1919 Newfoundland general election

The 1919 Newfoundland general election was held on 3 November 1919 to elect members of the 24th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Liberal Reform Party, an alliance between the Liberals led by Richard Squires and the Fishermen's Protective Union of William Coaker, formed the government. The People's Party, became the Liberal-Labour-Progressive party following the election and formed the opposition. Squires served as Newfoundland prime minister.

Results

Results by district

Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
Ã¢ÂÂ indicates that the incumbent did not run again.
Ã¢ÂÂ¡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district.

St. John's

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's East 80.64% turnout || |William Higgins 2,925 18.11% | |Henry Bartlett 2,410 14.92% | | |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Thomas Murphy (Independent) 635 3.93% || |James KentÃ¢ÂÂ |- || |Cyril Fox 2,775 17.18% | |Leo Carter 2,379 14.73% | | || |William Higgins |- || |Nicholas Vinnicombe 2,707 16.76% | |Daniel Curtin 2,321 14.36% | | || |Vacant |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West 76.33% turnout || |John R. Bennett 1,808 13.30% || |Richard Squires 1,954 14.38% | |William Linegar 1,025 7.54% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|J. Sinclair Tait (Independent) 102 0.75% || |Edward MorrisÃ¢ÂÂ |- | |James Martin 1,749 12.87% || |Henry Brownrigg 1,839 13.53% | |John Caldwell 933 6.86% || |John R. Bennett |- | |J. J. Mullaly 1,646 12.11% | |Alexander Campbell 1,658 12.20% | |Michael Foley 877 6.45% || |Vacant

Conception Bay

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Bay de Verde 82.94% turnout | |Albert Hickman 1,193 25.55% || |Frederick LeGrow 1,207 25.85% | | || |Albert Hickman |- | |Jesse Whiteway 1,071 22.94% || |William Cave 1,198 25.66% | | || |John CrosbieÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Port de Grave) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear 64.89% turnout | |James Moore 317 34.23% || |William Penney 609 65.77% | | || |Vacant |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Harbour Grace 69.36% turnout | |Archibald Piccott 821 12.54% || |George Gosse 1,388 21.20% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Charles Russell (Independent) 419 6.40% || |Archibald Piccott |- | |Edward Parsons 626 9.56% || |Arthur Barnes 1,385 21.15% || |Edward Parsons |- | |Josiah Gosse 561 8.57% || |Frank Archibald 1,347 20.57% || |Moses YoungÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main 71.18% turnout || |William Jones 1,101 28.83% | |John Meaney 866 22.68% | | || |William Woodford |- || |William Woodford 1,039 27.21% | |Walter Kennedy 813 21.29% | | || |George KennedyÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave 74.25% turnout || |John Crosbie 837 55.61% | |George Grimes (FPU) 668 44.39% | | || |George Grimes

Avalon Peninsula

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland 84.39% turnout || |Michael Cashin 1,190 40.33% | |Michael Hartery 436 14.77% || |Michael Cashin |- || |Philip Moore 1,012 34.29% | |Arthur English 313 10.61% || |Philip Moore |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's 78.23% turnout || |William Walsh 2,258 21.39% | |John M. Devine 1,376 13.03% || |Richard DevereauxÃ¢ÂÂ |- || |Michael Sullivan 2,146 20.33% | |William Jackman 1,370 12.98% || |Frank MorrisÃ¢ÂÂ |- || |Edward Sinnott 2,129 20.17% | |Philip Brown 1,278 12.11% || |William Walsh

Eastern Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay 75.39% turnout | |William C. Winsor 1,550 10.06% || |William Coaker 3,732 24.21% || |Alfred Morine |- | |Chesley Forbes 1,485 9.63% || |John Abbott 3,611 23.43% || |Robert G. Winsor |- | |Alfred Morine 1,455 9.44% || |Robert G. Winsor 3,582 23.24% || |John Abbott |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay 70.55% turnout | |John Stone 1,185 8.53% || |William Halfyard 3,768 27.12% || |John Stone |- | |Robert Matthews 962 6.93% || |John Guppy 3,576 25.75% || |Archibald Targett |- | |Andrew Carnell 859 6.18% || |Archibald Targett 3,539 25.48% || |William F. LloydÃ¢ÂÂ |-

Central Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo 66.12% turnout | |Jesse Oake 252 14.32% || |Richard Hibbs 1,508 85.68% || |William HalfyardÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Trinity Bay) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate 64.47% turnout | |William Mackay 922 8.52% || |Walter Jennings 3,718 34.37% || |William CoakerÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Bonavista Bay) |- | |Lorenzo Moore 881 8.14% || |George Jones 3,683 34.05% || |James CliftÃ¢ÂÂ |- | |Kenneth Short 656 6.06% || |Solomon Samson 3,417 31.59% || |Walter Jennings

Southern and Western Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile 75.20% turnout | |Charlie James 231 13.92% || |Harvey Small 1,428 86.08% || |Robert MoultonÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin 76.81% turnout | |George Bartlett 680 15.22% || |John Cheeseman 1,568 35.09% || |John Currie |- | |John Currie 679 15.19% || |Samuel Foote 1,542 34.50% || |Thomas LeFeuvreÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay 80.01% turnout | |Henry Elliott 451 20.20% || |William Warren 1,782 79.80% || |Vacant |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe 68.17% turnout | |Abram Kean 660 30.46% || |J. H. Scammell (FPU) 1,507 69.54% || |William ClappÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's 62.12% turnout | |Joseph Downey 701 32.88% || |James MacDonnell 1,431 67.12% || |Joseph Downey |-