34th General Assembly of Newfoundland


The members of the 34th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in September 1966. The general assembly sat from November 30, 1966 to October 4, 1971.
The Liberal Party led by Joey Smallwood formed the government.
George W. Clarke served as speaker.
There were five sessions of the 34th General Assembly:
SessionStartEnd
1stNovember 30, 1966February 1, 1968
2ndFebruary 21, 1968November 1, 1968
3rdFebruary 24, 1969November, 1969
4thFebruary 1, 1970February 1, 1970
5thMarch 22, 1971March 22, 1971

Fabian O'Dea served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1969. Ewart John Arlington Harnum succeeded O'Dea as lieutenant-governor.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1966:
MemberElectoral districtAffiliation
William P. SaundersBay de VerdeLiberal
Stephen A. NearyBell IslandLiberal
Beaton J. AbbottBonavista NorthLiberal
Ross BarbourBonavista SouthLiberal
Walter H. HodderBurgeo and La PoileLiberal
T. Alexander HickmanBurinLiberal
George W. ClarkeCarbonearLiberal
Aidan J. MaloneyFerrylandLiberal
Eric S. JonesFogoLiberal
H.R.V. EarleFortuneLiberal
Charles R. GrangerGanderLiberal
Frederick W. RoweGrand FallsLiberal
William R. SmallwoodGreen BayLiberal
Alexander D. MooresHarbour GraceLiberal
Philip J. LewisHarbour MainLiberal
John W. MahoneyHarbour MainLiberal
Abel WornellHermitageLiberal
Clyde WellsHumber EastLiberal
Joseph R. SmallwoodHumber WestLiberal
Earl W. WinsorLabrador NorthLiberal
Gerald I. HillLabrador SouthLiberal
Thomas W. BurgessLabrador WestLiberal
Harold StarkesLewisporteLiberal
G. Alain FreckerPlacentia EastLiberal
Patrick J. CanningPlacentia WestLiberal
William R. CallahanPort au PortLiberal
Eric N. DawePort de GraveLiberal
James R. ChalkerSt. Barbe NorthLiberal
Gerald MyrdenSt. Barbe SouthLiberal
William J. KeoughSt. George'sLiberal
Anthony J. MurphySt. John's CentreProgressive Conservative
Gerald R. OttenheimerSt. John's EastProgressive Conservative
Thomas V. HickeySt. John's East ExternProgressive Conservative
Nathaniel S. NoelSt. John's NorthLiberal
John A. NolanSt. John's SouthLiberal
John C. CrosbieSt. John's WestLiberal
James M. McGrathSt. Mary'sLiberal
C. Maxwell LaneTrinity NorthLiberal
Uriah F. StricklandTrinity SouthLiberal
Leslie R. CurtisTwillingateLiberal
Edward M. RobertsWhite Bay NorthLiberal
William N. RoweWhite Bay SouthLiberal

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By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
GanderHarold A. CollinsProgressive ConservativeOctober 20, 1967C R Granger ran for federal seat
St. John's EastWilliam MarshallProgressive ConservativeJune 26, 1970G R Ottenheimer resigned seat to pursue studies abroad

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