32nd General Assembly of Newfoundland


The members of the 32nd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in August 1959. The general assembly sat from April 20, 1960 to October 23, 1962. The assembly moved to the newly constructed Confederation Building in 1960.
The Liberal Party led by Joey Smallwood formed the government.
John R. Courage served as speaker.
There were four sessions of the 32nd General Assembly:
SessionStartEnd
1stApril 20, 1960July 5, 1960
2ndJanuary 18, 1961March 13, 1961
3rdDecember 4, 1961January 15, 1962
4thJanuary 24, 1962March 20, 1962

Campbell Leonard Macpherson served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1959:
MemberElectoral districtAffiliation
Richard J. GreeneBell IslandProgressive Conservative
Edward S. SpencerBonavista NorthLiberal
Ross BarbourBonavista SouthLiberal
John T. CheesemanBurgeo and La PoileLiberal
Eric S. JonesBurinLiberal
George W. ClarkeCarbonear-Bay de VerdeLiberal
Myles P. MurrayFerrylandLiberal
Isaac MercerFogoLiberal
John R. CourageFortune Bay and HermitageLiberal
Beaton J. AbbottGanderLiberal
Raymond W. GuyGrand FallsLiberal
William R. SmallwoodGreen BayLiberal
Claude A. SheppardHarbour GraceLiberal
Philip J. LewisHarbour MainLiberal
Albert E. FureyHarbour MainProgressive Conservative
John A. ForseyHumber EastLiberal
Charles H. BallamHumber WestLiberal
Earl W. WinsorLabrador NorthLiberal
George SellarsLabrador SouthLiberal
G. Alain FreckerPlacentia EastLiberal
Patrick J. CanningPlacentia WestLiberal
Stephen K. SmithPort au PortLiberal
Llewellyn StrangePort de GraveLiberal
James R. ChalkerSt. BarbeLiberal
William J. KeoughSt. George'sLiberal
Augustine M. DuffySt. John's CentreUnited Newfoundland
James J. GreeneSt. John's EastProgressive Conservative
George M. NightingaleSt. John's NorthLiberal
John R. O'DeaSt. John's SouthUnited Newfoundland
Joseph R. SmallwoodSt. John's WestLiberal
James M. McGrathSt. Mary'sLiberal
Arthur S. MifflinTrinity NorthLiberal
Uriah F. StricklandTrinity SouthLiberal
Leslie R. CurtisTwillingateLiberal
C. Maxwell LaneWhite Bay NorthLiberal
Frederick W. RoweWhite Bay SouthLiberal

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By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Labrador SouthGerald HillLiberalMarch 19, 1962G Sellars died in 1961

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