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1951 Newfoundland general election
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1951 Newfoundland general election United Kingdom parliamentary no no November 26, 1951 1949 Newfoundland general election 1949 Outgoing members 1956 Newfoundland general election 1956 Elected members 28 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly 15 seats were needed for a majority 75.1% ( 20.4 pp)Returning Officer's Statement at Conclusion of Counting https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/nl_gazette/id/7719/rec/1 13 April 2025 The Newfoundland Gazette 22 January 19522021 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 1949 Bonavista North NL Liberal name 22 24 2 83,628 63.6% 2.1pp 150x150px NL PC nohash Peter Cashin 1951 St. John's WestNot the incumbent, but ran in this district and won NL PC name 5 4 1 46,782 35.6% 3.1pp Premier Joey Smallwood NL Liberal name Premier after election Joey Smallwood NL Liberal name
The 1951 Newfoundland general election was held on 26 November 1951 to elect members of the 30th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.
Results
Party Leader1949Seats won% changePopular vote (%)
NL Liberal rowLiberalJoey Smallwood 222483,62863.6%
NL PC row-namePeter Cashin5446,78235.6%
NL Independent rowOther10-100% 1,1560.88%Totals2828 -131,566100%
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 PC
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|St. John's East
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|William Ashley4,65220.11%
|NL PC background|
|James Higgins7,20831.17%
|NL PC background|
|John Higgins†
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|William Ryan4,63420.04%
|NL PC background|
|Frank Fogwill6,63428.68%
|NL PC background|
|Frank Fogwill
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|St. John's West
|NL Liberal background|
|Oliver Vardy7,06825.56%
|NL PC background|
|Peter Cashin7,17625.95%
|NL Liberal background|
|Oliver Vardy
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|James Spratt6,59823.86%
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|Malcolm Hollett6,81124.63%
|NL Liberal background|
|James Spratt
|}
Conception Bay
NL Liberal PC Other
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear-Bay de Verde
|NL Liberal background|
|Herbert Pottle3,13872.27%
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|P.W. Crummey1,20427.73%
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|NL Liberal background|
|Herbert Pottle
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Grace
|NL Liberal background|
|James Chalker2,07971.76%
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|Richard Parsons81828.24%
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|NL Liberal background|
|James Chalker
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main-Bell Island
|NL Liberal background|
|Philip Lewis2,89325.25%
|NL PC background|
|David Jackman2,93925.65%
|
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|NL PC background|
|David Jackman
|-
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|Addison Bown2,87725.11%
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|John Dawson2,74723.98%
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|NL PC background|
|Ronald Fahey†
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave
|NL Liberal background|
|Isaac Mercer1,93566.06%
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|Richard A. Parsons93731.99%
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|Edgar Russell (Independent)571.95%
|NL Liberal background|
|George Makinson†
|-
|}
Avalon and Burin Peninsulas
NL Liberal PC Other
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin
|NL Liberal background|
|Phillip Forsey3,61190.61%
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|Grace Sparkes3749.39%
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|NL Liberal background|
|Phillip Forsey
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|FerrylandA judicial recount was held in this riding. Due to voting irregularities, a by-election was held on September 25, 1952, where Murray was ultimately elected.
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|Myles Murray1,42649.96%
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|Augustine Duffy1,42850.04%
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|NL PC background|
|Peter Cashin‡(ran in St. John's West)
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia-St. Mary's
|NL Liberal background|
|Greg Power2,58766.61%
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|Cornelius Mahoney1,29733.39%
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|NL PC background|
|Leonard Miller†
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia West
|NL Liberal background|
|Patrick Canning2,77974.05%
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|Edward Reddy60516.12%
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|James McCarthy (Independent)3699.83%
|NL Liberal background|
|Patrick Canning
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity South
|NL Liberal background|
|Maxwell Button2,63074.46%
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|Edward Cranford49413.99%
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|James Reid (Independent)40811.55%
|NL Liberal background|
|Maxwell Button
|}
Eastern and Central Newfoundland
NL Liberal PC
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North
|NL Liberal background|
|Joey Smallwood3,91691.71%
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|Kitchener Pritchett3548.29%
|NL Liberal background|
|Joey Smallwood
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South
|NL Liberal background|
|Clyde BrownWon by acclamation
|
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|NL Liberal background|
|Ted Russell†
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo
|NL Liberal background|
|Gordon Janes2,52987.09%
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|James Way37512.91%
|NL Liberal background|
|Gordon Janes
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls
|NL Liberal background|
|Edward Spencer5,93578.04%
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|Nobel Baird1,67021.96%
|NL Liberal background|
|Edward Spencer
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Green Bay
|NL Liberal background|
|Baxter MorganWon by acclamation
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|NL Liberal background|
|Baxter Morgan
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North
|NL Liberal background|
|Samuel Hefferton3,15979.55%
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|Martin Bourne81220.45%
|NL Liberal background|
|Samuel Hefferton
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate
|NL Liberal background|
|Leslie CurtisWon by acclamation
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|NL Liberal background|
|Leslie Curtis
|}
Southern and Western Newfoundland
NL Liberal PC
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo-La Poile
|NL Liberal background|
|George Norman2,61582.00%
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|E.J. Skinner57418.00%
|NL Liberal background|
|Herman Quinton†
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune and Hermitage
|NL Liberal background|
|John Courage4,36496.27%
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|Stanley Keeping1693.73%
|NL Liberal background|
|John Courage
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber
|NL Liberal background|
|Charles Ballam6,45888.48%
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|Wesley Parsons84111.52%
|NL Liberal background|
|Charles Ballam
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe
|NL Liberal background|
|Reginald Sparkes2,42190.74%
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|Roland Roberts2479.26%
|NL Liberal background|
|Reginald Sparkes
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's-Port au Port
|NL Liberal background|
|William Keough3,14470.48%
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|D.J. Gillis1,31729.52%
|NL Liberal background|
|William Keough
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay
|NL Liberal background|
|Sam DroverWon by acclamation
|
|
|NL Liberal background|
|Sam Drover
|-
|}
Labrador
NL Liberal
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador
|NL Liberal background|
|Frederick W. RoweWon by acclamation
|NL Liberal background|
|Harold Horwood†
|}
Notes
References
Further reading
Riggs Bert 1981 General Election #30: November 26, 1951 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/119 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1 St. John's Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. 13 April 2025
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