The members of the 35th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in October 1971. The votes were evenly divided between the Liberal Party and the Progressive Conservatives.

The election resulted in a hung parliament where neither party was able to form a stable government.

There was one session of the 35th General Assembly:

SessionStartEnd
1stMarch 1, 1972March 1, 1972

Ewart John Arlington Harnum served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1971:

MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously elected
William P. SaundersBay de VerdeLiberal1962
Stephen A. NearyBell IslandLiberal1962
Paul S. ThomsBonavista NorthLiberal1971
Ross BarbourBonavista SouthLiberal1959
Allan EvansBurgeo and La PoileProgressive Conservative1971
T. Alexander HickmanBurinProgressive Conservative1966
Augustus T. RoweCarbonearProgressive Conservative1971
Thomas DoyleFerrylandProgressive Conservative1971
Earl S. WinsorFogoLiberal1956
W. Augustus OldfordFortune BayLiberal1971
Harold CollinsGanderProgressive Conservative1967
Aubrey SeniorGrand FallsProgressive Conservative1971
Harold StarkesGreen BayLiberal1962
Hubert KitchenHarbour GraceLiberal1971
Gordon DaweHarbour MainProgressive Conservative1971
William DoodyProgressive Conservative1971
Harold PierceyHermitageLiberal1971
Thomas C. FarrellHumber EastProgressive Conservative1971
Frank D. MooresHumber WestProgressive Conservative1971
Melvin WoodwardLabrador NorthLiberal1971
Joe HarveyLabrador SouthLiberal1971
Thomas W. BurgessLabrador WestNew Labrador Party1966
Liberal
James RussellLewisporteProgressive Conservative1971
Joseph R. SmallwoodPlacentia EastLiberal1949
Patrick J. CanningPlacentia WestLiberal1949
Frederick R. StaggPort au PortProgressive Conservative1971
James J. HusseyPort de GraveLiberal1971
James R. ChalkerSt. Barbe NorthLiberal1949
Edward MaynardSt. Barbe SouthProgressive Conservative1971
Alexander DunphySt. George'sProgressive Conservative1971
Anthony J. MurphySt. John's CentreProgressive Conservative1962
William MarshallSt. John's EastProgressive Conservative1970
Thomas V. HickeySt. John's East ExternProgressive Conservative1966
John A. CarterSt. John's NorthProgressive Conservative1971
Hugh J. SheaSt. John's SouthProgressive Conservative1971
Independent
Liberal
John C. CrosbieSt. John's WestProgressive Conservative1966
Gerry OttenheimerSt. Mary'sProgressive Conservative1966, 1971
Uriah F. StricklandTrinity NorthLiberal1956
Rupert BartlettTrinity SouthLiberal1971
William G. AdamsTwillingateLiberal1962, 1971
Edward M. RobertsWhite Bay NorthLiberal1966
William N. RoweWhite Bay SouthLiberal1966

By-elections

None

Notes