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 1st April 20, 1960 July 5, 1960 2nd January 18, 1961 March 13, 1961 3rd December 4, 1961 January 15, 1962 4th January 24, 1962 March 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 districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedRichard J. GreeneBell IslandProgressive Conservative1959Edward S. SpencerBonavista NorthLiberal1949Ross BarbourBonavista SouthLiberal1959John T. CheesemanBurgeo and La PoileLiberal1956Eric S. JonesBurinLiberal1956George W. ClarkeCarbonear-Bay de VerdeLiberal1956Myles P. MurrayFerrylandLiberal1952Isaac MercerFogoLiberal1951John R. CourageFortune Bay and HermitageLiberal1949Beaton J. AbbottGanderLiberal1956Raymond W. GuyGrand FallsLiberal1959William R. SmallwoodGreen BayLiberal1956Claude A. SheppardHarbour GraceLiberal1956Philip J. LewisHarbour MainLiberal1951Albert E. FureyProgressive Conservative1959John A. ForseyHumber EastLiberal1956Charles H. BallamHumber WestLiberal1949Earl W. WinsorLabrador NorthLiberal1956George SellarsLabrador SouthLiberal1956Gerald Hill (1962)Liberal1962G. Alain FreckerPlacentia EastLiberal1959Patrick J. CanningPlacentia WestLiberal1949Stephen K. SmithPort au PortLiberal1956Llewellyn StrangePort de GraveLiberal1956James R. ChalkerSt. BarbeLiberal1949William J. KeoughSt. George'sLiberal1949Augustine M. DuffySt. John's CentreUnited Newfoundland1951, 1956James J. GreeneSt. John's EastProgressive Conservative1959George M. NightingaleSt. John's NorthLiberal1956John R. O'DeaSt. John's SouthUnited Newfoundland1959Joseph R. SmallwoodSt. John's WestLiberal1949James M. McGrathSt. Mary'sLiberal1956Arthur S. MifflinTrinity NorthLiberal1956Uriah F. StricklandTrinity SouthLiberal1956Leslie R. CurtisTwillingateLiberal1949C. Maxwell LaneWhite Bay NorthLiberal1956Frederick W. RoweWhite Bay SouthLiberal1952
By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReasonLabrador SouthGerald HillLiberalMarch 19, 1962G Sellars died in 1961
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