The members of the 32nd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in August 1959. The general assembly sat from April 20, 1960, to October 23, 1962. The assembly moved to the newly constructed Confederation Building in 1960.

The Liberal Party led by Joey Smallwood formed the government.

John R. Courage served as speaker.

There were four sessions of the 32nd General Assembly:

SessionStartEnd
1stApril 20, 1960July 5, 1960
2ndJanuary 18, 1961March 13, 1961
3rdDecember 4, 1961January 15, 1962
4thJanuary 24, 1962March 20, 1962

Campbell Leonard Macpherson served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1959:

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously elected
Richard J. GreeneBell IslandProgressive Conservative1959
Edward S. SpencerBonavista NorthLiberal1949
Ross BarbourBonavista SouthLiberal1959
John T. CheesemanBurgeo and La PoileLiberal1956
Eric S. JonesBurinLiberal1956
George W. ClarkeCarbonear-Bay de VerdeLiberal1956
Myles P. MurrayFerrylandLiberal1952
Isaac MercerFogoLiberal1951
John R. CourageFortune Bay and HermitageLiberal1949
Beaton J. AbbottGanderLiberal1956
Raymond W. GuyGrand FallsLiberal1959
William R. SmallwoodGreen BayLiberal1956
Claude A. SheppardHarbour GraceLiberal1956
Philip J. LewisHarbour MainLiberal1951
Albert E. FureyProgressive Conservative1959
John A. ForseyHumber EastLiberal1956
Charles H. BallamHumber WestLiberal1949
Earl W. WinsorLabrador NorthLiberal1956
George SellarsLabrador SouthLiberal1956
Gerald Hill (1962)Liberal1962
G. Alain FreckerPlacentia EastLiberal1959
Patrick J. CanningPlacentia WestLiberal1949
Stephen K. SmithPort au PortLiberal1956
Llewellyn StrangePort de GraveLiberal1956
James R. ChalkerSt. BarbeLiberal1949
William J. KeoughSt. George'sLiberal1949
Augustine M. DuffySt. John's CentreUnited Newfoundland1951, 1956
James J. GreeneSt. John's EastProgressive Conservative1959
George M. NightingaleSt. John's NorthLiberal1956
John R. O'DeaSt. John's SouthUnited Newfoundland1959
Joseph R. SmallwoodSt. John's WestLiberal1949
James M. McGrathSt. Mary'sLiberal1956
Arthur S. MifflinTrinity NorthLiberal1956
Uriah F. StricklandTrinity SouthLiberal1956
Leslie R. CurtisTwillingateLiberal1949
C. Maxwell LaneWhite Bay NorthLiberal1956
Frederick W. RoweWhite Bay SouthLiberal1952

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Labrador SouthGerald HillLiberalMarch 19, 1962G Sellars died in 1961

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