The 1923 Newfoundland general election was held on 3 May 1923 to elect members of the

25th General Assembly of Newfoundland The members of the 25th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in May 1923. The general assembly sat from 1923 to 1924. The Liberal Reform Party, an alliance between the Liberals and the Fishermen ...

in the Dominion of Newfoundland. 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 at ...

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 that ...

William Coaker Sir William Ford Coaker (October 19, 1871 – October 26, 1938) was a Newfoundland union leader and politician and founder of the Fisherman's Protective Union, the Fishermen's Union Trading Co., and the town of Port Union. A polarizing figure ...

, formed the government. The Liberal-Labour-Progressive party, now led by William J. Higgins, formed the opposition. Squires was forced to resign as Prime Minister in 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 of no confidence, also variously called a vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, motion of confidence, or vote of confidence, is a statement or vote about whether a person in a position of responsibility like in government or m ...

Albert Hickman Albert Edgar Hickman (August 2, 1875 – February 9, 1943) was the seventeenth Prime Minister of Newfoundland and has the distinction of having served the shortest term of any Prime Minister. Biography Albert Hickman was born in Grand Bank ...

was asked to form a government and Warren joined Higgins in a new Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party.

Seat totals

Elected members

* Bay de Verde ** William H. Cave Liberal Reform **

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 Reform *

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 ...

** William F. Coaker Liberal Reform **

Robert G. Winsor Robert George Winsor (1876 – June 1, 1929) was a fisherman and political figure in Dominion of Newfoundland, Newfoundland. He represented Bonavista Bay from 1913 to 1924 and Bonavista North from 1928 to 1929 in the Newfoundland House of Asse ...

Liberal Reform **

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 ...

Liberal Reform *

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 ...

Harvey Small Harvey H. Small (died 1965) was a politician in Newfoundland. He represented Burgeo and LaPoile in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1919 to 1924. The son of Joseph H. Small, he was born in Burgeo and joined the Royal Newfoundland Regim ...

Liberal Reform * Burin ** George C. Harris Liberal-Labour-Progressive ** Samuel J. Foote Liberal Reform *

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 ...

** James Moore Liberal-Labour-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-Labour-Progressive ** Phillip F. Moore Liberal-Labour-Progressive * Fogo **

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 Reform *

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 Liberal Reform *

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 ...

** A. W. Piccott Liberal Reform ** E. Simmons Liberal Reform ** A. M. Calpin Liberal Reform *

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 ...

** Matthew E. Hawco Liberal Reform ** William J. Woodford Liberal-Labour-Progressive * Placentia and St. Mary's ** Michael S. Sullivan Liberal-Labour-Progressive ** William J. Walsh Liberal-Labour-Progressive ** E. Sinnott Liberal-Labour-Progressive *

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 ...

** Harry A. Winter Liberal Reform (speaker) * St. Barbe ** J. H. Scammell Liberal Reform * St. George's ** Joseph F. Downey Liberal Reform *

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-Labour-Progressive ** Cyril J. Fox Liberal-Labour-Progressive ** N. J. Vinnicombe Liberal-Labour-Progressive * St. John's West ** C. E. Hunt Liberal-Labour-Progressive ** Michael P. Cashin Liberal-Labour-Progressive ** Richard A. Squires Liberal Reform * Trinity Bay ** William W. Halfyard Liberal Reform **

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 Reform ** I. R. Randell Liberal Reform *

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 Reform ** Arthur Barnes Liberal Reform **

George Jones George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song " He Stopped Loving Her Today", ...

Liberal Reform

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