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24th General Assembly of Newfoundland

24th General Assembly of Newfoundland

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The members of the 24th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1919. The general assembly sat from 1920 to 1923.[1]

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The Liberal Reform Party, an alliance between the Liberals and the Fishermen's Protective Union, calling itself Liberal Reform, formed the government. Richard Squires served as Newfoundland's prime minister.[2]

The Newfoundland People's Party, in opposition, adopted the name Liberal-Progressive.[1]

William F. Penney served as speaker.[3]

Sir Charles Alexander Harris served as governor of Newfoundland until 1922.[4] Sir William Allardyce succeeded Harris as governor.[5]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1919:[1]

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    Joined Liberal-Progressives shortly after cabinet named

By-elections

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

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    References

    1. [1]
      "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 709–11.
    2. [2]
      Carew, S.J. "Right Hon. Sir Richard Anderson Squires, P.C., K.C.M.C." Celebrate Memorial History. Memorial University. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
    3. [3]
      "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
    4. [4]
      "Harris, Sir Charles Alexander (1855-1947)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    5. [5]
      "Allardyce, Sir William Lamond (1861-1930)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
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