4th General Assembly of Newfoundland

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4th General Assembly of Newfoundland
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Colonial Building, the seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850, to July 28, 1959.
History
Founded1848
Disbanded1853
Preceded by 3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by 5th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Elections
Last election
 1848 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 4th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in 1848. The general assembly sat from December 14, 1848, [1] to 1852.

Contents

With the passing of the Newfoundland Act of 1847 by the British Parliament, [2] the members of the Legislative Council once again sat separately from the assembly, ending the experiment with unicameralism started in 1842. [3] The first session of the assembly was held in a building owned by a member of the legislature. [4] For the second session which started in 1850, the assembly met in the newly constructed Colonial Building. [5]

John Kent was chosen as speaker. [6]

Sir John Le Marchant served as civil governor of Newfoundland. [7]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1848: [1]

MemberElectoral districtAffiliation [8]
Robert Carter Bonavista BayConservative
Joshua George Falle BurinConservative
James Luke Prendergast Conception BayLiberal
Edmund Hanrahan Liberal
Nicholas Molloy Liberal
Richard Rankin Conservative
Peter Winser FerrylandLiberal
George Henry Emerson FogoConservative
Hugh William Hoyles Fortune BayConservative
Ambrose Shea Placentia and St. Mary'sLiberal
John Delaney Liberal
John Kent St. John'sLiberal
Laurence O'Brien Liberal
Robert John Parsons Liberal
Thomas Bulley Job Trinity BayConservative

Notes:

    By-elections

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

    Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
    St. John's Philip Francis Little Liberal1850L O'Brien named to Council 1850 [8]

    Notes:

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      References

      1. 1 2 Journal of the General Assembly of Newfoundland : anno duodecimo Victoria Regina : first session of the fourth House of Assembly. E D Shea. 1848.
      2. ↑ Rowe, F. W. "Newfoundland Acts". The Canadian Encyclopedia .
      3. ↑ "Government Structure, 1832-1855". Newfoundland Heritage. Memorial University.
      4. ↑ "The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly". Canadian Parliamentary Review. 34 (3). 2011.
      5. ↑ "History of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly.
      6. ↑ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
      7. ↑ Hayne, David, ed. (1972). "Le Marchant, Sir John Gaspard". Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. X (1871–1880) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
      8. 1 2 "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador . p. 684.
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