1919 Newfoundland general election

Election in the Dominion of Newfoundland September 2023 1919 Newfoundland general election Dominion of Newfoundland parliamentary no no 1913 Newfoundland general election 1913 outgoing members November 3, 1919 members 1923 Newfoundland general election 1923 36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 19 72.69%Year Book of Newfoundland 1920 1920 J. W. Withers St. John's, NL 18–19 https://dai.mun.ca/pdfs/cns_almanac/Yearbook1920.pdf 29 November 2025 (6.52pp) 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"NotIncumbent" Not the incumbent, but stood in this district and won /Bonavista Bay"NotIncumbent" 15 seats, 54.32%"Liberal" As the Liberal Party 24 9 70,207 59.64% 5.32% x160px FFB6C1 Michael Cashin 1919 Liberal-Progressive Ferryland 21 seats, 45.55%"Peoples" As the People's Party 12 9 43,250 36.70% 8.85% 400px Prime Minister Michael Cashin People's Richard Squires Prime Minister after election Liberal Reform No The 1919 Newfoundland general election was held on 3 November 1919 to elect members of the 24th 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, formed the government. The People's Party, became the Liberal-Labour-Progressive party following the election and formed the opposition. Squires served as Newfoundland prime minister. Results  Party Leader 1913CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote % of vote(% change) NL Liberal (historical) rowLiberal ReformRichard Squires15"Liberal"36Liberal 24FPU 1224Liberal 13FPU 11966.67%(25.00%)70,207FPU 36,329Liberal 33,87859.64%(5.32%) NL FPU rowFishermen's Protective Union "Dad - Centre Front. Government of the Day. Names on Border." https://mha.mun.ca/mha/fpu/fpu_10.php 1919 VA 82-20.2 The Camilla Coaker Albums Maritime History Archive St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador William Coaker NL People's rowLiberal-ProgressiveMichael Cashin21"Peoples"3612933.33%(25.00%)43,52036.70%(8.85%) NL Labour rowLabourAlso known as the Workingmen's PartyN/A–300.00%()2,8352.41%(2.41%) NL Independent rowOther0300.00%()1,1570.98%(0.84%)Totals367836100%117,719This figure includes votes cast for more than one candidate in multi-member districts. A total of 50,967 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 People's Liberal Reform Labour Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's East80.64% turnout |NL People's background| |William Higgins2,92518.11% | |Henry BartlettNomination Day https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/eveadvocate/id/5767/rec/1 13 May 2025 Evening Advocate 24 October 19192,41014.92% | | |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Thomas Murphy (Independent)6353.93% |NL Vacant background| |VacantJames M. Kent had been elected in 1913, but he had accepted an appointment to the Supreme Court in 1916. |- |NL People's background| |Cyril Fox2,77517.18% | |Leo Carter2,37914.73% | | |NL People's background| |William Higgins |- |NL People's background| |Nicholas Vinnicombe2,70716.76% | |Daniel Curtin2,32114.36% | | |NL Vacant background| |VacantJohn Dwyer had been elected in 1913, but he had died while in office on January 23, 1917. |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West76.33% turnout |NL People's background| |John R. Bennett1,80813.30% |NL Liberal Reform background| |Richard Squires1,95414.38% | |William Linegar1,0257.54% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|J. Sinclair Tait (Independent)1020.75% |NL Vacant background| |VacantEdward Morris had been elected in 1913, but he had resigned after accepting the peerage title of Baron Morris in 1917. |- | |James Martin1927 James T. Martin https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_tools/id/181464/rec/21 Who's Who In and From Newfoundland 1927 St. John's Richard Hibbs 13 May 20251,74912.87% |NL Liberal Reform background| |Henry Brownrigg1,83913.53% | |John CaldwellWorkmen! Read This!! The "Daily Star" and the Workingmen's Party https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/dailynews/id/225461/rec/1 13 May 2025 The Daily News 1 November 19199336.86% |NL People's background| |John R. Bennett |- | |J. J. Mullaly1,64612.11% | |Alexander Campbell1,65812.20% | |Michael Foley8776.45% |NL Vacant background| |VacantMichael Kennedy had been elected in 1913, but he had died while in office on January 21, 1917. |} Conception Bay NL People's Liberal Reform Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Bay de VerdeHickman later charged Cave with electoral irregularities, and in return, Cave alleged that Hickman had received bribes from public officials. The Supreme Court of Newfoundland declared both men guilty and voided their results. A by-election was held which affirmed Cave's victory.82.94% turnout | |Albert Hickman1,19325.55% |NL Liberal Reform background| |Frederick LeGrow1,20725.85% | | |NL People's background| |Albert Hickman |- | |Jesse Whiteway1,07122.94% |NL Liberal Reform background| |William Cave1,19825.66% | | |NL People's background| |John Crosbie‡(ran in Port de Grave) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear64.89% turnout | |James Moore31734.23% |NL Liberal Reform background| |William Penney60965.77% | | |NL Vacant background| |VacantJohn Goodison had been elected in 1913, but he had resigned his seat in 1918 to become the government purchasing agent. |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Harbour Grace69.36% turnout | |Archibald Piccott82112.54% |NL Liberal Reform background| |George Gosse1,38821.20% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Charles Russell (Independent)4196.40% |NL People's background| |Archibald Piccott |- | |Edward Parsons6269.56% |NL Liberal Reform background| |Arthur Barnes1,38521.15% |NL People's background| |Edward Parsons |- | |Josiah GosseNominations at Hr. Grace https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/dailynews/id/225401/rec/6 13 May 2025 The Daily News 29 October 19195618.57% |NL Liberal Reform background| |Frank Archibald1,34720.57% |NL People's background| |Moses Young† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main71.18% turnout |NL People's background| |William Jones1,10128.83% | |John MeaneyHa! Ha!! Ha!!! https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/telegram20/id/2774/rec/3 13 May 2025 Evening Telegram 7 October 191986622.68% | | |NL People's background| |William Woodford |- |NL People's background| |William Woodford1,03927.21% | |Walter KennedyRowdyism at Holyrood, Low Tactics of Heelers https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_news/id/61700/rec/3 13 May 2025 Morning Post 18 October 191981321.29% | | |NL People's background| |George Kennedy† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave74.25% turnout |NL People's background| |John Crosbie83755.61% | |George Grimes (FPU)66844.39% | | |NL FPU background| |George Grimes |} Avalon Peninsula NL People's Liberal Reform |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland84.39% turnout |NL People's background| |Michael Cashin1,19040.33% | |Michael HarteryA Straight Challenge to Cashin https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/eveadvocate/id/4803/rec/4 13 May 2025 Evening Advocate 7 October 191943614.77% |NL People's background| |Michael Cashin |- |NL People's background| |Philip Moore1,01234.29% | |Arthur EnglishArthur English for Ferryland https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_news/id/61607/rec/2 13 May 2025 Morning Post 6 October 191931310.61% |NL People's background| |Philip Moore |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's78.23% turnout |NL People's background| |William Walsh2,25821.39% | |John M. Devine1,37613.03% |NL People's background| |Richard Devereaux† |- |NL People's background| |Michael Sullivan2,14620.33% | |William Jackman1,37012.98% |NL People's background| |Frank Morris† |- |NL People's background| |Edward Sinnott2,12920.17% | |Philip BrownPlacentia Team for Liberal Reform https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/eveadvocate/id/6351/rec/3 13 May 2025 Evening Advocate 1 October 19191,27812.11% |NL People's background| |William Walsh |} Eastern Newfoundland NL People's FPU |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay75.39% turnout | |William C. Winsor1,55010.06% |NL FPU background| |William Coaker3,73224.21% |NL People's background| |Alfred Morine |- | |Chesley Forbes1,4859.63% |NL FPU background| |John Abbott3,61123.43% |NL FPU background| |Robert G. Winsor |- | |Alfred Morine1,4559.44% |NL FPU background| |Robert G. Winsor3,58223.24% |NL FPU background| |John Abbott |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay70.55% turnout | |John Stone1,1858.53% |NL FPU background| |William Halfyard3,76827.12% |NL People's background| |John Stone |- | |Robert MatthewsVote for Stone, Matthews, and Carnell https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/dailynews/id/224973/rec/3 13 May 2025 The Daily News 6 October 19199626.93% |NL FPU background| |John Guppy3,57625.75% |NL FPU background| |Archibald Targett |- | |Andrew Carnell8596.18% |NL FPU background| |Archibald Targett3,53925.48% |NL Liberal Reform background| |William F. Lloyd† |- |} Central Newfoundland NL People's FPU |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo66.12% turnout | |Jesse OakeOake for Fogo https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/telegram20/id/2722/rec/2 13 May 2025 Evening Telegram 2 October 191925214.32% |NL FPU background| |Richard Hibbs1,50885.68% |NL FPU background| |William Halfyard‡(ran in Trinity Bay) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate64.47% turnout | |William Mackay9228.52% |NL FPU background| |Walter Jennings3,71834.37% |NL FPU background| |William Coaker‡(ran in Bonavista Bay) |- | |Lorenzo Moore8818.14% |NL FPU background| |George Jones3,68334.05% |NL Liberal Reform background| |James Clift† |- | |Kenneth Short6566.06% |NL FPU background| |Solomon Samson3,41731.59% |NL FPU background| |Walter Jennings |} Southern and Western Newfoundland NL People's Liberal Reform |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile75.20% turnout | |Charlie JamesTimely Topics https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_news/id/61765/rec/1 13 May 2025 Morning Post 27 October 191923113.92% |NL Liberal Reform background| |Harvey Small1,42886.08% |NL People's background| |Robert Moulton† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin76.81% turnout | |George BartlettIn the Field https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/telegram20/id/2709/rec/4 14 May 2025 Evening Telegram 1 October 191968015.22% |NL Liberal Reform background| |John Cheeseman1,56835.09% |NL People's background| |John Currie |- | |John Currie67915.19% |NL Liberal Reform background| |Samuel Foote1,54234.50% |NL People's background| |Thomas LeFeuvre† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay80.01% turnout | |Henry ElliottVictory Messages: Elliott Confident of Victory https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/telegram20/id/2836/rec/7 14 May 2025 Evening Telegram 13 October 191945120.20% |NL Liberal Reform background| |William Warren1,78279.80% |NL Vacant background| |VacantCharles Emerson had been elected in 1913, but he had resigned his seat in November 1917 to become the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland. |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe68.17% turnout | |Abram Kean66030.46% |NL FPU background| |J. H. Scammell (FPU)1,50769.54% |NL Liberal Reform background| |William Clapp† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's62.12% turnout | |Joseph Downey70132.88% |NL Liberal Reform background| |James MacDonnell1,43167.12% |NL People's background| |Joseph Downey |- |} Notes References Further reading Riggs Bert 1981 General Election #24: November 3, 1919 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/103 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1 St. John's Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. 14 May 2025 1919 Newfoundland general election Newfoundland general election Category:Politics of the Dominion of Newfoundland General election Newfoundland general election