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.

1956 Newfoundland general election
October 2, 1956
36 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
19 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
PC
Leader Joey Smallwood Malcolm Hollett
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative
Leader since 1949 1953
Last election 24 4
Seats won 32 4
Seat change Increase8 Steady
Popular vote 75,883 36,591
Percentage 66.3% 32%
Premier before election

Joey Smallwood
Liberal

 Premier after election

Joey Smallwood
Liberal

Results
  Party Leader 1951 Seats won % change Popular vote (%)
Liberal Joey Smallwood 24 32 75,883 66.3%
Progressive Conservative Malcolm Hollett 4 4 36,591 32.0%
CCF Sam Drover 0 0 * *
  Other 0 0 0% 1,964 1.7%
Totals 28 36 - 114,438 100%

*CCF votes are among the 1,964 ballots categorized as "other". This was the CCF's first election, Sam Drover had been a cabinet minister in the Liberal government until he quit and decided to found the CCF in the province. The party ran 10 candidates in the 1956 election, the first time it had contested a provincial election in Newfoundland.

References
  • "Seat Count Results in Newfoundland & Labrador Provincial Elections". Election Almanac. Election Almanac. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.


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