1919 Newfoundland general election

1919 Newfoundland general election
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November 3, 1919
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36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout72.69%[1] (Decrease6.52pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Richard Squires and William Coaker Michael Cashin
Party Liberal Reform Liberal-Progressive
Leader since 1919 / 1908 1919
Leader's seat St. John's West[a] /
Bonavista Bay[a] 		Ferryland
Last election 15 seats, 54.32%[b] 21 seats, 45.55%[c]
Seats won 24 12
Seat change Increase9 Decrease9
Popular vote 70,207 43,250
Percentage 59.64% 36.70%
Swing Increase5.32% Decrease8.85%
Prime Minister before election

Michael Cashin
People's

Prime Minister after election

Richard Squires
Liberal Reform

The 1919 Newfoundland general election was held on 3 November 1919 to elect members of the 24th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Liberal Reform Party, an alliance between the Liberals led by Richard Squires and the Fishermen's Protective Union of William Coaker, formed the government. The People's Party, became the Liberal-Labour-Progressive party following the election and formed the opposition. Squires served as Newfoundland prime minister.

Results

  Party Leader 1913 Candidates Seats won Seat change % of seats
(% change) 		Popular vote % of vote
(% change)
  Liberal Reform Richard Squires 15[b] 36
Liberal 24
FPU 12 		24
Liberal 13
FPU 11 		Increase9 66.67%
(Increase25.00%) 		70,207
FPU 36,329
Liberal 33,878 		59.64%
(Increase5.32%)
  Fishermen's Protective Union[2] William Coaker
  Liberal-Progressive Michael Cashin 21[c] 36 12 Decrease9 33.33%
(Decrease25.00%) 		43,520 36.70%
(Decrease8.85%)
  Labour[d] N/A – 3 0 Steady 0.00%
(Steady) 		2,835 2.41%
(Increase2.41%)
  Other 0 3 0 Steady 0.00%
(Steady) 		1,157 0.98%
(Increase0.84%)
Totals 36 78 36 Steady 100% 117,719[e] 100%

Results by district

  • Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
  • † indicates that the incumbent did not run again.
  • ‡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district.

St. John's

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
People's Liberal Reform Labour Other
St. John's East
80.64% turnout 		William Higgins
2,925
18.11% 		Henry Bartlett[3]
2,410
14.92% 		Thomas Murphy[3] (Independent)
635
3.93% 		James Kent†
Cyril Fox
2,775
17.18% 		Leo Carter[3]
2,379
14.73% 		William Higgins
Nicholas Vinnicombe
2,707
16.76% 		Daniel Curtin[3]
2,321
14.36% 		Vacant[f]
St. John's West
76.33% turnout 		John R. Bennett
1,808
13.30% 		Richard Squires
1,954
14.38% 		William Linegar
1,025
7.54% 		J. Sinclair Tait (Independent)
102
0.75% 		Edward Morris†
James Martin[4]
1,749
12.87% 		Henry Brownrigg
1,839
13.53% 		John Caldwell[5]
933
6.86% 		John R. Bennett
J. J. Mullaly
1,646
12.11% 		Alexander Campbell
1,658
12.20% 		Michael Foley[5]
877
6.45% 		Vacant[g]

Conception Bay

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
People's Liberal Reform Other
Bay de Verde[h]
82.94% turnout 		Albert Hickman
1,193
25.55% 		Frederick LeGrow
1,207
25.85% 		Albert Hickman
Jesse Whiteway
1,071
22.94% 		William Cave
1,198
25.66% 		John Crosbie‡
(ran in Port de Grave)
Carbonear
64.89% turnout 		James Moore
317
34.23% 		William Penney
609
65.77% 		Vacant[i]
Harbour Grace
69.36% turnout 		Archibald Piccott
821
12.54% 		George Gosse
1,388
21.20% 		Charles Russell (Independent)
419
6.40% 		Archibald Piccott
Edward Parsons
626
9.56% 		Arthur Barnes
1,385
21.15% 		Edward Parsons
Josiah Gosse[6]
561
8.57% 		Frank Archibald
1,347
20.57% 		Moses Young†
Harbour Main
71.18% turnout 		William Jones
1,101
28.83% 		John Meaney[7]
866
22.68% 		William Woodford
William Woodford
1,039
27.21% 		Walter Kennedy[8]
813
21.29% 		George Kennedy†
Port de Grave
74.25% turnout 		John Crosbie
837
55.61% 		George Grimes (FPU)
668
44.39% 		George Grimes

Avalon Peninsula

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
People's Liberal Reform
Ferryland
84.39% turnout 		Michael Cashin
1,190
40.33% 		Michael Hartery[9]
436
14.77% 		Michael Cashin
Philip Moore
1,012
34.29% 		Arthur English[10]
313
10.61% 		Philip Moore
Placentia and St. Mary's
78.23% turnout 		William Walsh
2,258
21.39% 		John M. Devine
1,376
13.03% 		Richard Devereaux†
Michael Sullivan
2,146
20.33% 		William Jackman
1,370
12.98% 		Frank Morris†
Edward Sinnott
2,129
20.17% 		Philip Brown[11]
1,278
12.11% 		William Walsh

Eastern Newfoundland

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
People's FPU
Bonavista Bay
75.39% turnout 		William C. Winsor
1,550
10.06% 		William Coaker
3,732
24.21% 		Alfred Morine
Chesley Forbes
1,485
9.63% 		John Abbott
3,611
23.43% 		Robert G. Winsor
Alfred Morine
1,455
9.44% 		Robert G. Winsor
3,582
23.24% 		John Abbott
Trinity Bay
70.55% turnout 		John Stone
1,185
8.53% 		William Halfyard
3,768
27.12% 		John Stone
Robert Matthews[12]
962
6.93% 		John Guppy
3,576
25.75% 		Archibald Targett
Andrew Carnell
859
6.18% 		Archibald Targett
3,539
25.48% 		William F. Lloyd†

Central Newfoundland

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
People's FPU
Fogo
66.12% turnout 		Jesse Oake[13]
252
14.32% 		Richard Hibbs
1,508
85.68% 		William Halfyard‡
(ran in Trinity Bay)
Twillingate
64.47% turnout 		William Mackay
922
8.52% 		Walter Jennings
3,718
34.37% 		William Coaker‡
(ran in Bonavista Bay)
Lorenzo Moore
881
8.14% 		George Jones
3,683
34.05% 		James Clift†
Kenneth Short
656
6.06% 		Solomon Samson
3,417
31.59% 		Walter Jennings

Southern and Western Newfoundland

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
People's Liberal Reform
Burgeo and LaPoile
75.20% turnout 		Charlie James[14]
231
13.92% 		Harvey Small
1,428
86.08% 		Robert Moulton†
Burin
76.81% turnout 		George Bartlett[15]
680
15.22% 		John Cheeseman
1,568
35.09% 		John Currie
John Currie
679
15.19% 		Samuel Foote
1,542
34.50% 		Thomas LeFeuvre†
Fortune Bay
80.01% turnout 		Henry Elliott[16]
451
20.20% 		William Warren
1,782
79.80% 		Vacant[j]
St. Barbe
68.17% turnout 		Abram Kean
660
30.46% 		J. H. Scammell (FPU)
1,507
69.54% 		William Clapp†
St. George's
62.12% turnout 		Joseph Downey
701
32.88% 		James MacDonnell
1,431
67.12% 		Joseph Downey

Notes

  1. ^ a b Not the incumbent, but stood in this district and won
  2. ^ a b As the Liberal Party
  3. ^ a b As the People's Party
  4. ^ Also known as the Workingmen's Party
  5. ^ This figure includes votes cast for more than one candidate in multi-member districts. A total of 50,967 individual votes were cast in this election.[1]
  6. ^ John Dwyer had been elected in 1913, but he had died while in office on January 23, 1917.
  7. ^ Michael Kennedy had been elected in 1913, but he had died while in office on January 21, 1917.
  8. ^ Hickman later charged Cave with electoral irregularities, and in return, Cave alleged that Hickman had received bribes from public officials. The Supreme Court of Newfoundland declared both men guilty and voided their results. A by-election was held which affirmed Cave's victory.
  9. ^ John Goodison had been elected in 1913, but he had resigned his seat in 1918 to become the government purchasing agent.
  10. ^ Charles Emerson had been elected in 1913, but he had resigned his seat in November 1917 to become the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland.

References

  1. ^ a b Year Book of Newfoundland 1920 (PDF). St. John's, NL: J. W. Withers. 1920. pp. 18–19. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  2. ^ ""Dad - Centre Front. Government of the Day. Names on Border."" (1919). The Camilla Coaker Albums, File: VA 82-20.2. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador: Maritime History Archive.
  3. ^ a b c d "Nomination Day". Evening Advocate. October 24, 1919. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  4. ^ "James T. Martin". Who's Who In and From Newfoundland 1927. St. John's: Richard Hibbs. 1927. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Workmen! Read This!! The "Daily Star" and the Workingmen's Party". The Daily News. November 1, 1919. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  6. ^ "Nominations at Hr. Grace". The Daily News. October 29, 1919. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  7. ^ "Ha! Ha!! Ha!!!". Evening Telegram. October 7, 1919. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  8. ^ "Rowdyism at Holyrood, Low Tactics of Heelers". Morning Post. October 18, 1919. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  9. ^ "A Straight Challenge to Cashin". Evening Advocate. October 7, 1919. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  10. ^ "Arthur English for Ferryland". Morning Post. October 6, 1919. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  11. ^ "Placentia Team for Liberal Reform". Evening Advocate. October 1, 1919. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  12. ^ "Vote for Stone, Matthews, and Carnell". The Daily News. October 6, 1919. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  13. ^ "Oake for Fogo". Evening Telegram. October 2, 1919. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  14. ^ "Timely Topics". Morning Post. October 27, 1919. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  15. ^ "In the Field". Evening Telegram. October 1, 1919. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  16. ^ "Victory Messages: Elliott Confident of Victory". Evening Telegram. October 13, 1919. Retrieved May 14, 2025.

Further reading

allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919_Newfoundland_general_election