The 1951 Newfoundland general election was held on 26 November 1951 to elect members of the 30th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.

Results

  Party Leader 1949 Seats won % change Popular vote (%)
  Liberal Joey Smallwood 22 24 83,628 63.6%
Progressive Conservative Peter Cashin 5 4 46,782 35.6%
  Other 1* 0 -100% 1,156 0.88%
Totals 28 28 - 131,566 100%

*Peter Cashin was the Independent elected in 1949. He joined the Progressive Conservatives in 1951 and led them during the subsequent election.

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