1904 Newfoundland general election

1904 Newfoundland general election

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36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Robert Bond Alfred Morine Party Liberal United Opposition Leader since 1897 1900 Leader's seat Twillingate Bonavista Bay Last election 32 4 [a] Seats won 30 6 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 52,636 34,697 Percentage 60.02% 39.57% Swing 2.66% 4.12%
Premier before election Robert Bond Liberal Premier after election Robert Bond Liberal

The 1904 Newfoundland general election was held on 31 October 1904 to elect members of the 20th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed the government.

Results

	Party	Leader	1900	Candidates	Seats won	Seat change	% of seats (% change)	Popular vote	% of vote (% change)
	Liberal	Robert Bond	32	36	30	2	83.33% (5.56%)	52,636	60.02% (2.66%)
	United Opposition	Alfred Morine	4 [a]	35	6	2	16.67% (5.56%)	34,697	39.57% (4.12%)
	Other		0	1	0		0.00% ()	362	0.41% (1.46%)
Totals			36	72	36		100%	87,695	100%

Results by district

• Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
• † indicates that the incumbent did not run again.
• ‡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district.

St. John's

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	Liberal (historical)		Conservative (historical)
St. John's East		James Kent 2,545 23.47%		William Howley 1,603 14.78%		John Dwyer
		George Shea 2,508 23.13%		John W. McGrath [1] 981 9.05%		Lawrence Furlong†
		John Dwyer 2,339 21.57%		Frank Viguers [1] 869 8.01%		Thomas Murphy†
St. John's West		Edward Morris 2,394 25.07%		John McCarthy [1] 1,073 11.24%		Edward Morris
		John R. Bennett 2,287 23.95%		Thomas White [1] 942 9.86%		John Anderson†
		John Scott 2,082 21.80%		William Wyler [1] 772 8.08%		John Scott

Conception Bay

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	Liberal (historical)		Conservative (historical)
Bay de Verde		Charles Hutchings 938 25.14%		William C. Winsor 941 25.22%		Isaac Mercer†
		George Moores 934 25.03%		John Crosbie 918 24.60%		Michael Knight†
Carbonear		Joseph Maddock 497 54.02%		John Goodison 423 45.98%		Joseph Maddock
Harbour Grace		Eli Dawe 1,158 18.23%		Charles Dawe 1,060 16.69%		Eli Dawe
		William Oke 1,141 17.97%		Edward Parsons 976 15.37%		Augustus Harvey†
		Arthur Barnes 1,132 17.82%		William Whiteway 884 13.92%		William Oke
Harbour Main		Frank Morris 863 28.10%		William Woodford 745 24.26%		Frank Morris
		John Lewis 764 24.88%		Michael O'Toole [2] 699 22.76%		John St. John†
Port de Grave		Henry Dawe 633 47.99%		Alexander Mackay 686 52.01%		Alexander Mackay

Avalon Peninsula

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	Liberal (historical)		Conservative (historical)
Ferryland		Michael Cashin 1,159 45.27%		John Winsor 497 19.41%		Michael Cashin
		William Ellis 904 35.31%				James Ryan†
Placentia and St. Mary's		Edward Jackman 2,376 25.26%		Augustus Goodridge 1,063 11.30%		Edward Jackman
		Thomas Bonia 2,296 24.41%		Richard McGrath 943 10.03%		Thomas Bonia
		Michael Sullivan 1,861 19.79%		Rhodie Callahan 866 9.21%		Richard McGrath

Eastern Newfoundland

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	Liberal (historical)		Conservative (historical)
Bonavista Bay		John Roper [2] 1,304 13.49%		Alfred Morine 2,133 22.07%		Alfred Morine
		Thomas Howe [2] 1,197 12.84%		Mark Chaplin 2,032 21.02%		Darius Blandford†
		Samuel Winsor [2] 1,064 11.01%		Sydney Blandford 1,936 20.02%		Mark Chaplin
Trinity Bay		George Gushue 1,893 20.04%		Robert Watson 1,544 16.35%		George Gushue
		William Lloyd 1,655 17.52%		William Warren 1,496 15.84%		Robert Watson
		Arthur Miller 1,560 16.52%		Jesse Whiteway 1,296 13.72%		William Warren

Central Newfoundland

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	Liberal (historical)		Conservative (historical)
Fogo		Henry Earle 902 78.37%		Henry Fitzgerald 249 21.63%		Henry Earle
Twillingate		Robert Bond 2,425 23.89%		Alan Goodridge 1,248 12.29%		Robert Bond
		James Clift 2,287 22.53%		Donald Morison 1,182 11.64%		James Clift
		George Roberts 2,002 19.72%		Frederick Mews [2] 1,007 9.92%		George Roberts

Southern and Western Newfoundland

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	Liberal (historical)		Conservative (historical)		Other
Burgeo and LaPoile		Charles Emerson 705 49.72%		Robert Moulton 713 50.28%				Charles Emerson
Burin		Edward Davey 1,138 31.14%		James Winter 707 19.34%				Henry Gear
		Henry Gear 1,124 30.75%		John A. Robinson 686 18.77%				Edward Davey
Fortune Bay		Albert Martin 955 62.87%		Samuel Foote 564 37.13%				Charles Way†
St. Barbe		William Clapp 823 60.29%		Albert Bradshaw 180 13.19%		Jonathan Noseworthy [2] (Independent) 362 26.52%		Alexander Parsons†
St. George's		George Carty 791 50.25%		Michael Gibbs 783 49.75%				William Howley‡ (ran in St. John's East)

Notes

1. As the Conservative Party

References

1. "Nomination Day". Evening Telegram. October 21, 1904. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
2. "Nominations". Evening Telegram. October 22, 1904. Retrieved May 20, 2025.

Further reading

• Riggs, Bert (1981). "General Election #20: October 31, 1904". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1. St. John's: Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. Retrieved May 20, 2025.