26th General Assembly of Newfoundland
# 26th General Assembly of Newfoundland

The members of the 26th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in June 1924. The general assembly sat from 1924 to 1928.

The Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party led by Walter Stanley Monroe formed the government. Monroe resigned as prime minister in August 1928 and was succeeded by Frederick C. Alderdice.

Cyril Fox served as speaker.

Sir William Allardyce served as governor of Newfoundland.

The Liberal-Progressive Party had been formed after the collapse of the Liberal Reform government in 1924 when former Liberal Reformers joined with Albert Hickman to form a new government in the dying days of the previous General Assembly.

In April 1925, Newfoundland's Election Act was amended to grant all women over the age of 25 the right to vote; men were allowed to vote at the age of 21. Also on April 25, an act was passed that changed the distribution of seats in the House of Assembly.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1924:

| Member | Electoral district | Affiliation |
| - | - | - |
| Richard Cramm | Bay de Verde | Liberal-Conservative |
| John C. Puddester | Bay de Verde | Liberal-Conservative |
| Walter S. Monroe | Bonavista | Liberal-Conservative |
| Lewis Little | Bonavista | Liberal-Conservative |
| William C. Winsor | Bonavista | Liberal-Conservative |
| Walter M. Chambers | Burgeo-La Poile | Liberal-Conservative |
| H. B. C. Lake | Burin | Liberal-Conservative |
| J. J. Lang | Burin | Liberal-Conservative |
| Robert Duff | Carbonear | Liberal-Progressive |
| Peter J. Cashin | Ferryland | Liberal-Conservative |
| Philip F. Moore | Ferryland | Liberal-Conservative |
| R. Hibbs | Fogo | Liberal-Progressive |
| William R. Warren | Fortune Bay | Independent |
| Albert E. Hickman | Harbour Grace | Liberal-Progressive |
| John R. Bennett | Harbour Grace | Liberal-Conservative |
| C. E. Russell | Harbour Grace | Liberal-Conservative |
| William J. Woodford | Harbour Main | Liberal-Conservative |
| C. J. Cahill | Harbour Main | Liberal-Conservative |
| Michael S. Sullivan | Placentia and St. Mary's | Liberal-Conservative |
| William J. Walsh | Placentia and St. Mary's | Liberal-Conservative |
| E. F. Sinnott | Placentia and St. Mary's | Liberal-Conservative |
| F. Gordon Bradley | Port de Grave | Liberal-Conservative |
| J. H. Scammell | St. Barbe | Liberal-Progressive |
| T. J. Power | St. George's | Liberal-Conservative |
| William J. Higgins | St. John's East | Liberal-Conservative |
| Cyril J. Fox | St. John's East | Liberal-Conservative |
| N. J. Vinnicombe | St. John's East | Liberal-Conservative |
| John C. Crosbie | St. John's West | Liberal-Conservative |
| William J. Browne | St. John's West | Liberal-Conservative |
| W. L. Linegar | St. John's West | Liberal-Conservative |
| William W. Halfyard | Trinity | Liberal-Progressive |
| I. R. Randell | Trinity | Liberal-Progressive |
| E. J. Godden | Trinity | Liberal-Progressive |
| Kenneth M. Brown | Twillingate | Liberal-Progressive |
| George F. Grimes | Twillingate | Liberal-Progressive |
| Thomas G. W. Ashbourne | Twillingate | Liberal-Progressive |

Notes:

## By-elections

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

| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Harbour Main | William J. Woodford | Liberal-Conservative | 1924 | W J Woodward named to cabinet |
| Placentia and St. Mary's | William J. Walsh | Liberal-Conservative | 1924 | W J Walsh named to cabinet |
| St. John's East | William J. Higgins | Liberal-Conservative | 1924 | W J Higgins named to cabinet |
| St. John's West | John C. Crosbie | Liberal-Conservative | 1924 | J C Crosbie named to cabinet |
| Harbour Grace | John R. Bennett | Liberal-Conservative | July 3, 1924 | J R Bennett named to cabinet |
| Bonavista | Walter S. Monroe | Liberal-Conservative | October 27, 1924 | W S Monroe named to cabinet |
| Bonavista | William C. Winsor | Liberal-Conservative | October 27, 1924 | W C Winsor named to cabinet |
| Burgeo-La Poile | Walter M. Chambers | Liberal-Conservative | October 25, 1926 | W M Chambers named to cabinet |
| Fortune Bay | Harris M. Mosdell | Liberal-Progressive | October 25, 1926 | W R Warren named a judge |
| St. John's East | William E. Brophy | Liberal-Progressive | April 25, 1927 | N J Vinnicombe named a liquor commissioner |

Notes:

* 1 2 3 4 5 Elected by acclamation
