1924 Newfoundland general election

The 1924 Newfoundland general election was held on 2 June 1924 to elect members of the 26th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Liberal-Progressives and Liberal-Conservative Progressives were new parties formed as a result of the collapse of the ruling Liberal Reform Party. The Liberal-Conservative Progressives were led by Walter Stanley Monroe and won the election weeks after the party's creation. During his time in office, Monroe alienated a number of his supporters: Peter J. Cashin, F. Gordon Bradley, C. E. Russell, Phillip F. Moore, Lewis Little and H.B.C. Lake, who all defected to the opposition Liberal-Progressive Party. In 1925, universal suffrage was introduced in Newfoundland: women aged 25 and older were allowed to vote (men could vote at the age of 21). Monroe was replaced by Frederick C. Alderdice as Prime Minister in August 1928.

Results  Party Leader 1923CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote % of vote(% change)Liberal-Conservative ProgressiveWalter Monroe1336251269.44%(33.33%)57,39157.94%(9.93%)Liberal-ProgressiveAlbert Hickman2336101327.78%(36.11%)40,49240.88%(10.62%)Other011 12.78%(2.78%)1,1661.18%(0.68%)Totals367336100%99,049100%

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

|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's East74.21% turnout | |Michael Caul1,0887.89% || |William Higgins3,65426.49% || |William Higgins

|Charles Ryan1,0817.84% || |Cyril Fox3,55725.79% || |Cyril Fox

|Lewis Edward Emerson1,0397.53% || |Nicholas Vinnicombe3,37524.47% || |Nicholas Vinnicombe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West87.50% turnout | |Joseph Fitzgibbon1,67611.87% || |John Crosbie3,29823.36% || |Charles Hunt†

|Reg Dowden1,66111.77% || |William Browne3,11522.06% || |Michael Cashin†

|Andrew Duffy1,3599.63% || |William Linegar3,00921.31% || |Richard Squires†

Conception Bay

|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Bay de Verde72.55% turnout | |William Cave85123.88% || |Richard Cramm1,02528.77% || |William Cave

|Wallace Goobie70819.87% || |John Puddester97927.48% || |Richard Cramm |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear66.07% turnout || |Robert Duff42354.16% | |John Rorke Jr.35845.84% || |James Moore† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Harbour Grace71.07% turnout || |Albert Hickman1,04917.66% || |John R. Bennett1,03417.41% || |Archibald Piccott†

|Frank Archibald95716.11% || |Charles Russell1,01417.07% || |Ernest Simmons

|Augustus Calpin93815.79% | |Ernest Simmons94715.95% || |Augustus Calpin |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main59.66% turnout | |Matthew Hawco62822.42% || |William Woodford88431.56% || |Matthew Hawco

|Leo Carter50417.99% || |Cyril Cahill78528.03% || |William Woodford |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave60.23% turnout | |Robert Smith51949.76% || |F. Gordon Bradley52450.24% || |Harry A. Winter†

Avalon Peninsula

|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland90.08% turnout | |Joseph P. Burke38414.95% || |Peter Cashin1,01639.55% || |Peter Cashin

|Thomas Coady32212.53% || |Philip Moore84732.97% || |Philip Moore |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's72.34% turnout | |James Bindon91610.57% || |Michael Sullivan2,52329.10% || |Michael Sullivan

|P. J. Murphy4735.46% || |William Walsh2,44828.24% || |William Walsh

|M. J. Ryan3924.52% || |Edward Sinnott1,91722.11% || |Edward Sinnott

Eastern Newfoundland

|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista68.79% turnout | |Chesley Forbes2,05615.93% || |Walter Monroe2,33018.06% || |William Coaker†

|Arthur Barnes2,00315.52% || |Lewis Little2,26417.54% || |Robert G. Winsor†

|Leonard Stick1,99415.45% || |William C. Winsor2,25817.50% || |John Abbott† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity52.96% turnout || |William Halfyard1,81419.85% | |Harold Mitchell1,38815.19% || |William Halfyard

|Isaac Randell1,69718.57% | |William A. King1,33614.62% || |Isaac Randell

|Edwin Godden1,64518.00% | |Arch Tait1,25713.76% || |Richard Hibbs‡(ran in Fogo)

Central Newfoundland

|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo63.22% turnout || |Richard Hibbs85955.70% | |Martin G. Dalton68344.29% || |George Grimes‡(ran in Twillingate) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate61.88% turnout || |Kenneth Brown2,53221.67% | |James S. Ayre1,73714.86% || |Kenneth Brown

|George Grimes2,21918.99% | |Walter B. Milley1,55613.31% || |Arthur Barnes‡(ran in Bonavista)

|Thomas Ashbourne2,20518.87% | |Joseph Peters1,43712.30% || |George Jones†

Southern and Western Newfoundland

|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile62.76% turnout | |Harvey Small53740.44% || |Walter Chambers79159.56%

|Harvey Small |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin58.87% turnout | |George Harris85025.01% || |H. B. C. Lake87125.63%

|George Harris

|Marmaduke Winter81824.07% || |J. J. Long86025.30%

|Samuel Foote† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay48.71% turnout | |Frederick Lukins1208.47% | |Charles Jeffrey1319.24% || |William Warren1,16682.29% || |William Warren |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe71.50% turnout || |J. H. Scammell1,14050.44% | |Joseph Moore1,12049.56%

|J. H. Scammell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's65.50% turnout | |Joseph Downey1,03549.33% || |Thomas Power1,06350.67%

|Joseph Downey

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