Newfoundland general election, 1869
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The 11th Newfoundland general election was held in 1869 to elect members of the 10th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland
. 21 Anti-Confederates (A-C) were elected against 9 Confederates (Con), ending for a moment the debate over joining the Dominion of Canada
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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...
. 21 Anti-Confederates (A-C) were elected against 9 Confederates (Con), ending for a moment the debate over joining the Dominion of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Results by party
| Party | Leader | 1865 Newfoundland general election, 1865 The 10th Newfoundland general election was held on 7 November 1865 to elect members of the 9th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Conservative Party led by Frederick Carter formed the government.-Results by party:... |
Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) |
Anti-Confederates Anti-Confederation Party Anti-Confederation was the name used in what is now Atlantic Canada by several parties opposed to Canadian confederation.-Nova Scotia:In Nova Scotia, the "Anti-Confederates" were led by Joseph Howe. They attempted to reverse the colony's decision to join Confederation, which was initially highly... |
Charles Fox Bennett Charles Fox Bennett Charles James Fox Bennett was a merchant and politician who successfully fought attempts to take Newfoundland into Canadian confederation. Bennett was a successful businessman and one of the island's richest residents with interests in the fisheries, distillery and brewery industry and shipbuilding... |
8 | 21 | 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.... |
Frederick Carter | 22 | 9 | |||||||
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| Totals | 30 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Elected members
- Twillingate-Fogo
- Charles DuderCharles DuderCharles R. Duder was an English-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Twillingate and Fogo in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1869 to 1878 as an Anti-Confederate and then Conservative.He was born at St...
(A-C) - Smith McKaySmith McKaySmith McKay was a prospector, merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Twillingate-Fogo in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1869 to 1874 and from 1882 to 1889....
(A-C)
- Charles Duder
- 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....
- James L. NoonanJames L. NoonanJames L. Noonan was a merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Bonavista Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1869 to 1873 and from 1883 to 1886 as an Anti-Confederate and then Conservative.He established himself in business at Greenspond...
(A-C) - William M. Barnes (A-C)
- Francis Winton (A-C)
- James L. Noonan
- 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....
(Con) - Thomas H. RidleyThomas H. RidleyThomas Harrison Ridley was a merchant and political figure in Colony of Newfoundland. He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1869 to 1871 as a Confederate....
(Con)- Alexander Graham (later in a by-election)
- Robert AlsopRobert AlsopRobert Alsop was a merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1866 to 1871 as a Liberal and then anti-Confederate....
(A-C) (defeated after named to cabinet post in 1870)- 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...
(later, in a by-election)
- John H. Warren
- 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....
(Con)- James J. Rogerson (later, in a by-election)
- John Bemister
- Carbonear
- John RorkeJohn RorkeJohn Rorke was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Carbonear in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1863 to 1882 as a Conservative and Confederate....
(Con)
- John Rorke
- Harbour Grace
- John MunnJohn Munn (Newfoundland politician)John Munn was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Conception Bay from 1842 to 1848 and Harbour Grace from 1869 to 1873 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a Conservative.He was born at Port Bannatyne near Rothesay, the son of Stewart Munn...
(Con) - William S. Green (Con)
- John Munn
- Brigus-Port de Grave
- James B. WoodsJames B. WoodsJames Bryan Woods was a merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Port de Grave in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1869 to 1873....
(A-C)
- James B. Woods
- 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....
- William P. Walsh (A-C)
- James Jordan (A-C)
- 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....
, senior (A-C)
- 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....
- Peter BrennanPeter Brennan (Newfoundland politician)Peter Brennan was an Irish-born political figure in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1866 to 1873....
(A-C) - 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....
(A-C)- Maurice FenelonMaurice FenelonMaurice Fenelon was an Irish-born educator, merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1871 to 1878....
(later in a by-election)
- Maurice Fenelon
- 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....
(A-C)- Lewis TessierLewis TessierLewis Tessier was an English-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1870 to 1882 as a Liberal....
(later, in a by-election)
- Lewis Tessier
- Peter Brennan
- Harbour Main
- James I. Little (A-C)
- John Kennedy (A-C)
- 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....
(A-C) - Thomas Badcock (or Battcock) (A-C)
- Thomas Glen
- Placentia-St. Mary's
- Charles Fox BennettCharles Fox BennettCharles James Fox Bennett was a merchant and politician who successfully fought attempts to take Newfoundland into Canadian confederation. Bennett was a successful businessman and one of the island's richest residents with interests in the fisheries, distillery and brewery industry and shipbuilding...
(A-C) (Leader of the Anti-Confederates) - Robert J. Parsons, junior (A-C)
- 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....
(A-C)
- Charles Fox Bennett
- 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...
- Frederick Carter (Con) (Leader of the Confederates)
- Edward Evans (Con)
- 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...
- Thomas R. BennettThomas R. BennettThomas R. Bennett was a magistrate and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Fortune Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1865 to 1874....
(A-C) (Speaker of the Assembly)
- Thomas R. Bennett
- Burgeo-LaPoile
- Prescott EmersonPrescott EmersonPrescott Emerson was a lawyer and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Burgeo-LaPoile in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1869 to 1878....
(Con)
- Prescott Emerson