1928 Newfoundland general election

Election in the Dominion of Newfoundland September 2023 1928 Newfoundland general election Dominion of Newfoundland parliamentary No no no 1924 Newfoundland general election 1924 outgoing members October 29, 1928 members 1932 Newfoundland general election 1932 40 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 21 75.62% (8.34pp)Year Book and Almanac of Newfoundland 1929 David R. Thistle St. John's, NL 17–19 https://dai.mun.ca/pdfs/cns_almanac/Yearbook1929.pdf 29 November 2025 Sir Richard Squires LOC npcc.05059 (cropped).jpg 275 60 160 65 100 J. H. Scammell.png 135 60 160 0 30 NL Liberal (historical) nohash Richard Squires and J. H. Scammell 1928 / 1926 Liberal Humber / Bonavista Centre"NotIncumbent" Not the incumbent, but stood in this district and won 10 seats, 40.88%Liberal As the Liberal-Progressive Party 28 18 58,750 54.98% 14.10% 160x160px NL Liberal-Conservative nohash Frederick C. Alderdice 1928 Liberal-Conservative Progressive St. John's City East"NotIncumbent" 25 seats, 57.94% 12 13 45,787 42.85% 15.09% 400px Prime Minister Walter Monroe Liberal-Conservative Progressive Richard Squires Prime Minister after election Liberal The 1928 Newfoundland general election was held on 29 October 1928 to elect members of the 27th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Liberal Party led by Richard Squires defeated the Conservative Party led by Frederick C. Alderdice and formed the government with the support of Fishermen's Protective Union members. Legislation had been introduced so that persons named to the Executive Council were no longer required to run for reelection. In April 1925, women over the age of 25 had been granted the right to vote; in the 1928 general election, 90 per cent of women eligible to vote cast a ballot. Helena Squires became the first woman elected to the Newfoundland assembly in a 1930 by-election.http://www.heritage.nf.ca/law/suffrage.html Women's Suffrage Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Memorial University Results by party  Party Leader 1924CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote % of vote(% change) NL Liberal (historical) rowLiberalRichard Squires10Liberal40Liberal 26FPU 14In a 1932 Fishermen's Advocate article, Coaker states that the FPU fielded 14 candidates in the 1928 election, and that all of them were elected except for Samuel Brown, who was narrowly defeated in Bonavista South. However, he does not identify these candidates.Coaker William Past, Present and Future: Being a Series of Articles Contributed to the Fishermen's Advocate, 1932 William Coaker Port Union, Newfoundland 18 https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/PastPresentAndFuture.pdf 17 May 2025 The results by district table below only denotes those who had previously been elected as a member of the FPU, as well as the above-mentioned Samuel Brown.281870.00%(42.22%)58,75054.98%(14.10%) NL FPU rowFishermen's Protective UnionAs part of an electoral alliance with the Liberal partyFishermen's Protective Union After 1918 https://mha.mun.ca/mha/fpu/fpu21.php Maritime History Archive 4 May 2025J. H. Scammell– NL Liberal-Conservative rowLiberal-Conservative ProgressiveFrederick C. Alderdice2540121330.00%(39.44%)45,78742.85%(15.09%) NL Independent rowOther180 10.00%(2.50%)2,3172.17%(0.99%)Totals368840 4100%106,854This figure includes votes cast for more than one candidate in multi-member districts. A total of 89,689 individual votes were cast in this election.100% 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-Conservative Liberal (historical) Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's City East84.26% turnout |NL Liberal-Conservative background rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Frederick C. Alderdice3,82628.91% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|William Brophy2,95622.34% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |William Higgins†St. John's East |- |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Cyril Fox†St. John's East |- |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Gerald G. Byrne3,68727.86% | |St. Clair Churchill2,76420.89% | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William BrophySt. John's East |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East Extern80.01% turnout |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |John Tobin1,25657.43% | |Thomas S. Devine93142.57% | | |NL Vacant background| |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's City West86.41% turnout |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|William Howley3,37321.73% |NL Liberal (historical) background rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Alexander Campbell4,35228.04% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|J. Sinclair Tait (Independent)2961.91% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |John Crosbie†St. John's West |- |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |William BrowneSt. John's West |- | |William Browne3,33321.47% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Joseph Fitzgibbon4,16926.86% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |William Linegar†St. John's West |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West Extern90.00% turnout |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Frank Bennett1,31751.53% | |Kenneth Ruby1,23948.47% | | |NL Vacant background| |New district |} Conception Bay NL Liberal-Conservative Liberal (historical) Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Bay de Verde82.07% turnout |NL Liberal-Conservative background rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|John Puddester1,63859.46% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|William H. Cave1,11740.54% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| |NL Independent background| |Richard Cramm(ran in Carbonear) |- |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |John Puddester |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay Roberts67.71% turnout | |Augustus Calpin60833.76% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Parsons1,19366.24% | | |NL Vacant background| |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bell Island88.22% turnout | |Richard A. Howley58234.62% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Joseph Greene1,09965.38% | | |NL Vacant background| |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear73.83% turnout |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |James Moore1,06545.92% | |Henry Cowan68929.71% | |Richard Cramm (Independent)56524.36% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Robert Duff† |- |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Harbour Grace80.56% turnout |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Edward Oke38819.72% |NL Liberal (historical) background rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Frank Archibald1,44073.17% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Ernest Simmons (Independent)1407.11% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Albert Hickman† |- |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |John R. Bennett† |- |NL Independent background| |Charles Russell† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main70.35% turnout | |Charles Furey1,46824.70% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Philip Lewis1,53225.78% | | |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |William Woodford† |- | |William Walsh1,46324.62% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Albert Walsh1,48024.90% | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Cyril Cahill‡(ran in Placentia East) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave72.97% turnout | |Henry Burt33115.00% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Robert Smith1,34961.15% | |Joseph Cantwell (Independent)52623.84% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |F. Gordon Bradley‡(ran in Trinity Centre) |} Avalon Peninsula NL Liberal-Conservative Liberal (historical) Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland90.83% turnout |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Michael Shea1,14648.01% |NL Liberal (historical) background rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Peter Cashin1,24151.99% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Peter Cashin |- |NL Independent background| |Philip Moore† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia East82.59% turnout |NL Liberal-Conservative background rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Edward Emerson75343.00% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Cyril Cahill73341.86% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Thomas F. McGrath (Independent)Candidates Nominated to Contest the General Election https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/fishadvocate/id/1881/rec/6 4 April 2026 Fishermen's Advocate 26 October 192826515.13% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Michael Sullivan‡Placentia and St. Mary's (ran in Placentia West) |- |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |William Walsh‡Placentia and St. Mary's (ran in Harbour Main) |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Edward Sinnott†Placentia and St. Mary's |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Mary's84.37% turnout | |Charles J. Ellis71341.67% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James Bindon96656.46% | |Michael Condon (Independent)321.87% |NL Vacant background| |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity South72.57% turnout | |Harold Mitchell96243.02% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Edwin Godden1,27456.98% | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Edwin GoddenTrinity Bay |} Eastern Newfoundland NL Liberal-Conservative FPU |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista Centre64.70% turnout | |Walter Monroe83939.06% |NL FPU background| |J. H. Scammell1,30960.94% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Walter MonroeBonavista Bay |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista East69.88% turnout | |Frederick House78427.36% |NL FPU background| |William Coaker2,08172.64% |NL Independent background| |Lewis Little†Bonavista Bay |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North76.88% turnout | |William C. Winsor1,14942.00% |NL FPU background| |Robert G. Winsor1,58758.00% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |William C. WinsorBonavista Bay |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South68.67% turnout |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Herman Quinton97351.98% | |Samuel Brown89948.02% |NL Vacant background| |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity Centre70.27% turnout | |Wallace Goobie60930.16% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |F. Gordon Bradley (Liberal)1,41069.84% |NL FPU background| |Isaac Randell†Trinity Bay |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North66.62% turnout | |John G. Stone84646.43% |NL FPU background| |William Halfyard97653.57% |NL FPU background| |William HalfyardTrinity Bay |- |} Central Newfoundland NL Liberal-Conservative FPU Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo60.35% turnout | |Robert G. Brown48223.29% |NL FPU background| |Richard Hibbs1,58876.71% | | |NL FPU background| |Richard Hibbs |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls89.18% turnout | |James S. Ayre1,08737.04% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William Earle (Liberal)1,84862.96% | | |NL Vacant background| |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Green Bay64.28% turnout | |Walter Milley38921.26% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Roland Starkes (Liberal)1,35774.15% | |Peter Parsons (Independent)844.59% |NL Vacant background| |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lewisporte55.49% turnout | |William Drover33424.94% |NL FPU background| |George Grimes1,00575.06% | | |NL Vacant background| |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate60.92% turnout |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Thomas Ashbourne80446.58% |NL FPU background rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Kenneth Brown92253.42% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |NL FPU background| |Kenneth Brown |- |NL FPU background| |George Grimes‡(ran in Lewisporte) |- |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Thomas Ashbourne |} Southern Newfoundland NL Liberal-Conservative Liberal (historical) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo65.93% turnout |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Walter Chambers1,07052.02% | |Arthur Barnes98747.98% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Walter ChambersBurgeo and LaPoile |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin East78.71% turnout |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |James Winter1,18750.81% | |Jacob Hanham1,14949.19% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |J. J. Long†Burin |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin West81.71% turnout | |Samuel Foote1,02643.24% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |H. B. C. Lake1,34756.76% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |H. B. C. LakeBurin |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay62.27% turnout | |Harry A. Winter92845.94% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Harris Mosdell1,09254.06% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Harris Mosdell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hermitage66.45% turnout | |Rendell Jeans64438.89% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Philip Fudge1,01261.11% |NL Vacant background| |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia West79.54% turnoutDistrict of Placentia West - Returning Officer's Statement at Conclusion of Counting https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/nl_gazette/id/1509/rec/1 4 May 2025 The Newfoundland Gazette 4 December 1928 |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Michael Sullivan1,51262.95% | |Thomas J. Connors89037.05% |NL Vacant background| |New district |} Western Newfoundland NL Liberal-Conservative Liberal (historical) Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber83.52% turnout | |John A. Barrett63217.35% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Richard Squires3,01182.65% | | |NL Vacant background| |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port83.04% turnout |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |William Abbott62352.13% | |John Joy57247.87% | | |NL Vacant background| |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe78.94% turnout | |Joseph Quinton54830.65% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Walter Skanes1,24069.35% | | |NL FPU background| |J. H. Scammell‡(ran in Bonavista Centre) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's78.67% turnout | |Thomas Power48929.73% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Joseph Downey74745.41% | |Edwin Gillis (Independent)40924.86% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Thomas Power |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay65.86% turnout | |Joseph Moore92343.54% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Joseph Strong1,19756.46% | | |NL Vacant background| |New district |- |} Notes References Further reading Riggs Bert 1981 General Election #27: October 29, 1928 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/109 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1 St. John's Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. 4 May 2025 1928 Category:1928 elections in North America Category:1928 elections in Canada Category:Politics of the Dominion of Newfoundland Category:1920s in Newfoundland Category:1928 in North America Category:June 1928 in Canada