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35th General Assembly of Newfoundland

35th General Assembly of Newfoundland

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The members of the 35th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in October 1971. The votes were evenly divided between the Liberal Party and the Progressive Conservatives.[1]

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The election resulted in a hung parliament where neither party was able to form a stable government.[2]

There was one session of the 35th General Assembly:[3]

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Ewart John Arlington Harnum served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1971:[1]

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Notes:

  1. [N 1]
    Resigned seat
  2. [N 2]
    Resigned seat
  3. [N 3]
    First Elected as a Liberals
  4. [N 4]
    Joined Liberals
  5. [N 5]
    First Elected as a Liberal
  6. [N 6]
    St. John's East

By-elections

None

References

  1. [1]
    "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 733–36.
  2. [2]
    "Provincial Government: The Smallwood Years, 1949-1972". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  3. [3]
    Normandin, P G (1978). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  4. [4]
    "Harnum, Hon. Ewart John Arlington (1910-1996)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
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