This vote proved to be the final general election held by 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.

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 Commission of Government came into operation on 16 February 1934 ending more than a century of legislative democracy in Newfoundland.