The 1923 Newfoundland general election was held on 3 May 1923 to elect members of the
25th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the
Dominion of Newfoundland
Newfoundland was a British dominion in eastern North America, today the modern Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It included the island of Newfoundland, and Labrador on the continental mainland. Newfoundland was one of the orig ...
. The Liberal Reform Party, an alliance between the Liberals led by
Richard Squires
Sir Richard Anderson Squires KCMG (January 18, 1880 – March 26, 1940) was the Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1919 to 1923 and from 1928 to 1932.
As prime minister, Squires attempted to reform Newfoundland's fishing industry, but failed ...
and the
Fishermen's Protective Union
The Fishermen's Protective Union (sometimes called the Fisherman's Protective Union, the FPU, The Union or the Union Party) was a workers' organisation and political party in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The development of the FPU mirrored tha ...
of
William Coaker, were re-elected. The Liberal-Labour-Progressive party, led by
John R. Bennett, formed the opposition. Squires was forced to resign as Prime Minister just two months later in July 1923 after allegations of corruption were brought forward.
William Warren became Liberal Reform Party leader and Prime Minister. After Warren's government was defeated following a
motion of no confidence
A motion or vote of no confidence (or the inverse, a motion or vote of confidence) is a motion and corresponding vote thereon in a deliberative assembly (usually a legislative body) as to whether an officer (typically an executive) is deemed fi ...
,
Albert Hickman
Albert Edgar Hickman (August 2, 1875 – February 9, 1943) was the seventeenth Prime Minister of Dominion of Newfoundland, Newfoundland.
Biography
Albert Hickman was born in Grand Bank on August 2, 1875. He married Mary Louise Laurie on Decem ...
was asked to form a government and Warren joined
William J. Higgins
William John Higgins (1880 – October 7, 1943) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's East in the House of Assembly from 1913 to 1928 as a member of the Newfoundland People's Party, Liberal Pr ...
to form the new Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party.
Seat totals
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 East
,
, Joseph P. Burke
2,595
15.00%
, ,
,
William Higgins3,266
18.88%
, rowspan=3,
, rowspan=3, Brian Dunfield (Independent)
323
1.87%
, ,
, William Higgins
, -
,
, Henry Bartlett
2,514
14.53%
, ,
,
Cyril Fox
Sir Cyril Fred Fox (16 December 1882 – 15 January 1967) was an English archaeologist and museum director.
Fox became keeper of archaeology at the National Museum of Wales, and subsequently served as director from 1926 to 1948. Many of his m ...
3,116
18.01%
, ,
, Cyril Fox
, -
,
, Arthur Bulley
2,404
13.90%
, ,
,
Nicholas Vinnicombe3,083
17.82%
, ,
, Nicholas Vinnicombe
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3, St. John's West
, ,
,
Richard Squires
Sir Richard Anderson Squires KCMG (January 18, 1880 – March 26, 1940) was the Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1919 to 1923 and from 1928 to 1932.
As prime minister, Squires attempted to reform Newfoundland's fishing industry, but failed ...
2,759
16.89%
, ,
,
Charles Hunt2,790
17.08%
,
,
, ,
, Richard Squires
, -
,
,
Alexander Campbell2,755
16.86%
, ,
,
Michael Cashin2,770
16.95%
,
,
, ,
,
Henry Brownrigg†
, -
,
,
Joseph Fitzgibbon2,617
16.02%
,
,
William Linegar2,648
16.21%
,
,
, ,
,
John R. Bennett‡
(ran in Harbour Grace)
Conception Bay
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2, Bay de Verde
, ,
,
William Cave
William Cave (30 December 1637 – 4 August 1713) was an English Anglicanism#Anglican divines, divine and Patristics, patristic scholar.
Life
Cave was born at Pickwell, Leicestershire, of which parish his father, John Cave was Vicar (Anglicani ...
1,199
27.66%
,
,
John Crosbie
John Carnell Crosbie (January 30, 1931 – January 10, 2020) was a Canadian provincial and federal politician who served as the 12th lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to being lieutenant governor, he served as a ...
1,049
24.20%
,
,
, ,
,
Frederick LeGrow†
, -
, ,
,
Richard Cramm
Richard Cramm (October 13, 1889 – April 15, 1958) was a Newfoundland lawyer and politician. He represented Bay de Verde in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1923 to 1928.
Education and law career
The son of John Cramm and Margaret ...
1,116
25.74%
,
,
John Puddester971
22.40%
,
,
, ,
, William Cave
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Carbonear
,
,
Joseph Maddock440
48.03%
, ,
,
James Moore476
51.97%
,
,
, ,
,
William Penney
William George Penney, Baron Penney, (24 June 19093 March 1991) was an English mathematician and professor of mathematical physics at the Imperial College London and later the rector of Imperial College London. He had a leading role in the d ...
†
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3, Harbour Grace
, ,
,
Archibald Piccott1,296
18.26%
,
,
John R. Bennett1,147
16.16%
,
,
, ,
,
George A. Gosse†
, -
, ,
,
Ernest Simmons
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Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:
People
*Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian ...
1,234
17.39%
,
,
Albert Hickman
Albert Edgar Hickman (August 2, 1875 – February 9, 1943) was the seventeenth Prime Minister of Dominion of Newfoundland, Newfoundland.
Biography
Albert Hickman was born in Grand Bank on August 2, 1875. He married Mary Louise Laurie on Decem ...
1,132
15.95%
,
,
, ,
,
Arthur Barnes‡
(ran in Twillingate)
, -
, ,
,
Augustus Calpin1,210
17.05%
,
,
Frank Archibald1,078
15.19%
,
,
, ,
, Frank Archibald
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2, Harbour Main
, ,
,
Matthew Hawco914
25.80%
, ,
,
William Woodford
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807
22.78%
, rowspan=2,
, rowspan=2,
William Jones (Independent)
304
8.58%
, ,
, William Jones
, -
,
, John J. St. John
746
21.06%
,
, Patrick Kennedy
771
21.77%
, ,
, William Woodford
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Port de Grave
, ,
,
Harry A. Winter886
60.07%
,
, William Mackay
589
39.93%
,
,
, ,
,
John Crosbie
John Carnell Crosbie (January 30, 1931 – January 10, 2020) was a Canadian provincial and federal politician who served as the 12th lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to being lieutenant governor, he served as a ...
‡
(ran in Bay de Verde)
Avalon Peninsula
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2, Ferryland
,
, Ambrose Hearn
412
15.69%
, ,
,
Peter Cashin
Major Peter John Cashin (March 8, 1890 – May 21, 1977) was a businessman, soldier and politician in Newfoundland.
Early life
Cashin, a son of Sir Michael Cashin, joined the Newfoundland Regiment during World War I and ultimately served in ...
1,090
41.51%
, ,
,
Michael Cashin‡
(ran in St. John's West)
, -
,
, George McGuire
193
7.35%
, ,
,
Philip Moore931
35.45%
, ,
, Philip Moore
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3, Placentia and St. Mary's
,
,
Thomas Bonia944
8.58%
, ,
,
Michael S. Sullivan
Michael S. Sullivan (April 2, 1876 – May 22, 1929) was a civil engineer, surveyor and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Placentia and St. Mary's from 1904 to 1909 as a Liberal and from 1919 to 1928 as a Liberal-Labour-Progres ...
2,963
26.92%
, ,
, William Walsh
, -
,
,
William Browne804
7.31%
, ,
,
William Walsh2,890
26.26%
, ,
, Michael Sullivan
, -
,
,
James Bindon668
6.07%
, ,
,
Edward Sinnott2,737
24.87%
, ,
, Edward Sinnott
Eastern Newfoundland
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3, Bonavista Bay
, ,
,
William Coaker3,045
18.44%
,
,
Walter Monroe2,628
15.92%
, ,
, William Coaker
, -
, ,
,
Robert G. Winsor2,950
17.87%
,
,
Lewis Little2,498
15.13%
, ,
, John Abbott
, -
, ,
,
John Abbott
Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott (March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the third prime minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892. He held office as the leader of the Conservative Party.
Abbo ...
2,932
17.76%
,
,
William C. Winsor2,458
14.89%
, ,
, Robert G. Winsor
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3, Trinity Bay
, ,
,
William Halfyard3,233
22.44%
,
,
John Stone1,819
12.63%
, ,
, William Halfyard
, -
, ,
,
Richard Hibbs3,069
21.31%
,
,
F. Gordon Bradley1,648
11.44%
, ,
,
John Guppy†
, -
, ,
,
Isaac Randell3,003
20.85%
,
, James G. Hodder
1,633
11.34%
, ,
,
Archibald Targett†
, -
Central Newfoundland
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Fogo
, ,
,
George Grimes1,121
56.73%
,
,
J. J. Long855
43.27%
, ,
,
Richard Hibbs‡
(ran in Trinity Bay)
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3, Twillingate
, ,
,
Kenneth Brown3,491
22.77%
,
,
James S. Ayre1,784
11.63%
, ,
,
Walter Jennings†
, -
, ,
,
Arthur Barnes3,406
22.21%
,
, Joseph Peters
1,678
10.94%
, ,
, George Jones
, -
, ,
,
George Jones
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3,343
21.80%
,
, Kenneth Short
1,632
10.64%
, ,
,
Solomon Samson†
Southern and Western Newfoundland
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Burgeo and LaPoile
, ,
,
Harvey Small881
50.95%
,
,
Walter Chambers
Walter Chambers (1824–1893) was the second Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak from 1868 to 1881.
Personal life
He had arrived in Sarawak in 1851, married Lizzie Wooley, another missionary and cousin of the Bishop's wife, Harriette McDougall, in ...
848
49.04%
, ,
, Harvey Small
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2, Burin
, ,
,
Samuel Foote
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1,182
24.82%
, ,
,
George Harris1,288
27.05%
, ,
, John Cheeseman
, -
,
,
John Cheeseman1,150
24.15%
,
, Eric Chafe
1,142
23.98%
, ,
, Samuel Foote
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Fortune Bay
, ,
,
William Warren1,675
83.17%
,
, Philip Outerbridge
339
16.83%
, ,
, William Warren
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, St. Barbe
, ,
,
J. H. Scammell (FPU)
1,365
57.21%
,
,
Joseph Moore1,021
42.79%
, ,
, J. H. Scammell
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, St. George's
, ,
,
Joseph Downey1,511
58.25%
,
,
James MacDonnell1,083
41.75%
, ,
, James MacDonnell
, -
Notes
References
Further reading
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