1923 Newfoundland general election

Election in the Dominion of Newfoundland September 2023 1923 Newfoundland general election Dominion of Newfoundland parliamentary no no 1919 Newfoundland general election 1919 outgoing members May 3, 1923 members 1924 Newfoundland general election 1924 36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 19 82.77% (10.08pp)Year Book and Almanac of Newfoundland 1924 1924 Trade Printers & Publishers Limited St. John's, NL 18–19 https://dai.mun.ca/pdfs/cns_almanac/Yearbook1924.pdf 29 November 2025 Sir Richard Squires LOC npcc.05059 (cropped).jpg 275 60 160 65 100 William Coaker (cropped).jpg 120 60 160 0 30 D71920 Richard Squires and William Coaker 1919 / 1908 Liberal Reform St. John's West /Bonavista Bay 24 seats, 59.64% 23 1 65,063 51.50% 8.14% John Robert Bennett.png 125 100 160 0 10 center FFB6C1 John R. Bennett 1923 Liberal-Labour-Progressive St. John's WestRan in Harbour Grace (lost) 12 seats, 36.70%"LibProg" As the Liberal-Progressive Party 13 1 60,658 48.01% 11.31% 400px Prime Minister Richard Squires Liberal Reform Richard Squires Prime Minister after election Liberal Reform No 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. Seat totals  Party Leader 1919CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote % of vote(% change) NL Liberal Reform rowLiberal ReformRichard Squires2436Liberal 25FPU 1123Liberal 12FPU 11163.89%(2.78%)65,063Liberal 34,105FPU 30,95851.50%(8.14%) NL FPU rowFishermen's Protective UnionWilliam Coaker NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive rowLiberal-Labour-ProgressiveJohn R. Bennett12"LibProg"3613136.11%(2.78%)60,65848.01%(11.31%) NL Independent rowOther0200.00%()6270.50%(0.48%)Totals367436100%126,348This 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.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 Reform Liberal-Labour-Progressive Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's East89.32% turnout | |Joseph P. BurkeThe Winning Team for St. John's East is Bartlett, Bulley, Burke https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/eveadvocate/id/15878/rec/1 11 May 2025 Evening Advocate 29 March 19232,59515.00% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |William Higgins3,26618.88% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Brian Dunfield (Independent)Editorial Comments: Independent Candidates https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/dailymail/id/1938/rec/1 11 May 2025 The Daily News 24 April 19233231.87% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |William Higgins |- | |Henry Bartlett2,51414.53% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |Cyril Fox3,11618.01% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |Cyril Fox |- | |Arthur Bulley2,40413.90% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |Nicholas Vinnicombe3,08317.82% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |Nicholas Vinnicombe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West95.31% turnout |NL Liberal Reform background| |Richard Squires2,75916.89% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |Charles Hunt2,79017.08% | | |NL Liberal Reform background| |Richard Squires |- | |Alexander Campbell2,75516.86% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |Michael Cashin2,77016.95% | | |NL Liberal Reform background| |Henry Brownrigg† |- | |Joseph Fitzgibbon2,61716.02% | |William Linegar2,64816.21% | | |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |John R. Bennett‡(ran in Harbour Grace) |} Conception Bay NL Liberal Reform Liberal-Labour-Progressive Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Bay de Verde84.52% turnout |NL Liberal Reform background| |William Cave1,19927.66% | |John Crosbie1,04924.20% | | |NL Liberal Reform background| |Frederick LeGrow† |- |NL Liberal Reform background| |Richard Cramm1,11625.74% | |John Puddester97122.40% | | |NL Liberal Reform background| |William Cave |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear77.89% turnout | |Joseph MaddockMr. Joseph Maddock Will Contest the District of Carbonear in Interests of the Govt. https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/eveadvocate/id/16111/rec/1 11 May 2025 Evening Advocate 28 March 192344048.03% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |James Moore47651.97% | | |NL Liberal Reform background| |William Penney† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Harbour Grace85.19% turnout |NL Liberal Reform background| |Archibald Piccott1,29618.26% | |John R. Bennett1,14716.16% | | |NL Liberal Reform background| |George A. Gosse† |- |NL Liberal Reform background| |Ernest Simmons1,23417.39% | |Albert Hickman1,13215.95% | | |NL Liberal Reform background| |Arthur Barnes‡(ran in Twillingate) |- |NL Liberal Reform background| |Augustus Calpin1,21017.05% | |Frank Archibald1,07815.19% | | |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |Frank Archibald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main76.44% turnout |NL Liberal Reform background| |Matthew Hawco91425.80% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |William Woodford80722.78% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|William Jones (Independent)3048.58% |NL Independent background| |William Jones |- | |John J. St. JohnThe Liberal Party: Candidates of Sir Richard A. Squires Nominated Yesterday https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/eveadvocate/id/15055/rec/1 11 May 2025 Evening Advocate 24 April 192374621.06% | |Patrick KennedyWoodford and Kennedy To Contest Harbor Main https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/dailynews/id/215144/rec/2 11 May 2025 The Daily News 21 April 192377121.77% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |William Woodford |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave84.87% turnout |NL Liberal Reform background| |Harry A. Winter88660.07% | |William MackayMr. W. A. Mackay for Port de Grave https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/dailynews/id/215063/rec/3 11 May 2025 The Daily News 14 April 192358939.93% | | |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |John Crosbie‡(ran in Bay de Verde) |} Avalon Peninsula NL Liberal Reform Liberal-Labour-Progressive |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland90.07% turnout | |Ambrose Hearn41215.69% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |Peter Cashin1,09041.51% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |Michael Cashin‡(ran in St. John's West) |- | |George McGuire1937.35% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |Philip Moore93135.45% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |Philip Moore |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's84.40% turnout | |Thomas Bonia9448.58% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |Michael S. Sullivan2,96326.92% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |William Walsh |- | |William Browne8047.31% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |William Walsh2,89026.26% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |Michael Sullivan |- | |James Bindon6686.07% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |Edward Sinnott2,73724.87% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |Edward Sinnott |} Eastern Newfoundland NL FPU Liberal-Labour-Progressive |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay85.95% turnout |NL FPU background| |William Coaker3,04518.44% | |Walter Monroe2,62815.92% |NL FPU background| |William Coaker |- |NL FPU background| |Robert G. Winsor2,95017.87% | |Lewis Little2,49815.13% |NL FPU background| |John Abbott |- |NL FPU background| |John Abbott2,93217.76% | |William C. Winsor2,45814.89% |NL FPU background| |Robert G. Winsor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay79.66% turnout |NL FPU background| |William Halfyard3,23322.44% | |John Stone1,81912.63% |NL FPU background| |William Halfyard |- |NL FPU background| |Richard Hibbs3,06921.31% | |F. Gordon Bradley1,64811.44% |NL FPU background| |John Guppy† |- |NL FPU background| |Isaac Randell3,00320.85% | |James G. Hodder1,63311.34% |NL FPU background| |Archibald Targett† |- |} Central Newfoundland NL FPU Liberal-Labour-Progressive |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo80.00% turnout |NL FPU background| |George Grimes1,12156.73% | |J. J. Long85543.27% |NL FPU background| |Richard Hibbs‡(ran in Trinity Bay) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate77.83% turnout |NL FPU background| |Kenneth Brown3,49122.77% | |James S. Ayre1,78411.63% |NL FPU background| |Walter Jennings† |- |NL FPU background| |Arthur Barnes3,40622.21% | |Joseph Peters1,67810.94% |NL FPU background| |George Jones |- |NL FPU background| |George Jones3,34321.80% | |Kenneth Short1,63210.64% |NL FPU background| |Solomon Samson† |} Southern and Western Newfoundland NL Liberal Reform Liberal-Labour-Progressive |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile79.46% turnout |NL Liberal Reform background| |Harvey Small88150.95% | |Walter Chambers84849.04% |NL Liberal Reform background| |Harvey Small |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin78.98% turnout |NL Liberal Reform background| |Samuel Foote1,18224.82% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |George Harris1,28827.05% |NL Liberal Reform background| |John Cheeseman |- | |John Cheeseman1,15024.15% | |Eric ChafeChambers for Burgeo, Chafe for Burin https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/dailynews/id/214986/rec/1 12 May 2025 The Daily News 7 April 19231,14223.98% |NL Liberal Reform background| |Samuel Foote |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay68.67% turnout |NL Liberal Reform background| |William Warren1,67583.17% | |Philip Outerbridge33916.83% |NL Liberal Reform background| |William Warren |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe78.15% turnout |NL FPU background| |J. H. Scammell (FPU)1,36557.21% | |Joseph Moore1,02142.79% |NL FPU background| |J. H. Scammell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's78.37% turnout |NL Liberal Reform background| |Joseph Downey1,51158.25% | |James MacDonnell1,08341.75% |NL Liberal-Labour-Progressive background| |James MacDonnell |- |} Notes References Further reading Riggs Bert 1981 General Election #25: May 3, 1923 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/105 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1 St. John's Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. 11 May 2025 1923 Category:1923 elections in North America Category:1923 elections in the British Empire Category:Politics of the Dominion of Newfoundland Category:1920s in Newfoundland Category:May 1923 in North America