15th General Assembly of Newfoundland

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15th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Colonialbuilding.jpg
Colonial Building seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850, to July 28, 1959.
History
Founded1886
Disbanded1889
Preceded by 14th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by 16th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier
Elections
Last election
 1885 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 15th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in October 1885. The general assembly sat from 1886 to 1889.

Contents

The Reform Party led by Robert Thorburn formed the government. [1]

A.J.W. McNeilly was chosen as speaker. [2]

Sir William Des Vœux served as colonial governor of Newfoundland until 1887. [3] Sir Henry Arthur Blake succeeded Des Vœux as governor. [4]

In 1887, the Ballot Act was passed which allowed voting by secret ballot as opposed to the previous system of public oral voting. In 1888, a new Elections Act was passed which defined the required qualifications for candidates for the House of Assembly. In 1889, a new Representation Act was passed which redefined the boundaries of electoral districts. [5]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1885: [5]

MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously elected
  Stephen R. March Bay de Verde Reform Party 1885
  Alexander J.W. McNeilly 1885
  James L. Noonan Bonavista Reform Party 1869, 1883
  Abram Kean 1885
  Frederick White 1885
  Alfred B. Morine (1886)1886
  Donald Morison (1888)1888
  Alexander M. Mackay Burgeo-La Poile Reform Party 1878
  John E. Peters Burin Reform Party 1882
  Henry LeMessurier 1885
  Alfred Penney Carbonear Reform Party 1882
  Daniel J. Greene Ferryland Liberal 1878
  George Shea 1885
  James Rolls Fogo Reform Party 1885
  Robert Bond Fortune BayIndependent1882
  James S. Winter Harbour Grace Reform Party 1873
  Charles Dawe 1878
  Joseph Godden 1885
  John Veitch Harbour Main Liberal 1885
  Richard MacDonnell 1882
  James McGrath Placentia and St. Mary's Liberal 1885
  William J. S. Donnelly 1878
  George H. Emerson 1885
  George A. Hutchings Port de Grave Reform Party 1885
 Albert Bradshaw St. Barbe Reform Party 1885
  Michael H. Carty St. George's Liberal 1882
  Robert J. Kent St. John's East Liberal 1873
  Ambrose Shea 1848, 1874
  Michael J. O'Mara 1885
  Thomas J. Murphy (1886)1886
  Robert John Parsons, Jr. (1887)1887
  Edward Morris St. John's West Liberal 1885
  Patrick J. Scott 1873
  James J. Callanan 1882
  Robert Thorburn Trinity Reform Party 1885
  Walter B. Grieve 1885
  Ellis Watson 1885
  Augustus F. Goodridge Twillingate Reform Party 1882
  Smith McKay 1882
  Michael T. Knight 1885

Notes:

    By-elections

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

    Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
    Twillingate Michael T. Knight Reform Party June 9, 1886MT Knight named to cabinet, so was required to run again [5]
    Bonavista Alfred B. Morine IndependentJune 12, 1886JL Noonan named to cabinet, so was required to run again [5]
    Carbonear Alfred Penney Reform Party November 1, 1886A Penney named to cabinet, so was required to run again [5]
    Placentia and St. Mary's William J. S. Donnelly Reform Party November 1, 1886WJS DOnnelly named to cabinet, so was required to run again [5]
    St. John's East Thomas J. Murphy Liberal November 6, 1886RJ Kent resigned seat [5]
    St. John's East Robert John Parsons, Jr. Liberal November 12, 1887A Shea named governor of the Bahamas [5]
    Bonavista Donald Morison Reform Party November 10, 1888 [nb 1] A Kean resigned seat [5]

    Notes:

    1. ↑ First by-election for Newfoundland by secret ballot

    References

    1. ↑ Hiller, J. K. (1994). "Thorburn, Sir Robert". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
    2. ↑ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly.
    3. ↑ "Des Voeux, Sir George William". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    4. ↑ "Blake, Sir Henry Arthur". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador . pp. 694–96.
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