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31st General Assembly of Newfoundland

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Premier
  
Joey Smallwood

31st General Assembly of Newfoundland

Founded
  
March 19, 1957 (1957-03-19)

Disbanded
  
July 28, 1959 (1959-07-28)

Preceded by
  
30th General Assembly of Newfoundland

Succeeded by
  
32nd General Assembly of Newfoundland

Last election
  
Newfoundland general election, 1956

The members of the 31st General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in October 1956. The general assembly sat from March 19, 1957 to July 28, 1959.

Contents

The Liberal Party led by Joey Smallwood formed the government.

John R. Courage served as speaker.

There were three sessions of the 31st General Assembly:

Sir Leonard Outerbridge served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1957. Campbell Leonard Macpherson succeeded Outerbridge as lieutenant governor.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1956:

Notes:

By-elections

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

Notes:

References

31st General Assembly of Newfoundland Wikipedia