The members of the 35th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in October 1971. The votes were evenly divided between the Liberal Party and the Progressive Conservatives.
The election resulted in a hung parliament where neither party was able to form a stable government.
There was one session of the 35th General Assembly: SessionStartEnd 1st March 1, 1972 March 1, 1972
Ewart John Arlington Harnum served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.
Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to the assembly in 1971: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedWilliam P. SaundersBay de VerdeLiberal1962Stephen A. NearyBell IslandLiberal1962Paul S. ThomsBonavista NorthLiberal1971Ross BarbourBonavista SouthLiberal1959Allan EvansBurgeo and La PoileProgressive Conservative1971T. Alexander HickmanBurinProgressive Conservative1966Augustus T. RoweCarbonearProgressive Conservative1971Thomas DoyleFerrylandProgressive Conservative1971Earl S. WinsorFogoLiberal1956W. Augustus OldfordFortune BayLiberal1971Harold CollinsGanderProgressive Conservative1967Aubrey SeniorGrand FallsProgressive Conservative1971Harold StarkesGreen BayLiberal1962Hubert KitchenHarbour GraceLiberal1971Gordon DaweHarbour MainProgressive Conservative1971William DoodyProgressive Conservative1971Harold PierceyHermitageLiberal1971Thomas C. FarrellHumber EastProgressive Conservative1971Frank D. MooresHumber WestProgressive Conservative1971Melvin WoodwardLabrador NorthLiberal1971Joe HarveyLabrador SouthLiberal1971Thomas W. BurgessLabrador WestNew Labrador Party1966LiberalJames RussellLewisporteProgressive Conservative1971Joseph R. SmallwoodPlacentia EastLiberal1949Patrick J. CanningPlacentia WestLiberal1949Frederick R. StaggPort au PortProgressive Conservative1971James J. HusseyPort de GraveLiberal1971James R. ChalkerSt. Barbe NorthLiberal1949Edward MaynardSt. Barbe SouthProgressive Conservative1971Alexander DunphySt. George'sProgressive Conservative1971Anthony J. MurphySt. John's CentreProgressive Conservative1962William MarshallSt. John's EastProgressive Conservative1970Thomas V. HickeySt. John's East ExternProgressive Conservative1966John A. CarterSt. John's NorthProgressive Conservative1971Hugh J. SheaSt. John's SouthProgressive Conservative1971IndependentLiberalJohn C. CrosbieSt. John's WestProgressive Conservative1966Gerry OttenheimerSt. Mary'sProgressive Conservative1966, 1971Uriah F. StricklandTrinity NorthLiberal1956Rupert BartlettTrinity SouthLiberal1971William G. AdamsTwillingateLiberal1962, 1971Edward M. RobertsWhite Bay NorthLiberal1966William N. RoweWhite Bay SouthLiberal1966
By-elections None
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