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 8 Popular vote 75,883 36,591 Percentage 66.3% 32.0% Swing 2.7pp 3.6pp
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.