▁change ▁his ▁party ▁promised ▁in ▁its ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁platform ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁getting ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁out ▁of ▁fis cal ▁trouble ), ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁term ination ▁of ▁responsible ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁Domin ion . ▁( see ▁also ▁Conserv ative ▁parties ▁in ▁New found land ▁( pre - Conf eder ation )) ▁ ▁Post - Conf eder ation ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁United ▁New found land ▁Party ▁was ▁formed ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁provincial ▁election , ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁some ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁of ▁New found land ▁and ▁Lab r ador ▁c au cus ▁members ▁and ▁supp or ters . ▁The ▁party ▁was ▁formed ▁immediately ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁election ▁when ▁two ▁T ory ▁M H As , ▁led ▁by ▁James ▁D . ▁H igg ins , ▁supported ▁Premier ▁Jo ey ▁Small wood ' s ▁st ance ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁New found land ▁receiving ▁financial ▁assistance ▁from ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁in def initely . ▁Provin cial ▁Conserv ative ▁leader ▁Mal col m ▁Mer cer ▁Hol lett ▁supported ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Conserv ative ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁John ▁Die fen b aker , ▁who ▁maintained ▁that ▁the ▁fund ing ▁agreement ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁orders ▁of ▁government ▁had ▁run ▁its ▁course . ▁While ▁two ▁UN P ▁M H As ▁were ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁H igg ins ▁was ▁defeated . ▁G us ▁D uff y ▁succeeded ▁H igg ins ▁as ▁UN P ▁leader ▁and ▁sitting ▁with ▁fellow ▁UN P ▁M HA ▁John ▁R . ▁O