23rd General Assembly of Newfoundland

23rd General Assembly of Newfoundland

Colonial Building seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850, to July 28, 1959.
History
Founded 1914
Disbanded 1919
Preceded by 22nd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by 24th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier
Edward P. Morris
(until December 1917)
Premier
William F. Lloyd
(until May 1919)
Premier
Elections
Last election
 Newfoundland general election, 1913

The members of the 23rd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in October 1913. The general assembly sat from 1914 to 1919.[1]

The Newfoundland People's Party led by Edward P. Morris formed the government.[2] The Liberal Party and the Fishermen's Protective Union joined in a coalition which sat in opposition to the government. In July 1917, a National Government was formed with Morris as leader; the cabinet contained representatives from all three parties. Morris resigned from the assembly in late December 1917 when he was named to the British House of Lords. William F. Lloyd became Premier and leader of the National Government in January 1918.[3]

Because of World War I, the general election which would normally have occurred in 1917 was delayed by a year.[1] In 1918, legislation was passed extending the life of the assembly by another year. The Lloyd government was brought down by a vote of no confidence in May 1919. Michael P. Cashin was asked by Governor Harris to form a government which remained in power until the general election scheduled later in 1919.[3]

John R. Goodison served as speaker until 1918 when William J. Higgins succeeded Goodison as speaker.[4]

Sir Walter Edward Davidson served as governor of Newfoundland until 1917.[5] Sir Charles Alexander Harris succeeded Davidson as governor.[6]

The Military Services Act was passed in May 1918 to allow for the conscription of unmarried men between the ages of 19 and 40 to replace losses from the Newfoundland Regiment during the first World War. However, the war ended before any of these new soldiers reached the front.[7]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1913:[1]

Member Electoral district Affiliation
Albert E. Hickman Bay de Verde Liberal
John Crosbie People's Party
William F. Coaker Bonavista Fishermen's Protective Union
Robert G. Winsor
John Abbott
Robert Moulton Burgeo-La Poile People's Party
John S. Currie Burin People's Party
Thomas LeFeuvre
John Goodison Carbonear People's Party
Michael P. Cashin Ferryland People's Party
Philip F. Moore
William W. Halfyard Fogo Fishermen's Protective Union
Charles Emerson Fortune Bay People's Party
A. W. Piccott Harbour Grace People's Party
E. Parsons
M. M. Young
William Woodford Harbour Main People's Party
G. Kennedy
R. J. Devereaux Placentia and St. Mary's People's Party
Frank J. Morris
William J. Walsh
George F. Grimes Port de Grave Fishermen's Protective Union
William M. Clapp St. Barbe Liberal
Joseph Downey St. George's People's Party
James M. Kent St. John's East Liberal
William J. Higgins People's Party
John Dwyer Liberal
Edward P. Morris St. John's West People's Party
John R. Bennett
Michael Kennedy
John G. Stone Trinity Fishermen's Protective Union
Archibald Targett
William F. Lloyd Liberal
Robert Bond Twillingate Liberal
James A. Clift
Walter Jennings Fishermen's Protective Union

Notes:

    By-elections

    By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

    Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
    Twillingate William F. Coaker[nb 1] Fishermen's Protective Union November 26, 1914 R Bond resigned his seat January 14, 1914[1]
    Bonavista Alfred B. Morine[nb 1] Fishermen's Protective Union November 26, 1914 WF Coaker resigned his seat to contest Twillingate[1]

    Notes:

    1. 1 2 Elected by acclamation

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 707–09.
    2. ↑ Hiller, JK (15 December 2013). "Morris, Edward Patrick, 1st Baron Morris". Canadian Encyclopedia (online ed.). Historica Canada.
    3. 1 2 Baker, Melvin (1994). "The Rise of the Fishermen's Protective Union, the First World War and the National Government, 1908-1919". Memorial University.
    4. ↑ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly.
    5. ↑ "Davidson, Sir Walter Edward (1859-1923)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    6. ↑ "Harris, Sir Charles Alexander (1855-1947)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    7. ↑ "The Newfoundland Regiment and the Great War". The Rooms Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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