1932 Newfoundland general election

The 1932 Newfoundland general election was held on 11 June 1932 to elect members of the 28th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was the final legislative general election held in the Dominion of Newfoundland.

As a result of a riot which occurred in 1932 due to Newfoundland's deteriorating economic situation, Prime Minister Sir Richard Squires dissolved the House of Assembly and called an election. His Liberals were reduced to two seats while Frederick C. Alderdice's United Newfoundland Party won 24 seats and was elected to government. The size of the House was reduced from 40 to 27 as an economy measure.

Alderdice was not able to rescue the public finances. By this time Newfoundlanders despaired of the ability of their politicians to solve the problems. The British government commissioned a report from William Warrender Mackenzie, 1st Baron Amulree which was scathing about the political culture of Newfoundland.

The price of British government financial aid was the abandonment of responsible and representative government. The legislature was dissolved. The Commission of Government came into operation on 16 February 1934 ending more than a century of legislative democracy in Newfoundland.

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=4|St. John's East |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Leo Murphy 1,390 8.32% | rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Gerald Byrne 6,987 41.83% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| || |Frederick C. AlderdiceÃ¢ÂÂ¡ St. John's City East (ran in St. John's West) |- || |Gerald Byrne St. John's City East |- |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Thomas J. Mahoney 1,356 8.12% | rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Edward Emerson 6,969 41.73% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| |colspan=2|Merged district |- || |John TobinÃ¢ÂÂ St. John's East Extern |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=4|St. John's West |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Kenneth Ruby 2,884 14.05% | rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Frederick C. Alderdice 7,554 36.81% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|George Ayre (Independent) 214 1.04% || |Alexander CampbellÃ¢ÂÂ¡ St. John's City West (ran in St. George's-Port au Port) |- || |Joseph FitzgibbonÃ¢ÂÂ¡ St. John's City West (ran in Placentia and St. Mary's) |- |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|James Power 2,548 12.42% | rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Patrick Halley 7,320 35.67% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| |colspan=2|Merged district |- || |Frank BennettÃ¢ÂÂ St. John's West Extern

Conception Bay

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Carbonear-Bay de Verde |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Richard Cramm 1,955 37.03% | rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|John Puddester 3,325 62.97% || |James MooreÃ¢ÂÂ Carbonear |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- || |John Puddester Bay de Verde |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Grace | |Frank Archibald 620 20.98% || |Harry Winter 2,335 79.02% || |Frank Archibald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=4|Harbour Main-Bell Island |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Albert Walsh 1,938 18.18% | rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Charles Furey 3,480 32.65% || |Philip LewisÃ¢ÂÂ¡ Harbour Main (ran in Placentia and St. Mary's) |- || |Albert Walsh Harbour Main |- |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Joseph Greene 1,872 17.56% | rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|William Browne 3,370 31.61% |colspan=2|Merged district |- || |Joseph Greene Bell Island |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Port de Grave |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Robert Smith 1,074 32.87% | rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|James Ayre 2,193 67.13% || |John ParsonsÃ¢ÂÂ Bay Roberts |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- || |Robert Smith Port de Grave |-

Avalon and Burin Peninsulas

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Burin |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|H. B. C. Lake 1,383 36.63% | rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Samuel Foote 2,393 63.37% || |James WinterÃ¢ÂÂ Burin East |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- || |H. B. C. Lake Burin West |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland | |W. Loyola Whelan 395 14.07% || |Michael Shea 2,412 85.93% || |Peter CashinÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Joseph Fitzgibbon 472 15.92% | rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Philip Lewis 2,492 84.08% || |Edward EmersonÃ¢ÂÂ¡ Placentia East (ran in St. John's East) |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- || |James BindonÃ¢ÂÂ St. Mary's |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia West | |J. J. St. John 613 21.06% || |William Walsh 2,298 78.94% || |Leo MurphyÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in St. John's East) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity South | |Richard Squires 1,686 41.62% || |Harold Mitchell 2,365 58.38% || |Edwin GoddenÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Fogo)

Eastern and Central Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista North |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Joseph Davis 1,020 26.32% | rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|William C. Winsor 2,856 73.68% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| || |J. H. ScammellÃ¢ÂÂ Bonavista Centre |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- || |Nathan WinsorÃ¢ÂÂ Bonavista North |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista South |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Joey Smallwood 812 18.71% | rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Herman Quinton 3,528 81.29% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| || |William CoakerÃ¢ÂÂ Bonavista East |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- || |Herman Quinton Bonavista South |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo | |Edwin Godden 734 23.44% || |Harold Earle 2,397 76.56% | | || |Richard HibbsÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Grand Falls |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|William Earle 1,420 33.66% | rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Kenneth Brown 2,799 66.34% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| || |William Earle |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- || |Helena SquiresÃ¢ÂÂ¡ Lewisporte (ran in Twillingate) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Green Bay || |Roland Starkes 1,271 54.13% | |Frederick Wells 1,077 45.87% | | || |Roland Starkes |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity North |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Bert King 726 16.37% | rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|John Stone 2,888 65.13% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Reuben Vardy (Independent) 820 18.49% || |F. Gordon BradleyÃ¢ÂÂ¡ Trinity Centre (ran in Humber) |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- || |William HalfyardÃ¢ÂÂ Trinity North |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate | |Helena Squires 1,206 44.92% || |Norman Gray 1,479 55.08% | | || |Kenneth BrownÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Grand Falls)

Southern and Western Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and La Poile | |Philip Butler 585 23.71% || |James Winter 1,882 76.29% | | || |Arthur BarnesÃ¢ÂÂ Burgeo |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Fortune Bay and Hermitage |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| | rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Harris Mosdell (Independent) Won by acclamation || |Harris Mosdell Fortune Bay |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- || |Philip FudgeÃ¢ÂÂ Hermitage |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber || |F. Gordon Bradley 2,612 54.01% | |S. D. Cook 2,224 45.99% | | || |Richard SquiresÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Trinity South) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe | |E. S. Spencer 572 31.33% || |George Whitely 1,254 68.67% | | || |Walter SkanesÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. George's-Port au Port |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Alexander Campbell 768 22.89% | rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|William Abbott 2,587 77.11% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| || |Joseph DowneyÃ¢ÂÂ St. George's |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- || |William Abbott Port au Port |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay | |Joseph Strong 814 34.10% || |Joseph Moore 1,573 65.90% | | || |Joseph Strong |-