20th General Assembly of Newfoundland

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20th General Assembly of Newfoundland
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Colonial Building seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850, to July 28, 1959.
History
Founded1905
Disbanded1908
Preceded by 19th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by 21st General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier
Elections
Last election
 1904 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 20th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in October 1904. The general assembly sat from 1905 to 1908.

Contents

The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed the government. [1]

Francis J. Morris was chosen as speaker. [2]

Sir William MacGregor served as colonial governor of Newfoundland until 1907 when Newfoundland became a dominion and continued to serve as governor for the dominion until 1909. [3]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1904: [4]

MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously elected
William C. Winsor Bay de Verde Conservative 1904
Charles H. Hutchings Liberal 1904
Alfred B. Morine Bonavista Conservative 1886
Mark Chaplin 1900
Sydney Blandford 1904
Donald Morison 1888, 1906
Robert Moulton Burgeo-La Poile Conservative 1904
Edward H. Davey Burin Liberal 1900
Henry Gear 1900
John Maddock Carbonear Liberal 1900
Michael P. Cashin Ferryland Liberal 1893
William J. Ellis 1904
Henry Earle Fogo Liberal 1900
A. H. Martin Fortune Bay Liberal 1904
Eli Dawe Harbour Grace Liberal 1889
William A. Oke 1897
Arthur Barnes 1904
Frank J. Morris Harbour Main Liberal 1900
John Lewis 1904
E. M. Jackman Placentia and St. Mary's Liberal 1900
Thomas Bonia 1900
Michael S. Sullivan 1904
Alexander McKay Port de Grave Conservative 1878, 1900
Charles Dawe 1878, 1893, 1906
William M. Clapp St. Barbe Liberal 1904
George T. Carty St. George's Liberal 1904
James M. Kent St. John's East Liberal 1904
George Shea 1885, 1904
John Dwyer 1900
Edward Morris St. John's West Liberal 1885
John R. Bennett 1904
J. P. Scott 1904
George W. Gushue Trinity Liberal 1900
William F. Lloyd 1904
A. W. Miller 1904
Robert Bond Twillingate Liberal 1882
James A. Clift 1900
George Roberts 1900

Notes:

    By-elections

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

    Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
    Port de Grave Charles Dawe Conservative February 1, 1906A MacKay died November 24, 1905 [4]
    Bonavista Donald Morison [nb 1] Conservative November 6, 1906AB Morine resigned seat in 1906 and moved to Ontario5 [4]

    Notes:

    1. ↑ Acclaimed

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    References

    1. ↑ Baker, Melvin; Neary, Peter (2005). "Bond, Sir Robert". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XV (1921–1930) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
    2. ↑ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
    3. ↑ "MacGregor, Sir William (1846-1919)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    4. 1 2 3 "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador . pp. 703–04.
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