The members of the 31st General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in October 1956. The general assembly sat from March 19, 1957, to July 28, 1959.
The Liberal Party led by Joey Smallwood formed the government.
John R. Courage served as speaker.
There were three sessions of the 31st General Assembly: SessionStartEnd 1st March 19, 1957 June 12, 1957 2nd June 20, 1958 September 10, 1958 3rd February 23, 1959 July 28, 1959
Sir Leonard Outerbridge served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1957. Campbell Leonard Macpherson succeeded Outerbridge as lieutenant governor.
Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to the assembly in 1956: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedJoseph P. O'DriscollBell IslandLiberal1956Joseph R. SmallwoodBonavista NorthLiberal1949Uriah F. StricklandBonavista SouthLiberal1956John T. CheesemanBurgeo and La PoileLiberal1956Eric S. JonesBurinLiberal1956George W. ClarkeCarbonear-Bay de VerdeLiberal1956Myles P. MurrayFerrylandLiberal1952Isaac MercerFogoLiberal1951John R. CourageFortune Bay and HermitageLiberal1949Beaton J. AbbottGanderLiberal1956Edward S. SpencerGrand FallsLiberal1949William R. SmallwoodGreen BayLiberal1956Claude A. SheppardHarbour GraceLiberal1956Philip J. LewisHarbour MainLiberal1951Matthew P. WhelanLiberal1956John A. ForseyHumber EastLiberal1956Charles H. BallamHumber WestLiberal1949Earl W. WinsorLabrador NorthLiberal1956George SellarsLabrador SouthLiberal1956Patrick J. CanningPlacentia WestLiberal1949Stephen K. SmithPort au PortLiberal1956Llewellyn StrangePort de GraveLiberal1956James R. ChalkerSt. BarbeLiberal1949William J. KeoughSt. George'sLiberal1949Augustine M. DuffySt. John's CentreProgressive Conservative1951, 1956James D. HigginsSt. John's EastProgressive Conservative1951George M. NightingaleSt. John's NorthLiberal1956William J. BrowneSt. John's SouthProgressive Conservative1954Rex Renouf (1957)Progressive Conservative1957Malcolm M. HollettSt. John's WestProgressive Conservative1952James M. McGrathSt. Mary'sLiberal1956Arthur S. MifflinTrinity NorthLiberal1956Samuel J. HeffertonTrinity SouthLiberal1949Leslie R. CurtisTwillingateLiberal1949C. Maxwell LaneWhite Bay NorthLiberal1956Frederick W. RoweWhite Bay SouthLiberal1952
Gregory Power was elected as a Liberal in Placentia East in 1956. He was first elected to the House of Assembly in 1951.
By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReasonSt. John's SouthRex RenoufProgressive ConservativeJune 18, 1957W J Browne resigned in 1957 to run for federal seat
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