34th General Assembly of Newfoundland

34th 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	November 30, 1866
Disbanded	October 4, 1971
Preceded by	33rd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by	35th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier	Joey Smallwood
Elections
Last election	Newfoundland general election, 1966

The members of the 34th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in September 1966.^[1] The general assembly sat from November 30, 1966 to October 4, 1971.^[2]

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

George W. Clarke served as speaker.^[4]

There were five sessions of the 34th General Assembly:^[2]

Session	Start	End
1st	November 30, 1966	February 1, 1968
2nd	February 21, 1968	November 1, 1968
3rd	February 24, 1969	November, 1969
4th	February 1, 1970	February 1, 1970
5th	March 22, 1971	March 22, 1971

Fabian O'Dea served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1969.^[5] Ewart John Arlington Harnum succeeded O'Dea as lieutenant-governor.^[6]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1966:^[1]

Member	Electoral district	Affiliation
William P. Saunders	Bay de Verde	Liberal
Stephen A. Neary	Bell Island	Liberal
Beaton J. Abbott	Bonavista North	Liberal
Ross Barbour	Bonavista South	Liberal
Walter H. Hodder	Burgeo and La Poile	Liberal
T. Alexander Hickman	Burin	Liberal
George W. Clarke	Carbonear	Liberal
Aidan J. Maloney	Ferryland	Liberal
Eric S. Jones	Fogo	Liberal
H.R.V. Earle	Fortune	Liberal
Charles R. Granger	Gander	Liberal
Frederick W. Rowe	Grand Falls	Liberal
William R. Smallwood	Green Bay	Liberal
Alexander D. Moores	Harbour Grace	Liberal
Philip J. Lewis	Harbour Main	Liberal
John W. Mahoney
Abel Wornell[nb 1]	Hermitage	Liberal
Clyde Wells	Humber East	Liberal
Joseph R. Smallwood	Humber West	Liberal
Earl W. Winsor	Labrador North	Liberal
Gerald I. Hill	Labrador South	Liberal
Thomas W. Burgess	Labrador West	Liberal
Harold Starkes	Lewisporte	Liberal
G. Alain Frecker	Placentia East	Liberal
Patrick J. Canning	Placentia West	Liberal
William R. Callahan	Port au Port	Liberal
Eric N. Dawe	Port de Grave	Liberal
James R. Chalker	St. Barbe North	Liberal
Gerald Myrden	St. Barbe South	Liberal
William J. Keough	St. George's	Liberal
Anthony J. Murphy	St. John's Centre	Progressive Conservative
Gerald R. Ottenheimer	St. John's East	Progressive Conservative
Thomas V. Hickey	St. John's East Extern	Progressive Conservative
Nathaniel S. Noel	St. John's North	Liberal
John A. Nolan	St. John's South	Liberal
John C. Crosbie	St. John's West	Liberal
James M. McGrath	St. Mary's	Liberal
C. Maxwell Lane	Trinity North	Liberal
Uriah F. Strickland	Trinity South	Liberal
Leslie R. Curtis[nb 1]	Twillingate	Liberal
Edward M. Roberts	White Bay North	Liberal
William N. Rowe	White Bay South	Liberal

Notes:

1. Elected by acclamation

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Affiliation	Election date	Reason
Gander	Harold A. Collins	Progressive Conservative	October 20, 1967	C R Granger ran for federal seat[1]
St. John's East	William Marshall	Progressive Conservative	June 26, 1970	G R Ottenheimer resigned seat to pursue studies abroad[1]

Notes:

References

1. "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 732–33.
2. 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.
5. "O'Dea, Hon. Fabian (1918-2004)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
6. "Harnum, Hon. Ewart John Arlington (1910-1996)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.