23rd General Assembly of Newfoundland

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23rd General Assembly of Newfoundland
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Colonial Building seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850, to July 28, 1959.
History
Founded1914
Disbanded1919
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
 1913 Newfoundland general election

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]

Contents

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]

MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously elected
Albert E. Hickman Bay de Verde Liberal 1913
John Crosbie People's Party 1908
William F. Coaker Bonavista Fishermen's Protective Union 1913
Robert G. Winsor 1913
John Abbott 1913
Alfred B. Morine 1886, 1914
Robert Moulton Burgeo-La Poile People's Party 1904
John S. Currie Burin People's Party 1913
Thomas LeFeuvre 1911
John Goodison Carbonear People's Party 1909
Michael P. Cashin Ferryland People's Party 1893
Philip F. Moore 1909
William W. Halfyard Fogo Fishermen's Protective Union 1913
Charles Emerson Fortune Bay People's Party 1908
A. W. Piccott Harbour Grace People's Party 1908
E. Parsons 1908
M. M. Young 1913
William Woodford Harbour Main People's Party 1908
G. Kennedy 1913
R. J. Devereaux Placentia and St. Mary's People's Party 1909
Frank J. Morris 1909
William J. Walsh 1913
George F. Grimes Port de Grave Fishermen's Protective Union 1913
William M. Clapp St. Barbe Liberal 1904
Joseph Downey St. George's People's Party 1908
James M. Kent St. John's East Liberal 1904
William J. Higgins People's Party 1913
John Dwyer Liberal 1900
Edward P. Morris St. John's West People's Party 1885
John R. Bennett 1904
Michael Kennedy 1908
John G. Stone Trinity Fishermen's Protective Union 1913
Archibald Targett 1913
William F. Lloyd Liberal 1904, 1913
Robert Bond Twillingate Liberal 1882
James A. Clift 1900
Walter Jennings Fishermen's Protective Union 1913
William F. Coaker 1913

Notes:

    By-elections

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

    Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
    Twillingate William F. Coaker [nb 1] Fishermen's Protective Union November 26, 1914R Bond resigned his seat January 14, 1914 [1]
    Bonavista Alfred B. Morine [nb 1] Fishermen's Protective Union November 26, 1914WF Coaker resigned his seat to contest Twillingate [1]

    Notes:

    1. 1 2 Elected by acclamation

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    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. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
    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. Archived from the original on 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
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