.53% | | |NL Vacant background rowspan=6| |rowspan=6|New districts |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Augustus Greene45613.82% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| |NL Independent background| |Peter Cashin (Independent)2,50675.94% |- | |John O'Brien (Independent)33810.24% |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia-St. Mary's | |Michael Sinnott2,02248.28% |NL PC background| |Leonard Miller2,16651.72% | | |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia West |NL Liberal background| |Patrick Canning3,10078.28% | |Leo Murphy86021.72% | | |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity South |NL Liberal background| |Maxwell Button3,07072.71% | |Isaac Mercer1,15227.29% | | |} Eastern and Central Newfoundland NL Liberal PC |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North |NL Liberal background| |Joey Smallwood4,21586.87% | |James Way63713.13% |NL Vacant background rowspan=7| |rowspan=7|New districts |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South |NL Liberal background| |Ted Russell3,64368.63% | |Walter Young1,58331.37% |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo |NL Liberal background| |Gordon Janes3,12183.83% | |Harold Earle60216.17% |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls |NL Liberal background| |Edward Spencer7,01481.56% | |Lewis Cooper1,58618.44% |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Green Bay |NL Liberal background| |Baxter Morgan2,90187.12% | |Roy Manuel42912.88% |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North |NL Liberal background| |Samuel Hefferton3,72778.40% | |James Mifflin1,02721.60% |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate |NL Liberal background| |Leslie Curtis3,10091.36% | |Cyril Parkins2938.64% |} Southern and Western Newfoundland NL Liberal PC Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo-La Poile |NL Liberal background| |Herman Quinton3,22592.65% | |Edgar Skinner2567.35% | | |NL Vacant background rowspan=6| |rowspan=6|New districts |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune and Hermitage |NL Liberal background| |John R. Courage4,03292.54% | |Douglas Pinsent3257.46% | | |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber |NL Liberal background| |Charles Ballam7,17483.25% | |Pierce Fudge1,30715.17% | |Louis Bonnell (Independent)1361.58% |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe |NL Liberal background| |Reginald Sparkes2,58893.16% | |George Whiteley1906.84% | | |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's-Port au Port |NL Liberal background| |William Keough4,07681.50% | |John Dawson92518.50% | | |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay |NL Liberal background| |Sam Drover4,02390.61% | |Frederick Wells4179.39% | | |- |} Labrador NL Liberal PC |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|LabradorDue to logistical difficulties, the election in Labrador was delayed until July 25, 1949. |NL Liberal background| |Harold Horwood1,26890.51% | |Samuel D. GrantReport of the provincial elections for the province of Newfoundland covering the years 1949 to 1966 inclusive 1966 Elections NL St. John's, NL https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns2/id/218933/1339.49% |NL Vacant background| |New district |} Notes References Further reading Riggs Bert 1981 General Election #29: May 27, 1949 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/126 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1 St. John's Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. 13 April 2025 Category:Elections in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland general election Category:1940s in Newfoundland Category:1949 in North America Category:1949 in the British Empire Newfoundland general election Newfoundland general election Category:Long stubs with short prose