9th General Assembly of Newfoundland

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9th 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
Founded1866
Disbanded1869
Preceded by 8th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by 10th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier
Elections
Last election
 1865 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 9th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1865. The general assembly sat from 1866 to 1869.

Contents

A coalition government led by Frederick Carter won the election and Carter served as Newfoundland's premier. [1] Not all members of the coalition supported Canadian Confederation. [2]

William Whiteway was chosen as speaker. [3] [4]

Sir Anthony Musgrave served as colonial governor of Newfoundland. [5]

In 1869, draft terms for union of Newfoundland with Canada were presented to and accepted by the Canadian parliament. Premier Carter did not feel that he had a mandate to enter Confederation and called an election to allow the issue to be decided by the electorate. [2]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1865: [2]

MemberElectoral districtAffiliation
John Bemister Bay de VerdeCoalition
John Henry Warren Bonavista BayCoalition
John T. Oakley Coalition
John T. Burton Coalition
Daniel W. Prowse Burgeo-La Poile Coalition
Frederick Carter BurinCoalition
Edward Evans Coalition
John Rorke CarbonearCoalition
Thomas Glen FerrylandOpposition
Michael Kearney Opposition
Thomas R. Bennett Fortune BayCoalition
John Hayward Harbour Grace [nb 1] Coalition
William S. Green Coalition
George Hogsett Harbour Main [nb 2] Opposition
Charles Furey Opposition
Ambrose Shea Placentia and St. Mary's Coalition
Pierce M. Barron Coalition
Thomas O'Reilly Coalition
John Leamon Port de GraveCoalition
John Kent St. John's East Coalition
Robert John Parsons Opposition
John Kavanagh [nb 3] Opposition
John Casey St. John's West Coalition
Thomas Talbot Opposition
Henry Renouf Opposition
Stephen Rendell Trinity BayCoalition
Frederick J. Wyatt Coalition
Stephen March Coalition
William Whiteway Twillingate and FogoCoalition
Thomas Knight Coalition

Notes:

  1. ↑ No result; by-election held November 1861
  2. ↑ Invalid return; result decided by assembly committee
  3. ↑ Joined the coalition in 1868

By-elections

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

Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
St. John's West Peter Brennan OppositionJune 2, 1866J Casey named to cabinet in 1866 [nb 1] [2]
Trinity Bay Robert Alsop CoalitionOctober 29, 1866S March resigned seat in 1866 [2]
Port de Grave Robert John Pinsent CoalitionJanuary 14, 1867J Leamon died in 1866 [2]
Harbour Main Joseph I. Little OppositionNovember 28, 1867C Furey vacated seat in 1867 [2]
Harbour Grace Joseph Godden CoalitionNovember 7, 1868J Hayward named judge on August 7, 1868 [2]

Notes:

  1. ↑ After 1862, new appointees to cabinet were required to resign and seek a vote of confidence from their electors

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References

  1. ↑ Hiller, J.K. (1990). "Carter, Frederic Bowker Terrington". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XII (1891–1900) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador . pp. 687–88.
  3. ↑ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
  4. ↑ Hiller, J.K. (1994). "Whiteway, Sir William Vallance". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  5. ↑ "Musgrave, Sir Anthony". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
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