Newfoundland general election, 1861
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The 9th Newfoundland general election was held in 1861 to elect members of the 8th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland
. 14 Conservatives and 12 Liberals were elected. The results in Harbour Grace and Harbour Main electoral districts were set aside following violence at the polls; members were elected in subsequent by-elections. The Liberal Party led by John Kent was defeated by the Conservatives led by Hugh Hoyles
; Ambrose Shea
replaced Kent as party leader.
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...
. 14 Conservatives and 12 Liberals were elected. The results in Harbour Grace and Harbour Main electoral districts were set aside following violence at the polls; members were elected in subsequent by-elections. The Liberal Party led by John Kent was defeated by the Conservatives led by 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...
; Ambrose Shea
Ambrose Shea
Sir 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...
replaced Kent as party leader.
Results by party
| Party | Leader | 1859 Newfoundland general election, 1859 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.... |
Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) |
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... |
12 | 15 | 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 | 13 | vacant | - | 2 | |||||||||||
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| Totals | 30 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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....
- 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 - Matthew W. WalbankMatthew W. WalbankMatthew William Walbank was an English-born lawyer and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Bonavista Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1855 to 1859 and from 1861 to 1865....
- Stephen March
- John H. Warren
- 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:...
- 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 - F.B.T. Carter Conservative (speaker)
- 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....
- Stephen Rendell
- 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 (elected later)
- John Hayward Conservative
- Henry J. Moore Conservative
- 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 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 - John Kent 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 TalbotThomas Talbot (Newfoundland politician)Thomas Talbot was an Irish-born educator and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1861 to 1870 as a Liberal and then Anti-Confederate....
- Henry RenoufHenry RenoufHenry Renouf was an educator, judge and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's West from 1861 to 1869 and Placentia and St. Mary's from 1869 to 1873 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly....
- Harbour Main (election results determined later)
- Thomas Byrne Liberal
- 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
- 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....
- 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 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. Shea
- 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....
- Richard McGrath
- W. G. Flood
- Pierce 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...
elected later
- Pierce M. Barron
- 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
- 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...
- H. W. Hoyles Conservative
- Edward Evans
- 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
- D. W. ProwseDaniel Woodley ProwseDaniel Woodley Prowse was a lawyer, politician, judge, historian, essayist, and office holder.Born in Port de Grave, Newfoundland , he was the fourth of the seven children of Robert Prowse and Jane Woodley...
Conservative
- D. W. Prowse