1932. Squires's government was toppled by the conservative United Newfoundland Party. The UNP was elected on a promise to consider suspending responsible government. Responsible government was suspended in 1934, and a Commission of Government appointed by the British government took over the administration of Newfoundland. Newfoundland's status as an independent dominion came to an end, along with party politics. Party politics returned to Newfoundland when it joined Canadian confederation in 1949 and a new Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador was formed under the leadership of Joseph Smallwood. The pre-Commission of Government Liberals, both in their early incarnation and their relaunching under Whiteway, tended to be identified more with poorer Newfoundlanders, while the Conservatives tended to be the party of the business establishment. Leaders Liberal Party of Newfoundland William Whiteway 1885-1897 Robert Bond 1897-1914 J.M. Kent 1914-1916 W.F. Lloyd 1916-1919 Liberal Reform Party Richard Squires 1919-1924 William Warren 1924 Albert Hickman 1924 Liberal-Progressive Party Albert Hickman 1924-1928 Liberal Party of Newfoundland Sir Richard Squires 1928-1932 Frederick Gordon Bradley 1932-1934 See also Conservative parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation) List of Newfoundland Prime Ministers List of political parties in Newfoundland and Labrador General elections in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation) Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Political parties in the Dominion of Newfoundland Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador