# British North America Act 1949, Paragraph 6


(1) Until the Parliament of Canada otherwise provides, the Province of Newfoundland shall for the purposes of the election of members to serve in the House of Commons, be divided into the electoral divisions named and delimited in the Schedule to these Terms, and each such division shall be entitled to return one member.
(2) For the first election of members to serve in the House of Commons, if held otherwise than as part of a general election, the Governor General in Council may cause writs to be issued and may fix the day upon which the polls shall be held, and, subject to the foregoing, the laws of Canada relating to by-elections shall apply to an election held pursuant to any writ issued under this Term.
(3) The Chief Electoral Officer shall have authority to adapt the provisions of The Dominion Elections Act 1938, to conditions existing in the Province of Newfoundland so as to conduct effectually the first election of members to serve in the House of Commons.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/22/schedule/paragraph/6 (the official version)
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