1924 Newfoundland general election

Election in the Dominion of Newfoundland September 2023 1924 Newfoundland general election Dominion of Newfoundland parliamentary no no 1923 Newfoundland general election 1923 outgoing members June 2, 1924 members 1928 Newfoundland general election 1928 36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 19 67.28% (15.49pp)Year Book and Almanac of Newfoundland 1926 1926 David R. Thistle St. John's, NL 18–19 https://dai.mun.ca/pdfs/cns_almanac/Yearbook1926.pdf 29 November 2025 Walter S. Monroe.png 150 110 150 0 23 center NL Liberal-Conservative nohash Walter Monroe 1924 Liberal-Conservative Progressive Bonavista Bay"NotIncumbent" Not the incumbent, but stood in this district and won 13 seats, 48.01%"Tory" As the Liberal-Labour-Progressive Party 25 12 57,391 57.94% 9.93% Albert Edgar Hickman.png NL Liberal-Progressive nohash Albert Hickman 1924 Liberal-Progressive Harbour Grace"NotIncumbent" 23 seats, 51.50%"Liberal" As the Liberal Reform Party in a coalition with the Fishermen's Protective Union 10 13 40,492 40.88% 10.62% 400px Prime Minister Albert Hickman Liberal-Progressive Walter Stanley Monroe Prime Minister after election Liberal-Conservative Progressive No The 1924 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 1925, universal suffrage was introduced in Newfoundland: women aged 25 and older were allowed to vote (men could vote at the age of 21).https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/politics/women-suffrage.php Women's Suffrage www.heritage.nf.ca 2019-10-29 Monroe was replaced by Frederick C. Alderdice as Prime Minister in August 1928. Results  Party Leader 1923CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote % of vote(% change) NL Liberal-Conservative rowLiberal-Conservative ProgressiveWalter Monroe13"Tory"36251269.44%(33.33%)57,39157.94%(9.93%) NL Liberal-Progressive rowLiberal-ProgressiveAlbert Hickman23"Liberal"36101327.78%(36.11%)40,49240.88%(10.62%) NL Independent rowOther011 12.78%(2.78%)1,1661.18%(0.68%)Totals367336100%99,049This figure includes votes cast for more than one candidate in multi-member districts. A total of 42,645 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-Progressive Liberal-Conservative |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's East74.21% turnout | |Michael CaulCandidates Nominated for St. John's East and West https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/telegram20/id/21061/rec/1 9 May 2025 The Telegram 23 May 19241,0887.89% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |William Higgins3,65426.49% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |William Higgins |- | |Charles Ryan1,0817.84% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Cyril Fox3,55725.79% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Cyril Fox |- | |Lewis Edward Emerson1,0397.53% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Nicholas Vinnicombe3,37524.47% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Nicholas Vinnicombe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West87.50% turnout | |Joseph Fitzgibbon1,67611.87% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |John Crosbie3,29823.36% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Charles Hunt† |- | |Reg Dowden1,66111.77% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |William Browne3,11522.06% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Michael Cashin† |- | |Andrew Duffy1,3599.63% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |William Linegar3,00921.31% |NL Independent background| |Richard Squires† |} Conception Bay NL Liberal-Progressive Liberal-Conservative |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Bay de Verde72.55% turnout | |William Cave85123.88% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Richard Cramm1,02528.77% |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |William Cave |- | |Wallace Goobie70819.87% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |John Puddester97927.48% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Richard Cramm |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear66.07% turnout |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |Robert Duff42354.16% | |John Rorke Jr.35845.84% |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |James Moore† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Harbour Grace71.07% turnout |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |Albert Hickman1,04917.66% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |John R. Bennett1,03417.41% |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |Archibald Piccott† |- | |Frank Archibald95716.11% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Charles Russell1,01417.07% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Ernest Simmons |- | |Augustus Calpin93815.79% | |Ernest Simmons94715.95% |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |Augustus Calpin |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main59.66% turnout | |Matthew Hawco62822.42% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |William Woodford88431.56% |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |Matthew Hawco |- | |Leo CarterHawco and Carter For Harbor Main https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/eveadvocate/id/17549/rec/1 9 May 2025 Evening Advocate 19 May 192450417.99% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Cyril Cahill78528.03% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |William Woodford |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave60.23% turnout | |Robert Smith51949.76% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |F. Gordon Bradley52450.24% |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |Harry A. Winter† |} Avalon Peninsula NL Liberal-Progressive Liberal-Conservative |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland90.08% turnout | |Joseph P. Burke38414.95% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Peter Cashin1,01639.55% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Peter Cashin |- | |Thomas CoadyElection Returns https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/westernstar/id/6215/rec/4 9 May 2025 The Western Star 6 June 192432212.53% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Philip Moore84732.97% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Philip Moore |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's72.34% turnout | |James Bindon91610.57% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Michael Sullivan2,52329.10% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Michael Sullivan |- | |P. J. Murphy4735.46% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |William Walsh2,44828.24% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |William Walsh |- | |M. J. Ryan3924.52% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Edward Sinnott1,91722.11% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Edward Sinnott |} Eastern Newfoundland NL Liberal-Progressive Liberal-Conservative |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista68.79% turnout | |Chesley Forbes2,05615.93% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Walter Monroe2,33018.06% |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |William Coaker† |- | |Arthur Barnes2,00315.52% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Lewis Little2,26417.54% |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |Robert G. Winsor† |- | |Leonard Stick1,99415.45% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |William C. Winsor2,25817.50% |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |John Abbott† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity52.96% turnout |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |William Halfyard1,81419.85% | |Harold Mitchell1,38815.19% |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |William Halfyard |- |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |Isaac Randell1,69718.57% | |William A. KingMonroe Standard Bearers: Pledged to a "Clean Up and Keep Clean" Policy https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/dailynews/id/208401/rec/13 9 May 2025 Daily News 20 May 19241,33614.62% |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |Isaac Randell |- |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |Edwin Godden1,64518.00% | |Arch Tait1,25713.76% |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |Richard Hibbs‡(ran in Fogo) |- |} Central Newfoundland NL Liberal-Progressive Liberal-Conservative |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo63.22% turnout |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |Richard Hibbs85955.70% | |Martin G. Dalton68344.29% |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |George Grimes‡(ran in Twillingate) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate61.88% turnout |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |Kenneth Brown2,53221.67% | |James S. Ayre1,73714.86% |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |Kenneth Brown |- |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |George Grimes2,21918.99% | |Walter B. Milley1,55613.31% |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |Arthur Barnes‡(ran in Bonavista) |- |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |Thomas Ashbourne2,20518.87% | |Joseph Peters1,43712.30% |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |George Jones† |} Southern and Western Newfoundland NL Liberal-Progressive Liberal-Conservative Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile62.76% turnout | |Harvey Small53740.44% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Walter Chambers79159.56% | | |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |Harvey Small |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin58.87% turnout | |George Harris85025.01% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |H. B. C. Lake87125.63% | | |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |George Harris |- | |Marmaduke Winter81824.07% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |J. J. Long86025.30% | | |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |Samuel Foote† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay48.71% turnout | |Frederick Lukins1208.47% | |Charles Jeffrey1319.24% |NL Independent background| |William Warren1,16682.29% |NL Independent background| |William Warren |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe71.50% turnout |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |J. H. Scammell1,14050.44% | |Joseph MooreFrom the Firing Line: St. Barbe Will Return Moore https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/telegram20/id/21013/rec/1 9 May 2025 Evening Telegram 20 May 19241,12049.56% | | |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |J. H. Scammell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's65.50% turnout | |Joseph Downey1,03549.33% |NL Liberal-Conservative background| |Thomas Power1,06350.67% | | |NL Liberal-Progressive background| |Joseph Downey |- |} Notes References Further reading Riggs Bert 1981 General Election #26: June 2, 1924 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/106 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1 St. John's Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. 4 May 2025 1924 Newfoundland Category:Politics of the Dominion of Newfoundland Category:1920s in Newfoundland Category:1924 in North America Category:June 1924 in Canada