The members of the 30th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1951. The general assembly sat from March 11, 1952 to September 10, 1956.
The Liberal Party led by Joey Smallwood formed the government.
Reginald F. Sparkes served as speaker.
There were seven sessions of the 30th General Assembly: SessionStartEnd 1st March 11, 1952 May 20, 1952 2nd June 30, 1952 March 11, 1953 3rd March 11, 1953 May 20, 1953 4th March 24, 1954 June 21, 1954 5th March 23, 1955 April 27, 1955 6th September 12, 1955 September 28, 1955 7th March 14, 1956 May 10, 1956
Sir Leonard Outerbridge served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.
Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to the assembly in 1951: MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst electedJoseph R. SmallwoodBonavista NorthLiberal1949Clyde BrownBonavista SouthLiberal1951George NormanBurgeo and La PoileLiberal1951Phillip S. ForseyBurinLiberal1949Herbert L. PottleCarbonear-Bay de VerdeLiberal1949Augustine M. DuffyFerrylandProgressive Conservative1951Myles Murray (1952)Liberal1952Gordon JanesFogoLiberal1949John R. CourageFortune Bay and HermitageLiberal1949Edward S. SpencerGrand FallsLiberal1951A. Baxter MorganGreen BayLiberal1949James R. ChalkerHarbour GraceLiberal1949David I. JackmanHarbour Main-Bell IslandProgressive Conservative1949Philip J. LewisLiberal1951Charles H. BallamHumberLiberal1949Frederick W. RoweLabradorLiberal1952Gregory J. PowerPlacentia and St. Mary'sLiberal1951Patrick J. CanningPlacentia WestLiberal1949Isaac MercerPort de GraveLiberal1951Reginald F. SparkesSt. BarbeLiberal1949William J. KeoughSt. George's-Port au PortLiberal1949James D. HigginsSt. John's EastProgressive Conservative1949Frank D. FogwillProgressive Conservative1949Peter J. CashinSt. John's WestProgressive Conservative1951Oliver L. VardyLiberal1949Malcolm Hollett (1952)Progressive Conservative1952William J. Browne (1954)Progressive Conservative1954Samuel J. HeffertonTrinity NorthLiberal1949C. Maxwell ButtonTrinity SouthLiberal1949Leslie R. CurtisTwillingateLiberal1949Samuel DroverWhite BayLiberal1949CCF
By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReasonSt. John's WestMalcolm HollettProgressive ConservativeFebruary 7, 1952O L Vardy named Deputy Minister of Economic DevelopmentFerrylandMyles MurrayLiberalSeptember 25, 1952Voting irregularities discovered during recountSt. John's WestWilliam J. BrowneProgressive ConservativeMarch 9, 1954P J Cashin resigned to run for federal seat
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