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1889 Newfoundland General Election
The 1889 Newfoundland general election was held on 6 November 1889 to elect members of the 16th General Assembly of Newfoundland in Newfoundland Colony. The Reform Party administration of Robert Thorburn was defeated in favour of the Liberal Party led by William Whiteway formed the government. Reform soon disappeared and was replaced by the Orange Order based Tory Party. This was the first general election held in Newfoundland using the secret ballot. Results by party Elected members * Bay de Verde ** Edward White Liberal ** Henry J. B. Woods Liberal * Bonavista Bay ** Donald Morison Reform ** Samuel Blandford Liberal ** Alfred B. Morine Reform * Burgeo-LaPoile ** James Murray Independent * Burin ** Edward Rothwell Edward Rothwell (ca 1844 – June 30, 1892) was an English-born merchant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Burin in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1889 to 1892. He was born in Manchester Manchester () is a city ... Lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th General Assembly Of Newfoundland
The members of the 16th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the 1889 Newfoundland general election, Newfoundland general election held in November 1889. The general assembly sat from 1890 to 1893. The Liberal parties in pre-confederation Newfoundland, Liberal Party led by William Whiteway formed the government. George Henry Emerson (speaker), George Emerson was chosen as speaker. Sir Terence O'Brien (colonial governor), Terence O'Brien served as List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador#Colonial Governors of Newfoundland, 1855–1907, colonial governor of Newfoundland. Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to the assembly in 1889: Notes: By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Notes: References {{Newfoundland and Labrador politics Terms of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |