24th General Assembly of Newfoundland


The members of the 24th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1919. The general assembly sat from 1920 to 1923.
The Liberal Reform Party, an alliance between the Liberals and the Fishermen's Protective Union, calling itself Liberal Reform, formed the government. Richard Squires served as Newfoundland's prime minister.
The Newfoundland People's Party, in opposition, adopted the name Liberal-Progressive.
William F. Penney served as speaker.
Sir Charles Alexander Harris served as List of [lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador#Governors of the Dominion of Newfoundland.2C 1907.E2.80.931934|governor of Newfoundland] until 1922. Sir William Allardyce succeeded Harris as governor.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1919:
MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously elected
F. P. LeGrowBay de VerdeLiberal Reform1919-
William H. CaveBay de VerdeLiberal Reform1919-
William F. CoakerBonavistaLiberal Reform 1913-
John AbbottBonavistaLiberal Reform 1913-
Robert G. WinsorBonavistaLiberal Reform 1913-
Harvey SmallBurgeo-La PoileLiberal Reform1919-
John T. CheesemanBurinLiberal Reform1919-
Samuel J. FooteBurinLiberal Reform1919-
W. F. PenneyCarbonearLiberal Reform1919-
Michael P. CashinFerrylandLiberal-Progressive1893-
Philip F. MooreFerrylandLiberal-Progressive1909-
Richard HibbsFogoLiberal Reform 1919-
William R. WarrenFortune BayLiberal Reform1902, 1908, 1919-
G. A. GosseHarbour GraceLiberal Reform1919-
Arthur BarnesHarbour GraceLiberal Reform1904, 1919-
Frank C. ArchibaldHarbour GraceLiberal Reform1919-
W. E. JonesHarbour MainLiberal-Progressive1919-
William J. WoodfordHarbour MainLiberal-Progressive1908-
William J. WalshPlacentia and St. Mary'sLiberal-Progressive1913-
Michael S. SullivanPlacentia and St. Mary'sLiberal-Progressive1904, 1919-
E. SinnottPlacentia and St. Mary'sLiberal-Progressive1919-
John C. CrosbiePort de GraveLiberal-Progressive1908-
J. H. ScammellSt. BarbeLiberal Reform 1919-
James MacDonnellSt. George'sLiberal Reform1919-
James MacDonnellSt. George'sLiberal-Progressive1919-
William J. HigginsSt. John's EastLiberal-Progressive1913-
Cyril J. FoxSt. John's EastLiberal-Progressive1919-
N. J. VinnicombeSt. John's EastLiberal-Progressive1919-
Richard A. SquiresSt. John's WestLiberal Reform1909, 1919-
Henry J. BrownriggSt. John's WestLiberal Reform1919-
John R. BennettSt. John's WestLiberal-Progressive1919-
William W. HalfyardTrinityLiberal Reform 1913-
John [Guppy (politician)|John Guppy]TrinityLiberal Reform 1919-
Archibald TargettTrinityLiberal Reform 1913-
Walter JenningsTwillingateLiberal Reform 1913-
George JonesTwillingateLiberal Reform 1919-
Solomon SamsonTwillingateLiberal Reform 1919-

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Bay de VerdeWilliam H. CaveLiberal Reform1920Results of election declared invalid