32nd General Assembly of Newfoundland


The members of the 32nd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in August 1959. The general assembly sat from April 20, 1960, to October 23, 1962. The assembly moved to the newly constructed Confederation Building in 1960.
The Liberal Party led by Joey Smallwood formed the government.
John R. Courage served as speaker.
There were four sessions of the 32nd General Assembly:
SessionStartEnd
1stApril 20, 1960July 5, 1960
2ndJanuary 18, 1961March 13, 1961
3rdDecember 4, 1961January 15, 1962
4thJanuary 24, 1962March 20, 1962

Campbell Leonard Macpherson served as List of [lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador#Lieutenant Governors of Newfoundland.2C 1949.E2.80.931999|lieutenant governor of Newfoundland].

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1959:
MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously elected
Richard J. GreeneBell IslandProgressive [Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador|Progressive Conservative]1959-
Edward S. SpencerBonavista NorthLiberal1949-
Ross BarbourBonavista SouthLiberal1959-
John T. CheesemanBurgeo and La PoileLiberal1956-
Eric S. JonesBurinLiberal1956-
George W. ClarkeCarbonear-Bay de VerdeLiberal1956-
Myles P. MurrayFerrylandLiberal1952-
Isaac MercerFogoLiberal1951-
John R. CourageFortune Bay and HermitageLiberal1949-
Beaton J. AbbottGanderLiberal1956-
Raymond W. GuyGrand FallsLiberal1959-
William R. SmallwoodGreen BayLiberal1956-
Claude A. SheppardHarbour GraceLiberal1956-
Philip J. LewisHarbour MainLiberal1951-
Albert E. FureyHarbour MainProgressive Conservative1959-
John A. ForseyHumber EastLiberal1956-
Charles H. BallamHumber WestLiberal1949-
Earl W. WinsorLabrador NorthLiberal1956-
George SellarsLabrador SouthLiberal1956-
Gerald Hill Labrador SouthLiberal1962-
G. Alain FreckerPlacentia EastLiberal1959-
Patrick J. CanningPlacentia WestLiberal1949-
Stephen K. SmithPort au PortLiberal1956-
Llewellyn StrangePort de GraveLiberal1956-
James R. ChalkerSt. BarbeLiberal1949-
William J. KeoughSt. George'sLiberal1949-
Augustine M. DuffySt. John's CentreUnited Newfoundland1951, 1956-
James J. GreeneSt. John's EastProgressive Conservative1959-
George M. NightingaleSt. John's NorthLiberal1956-
John R. O'DeaSt. John's SouthUnited Newfoundland1959-
Joseph R. SmallwoodSt. John's WestLiberal1949-
James M. McGrathSt. Mary'sLiberal1956-
Arthur S. MifflinTrinity NorthLiberal1956-
Uriah F. StricklandTrinity SouthLiberal1956-
Leslie R. CurtisTwillingateLiberal1949-
C. Maxwell LaneWhite Bay NorthLiberal1956-
Frederick W. RoweWhite Bay SouthLiberal1952-

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Labrador SouthGerald HillLiberalMarch 19, 1962G Sellars died in 1961