Newfoundland general election, 1852
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The 6th Newfoundland general election was held in 1852 to elect members of the 5th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland
. There were 9 Liberals and 6 Conservatives elected.
Dominion of Newfoundland
The Dominion of Newfoundland was a British Dominion from 1907 to 1949 . The Dominion of Newfoundland was situated in northeastern North America along the Atlantic coast and comprised the island of Newfoundland and Labrador on the continental mainland...
. There were 9 Liberals and 6 Conservatives elected.
Results by party
| Party | 1848 Newfoundland general election, 1848 The 5th Newfoundland general election was held in 1848 to elect members of the 4th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The use of two separate bodies, an elected assembly and an appointed Legislative Council, was resumed; the experiment with combining the two bodies... |
Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) |
Liberal Liberal parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation) For the modern Liberal Party see Liberal Party of Newfoundland and LabradorSeveral earlier groupings functioned in the Dominion of Newfoundland under the name Liberal Party of Newfoundland from the granting of responsible government to the island in the 1850s until its suspension in 1934 when the... |
9 | Conservative Conservative parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation) For the modern Conservative Party see Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and LabradorThe Conservative Party of Newfoundland was a political party in the Dominion of Newfoundland prior to confederation with Canada in 1949.... |
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| Totals | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
Elected members
- St. John's District
- John Kent Liberal (speaker)
- Philip Francis LittlePhilip Francis LittlePhilip Francis Little was the first Premier of Newfoundland Colony between 1855 and 1858. He was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Little studied law there with Charles Young and was admitted to the bar in 1844. He came to Newfoundland in 1846 and articled in law. He got involved in...
Liberal - Robert John ParsonsRobert John ParsonsRobert John Parsons was a journalist and politician in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's East in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1843 to 1874....
Liberal
- Conception BayConception BayConception Bay is a Canadian bay located on the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland. The bay indents the Avalon Peninsula with the opening of the bay to the Atlantic Ocean at the northeast. It is bounded by Cape St. Francis in the south and Split Point near Bay de Verde in the north...
District- Edmund HanrahanEdmund HanrahanEdmund Hanrahan was a political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Conception Bay from 1842 to 1854 and Carbonear from 1855 to 1862 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a Liberal....
Liberal - John BemisterJohn BemisterJohn Bemister was a merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Conception Bay from 1852 to 1855 and Bay de Verde from 1855 to 1869 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly....
Conservative - John Hayward Conservative
- William Talbot
- Edmund Hanrahan
- FerrylandFerryland (electoral district)Ferryland is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 8,571 eligible voters living within the district....
District- Peter WinserPeter WinserPeter Winser was a merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Ferryland in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1836 to 1842 and from 1848 to 1855....
- Peter Winser
- Placentia and St. Mary'sPlacentia and St. Mary'sPlacentia—St. Mary’s is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there were 7,361 eligible voters living within the district....
District- Ambrose SheaAmbrose SheaSir Ambrose Shea, KCMG , from Newfoundland was a political and business figure in Colonial Newfoundland and later served as Governor of the Bahamas. He was one of two Newfoundland delegates to the Québec Conference that led to Canadian confederation.Shea was born in St. John's, Newfoundland...
Liberal - George J. HogsettGeorge James HogsettGeorge James Hogsett was a lawyer and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Placentia and St. Mary's from 1852 to 1861 and Harbour Main from 1865 to 1869 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a Liberal....
Liberal
- Ambrose Shea
- Fortune BayFortune BayFortune Bay is a fairly large natural bay located on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland, Canada. The Bay is bounded by Point Crewe on the Burin Peninsula and Pass Island at the entrance to Hermitage Bay to the northwest for a distance of 56 kilometers...
District- Hugh William HoylesHugh HoylesSir Hugh Hoyles was a politician and lawyer who served as the third premier of the Newfoundland Colony. Hoyles was the first premier of Newfoundland to have been born in the colony, and served from 1861 to 1865. Born in St...
Conservative
- Hugh William Hoyles
- Trinity BayTrinity Bay, Newfoundland and LabradorTrinity Bay is a large bay on the northeastern coast of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.Major fishing communities include Trinity and Heart's Content.-Industry:...
District- Stephen March
- Bonavista BayBonavista BayBonavista Bay is a large bay located on the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It opens directly onto the Atlantic Ocean....
District- John H. WarrenJohn Henry WarrenJohn Henry Warren was an English-born merchant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Bonavista Bay from 1852 to 1869 and from 1874 to 1878 and Trinity Bay from 1871 to 1874 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.He was born in Devon, the son of William Warren, and is known to...
Conservative
- John H. Warren
- Fogo District
- George Henry Emerson
- BurinBurin, Newfoundland and LabradorBurin is a town on the Burin Peninsula in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The Burin Peninsula is often affectionately nicknamed "The Boot" due to its resemblance to the footwear when seen on a map, with the town of Burin located near the "heel". Burin is approximately 318 km...
District- Clement BenningClement Pitt BenningClement Pitt Benning was a merchant, magistrate and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Burin in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1842 to 1848 and from 1852 to 1859 as a Liberal....
Liberal
- Clement Benning