1923 Newfoundland general election

The 1923 Newfoundland general election was held on 3 May 1923 to elect members of the 25th 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, were re-elected. The Liberal-Labour-Progressive party, led by John R. Bennett, formed the opposition. Squires was forced to resign as Prime Minister just two months later in July 1923 after allegations of corruption were brought forward. William Warren became Liberal Reform Party leader and Prime Minister. After Warren's government was defeated following a motion of no confidence, Albert Hickman was asked to form a government and Warren joined William J. Higgins to form the new Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party.

Seat totals

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 89.32% turnout | |Joseph P. Burke 2,595 15.00% || |William Higgins 3,266 18.88% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Brian Dunfield (Independent) 323 1.87% || |William Higgins |- | |Henry Bartlett 2,514 14.53% || |Cyril Fox 3,116 18.01% || |Cyril Fox |- | |Arthur Bulley 2,404 13.90% || |Nicholas Vinnicombe 3,083 17.82% || |Nicholas Vinnicombe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West 95.31% turnout || |Richard Squires 2,759 16.89% || |Charles Hunt 2,790 17.08% | | || |Richard Squires |- | |Alexander Campbell 2,755 16.86% || |Michael Cashin 2,770 16.95% | | || |Henry BrownriggÃ¢ÂÂ |- | |Joseph Fitzgibbon 2,617 16.02% | |William Linegar 2,648 16.21% | | || |John R. BennettÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Harbour Grace)

Conception Bay

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Bay de Verde 84.52% turnout || |William Cave 1,199 27.66% | |John Crosbie 1,049 24.20% | | || |Frederick LeGrowÃ¢ÂÂ |- || |Richard Cramm 1,116 25.74% | |John Puddester 971 22.40% | | || |William Cave |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear 77.89% turnout | |Joseph Maddock 440 48.03% || |James Moore 476 51.97% | | || |William PenneyÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Harbour Grace 85.19% turnout || |Archibald Piccott 1,296 18.26% | |John R. Bennett 1,147 16.16% | | || |George A. GosseÃ¢ÂÂ |- || |Ernest Simmons 1,234 17.39% | |Albert Hickman 1,132 15.95% | | || |Arthur BarnesÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Twillingate) |- || |Augustus Calpin 1,210 17.05% | |Frank Archibald 1,078 15.19% | | || |Frank Archibald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main 76.44% turnout || |Matthew Hawco 914 25.80% || |William Woodford 807 22.78% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|William Jones (Independent) 304 8.58% || |William Jones |- | |John J. St. John 746 21.06% | |Patrick Kennedy 771 21.77% || |William Woodford |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave 84.87% turnout || |Harry A. Winter 886 60.07% | |William Mackay 589 39.93% | | || |John CrosbieÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Bay de Verde)

Avalon Peninsula

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland 90.07% turnout | |Ambrose Hearn 412 15.69% || |Peter Cashin 1,090 41.51% || |Michael CashinÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in St. John's West) |- | |George McGuire 193 7.35% || |Philip Moore 931 35.45% || |Philip Moore |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's 84.40% turnout | |Thomas Bonia 944 8.58% || |Michael S. Sullivan 2,963 26.92% || |William Walsh |- | |William Browne 804 7.31% || |William Walsh 2,890 26.26% || |Michael Sullivan |- | |James Bindon 668 6.07% || |Edward Sinnott 2,737 24.87% || |Edward Sinnott

Eastern Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay 85.95% turnout || |William Coaker 3,045 18.44% | |Walter Monroe 2,628 15.92% || |William Coaker |- || |Robert G. Winsor 2,950 17.87% | |Lewis Little 2,498 15.13% || |John Abbott |- || |John Abbott 2,932 17.76% | |William C. Winsor 2,458 14.89% || |Robert G. Winsor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay 79.66% turnout || |William Halfyard 3,233 22.44% | |John Stone 1,819 12.63% || |William Halfyard |- || |Richard Hibbs 3,069 21.31% | |F. Gordon Bradley 1,648 11.44% || |John GuppyÃ¢ÂÂ |- || |Isaac Randell 3,003 20.85% | |James G. Hodder 1,633 11.34% || |Archibald TargettÃ¢ÂÂ |-

Central Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo 80.00% turnout || |George Grimes 1,121 56.73% | |J. J. Long 855 43.27% || |Richard HibbsÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Trinity Bay) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate 77.83% turnout || |Kenneth Brown 3,491 22.77% | |James S. Ayre 1,784 11.63% || |Walter JenningsÃ¢ÂÂ |- || |Arthur Barnes 3,406 22.21% | |Joseph Peters 1,678 10.94% || |George Jones |- || |George Jones 3,343 21.80% | |Kenneth Short 1,632 10.64% || |Solomon SamsonÃ¢ÂÂ

Southern and Western Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile 79.46% turnout || |Harvey Small 881 50.95% | |Walter Chambers 848 49.04% || |Harvey Small |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin 78.98% turnout || |Samuel Foote 1,182 24.82% || |George Harris 1,288 27.05% || |John Cheeseman |- | |John Cheeseman 1,150 24.15% | |Eric Chafe 1,142 23.98% || |Samuel Foote |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay 68.67% turnout || |William Warren 1,675 83.17% | |Philip Outerbridge 339 16.83% || |William Warren |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe 78.15% turnout || |J. H. Scammell (FPU) 1,365 57.21% | |Joseph Moore 1,021 42.79% || |J. H. Scammell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's 78.37% turnout || |Joseph Downey 1,511 58.25% | |James MacDonnell 1,083 41.75% || |James MacDonnell |-