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.^[1] The general assembly sat from April 20, 1960, to October 23, 1962.^[2] The assembly moved to the newly constructed Confederation Building in 1960.^[3]

32nd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Confederation Building East Block. Seat of the Newfoundland and Labrador government and the House of Assembly from 1960 to present.
History
Founded	April 20, 1960 (1960-04-20)
Disbanded	October 23, 1962 (1962-10-23)
Preceded by	31st General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by	33rd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier	Joey Smallwood
Elections
Last election	1959 Newfoundland general election

The Liberal Party led by Joey Smallwood formed the government.^[4]

John R. Courage served as speaker.^[5]

There were four sessions of the 32nd General Assembly:^[2]

Session	Start	End
1st	April 20, 1960	July 5, 1960
2nd	January 18, 1961	March 13, 1961
3rd	December 4, 1961	January 15, 1962
4th	January 24, 1962	March 20, 1962

Campbell Leonard Macpherson served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.^[6]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1959:^[1]

	Member	Electoral district	Party	First elected / previously elected
	Richard J. Greene	Bell Island	Progressive Conservative	1959
	Edward S. Spencer	Bonavista North	Liberal	1949
	Ross Barbour	Bonavista South	Liberal	1959
	John T. Cheeseman	Burgeo and La Poile	Liberal	1956
	Eric S. Jones	Burin	Liberal	1956
	George W. Clarke	Carbonear-Bay de Verde	Liberal	1956
	Myles P. Murray	Ferryland	Liberal	1952
	Isaac Mercer	Fogo	Liberal	1951
	John R. Courage	Fortune Bay and Hermitage	Liberal	1949
	Beaton J. Abbott	Gander	Liberal	1956
	Raymond W. Guy	Grand Falls	Liberal	1959
	William R. Smallwood	Green Bay	Liberal	1956
	Claude A. Sheppard	Harbour Grace	Liberal	1956
	Philip J. Lewis	Harbour Main	Liberal	1951
	Albert E. Furey	Progressive Conservative	1959
	John A. Forsey	Humber East	Liberal	1956
	Charles H. Ballam	Humber West	Liberal	1949
	Earl W. Winsor	Labrador North	Liberal	1956
	George Sellars	Labrador South	Liberal	1956
	Gerald Hill (1962)	1962
	G. Alain Frecker	Placentia East	Liberal	1959
	Patrick J. Canning	Placentia West	Liberal	1949
	Stephen K. Smith	Port au Port	Liberal	1956
	Llewellyn Strange	Port de Grave	Liberal	1956
	James R. Chalker	St. Barbe	Liberal	1949
	William J. Keough	St. George's	Liberal	1949
	Augustine M. Duffy	St. John's Centre	United Newfoundland	1951,[a] 1956[b]
	James J. Greene	St. John's East	Progressive Conservative	1959
	George M. Nightingale	St. John's North	Liberal	1956
	John R. O'Dea	St. John's South	United Newfoundland	1959
	Joseph R. Smallwood	St. John's West	Liberal	1949
	James M. McGrath	St. Mary's	Liberal	1956
	Arthur S. Mifflin	Trinity North	Liberal	1956
	Uriah F. Strickland[c]	Trinity South	Liberal	1956
	Leslie R. Curtis	Twillingate	Liberal	1949
	C. Maxwell Lane	White Bay North	Liberal	1956
	Frederick W. Rowe	White Bay South	Liberal	1952

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Affiliation	Election date	Reason
Labrador South	Gerald Hill[c]	Liberal	March 19, 1962	G Sellars died in 1961[1]

Notes

1. Ferryland (First elected as Progressive Conservative)
2. Re-elected as Progressive Conservative
3. Elected by acclamation