1956 Newfoundland general election

The 1956 Newfoundland general election was held on 2 October 1956 to elect members of the 31st General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.

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|St. John's Centre 63.19% turnout | |James Gibbs 2,164 35.99% || |Augustine Duffy 3,848 64.01% || |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|St. John's East 71.08% turnout |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Edward Thorburn 1,839 32.60% |rowspan=2 | |rowspan=2|James Higgins 3,802 67.40% || |James Higgins |- || |Frank FogwillÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North 67.88% turnout || |George Nightingale 2,694 56.32% | |Derrick Bowring 2,089 43.68% || |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South 66.95% turnout | |Hubert Kelly 2,590 43.93% || |William Browne 3,306 56.07% || |New district |- |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|St. John's West |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2 | |rowspan=2|Malcolm Hollett Won by acclamation || |William BrowneÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in St. John's South) |- || |Malcolm Hollett

Conception Bay

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bell Island 69.52% turnout || |Joseph O'Driscoll 1,912 60.05% | |David Jackman 901 28.30% | |Ray Littlejohn 43 1.35% | |Michael Hawco (Independent) 328 10.30% || |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear-Bay de Verde 59.38% turnout || |George Clarke 2,699 70.14% | |P. W. Crummey 1,052 27.34% | |Stanley Atkins 97 2.52% | | || |Herbert PottleÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Grace 70.23% turnout || |Claude Sheppard 1,714 58.98% | |Richard Parsons 544 18.72% | |Israel Gosse 41 1.41% | |Frank Archibald (Independent) 607 20.89% || |James ChalkerÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in St. Barbe) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main || |Philip Lewis 2,251 30.55% | |Arthur Harnett 1,648 22.37% | | | | || |David JackmanÃ¢ÂÂ¡ Harbour Main-Bell Island (ran in Bell Island) |- || |Matthew Whelan 1,861 25.26% | |James A. McGrath 1,608 21.82% | | | | || |Philip Lewis Harbour Main-Bell Island |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave 56.12% turnout || |Llewellyn Strange 1,853 75.94% | |John Pinsent 587 24.06% | | | | || |Isaac MercerÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Fogo) |-

Avalon Peninsula

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland 76.33% turnout || |Myles Murray 1,941 69.22% | |Rex Renouf 863 30.78% | | || |Myles Murray |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia East 62.55% turnout || |Greg Power 1,849 76.82% | | | |Esau Thoms 558 23.18% || |Greg Power Placentia-St. Mary's |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Mary's 75.67% turnout || |James M. McGrath 1,163 67.50% | |Larry Daley 560 32.50% | | || |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity South 51.21% turnout || |Samuel Hefferton 2,419 81.94% | | | |Charles Bailey 533 18.06% || |Maxwell ButtonÃ¢ÂÂ

Eastern Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North 57.17% turnout || |Joey Smallwood 3,429 93.00% | | | |Paul Thoms 258 7.00% || |Joey Smallwood |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South 50.32% turnout || |Uriah Strickland 2,490 71.53% | |Rossy Barbour 905 26.00% | |Guy Dixon 86 2.47% || |Clyde BrownÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo || |Isaac Mercer Won by acclamation | | | | || |Gordon JanesÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North 50.15% turnout || |Arthur Mifflin 3,038 88.65% | | | |Solomon Drodge 389 11.35% || |Samuel HeffertonÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Trinity South)

Central Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander 68.97% turnout || |Beaton Abbott 4,045 75.02% | |Bennett Elliott 1,347 24.98% | | || |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls 76.69% turnout || |Edward Spencer 2,680 55.82% | |Kevin Griffin 2,121 44.18% | | || |Edward Spencer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Green Bay 67.04% turnout || |William Smallwood 2,529 78.61% | |Roy Manuel 497 15.45% | |Cyril Pelley (Independent) 191 5.94% || |Baxter MorganÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate 55.78% turnout || |Leslie Curtis 2,380 87.05% | |Arthur Butcher 354 12.95% | | || |Leslie Curtis |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay South 66.43% turnout || |Frederick W. Rowe 1,437 84.23% | | | |Sam Drover (CCF) 269 15.77% || |Sam Drover White Bay

Southern Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo-La Poile 64.47% turnout || |John Cheeseman 2,201 68.14% | |Allan Evans 992 30.71% | |Willis Parsons 37 1.15% || |George NormanÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin 69.20% turnout || |Eric S. Jones 3,219 83.96% | |Frank Pearce 615 16.04% | | || |Phillip ForseyÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune and Hermitage 64.46% turnout || |John Courage 3,337 85.00% | |Samuel Walters 589 15.00% | | || |John Courage |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia West || |Patrick Canning Won by acclamation | | | | || |Patrick Canning

Western Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East 74.84% turnout || |John Forsey 3,058 60.59% | |Woodrow Hunt 1,812 35.90% | |Darius Powell (Independent) 177 3.51% || |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West 78.57% turnout || |Charles Ballam 3,923 61.11% | |William Young 1,860 38.89% | | || |Charles Ballam Humber |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port 73.93% turnout || |Stephen Smith 2,019 67.71% | |William Goodyear 963 32.29% | | || |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe 66.25% turnout || |James Chalker 2,187 79.64% | |Wallace Maynard 559 20.36% | | || |Reginald SparkesÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's 78.23% turnout || |William Keough 1,695 59.49% | |Richard White 1,154 40.51% | | || |William Keough St. George's-Port au Port |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay North 75.05% turnout || |Maxwell Lane 2,414 91.06% | |James Tucker 138 5.21% | |Gilbert Simms (CCF) 99 3.73% || |New district |-

Labrador

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador North 68.60% turnout || |Earl Winsor 873 87.21% | |Roderick Roberts 128 12.79% || |Frederick W. RoweÃ¢ÂÂ¡ Labrador (ran in White Bay South) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador South || |George Sellars Won by acclamation | | || |New district