The 1837 Newfoundland general election was held in 1837 to elect members of the 2nd General Assembly of Newfoundland in

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. The results of the previous election had been set aside by

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after he discovered some of the writs from the previous election had not been marked with the official seal. A number of Liberal reformers who had been elected in 1836 did not run for reelection. However, reformers continued to dominate the assembly.

Results by party

Elected members

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District ** Hugh A. Emerson Conservative * Burin District ** Henry G. Butler Liberal *

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District ** Peter Brown Liberal ** John McCarthy Liberal **

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Liberal ** James Power Liberal *

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District ** Peter Winser Liberal *

Fortune Bay Fortune Bay () is a fairly large natural bay located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada.William B. Row Conservative * Placentia and St. Mary's District **

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Liberal ** John V. Nugent Liberal * St. John's District **

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Liberal (speaker) ** John Kent Liberal ** Patrick Morris Liberal * Trinity Bay District ** Thomas Fitzgibbon Moore Conservative * Fogo District ** Edward James Dwyer Conservative Notes: * Patrick Morris was elected in both Ferryland and St. John's

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1837 Events January–March * January 1 – The destructive Galilee earthquake causes 6,000–7,000 casualties in Ottoman Syria. * January 26 – Michigan becomes the 26th state admitted to the United States. * February – Charles Dickens's ...

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