The 1869 Newfoundland general election was held in 1869 to elect members of the 10th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. 21 Anti-Confederates (A-C) were elected against 9 Confederates (Con), ending for a moment the debate over joining the Dominion of Canada.
Results by party
edit| Party | Leader | 1865 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Confederation | Charles Fox Bennett | 8[1] | 21 | +162.5% | |||
| Conservative (pro-Confederation) | Frederick Carter | 22 | 9 | -59.1% | |||
| Totals | 30 | 30 | |||||
Elected members
edit- Twillingate-Fogo
- Charles Duder (A-C)
- Smith McKay (A-C)
- Bonavista Bay
- James L. Noonan (A-C)
- William M. Barnes (A-C)
- Francis Winton (A-C)
- Trinity Bay
- Stephen Rendell (Con)
- Thomas H. Ridley (Con)
- Alexander Graham (later in a by-election)[2]
- Robert Alsop (A-C) (defeated after named to cabinet post in 1870)[3]
- John H. Warren (later, in a by-election)
- Bay de Verde
- John Bemister (Con)
- James J. Rogerson (later, in a by-election)
- John Bemister (Con)
- Carbonear
- John Rorke (Con)
- Harbour Grace
- John Munn (Con)
- William S. Green (Con)
- Brigus-Port de Grave
- James B. Woods (A-C)
- St. John's East
- William P. Walsh (A-C)
- James Jordan (A-C)
- Robert J. Parsons, senior (A-C)
- St. John's West
- Peter Brennan (A-C)
- Thomas Talbot (A-C)
- Maurice Fenelon (later in a by-election)[2]
- Henry Renouf (A-C)[4]
- Lewis Tessier (later, in a by-election)
- Harbour Main
- James I. Little (A-C)
- John Kennedy (A-C)
- Ferryland
- Thomas Glen (A-C)
- Thomas Badcock (or Battcock) (A-C)
- Placentia-St. Mary's
- Charles Fox Bennett (A-C) (Leader of the Anti-Confederates)
- Robert J. Parsons, junior (A-C)
- Henry Renouf (A-C)
- Burin
- Frederick Carter (Con) (Leader of the Confederates)
- Edward Evans (Con)
- Fortune Bay
- Thomas R. Bennett (A-C) (Speaker of the Assembly)
- Burgeo-LaPoile
- Prescott Emerson (Con)
References
edit- ^ As Liberals
- ^ a b Smallwood, Joseph R (1981). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. v. 1. ISBN 0-920508-14-6.
- ^ Senior, Elinor (1972). "Robert Alsop". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved October 19, 2009.
- ^ Smallwood, Joseph R (1981). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. v. 1. ISBN 0-920508-14-6. Renouf was elected in Saint John's West and Placentia & St. Mary's, choosing to sit for the latter district.