28th General Assembly of Newfoundland

The members of the 28th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in June 1932. The general assembly sat from 1932 to 1934.^[1]

28th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Colonial Building seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850, to July 28, 1959.
History
Founded	1932
Disbanded	1934
Preceded by	27th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by	29th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier	Frederick C. Alderdice
Elections
Last election	1932 Newfoundland general election

The United Newfoundland Party led by Frederick C. Alderdice formed the government.^[2]

James A. Winter served as speaker.^[3]

Sir David Murray Anderson served as governor of Newfoundland.^[4]

Overwhelmed by debt, the government proposed that it would temporarily reduce its debt payments. Instead, Canada and Britain helped make payments on its debt while a royal commission of enquiry considered Newfoundland's political future. The report, delivered in November 1933, recommended the suspension of responsible government. A Commission of Government would administer Newfoundland until its finances improved and its people wanted a return to responsible government.^[2]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1932:^[1]

	Member	Electoral district	Affiliation	First elected / previously elected
	William C. Winsor	Bonavista North	United Newfoundland Party	1904, 1924, 1932
	Herman W. Quinton	Bonavista South	United Newfoundland Party	1928
	James A. Winter	Burgeo	United Newfoundland Party	1928
	Samuel J. Foote	Burin	United Newfoundland Party	1932
	John C. Puddester	Carbonear-Bay de Verde	United Newfoundland Party	1924
	Michael A. Shea	Ferryland	United Newfoundland Party	1932
	Harold J. Earle	Fogo	United Newfoundland Party	1932
	Harris M. Mosdell	Fortune Bay and Hermitage	Independent	1926
	Kenneth M. Brown	Grand Falls	United Newfoundland Party	1923
	Roland G. Starkes	Green Bay	Liberal	1928
	Harry A. Winter	Harbour Grace	United Newfoundland Party	1932
	Charles Furey	Harbour Main-Bell Island	United Newfoundland Party	1932
	William J. Browne	1924, 1932
	F. Gordon Bradley	Humber	Liberal	1924
	Phillip J. Lewis	Placentia and St. Mary's	United Newfoundland Party	1928
	William J. Walsh	Placentia West	United Newfoundland Party	1913, 1932
	James S. Ayre	Port de Grave	United Newfoundland Party	1932
	George Whitely	St. Barbe	United Newfoundland Party	1932
	William H. Abbott	St. George's-Port au Port	United Newfoundland Party	1928
	Gerald G. Byrne	St. John's East	United Newfoundland Party	1932
	L. Edward Emerson	1932
	Frederick C. Alderdice	St. John's West	United Newfoundland Party	1928
	Patrick F. Halley	1932
	John G. Stone	Trinity North	United Newfoundland Party	1932
	Harold Mitchell	Trinity South	United Newfoundland Party	1932
	Norman Gray	Twillingate	United Newfoundland Party	1932
	Joseph Moore	White Bay	United Newfoundland Party	1932

By-elections

None