11th General Assembly of Newfoundland

11th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Colonial Building seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850, to July 28, 1959.
History
Founded1874
Disbanded1874
Preceded by10th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by12th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier
Elections
Last election
1873 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 11th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1873. The general assembly sat from February 1874 to Fall 1874.

The Anti-Confederation Party led by Charles Fox Bennett won the election. However, defections and resignations before the assembly's opening reduced his party to a minority[1] and Frederick Carter formed the government in 1874.[2]

Prescott Emerson was chosen as speaker.[3]

Sir Stephen John Hill served as colonial governor of Newfoundland.[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1873:[5]

Member Electoral district Affiliation First elected / previously elected
James J. Rogerson Bay de Verde Conservative 1870
Charles Bowring Bonavista Bay Conservative 1873
Alexander J.W. McNeilly Conservative 1873
John Burton Conservative 1873
Prescott Emerson Burgeo-La Poile Conservative 1869
James S. Winter Burin Conservative 1873
Charles R. Ayre Conservative 1873
John Rorke Carbonear Conservative 1863
Thomas Glen Ferryland Anti-Confederate 1855
Richard Raftus Anti-Confederate 1873
Thomas R. Bennett[nb 1] Fortune Bay Anti-Confederate 1865
Frederick Carter[nb 2] Harbour Grace Conservative 1859
William Wood Conservative 1873
Ambrose Shea Conservative 1848, 1874
Joseph I. Little Harbour Main Anti-Confederate 1867
Patrick Nowlan Anti-Confederate 1873
Charles Fox Bennett Placentia and St. Mary's Anti-Confederate 1869
James Collins Anti-Confederate 1873
Henry Renouf[nb 1] Anti-Confederate 1861
John Bartlett Port de Grave Anti-Confederate 1873
John J. Dearin St. John's East Anti-Confederate 1873
Robert John Parsons Anti-Confederate 1843
Robert J. Kent Anti-Confederate 1873
Lewis Tessier St. John's West Anti-Confederate 1873
Patrick J. Scott Anti-Confederate 1873
Maurice Fenelon Anti-Confederate 1873
John Steer Trinity Bay Conservative 1873
John Warren Conservative 1873
William Whiteway Conservative 1859, 1873
Frederick Carter[nb 2] Twillingate and Fogo Conservative 1859
Charles Duder[nb 3] Anti-Confederate 1873
Smith McKay Anti-Confederate 1873

Notes:

  1. ^ a b Named a judge January 9, 1874
  2. ^ a b Frederick Carter was elected in two ridings
  3. ^ Joined Conservatives in 1874

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
Harbour Grace Ambrose Shea Conservative January 17, 1874 F Carter chose to sit for Twillingate and Fogo[5]

Notes:


References

  1. ^ Hiller, James K. (1982). "Bennett, Charles Fox". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  2. ^ Hiller, James K. (1990). "Carter, Frederic Bowker Terrington". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XII (1891–1900) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  3. ^ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly.
  4. ^ "Hill, Sir Stephen John". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  5. ^ a b "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 690–91.