27th General Assembly of Newfoundland

The members of the 27th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in June 1928. The general assembly sat from 1928 to 1932.
The Liberal Party led by Richard Squires formed the government in partnership with members of the Fishermen's Protective Union.
Albert J. Walsh served as speaker.
Sir John Middleton served as List of [lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador#Governors of the Dominion of Newfoundland.2C 1907.E2.80.931934|governor of Newfoundland].

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1928:

	Member	Electoral district	Affiliation	First elected / previously elected
John C. Puddester	Bay de Verde	Conservative	1924	-
John Parsons	Bay Roberts	Liberal	1928	-
J. M. Greene	Bell Island	Liberal	1928	-
J. H. Scammell	Bonavista Centre	Liberal	1919	-
William F. Coaker	Bonavista East	Liberal	1913, 1928	-
Robert G. Winsor	Bonavista North	Liberal	1904, 1924	-
Nathan G. Winsor	Bonavista North	Liberal	1930	-
Herman W. Quinton	Bonavista South	Conservative	1928	-
Walter M. Chambers	Burgeo	Conservative	1924	-
Arthur [Barnes (politician)\|Arthur Barnes]	Burgeo	Liberal	1904, 1919, 1928	-
James A. Winter	Burin East	Conservative	1928	-
H. B. C. Lake	Burin West	Liberal	1924	-
James Moore	Carbonear	Conservative	1923, 1928	-
Peter J. Cashin	Ferryland	Liberal	1923	-
Richard Hibbs	Fogo	Liberal	1924	-
Harris M. Mosdell	Fortune Bay	Liberal	1926	-
William Earle	Grand Falls	Liberal	1928	-
Roland G. Starkes	Green Bay	Liberal	1928	-
Frank C. Archibald	Harbour Grace	Liberal	1919, 1928	-
Philip J. Lewis	Harbour Main	Liberal	1928	-
Albert J. Walsh	Harbour Main	Liberal	1928	-
Philip Fudge	Hermitage	Liberal	1928	-
Richard A. Squires	Humber	Liberal	1909, 1919, 1928	-
George F. Grimes	Lewisporte	Liberal	1924	-
Helena Squires	Lewisporte	Liberal	1930	-
L. Edward Emerson	Placentia East	Conservative	1928	-
Michael S. Sullivan	Placentia West	Conservative	1923	-
Leo J. Murphy	Placentia West	Liberal	1930	-
William H. Abbott	Port au Port	Conservative	1928	-
R. J. Smith	Port de Grave	Liberal	1928	-
W. R. Skanes	St. Barbe	Liberal	1928	-
Joseph F. Downey	St. George's	Liberal	1908, 1923, 1928	-
Frederick C. Alderdice	St. John's City East	Conservative	1928	-
Gerald G. Byrne	St. John's City East	Conservative	1928	-
Alexander Campbell	St. John's City West	Liberal	1928	-
J. M. Fitzgibbon	St. John's City West	Liberal	1928	-
John M. Tobin	St. John's East Extern	Conservative	1928	-
Frank Bennett	St. John's West Extern	Conservative	1928	-
James J. Bindon	St. Mary's	Liberal	1928	-
F. Gordon Bradley	Trinity Centre	Liberal	1924	-
William W. Halfyard	Trinity North	Liberal	1913	-
Edwin J. Godden	Trinity South	Liberal	1924	-
Kenneth M. Brown	Twillingate	Liberal	1923	-
J. A. Strong	White Bay	Liberal	1928	-

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

Electoral district	Member elected	Affiliation	Election date	Reason
Burgeo	Arthur Barnes	Liberal	1928	W M Chambers resigned for health reasons
Bonavista North	Nathan G. Winsor	Liberal	May 17, 1930	R G Winsor died June 1, 1929
Lewisporte	Helena E. Squires	Liberal	May 17, 1930	G F Grimes died August 10, 1929
Placentia West	Leo J. Murphy	Liberal	May 17, 1930	M S Sullivan died 1929