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 districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously elected
John Bemister Bay de VerdeCoalition1855
John Henry Warren Bonavista BayCoalition1865
John T. Oakley Coalition1865
John T. Burton Coalition1865
Daniel W. Prowse Burgeo-La Poile Coalition1861
Frederick Carter BurinCoalition1859
Edward Evans Coalition1861
John Rorke CarbonearCoalition1863
Thomas Glen FerrylandOpposition1855
Michael Kearney Opposition1865
Thomas R. Bennett Fortune BayCoalition1865
John Hayward Harbour Grace [nb 1] Coalition1855
William S. Green Coalition1865
Joseph Godden Coalition1868
George Hogsett Harbour Main [nb 2] Opposition1865
Charles Furey Opposition1859, 1865
Joseph I. Little Opposition1867
Ambrose Shea Placentia and St. Mary's Coalition1848
Pierce M. Barron Coalition1861
Thomas O'Reilly Coalition1865
John Leamon Port de GraveCoalition1859
Robert John Pinsent Coalition1867
John Kent St. John's East Coalition1832, 1848
Robert John Parsons Opposition1843
John Kavanagh [nb 3] Opposition1857
John Casey St. John's West Coalition1859
Thomas Talbot Opposition1861
Henry Renouf Opposition1861
Peter Brennan Opposition1866
Stephen Rendell Trinity BayCoalition1859
Frederick J. Wyatt Coalition1864
Stephen March Coalition1852
Robert Alsop Coalition1866
William Whiteway Twillingate and FogoCoalition1859
Thomas Knight Coalition1859

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

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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