# 33rd General Assembly of Newfoundland

The members of the 33rd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1962. The general assembly sat from March 20, 1963 to August 17, 1966.
The Liberal Party led by Joey Smallwood formed the government.
George W. Clarke served as speaker.
There were four sessions of the 33rd General Assembly:
| Session | Start | End |
| 1st | March 20, 1963 | February 14, 1964 |
| 2nd | March 4, 1964 | January 26, 1965 |
| 3rd | January 27, 1965 | January 12, 1966 |
| 4th | January 12, 1966 | March 25, 1966 |
Campbell Leonard Macpherson served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1963. Fabian O'Dea succeeded Macpherson as lieutenant-governor.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1962:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| William P. Saunders | Bay de Verde | Liberal | 1962 |
| Stephen A. Neary | Bell Island | Liberal | 1962 |
| Joseph R. Smallwood | Bonavista North | Liberal | 1949 |
| Ross Barbour | Bonavista South | Liberal | 1959 |
| Walter H. Hodder | Burgeo and La Poile | Liberal | 1962 |
| Eric S. Jones | Burin | Liberal | 1956 |
| George W. Clarke | Carbonear | Liberal | 1956 |
| Myles P. Murray | Ferryland | Liberal | 1952 |
| Edward S. Spencer | Fogo | Liberal | 1962 |
| H.R.V. Earle | Fortune | Liberal | 1962 |
| Beaton J. Abbott | Gander | Liberal | 1956 |
| Ambrose H. Peddle | Grand Falls | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| William R. Smallwood | Green Bay | Liberal | 1956 |
| Claude A. Sheppard | Harbour Grace | Liberal | 1956 |
| Philip J. Lewis | Harbour Main | Liberal | 1951 |
| Clifton Joy | Harbour Main | Liberal | 1956 |
| John T. Cheeseman | Hermitage | Liberal | 1956 |
| Noel Murphy | Humber East | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| Charles H. Ballam | Humber West | Liberal | 1949 |
| Earl W. Winsor | Labrador North | Liberal | 1956 |
| Gerald I. Hill | Labrador South | Liberal | 1962 |
| Charles S. Devine | Labrador West | Independent | 1962 |
| Harold Starkes | Lewisporte | Liberal | 1962 |
| G. Alain Frecker | Placentia East | Liberal | 1959 |
| Patrick J. Canning | Placentia West | Liberal | 1949 |
| Stephen K. Smith | Port au Port | Liberal | 1956 |
| Eric N. Dawe | Port de Grave | Liberal | 1962 |
| James R. Chalker | St. Barbe North | Liberal | 1956 |
| William Smith | St. Barbe South | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| William J. Keough | St. George's | Liberal | 1949 |
| Anthony J. Murphy | St. John's Centre | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| James J. Greene | St. John's East | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| William J. Browne | St. John's East Extern | Progressive Conservative | 1949, 1954, 1962 |
| Geoffrey C. Carnell | St. John's North | Liberal | 1962 |
| G. Rex Renouf | St. John's South | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| William G. Adams | St. John's West | Liberal | 1962 |
| James M. McGrath | St. Mary's | Liberal | 1956 |
| Arthur S. Mifflin | Trinity North | Liberal | 1956 |
| C. Maxwell Lane | Trinity North | Liberal | 1956 |
| Uriah F. Strickland | Trinity South | Liberal | 1959 |
| Leslie R. Curtis | Twillingate | Liberal | 1949 |
| Walter Carter | White Bay North | Liberal | 1962 |
| Frederick W. Rowe | White Bay South | Liberal | 1951 |

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
| Trinity North | C. Maxwell Lane | Liberal | February 18, 1963 | A Mifflin named to Supreme Court |