1932 Newfoundland general election

The 1932 Newfoundland general election was held on 11 June 1932 to elect members of the 28th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was the final legislative general election held in the Dominion of Newfoundland.

As a result of a riot which occurred in 1932 due to Newfoundland's deteriorating economic situation, Prime Minister Sir Richard Squires dissolved the House of Assembly and called an election. His Liberals were reduced to two seats while Frederick C. Alderdice's United Newfoundland Party won 24 seats and was elected to government. The size of the House was reduced from 40 to 27 as an economy measure.

Alderdice was not able to rescue the public finances. By this time Newfoundlanders despaired of the ability of their politicians to solve the problems. The British government commissioned a report from William Warrender Mackenzie, 1st Baron Amulree which was scathing about the political culture of Newfoundland.

The price of British government financial aid was the abandonment of responsible and representative government. The legislature was dissolved. The Commission of Government came into operation on 16 February 1934 ending more than a century of legislative democracy in Newfoundland.

Results

	Party	Leader	1928	Candidates	Seats won	Change in seats	% of seats (% change)	Popular vote	% of vote (% change)	United Newfoundland	Frederick C. Alderdice	12Template:Efn	26	24	Increase12	88.89% (Increase58.89%)	82,037	70.85% (Increase 28.00%)	Liberal	Richard Squires	28Template:Efn	26	2	Decrease26	7.41% (Decrease62.59%)	32,726	28.26% (Decrease26.72%)	Other		0	3	1	Increase 1	3.70% (Increase3.70%)	1,034	0.90% (Decrease1.27%)
Totals			40	55	27	Decrease 13	100%	115,797	100%

Results by district

• Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
• † indicates that the incumbent did not run again.
• ‡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district.

St. John's

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
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St. John's East	Template:Canadian party colour rowspan=2|	Gerald Byrne 6,987 41.83%		Leo Murphy 1,390 8.32%			Template:Canadian party colour|	Frederick C. Alderdice‡ St. John's City East (ran in St. John's West)
	Template:Canadian party colour|						Gerald Byrne St. John's City East
	Template:Canadian party colour rowspan=2|	Edward Emerson 6,969 41.73%		Thomas J. Mahoney 1,356 8.12%			Merged district
	Template:Canadian party colour|						John Tobin† St. John's East Extern
St. John's West	Template:Canadian party colour rowspan=2|	Frederick C. Alderdice 7,554 36.81%		Kenneth Ruby 2,884 14.05%		George Ayre (Independent) 214 1.04%	Template:Canadian party colour|	Alexander Campbell‡ St. John's City West (ran in St. George's-Port au Port)
	Template:Canadian party colour|						Joseph Fitzgibbon‡ St. John's City West (ran in Placentia and St. Mary's)
	Template:Canadian party colour rowspan=2|	Patrick Halley 7,320 35.67%		James Power 2,548 12.42%			Merged district
	Template:Canadian party colour|						Frank Bennett† St. John's West Extern

Conception Bay

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
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Carbonear-Bay de Verde	Template:Canadian party colour rowspan=3|	John Puddester 3,325 62.97%		Richard Cramm 1,955 37.03%	Template:Canadian party colour|	James Moore† Carbonear
	Merged district
	Template:Canadian party colour|	John Puddester Bay de Verde
Harbour Grace	Template:Canadian party colour|	Harry Winter 2,335 79.02%		Frank Archibald 620 20.98%	Template:Canadian party colour|	Frank Archibald
Harbour Main-Bell Island	Template:Canadian party colour rowspan=2|	Charles Furey 3,480 32.65%		Albert Walsh 1,938 18.18%	Template:Canadian party colour|	Philip Lewis‡ Harbour Main (ran in Placentia and St. Mary's)
	Template:Canadian party colour|				Albert Walsh Harbour Main
	Template:Canadian party colour rowspan=2|	William Browne 3,370 31.61%		Joseph Greene 1,872 17.56%	Merged district
	Template:Canadian party colour|				Joseph Greene Bell Island
Port de Grave	Template:Canadian party colour rowspan=3|	James Ayre 2,193 67.13%		Robert Smith 1,074 32.87%	Template:Canadian party colour|	John Parsons† Bay Roberts
	Merged district
	Template:Canadian party colour|	Robert Smith Port de Grave

Avalon and Burin Peninsulas

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
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Burin	Template:Canadian party colour rowspan=3|	Samuel Foote 2,393 63.37%		H. B. C. Lake 1,383 36.63%	Template:Canadian party colour|	James Winter† Burin East
	Merged district
	Template:Canadian party colour|	H. B. C. Lake Burin West
Ferryland	Template:Canadian party colour|	Michael Shea 2,412 85.93%		M. L. Whelan 395 14.07%	Template:Canadian party colour|	Peter Cashin†
Placentia and St. Mary's	Template:Canadian party colour rowspan=3|	Philip Lewis 2,492 84.08%		Joseph Fitzgibbon 472 15.92%	Template:Canadian party colour|	Edward Emerson‡ Placentia East (ran in St. John's East)
	Merged district
	Template:Canadian party colour|	James Bindon† St. Mary's
Placentia West	Template:Canadian party colour|	William Walsh 2,298 78.94%		J. J. St. John 613 21.06%	Template:Canadian party colour|	Leo Murphy‡ (ran in St. John's East)
Trinity South	Template:Canadian party colour|	Harold Mitchell 2,365 58.38%		Richard Squires 1,686 41.62%	Template:Canadian party colour|	Edwin Godden‡ (ran in Fogo)

Eastern and Central Newfoundland

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
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Bonavista North	Template:Canadian party colour rowspan=3|	William C. Winsor 2,856 73.68%		Joseph Davis 1,020 26.32%			Template:Canadian party colour|	J. H. Scammell† Bonavista Centre
	Merged district
	Template:Canadian party colour|	Nathan Winsor† Bonavista North
Bonavista South	Template:Canadian party colour rowspan=3|	Herman Quinton 3,528 81.29%		Joey Smallwood 812 18.71%			Template:Canadian party colour|	William Coaker† Bonavista East
	Merged district
	Template:Canadian party colour|	Herman Quinton Bonavista South
Fogo	Template:Canadian party colour|	Harold Earle 2,397 76.56%		Edwin Godden 734 23.44%			Template:Canadian party colour|	Richard Hibbs†
Grand Falls	Template:Canadian party colour rowspan=3|	Kenneth Brown 2,799 66.34%		William Earle 1,420 33.66%			Template:Canadian party colour|	William Earle
	Merged district
	Template:Canadian party colour|	Helena Squires‡ Lewisporte (ran in Twillingate)
Green Bay		Frederick Wells 1,077 45.87%	Template:Canadian party colour|	Roland Starkes 1,271 54.13%			Template:Canadian party colour|	Roland Starkes
Trinity North	Template:Canadian party colour rowspan=3|	John Stone 2,888 65.13%		Bert King 726 16.37%		Reuben Vardy (Independent) 820 18.49%	Template:Canadian party colour|	F. Gordon Bradley‡ Trinity Centre (ran in Humber)
	Merged district
	Template:Canadian party colour|	William Halfyard† Trinity North
Twillingate	Template:Canadian party colour|	Norman Gray 1,479 55.08%		Helena Squires 1,206 44.92%			Template:Canadian party colour|	Kenneth Brown‡ (ran in Grand Falls)

Southern and Western Newfoundland

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
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Burgeo and La Poile	Template:Canadian party colour|	James Winter 1,882 76.29%		Philip Butler 585 23.71%			Template:Canadian party colour|	Arthur Barnes† Burgeo
Fortune Bay and Hermitage					Template:Canadian party colour rowspan=3|	Harris Mosdell (Independent) Won by acclamation	Template:Canadian party colour|	Harris Mosdell Fortune Bay
					Merged district
					Template:Canadian party colour|	Philip Fudge† Hermitage
Humber		S. D. Cook 2,224 45.99%	Template:Canadian party colour|	F. Gordon Bradley 2,612 54.01%			Template:Canadian party colour|	Richard Squires‡ (ran in Trinity South)
St. Barbe	Template:Canadian party colour|	George Whitely 1,254 68.67%		E. S. Spencer 572 31.33%			Template:Canadian party colour|	Walter Skanes†
St. George's-Port au Port	Template:Canadian party colour rowspan=3|	William Abbott 2,587 77.11%		Alexander Campbell 768 22.89%			Template:Canadian party colour|	Joseph Downey† St. George's
	Merged district
	Template:Canadian party colour|	William Abbott Port au Port
White Bay	Template:Canadian party colour|	Joseph Moore 1,573 65.90%		Joseph Strong 814 34.10%			Template:Canadian party colour|	Joseph Strong