Editing Statute of Westminster 1931 (section)

===Newfoundland===

The [[Dominion of Newfoundland]] never adopted the Statute of Westminster, especially because of financial troubles and corruption there. By request of the Dominion's government, the United Kingdom established the [[Commission of Government]] in 1934, resuming direct rule of Newfoundland.<ref name="comm">{{cite web  | last =Webb  | first =Jeff A.  | title =The Commission of Government, 1934–1949  | publisher =Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web Site (2007)  | date =January 2003  | url =http://www.heritage.nf.ca/law/commission_gov.html  | access-date =2007-08-10  | archive-date =20 December 2014  | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20141220171931/http://www.heritage.nf.ca/law/commission_gov.html  | url-status =live  }}</ref> That arrangement remained until [[History of Newfoundland and Labrador#Province of Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland became a province of Canada]] in 1949 following [[1948 Newfoundland referendums|referendums on the issue in 1948]].<ref name=historyquatre>{{cite web |url=http://www2.marianopolis.edu/nfldhistory/NewfoundlandJoinsCanada-Confederation1949.htm |title=Newfoundland Joins Canada) and Newfoundland and Confederation (1949) |publisher=.marianopolis.edu |access-date=3 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720173301/http://www2.marianopolis.edu/nfldhistory/NewfoundlandJoinsCanada-Confederation1949.htm |archive-date=20 July 2008 }}</ref> The Statute of Westminster became applicable to Newfoundland when it was admitted to Canada.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>