5th General Assembly of Newfoundland

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5th 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
Founded1853
Disbanded1855
Preceded by 4th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by 6th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Elections
Last election
 1852 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 5th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in 1852. The general assembly sat from 1853 to 1855.

Contents

John Kent was chosen as speaker. [1]

Ker Baillie-Hamilton served as civil governor of Newfoundland. [2]

Although Baillie-Hamilton was opposed to any change in the colony's system of government, in March 1854, Philip Francis Little and Robert John Parsons, with the support of Joseph Hume, were able to persuade the secretary of state for the colonies, the Duke of Newcastle, to grant responsible government to the colony. [2]

Later in 1854, the assembly passed a Representation Act to double the number of seats in the assembly; this satisfied one of the conditions set by Newcastle for implementation of responsible government. [3]

Baillie-Hamilton delayed the upcoming general election until May 1855 because he felt that a winter election would be unfair to Protestant voters living in remote areas of the colony. [2]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1852: [4]

MemberElectoral districtAffiliation
John Henry Warren Bonavista BayConservative
Clement Benning BurinLiberal
John Bemister Conception BayConservative
Edmund Hanrahan Liberal
John Hayward Conservative
William Talbot Liberal
Peter Winser FerrylandLiberal
George Henry Emerson [nb 1] [4] FogoConservative
Hugh William Hoyles Fortune BayConservative
George James Hogsett Placentia and St. Mary'sLiberal
Ambrose Shea Liberal
John Kent St. John'sLiberal
Philip Francis Little Liberal
Robert John Parsons Liberal
Stephen March Trinity BayConservative

Notes:

  1. ↑ By 1854, Emerson had aligned himself with the Liberals, bringing their number to ten.

By-elections

None

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References

  1. ↑ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
  2. 1 2 3 Jones, Frederick (1982). "Baillie Hamilton, Ker". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  3. ↑ "Shift Towards Responsible Government". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
  4. 1 2 "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador . p. 684.
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