The 1924 Newfoundland general election was held on 2 June 1924 to elect members of the 26th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Liberal-Progressives and Liberal-Conservative Progressives were new parties formed as a result of the collapse of the ruling Liberal Reform Party. The Liberal-Conservative Progressives were led by

Walter Stanley Monroe Walter Stanley Monroe (May 14, 1871 – October 6, 1952) was a businessman and conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1924 to 1928 as leader of the Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party. He was born in Irel ...

and won the election weeks after the party's creation. During his time in office, Monroe alienated a number of his supporters: Peter J. Cashin, F. Gordon Bradley, C. E. Russell, Phillip F. Moore, Lewis Little and H.B.C. Lake, who all defected to the opposition Liberal-Progressive Party. In 1925,

universal suffrage Universal suffrage (also called universal franchise, general suffrage, and common suffrage of the common man) gives the right to vote to all adult citizens, regardless of wealth, income, gender, social status, race, ethnicity, or political stan ...

was introduced in Newfoundland: women aged 25 and older were allowed to vote (men could vote at the age of 21). Monroe was replaced by Frederick C. Alderdice as Prime Minister in August 1928.

Seat totals

Elected members

* Bay de Verde **

Richard Cramm Richard Cramm (October 13, 1889 – 1958) was a lawyer and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Bay de Verde in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1923 to 1928. The son of John Cramm and Margaret King, he was born in Small Point a ...

Liberal-Conservative ** John C. Puddester Liberal-Conservative *

Bonavista Bay Bonavista Bay (BB) is a large bay located on the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. It opens directly onto the Atlantic Ocean. The bay is demarcated by Cape Freels to the nor ...

** Walter S. Monroe Liberal-Conservative ** Lewis Little Liberal-Conservative ** William C. Winsor Liberal-Conservative *

Burgeo-LaPoile Burgeo-La Poile is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 7,527 eligible voters living within the district. The district was first created when Newfoundland joined con ...

** Walter M. Chambers Liberal-Conservative * Burin ** H. B. C. Lake Liberal-Conservative ** J. J. Lang Liberal-Conservative *

Carbonear Carbonear is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It overlooks the west side of Conception Bay and had a history long tied to fishing and shipbuilding. Since the late 20th century, its economy has changed to emphasiz ...

** Robert Duff Liberal-Progressive *

Ferryland Ferryland is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador on the Avalon Peninsula. According to the 2021 Statistics Canada census, its population is 371. Seventeenth century settlement Ferryland was originally established as a station for migratory fis ...

** Peter J. Cashin Liberal-Conservative ** Phillip F. Moore Liberal-Conservative * Fogo **

Richard Hibbs Richard Hibbs (1876 – September 9, 1940) was a farmer, journalist and political figure in the Colony of Newfoundland. He represented Fogo from 1919 to 1923 and from 1924 to 1932 and Trinity Bay in 1923 as a member of the Fishermen's Prote ...

Liberal-Progressive *

Fortune Bay Fortune Bay () is a fairly large natural bay located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada.William R. Warren Independent *** Harris M. Mosdell Liberal-Progressive, elected 1926 *

Harbour Grace Harbour Grace is a town in Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. With roots dating back to the 16th century, it is one of the oldest towns in North America. It is located about northwest of ...

** Albert E. Hickman Liberal-Progressive ** John R. Bennett Liberal-Conservative ** C. E. Russell Liberal-Conservative *

Harbour Main Harbour Main, formerly Harbour Main-Whitbourne and Harbour Main-Bell Island, is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to 1975, the district elected two MHAs. Between 1972 and the ...

** William J. Woodford Liberal-Conservative ** C. J. Cahill Liberal-Conservative * Placentia and St. Mary's ** Michael S. Sullivann Liberal-Conservative ** William J. Walsh Liberal-Conservative ** E. Sinnott Liberal-Conservative *

Port de Grave Port de Grave is a peninsula on Conception Bay (CB) in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The peninsula contains the communities of Bareneed, Black Duck Pond, Otterbury, Ship Cove, Blow Me Down, Hibb's Cove, Pick Eyes, and Hussey's Cove with a ...

** F. Gordon Bradley Liberal-Conservative * St. Barbe ** J. H. Scammell Liberal-Progressive * St. George's ** T. J. Power Liberal-Conservative *

St. John's East St. John's East (french: St. John's-Est; formerly known as St. John's North) is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1949. It covers a part of St ...

** William J. Higgins Liberal-Conservative ** Cyril J. Fox Liberal-Conservative (speaker) ** N. J. Vinnicombe Liberal-Conservative *** William E. Brophy Liberal-Progressive, elected in 1927 * St. John's West ** John C. Crosbie Liberal-Conservative ** William J. Browne Liberal-Conservative ** W. L. Linegar Liberal-Conservative * Trinity Bay ** William W. Halfyard Liberal-Progressive ** I. R. Randell Liberal-Progressive ** Edwin J. Godden Liberal-Progressive *

Twillingate Twillingate is a town of 2,121 people located on the Twillingate Islands ("Toulinquet") in Notre Dame Bay, off the north eastern shore of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is about north of ...

** Kenneth M. Brown Liberal-Progressive **

George F. Grimes George Frederick Arthur Grimes (June 29, 1877 – August 10, 1929) was a businessman and political figure in the Dominion of Newfoundland. He represented Brigus-Port de Grave, Port de Grave from 1913 to 1919, Fogo, Newfoundland and Labrador, F ...

Liberal-Progressive ** Thomas G. W. Ashbourne Liberal-Progressive

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