Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Table of Contents

Click on TABLE OF CONTENTS above to access a list of all Government and Politics articles.
Electrification

A look at the development of electricity in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the 2nd half of the 20th century.
ERCO and Long Harbour

One of the industries which the Smallwood government managed to lure to the province with the promise of cheap power was the ERCO.
The Modern Women's Movement

The women's movement strives to end discrimination and violence against women through legal, political, and social change.
Politics of Development: Building the Railway

For much of the 19th and 20th centuries, Newfoundland governments were deeply concerned about economic development.
Politics of Development, 1897-1914

This article is about the Newfoundland Railway and the politics of it's development from 1897-1914.
Women in Politics

The challenging role of women in politics from 1925, when women earned the right to vote and run for political office, to present day.
Women's Suffrage

About the women's suffrage movement in Newfoundland and Labrador.