34th General Assembly of Newfoundland

34th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Confederation Building East Block. Seat of the Newfoundland and Labrador government and the House of Assembly from 1960 to present.
History
Founded	November 30, 1966 (1966-11-30)
Disbanded	October 4, 1971 (1971-10-04)
Preceded by	33rd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by	35th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier	Joey Smallwood
Elections
Last election	1966 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 34th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in September 1966. ^[1] The general assembly sat from November 30, 1966, to October 4, 1971. ^[2]

The Liberal Party led by Joey Smallwood formed the government. ^[3]

George W. Clarke served as speaker. ^[4]

There were five sessions of the 34th General Assembly: ^[2]

Session	Start	End
1st	November 30, 1966	February 1, 1968
2nd	February 21, 1968	November 1, 1968
3rd	February 24, 1969	November, 1969
4th	February 1, 1970	February 1, 1970
5th	March 22, 1971	March 22, 1971

Fabian O'Dea served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1969. ^[5] Ewart John Arlington Harnum succeeded O'Dea as lieutenant-governor. ^[6]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1966: ^[1]

	Member	Electoral district	Party	First elected / previously elected
	William P. Saunders	Bay de Verde	Liberal	1962
	Stephen A. Neary	Bell Island	Liberal	1962
	Beaton J. Abbott	Bonavista North	Liberal	1956
	Ross Barbour	Bonavista South	Liberal	1959
	Walter H. Hodder	Burgeo and La Poile	Liberal	1962
	T. Alexander Hickman	Burin	Liberal	1966
	George W. Clarke	Carbonear	Liberal	1956
	Aidan J. Maloney	Ferryland	Liberal	1966
	Eric S. Jones	Fogo	Liberal	1956
	H.R.V. Earle	Fortune	Liberal	1962
	Charles R. Granger	Gander	Liberal	1966
	Harold Collins (1967)	Progressive Conservative	1967
	Frederick W. Rowe	Grand Falls	Liberal	1952
	William R. Smallwood	Green Bay	Liberal	1956
	Alexander D. Moores	Harbour Grace	Liberal	1966
	Philip J. Lewis	Harbour Main	Liberal	1951
	John W. Mahoney	Liberal	1966
	Abel Wornell [a]	Hermitage	Liberal	1966
	Clyde Wells	Humber East	Liberal	1966
	Joseph R. Smallwood	Humber West	Liberal	1949
	Earl W. Winsor	Labrador North	Liberal	1956
	Gerald I. Hill	Labrador South	Liberal	1962
	Thomas W. Burgess	Labrador West	Liberal	1966
			Labrador Party
	Harold Starkes	Lewisporte	Liberal	1962
	G. Alain Frecker	Placentia East	Liberal	1959
	Patrick J. Canning	Placentia West	Liberal	1949
	William R. Callahan	Port au Port	Liberal	1966
	Eric N. Dawe	Port de Grave	Liberal	1962
	James R. Chalker	St. Barbe North	Liberal	1949
	Gerald Myrden	St. Barbe South	Liberal	1966
	William J. Keough	St. George's	Liberal	1949
	Anthony J. Murphy	St. John's Centre	Progressive Conservative	1962
	Gerald R. Ottenheimer	St. John's East	Progressive Conservative	1966
	William Marshall (1970)	Progressive Conservative	1970
	Thomas V. Hickey	St. John's East Extern	Progressive Conservative	1966
	Nathaniel S. Noel	St. John's North	Liberal	1966
	John A. Nolan	St. John's South	Liberal	1966
	John C. Crosbie	St. John's West	Liberal	1966
			Progressive Conservative
	James M. McGrath	St. Mary's	Liberal	1956
	C. Maxwell Lane	Trinity North	Liberal	1956, [b] 1963
	Uriah F. Strickland	Trinity South	Liberal	1956
	Leslie R. Curtis [a]	Twillingate	Liberal	1949
	Edward M. Roberts	White Bay North	Liberal	1966
	William N. Rowe	White Bay South	Liberal	1966

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Affiliation	Election date	Reason
Gander	Harold A. Collins	Progressive Conservative	October 20, 1967	C R Granger ran for federal seat [1]
St. John's East	William Marshall	Progressive Conservative	June 26, 1970	G R Ottenheimer resigned seat to pursue studies abroad [1]

Notes

1. Elected by acclamation
2. White Bay

References

1. "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador . pp. 732–33.
2. Normandin, P G (1978). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
3. "Provincial Government: The Smallwood Years, 1949-1972". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
4. "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
5. "O'Dea, Hon. Fabian (1918-2004)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
6. "Harnum, Hon. Ewart John Arlington (1910-1996)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.