Newfoundland general election, 1859
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The 8th Newfoundland general election was held in 1859 to elect members of the 7th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland
. 18 Liberals and 12 Conservatives were elected. The Liberal Party led by John Kent formed the government.
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...
. 18 Liberals and 12 Conservatives were elected. The Liberal Party led by John Kent formed the government.
Results by party
| Party | Leader | 1855 Newfoundland general election, 1855 The 7th Newfoundland general election was held in 1855 to elect members of the 6th General Assembly of Newfoundland. This was the first election after responsible government was introduced to the Dominion of Newfoundland... |
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... |
John Kent | 18 | 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.... |
Hugh Hoyles Hugh Hoyles Sir 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... |
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Elected members
- Twillingate-Fogo
- William V. Whiteway Conservative
- Thomas Knight
- 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....
- Stephen March
- 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 - M. W. Walbank
- 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:...
- F.B.T. Carter Conservative (speaker)
- Stephen RendellStephen RendellStephen Rendell was an English-born merchant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1859 to 1873....
Conservative - John WinterJohn Winter (politician)John Winter was an English-born physician and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1855 to 1865....
- Bay de VerdeBay de Verde, Newfoundland and LabradorBay de Verde is an incorporated town in Conception Bay on the northern tip of the Bay de Verde Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The first recorded inhabitants at Bay de Verde arrived in 1662. Bay de Verde became an incorporated town in 1950.-Geography:Bay de Verde is the northern...
- 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 Bemister
- Carbonear
- 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
- Edmund Hanrahan
- Harbour Grace
- John Hayward Conservative
- James L. PrendergastJames Luke PrendergastJames Luke Prendergast was a merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Conception Bay from 1842 to 1852 and Harbour Grace from 1855 to 1859 and from 1860 to 1861 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a Liberal.He was born in Harbour Grace, the son of James...
Liberal- election overturned because of alleged intimidation; Prendergast elected in 1860 by-election
- Brigus-Port de Grave
- John Leamon
- St. John's EastSt. John's EastSt. John's East is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949....
- John Kent Liberal
- John Kavanagh
- Robert J. 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
- St. John's WestSt. John's WestSt. John's West was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 2003.This riding was created in 1949 when Newfoundland joined the Canadian Confederation....
- John Casey
- Thomas S. Dwyer
- P.M. BarronPierce M. BarronPierce M. Barron was a tavern owner and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's West from 1859 to 1861 and Placentia and St. Mary's from 1861 to 1869 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a Liberal.He was born in St. John's. He owned a tavern in St. John's...
- Harbour Main
- Patrick NowlanPatrick NowlanPatrick Nowlan was a merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Harbour Main from 1859 to 1865 and from 1873 to 1882 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly....
Liberal - Charles FureyCharles FureyCharles J. Furey was a political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Harbour Main in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1859 to 1861 and from 1865 to 1869 as a Liberal.He was born in Harbour Main...
Liberal
- Patrick Nowlan
- 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....
- Thomas GlenThomas GlenThomas Glen was a Scottish-born merchant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Ferryland in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1842 to 1848 and from 1855 to 1874....
Conservative - E. D. SheaEdward Dalton SheaHon. Sir Edward Dalton Shea K.C.M.G., was a journalist and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Ferryland in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1855 to 1865 as a Liberal and then Conservative member.He was born in St. John's, the son of Henry Shea, an Irish-born...
Liberal
- Thomas Glen
- 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....
- 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 - John English
- John DelaneyJohn Delaney (meteorologist)John Delaney was an Irish-born civil servant, meteorologist and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Placentia and St. Mary's in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1848 to 1852 and from 1855 to 1860 as a Liberal.He married Elizabeth Troy, the sister of Father Edward...
- Richard McGrath, elected in 1860
- George J. Hogsett
- 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...
- 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 (speaker) - James J. RogersonJames Johnstone RogersonJames Johnstone Rogerson was a businessman, political figure and philanthropist in Newfoundland. He represented Burin from 1859 to 1861 and Bay de Verde from 1870 to 1882 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.He was born in Harbour Grace, the son of Peter Rogerson and Amelia Palmer....
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...
- Robert CarterRobert Carter (magistrate)Robert Carter was a Newfoundland naval officer and political figure.He was born in Ferryland, the son of judge William Carter, and joined the Royal Navy as a young man, retiring as a lieutenant in 1815. Later that year, he was named surrogate magistrate after the death of his brother William,...
Conservative
- Robert Carter
- Burgeo-LaPoile
- James SeatonJames Seaton (politician)James Seaton was a journalist and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Burgeo-LaPoile in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1859 to 1860....
- Hugh 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, elected in 1860
- Hugh Hoyles
- James Seaton