# 34th General Assembly of Newfoundland

The members of the 34th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in September 1966. The general assembly sat from November 30, 1966, to October 4, 1971.
The Liberal Party led by Joey Smallwood formed the government.
George W. Clarke served as speaker.
There were five sessions of the 34th General Assembly:
| Session | Start | End |
| 1st | November 30, 1966 | February 1, 1968 |
| 2nd | February 21, 1968 | November 1, 1968 |
| 3rd | February 24, 1969 | November, 1969 |
| 4th | February 1, 1970 | February 1, 1970 |
| 5th | March 22, 1971 | March 22, 1971 |
Fabian O'Dea served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland until 1969. Ewart John Arlington Harnum succeeded O'Dea as lieutenant-governor.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1966:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| William P. Saunders | Bay de Verde | Liberal | 1962 |
| Stephen A. Neary | Bell Island | Liberal | 1962 |
| Beaton J. Abbott | Bonavista North | Liberal | 1956 |
| Ross Barbour | Bonavista South | Liberal | 1959 |
| Walter H. Hodder | Burgeo and La Poile | Liberal | 1962 |
| T. Alexander Hickman | Burin | Liberal | 1966 |
| George W. Clarke | Carbonear | Liberal | 1956 |
| Aidan J. Maloney | Ferryland | Liberal | 1966 |
| Eric S. Jones | Fogo | Liberal | 1966 |
| H.R.V. Earle | Fortune | Liberal | 1962 |
| Charles R. Granger | Gander | Liberal | 1966 |
| Harold Collins (1967) | Gander | Progressive Conservative | 1967 |
| Frederick W. Rowe | Grand Falls | Liberal | 1951 |
| William R. Smallwood | Green Bay | Liberal | 1956 |
| Alexander D. Moores | Harbour Grace | Liberal | 1966 |
| Philip J. Lewis | Harbour Main | Liberal | 1951 |
| John W. Mahoney | Harbour Main | Liberal | 1966 |
| Abel Wornell | Hermitage | Liberal | 1966 |
| Clyde Wells | Humber East | Liberal | 1966 |
| Joseph R. Smallwood | Humber West | Liberal | 1949 |
| Earl W. Winsor | Labrador North | Liberal | 1956 |
| Gerald I. Hill | Labrador South | Liberal | 1962 |
| Thomas W. Burgess | Labrador West | Liberal | 1966 |
| Thomas W. Burgess | Labrador West | Labrador Party | 1966 |
| Harold Starkes | Lewisporte | Liberal | 1962 |
| G. Alain Frecker | Placentia East | Liberal | 1959 |
| Patrick J. Canning | Placentia West | Liberal | 1949 |
| William R. Callahan | Port au Port | Liberal | 1966 |
| Eric N. Dawe | Port de Grave | Liberal | 1966 |
| James R. Chalker | St. Barbe North | Liberal | 1956 |
| Gerald Myrden | St. Barbe South | Liberal | 1966 |
| William J. Keough | St. George's | Liberal | 1949 |
| Anthony J. Murphy | St. John's Centre | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| Gerald R. Ottenheimer | St. John's East | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| William Marshall (1970) | St. John's East | Progressive Conservative | 1970 |
| Thomas V. Hickey | St. John's East Extern | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| Nathaniel S. Noel | St. John's North | Liberal | 1966 |
| John A. Nolan | St. John's South | Liberal | 1966 |
| John C. Crosbie | St. John's West | Liberal | 1966 |
| John C. Crosbie | St. John's West | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| James M. McGrath | St. Mary's | Liberal | 1956 |
| C. Maxwell Lane | Trinity North | Liberal | 1956 |
| Uriah F. Strickland | Trinity South | Liberal | 1959 |
| Leslie R. Curtis | Twillingate | Liberal | 1949 |
| Edward M. Roberts | White Bay North | Liberal | 1966 |
| William N. Rowe | White Bay South | Liberal | 1966 |

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
| Gander | Harold A. Collins | Progressive Conservative | October 20, 1967 | C R Granger ran for federal seat |
| St. John's East | William Marshall | Progressive Conservative | June 26, 1970 | G R Ottenheimer resigned seat to pursue studies abroad |