The 1959 Newfoundland general election was held on 20 August 1959 to elect members of the

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. It was won by the

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party.

Results

*The CCF supported the Newfoundland Democratic Party which was founded by the Newfoundland Federation of Labour to run candidates as a protest against the Liberal government's decertification of the

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in the course of a logging strike. The Newfoundland Democratic Party ran eighteen candidates, none of whom was elected. The party went on to become the

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in 1961. ** United Newfoundland votes included in "other" total.

References

* Elections in Newfoundland and Labrador 1959 elections in Canada 1959 in Newfoundland and Labrador August 1959 events in Canada {{Canada-election-stub