The members of the 26th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the
Newfoundland general election held in June 1924. The general assembly sat from 1924 to 1928.
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The ]Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party
The Conservative Party of Newfoundland was a political party in the Dominion of Newfoundland prior to confederation with Canada in 1949.
The party was formed by members and supporters of the establishment around 1832. In the 1840s they opposed ...
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 ...
formed the government. Monroe resigned as prime minister in August 1928 and was succeeded by Frederick C. Alderdice.
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. His most ...
served as speaker.
Sir William Allardyce
Sir William Lamond Allardyce, (14 November 1861 – 10 June 1930) was a career British civil servant in the Colonial Office who served as governor of Fiji (1901–1902), the Falkland Islands (1904–1914), Bahamas (1914–1920), Tasmania (1920â ...
served as governor of Newfoundland
The lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador () is the viceregal representative in Newfoundland and Labrador of the , who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as ...
.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 ...
to form a new government in the dying days of the previous General Assembly.
In April 1925, Newfoundland's Election Act was amended to grant all women over the age of 25 the right to vote; men were allowed to vote at the age of 21. Also on April 25, an act was passed that changed the distribution of seats in the House of Assembly.[
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Members of the Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1924:
By-elections
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Notes:
References
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Terms of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador