Election Name: | 1923 Newfoundland general election |
Country: | Dominion of Newfoundland |
Type: | parliamentary |
Party Colour: | no |
Party Name: | no |
Previous Election: | 1919 Newfoundland general election |
Previous Year: | 1919 |
Previous Mps: | outgoing members |
Election Date: | May 3, 1923 |
Elected Mps: | members |
Next Election: | 1924 Newfoundland general election |
Next Year: | 1924 |
Seats For Election: | 36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 19 |
Colour2: | FFB6C1 |
Leader2: | William J. Higgins |
Party2: | Liberal-Labour-Progressive |
Leaders Seat2: | St. John's East |
Last Election2: | 12 |
Seats2: | 13 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Colour1: | D71920 |
Leader1: | Richard Squires |
Party1: | Liberal Reform |
Leaders Seat1: | St. John's West |
Last Election1: | 24 |
Seats1: | 23 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Map Size: | 400px |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Richard Squires |
Before Party: | Liberal Reform |
After Election: | Richard Squires |
Posttitle: | Prime Minister after election |
After Party: | Liberal Reform |
Ongoing: | No |
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, formed the government. The Liberal-Labour-Progressive party, now led by William J. Higgins, formed the opposition. Squires was forced to resign as Prime Minister in 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 Higgins in a new Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party.
Party | Leader | 1919 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | Liberal Reform | 24 | 23 | William J. Higgins | 12[1] | 13 | ||||||||
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Totals | 36 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||
. Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador . Joey Smallwood . 1981 . v. 1 . 0-920508-14-6.