33rd General Assembly of Newfoundland

Confederation Building East Block. Seat of the Newfoundland and Labrador government and the House of Assembly from 1960 to present.

History
Founded| March 20, 1963 (1963-03-20)
Disbanded| August 17, 1966 (1966-08-17)
Preceded by| 32nd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by| 34th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership

Premier

Joey Smallwood

Elections

Last election

| 1962 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 33rd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1962.[1] The general assembly sat from March 20, 1963 to August 17, 1966.[2]

The Liberal Party led by Joey Smallwood formed the government.[3]

George W. Clarke served as speaker.[4]

There were four sessions of the 33rd General Assembly:[2]

Session  | Start  | End

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1st  | March 20, 1963  | February 14, 1964
2nd  | March 4, 1964  | January 26, 1965
3rd  | January 27, 1965  | January 12, 1966
4th  | January 12, 1966  | March 25, 1966

Campbell Leonard Macpherson served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1963.[5] Fabian O'Dea succeeded Macpherson as lieutenant-governor.[6]

## Members of the Assembly

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The following members were elected to the assembly in 1962:[1]

| Member  | Electoral district  | Party  | First elected / previously elected

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| William P. Saunders | Bay de Verde | Liberal | 1962
| Stephen A. Neary | Bell Island | Liberal | 1962
| Joseph R. Smallwood | Bonavista North | Liberal | 1949
| Ross Barbour | Bonavista South | Liberal | 1959
| Walter H. Hodder | Burgeo and La Poile | Liberal | 1962
| Eric S. Jones | Burin | Liberal | 1956
| George W. Clarke | Carbonear | Liberal | 1956
| Myles P. Murray | Ferryland | Liberal | 1952
| Edward S. Spencer[a] | Fogo | Liberal | 1949
| H.R.V. Earle | Fortune | Liberal | 1962
| Beaton J. Abbott | Gander | Liberal | 1956
| Ambrose H. Peddle | Grand Falls | Progressive Conservative | 1962
| William R. Smallwood | Green Bay | Liberal | 1956
| Claude A. Sheppard | Harbour Grace | Liberal | 1956
| Philip J. Lewis | Harbour Main | Liberal | 1951
| Clifton Joy | 1962
| John T. Cheeseman[a] | Hermitage | Liberal | 1956
| Noel Murphy | Humber East | Progressive Conservative | 1962
| Charles H. Ballam | Humber West | Liberal | 1949
| Earl W. Winsor | Labrador North | Liberal | 1956
| Gerald I. Hill[a] | Labrador South | Liberal | 1962
| Charles S. Devine | Labrador West | Independent  | 1962
| Harold Starkes | Lewisporte | Liberal | 1962
| G. Alain Frecker | Placentia East | Liberal | 1959
| Patrick J. Canning | Placentia West | Liberal | 1949
| Stephen K. Smith | Port au Port | Liberal | 1956
| Eric N. Dawe | Port de Grave | Liberal | 1962
| James R. Chalker | St. Barbe North | Liberal | 1949
| William Smith | St. Barbe South | Progressive Conservative | 1962
| William J. Keough | St. George's | Liberal | 1949
| Anthony J. Murphy | St. John's Centre | Progressive Conservative | 1962
| James J. Greene | St. John's East | Progressive Conservative | 1959
| William J. Browne | St. John's East Extern | Progressive Conservative | 1954,[b] 1962
| Geoffrey C. Carnell | St. John's North | Liberal | 1962
| G. Rex Renouf | St. John's South | Progressive Conservative | 1957, 1962
| William G. Adams | St. John's West | Liberal | 1962
| James M. McGrath | St. Mary's | Liberal | 1956
| Arthur S. Mifflin | Trinity North | Liberal | 1956
| C. Maxwell Lane (1963)  | 1956,[c] 1963
| Uriah F. Strickland | Trinity South | Liberal | 1956
| Leslie R. Curtis | Twillingate | Liberal | 1949
| Walter Carter | White Bay North | Liberal | 1962
| Frederick W. Rowe | White Bay South | Liberal | 1952

## By-elections

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

Electoral district  | Member elected  | Affiliation  | Election date  | Reason

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Trinity North | C. Maxwell Lane | Liberal | February 18, 1963  | A Mifflin named to Supreme Court[1]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c Elected by acclamation
2. ^ St. John's West
3. ^ White Bay

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 730–32.
2. ^ a b Normandin, P G (1978). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
3. ^ "Provincial Government: The Smallwood Years, 1949-1972". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
4. ^ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
5. ^ "Macpherson, Hon. Campbell Leonard (1907-1973)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
6. ^ "O'Dea, Hon. Fabian (1918-2004)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.

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