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29th General Assembly of Newfoundland

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Premier
  
Joey Smallwood

29th General Assembly of Newfoundland

Founded
  
July 11, 1949 (1949-07-11)

Disbanded
  
November 3, 1951 (1951-11-03)

Preceded by
  
28th General Assembly of Newfoundland

Succeeded by
  
30th General Assembly of Newfoundland

Last election
  
Newfoundland general election, 1949

The members of the 29th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in June 1949. The general assembly sat from July 11, 1949 to November 3, 1951. This was the first general election held in Newfoundland since the assembly was replaced by an appointed Commission of Government in 1934. Newfoundland had joined Canadian confederation in March 1949.

Contents

The Liberal Party led by Joey Smallwood formed the government.

Reginald F. Sparkes served as speaker.

There were four sessions of the 29th General Assembly:

Sir Albert Walsh served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until September 1949. Sir Leonard Outerbridge succeeded Walsh as lieutenant governor.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1949:

Notes:

By-elections

None

References

29th General Assembly of Newfoundland Wikipedia