The 1861 Newfoundland general election was held in 1861 to elect members of the

8th General Assembly of Newfoundland The members of the 8th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the 1861 Newfoundland general election, Newfoundland general election held in May 1861. The general assembly sat from 1861 to 1865. Hugh Hoyles, leader of the Conservative Par ...

Newfoundland Colony Newfoundland Colony was an English and, later, British colony established in 1610 on the island of Newfoundland off the Atlantic coast of Canada, in what is now the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. That followed decades of sporadic English ...

. 14 Conservatives and 12 Liberals were elected. The results in

Harbour Grace Harbour Grace is a town in Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. With roots dating back to the 16th century, it is one of the oldest towns in North America. It is located about northwest ...

and

Harbour Main Harbour Main, formerly Harbour Main-Whitbourne and Harbour Main-Bell Island, is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to 1975, the district elected two MHAs. Between 1972 and the ...

electoral districts were set aside following violence at the polls; members were elected in subsequent by-elections. The Liberal Party led by John Kent was defeated by the Conservatives led by

Hugh Hoyles Sir Hugh Hoyles (October 17, 1814 – February 1, 1888) was a politician and lawyer who served as the third premier of the colony of Newfoundland. Hoyles was the first premier of Newfoundland to have been born in the colony, and served from 1 ...

;

Ambrose Shea Sir Ambrose Shea (17 September 1815 – 30 July 1905) was a political and business figure in colonial Newfoundland who later served as Governor of the Bahamas. He was one of two Newfoundland delegates to the Quebec Conference that led to Ca ...

replaced Kent as party leader.

Results by party

Elected members

* Twillingate-Fogo ** William V. Whiteway Conservative ** Thomas Knight *

Bonavista Bay Bonavista Bay (BB) is a large bay located on the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. It opens directly onto the Atlantic Ocean. The bay is demarcated by Ca ...

** John H. Warren Conservative ** Matthew W. Walbank ** Stephen March * Trinity Bay **

Stephen Rendell Stephen Rendell (May 24, 1819 – April 4, 1893) was an England, English-born merchant and politician in Colony of Newfoundland, Newfoundland. He represented Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland House of As ...

Conservative ** F.B.T. Carter Conservative (speaker) ** John Winter *

Bay de Verde Bay de Verde ( 2016 population: 392) is an incorporated town in Conception Bay on the northern tip of the Bay de Verde Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The first recorded inhabitants at Bay de Verde arrived in 1662. Bay de Verde b ...

John Bemister John Bemister (1815 – December 19, 1892) was a merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Conception Bay from 1852 to 1855 and Bay de Verde from 1855 to 1869 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. He was ...

Conservative *

Carbonear Carbonear is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It overlooks the west side of Conception Bay and had a history long tied to fishing and shipbuilding. Since the late 20th century, its economy has changed to emphasi ...

Edmund Hanrahan Edmund Hanrahan (1802 – February 1875) was a political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Conception Bay from 1842 to 1854 and Carbonear from 1855 to 1862 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a Liberal. Hanrahan was b ...

Liberal *

(elected later) ** John Hayward Conservative ** Henry J. Moore Conservative * Brigus-Port de Grave ** John Leamon *

St. John's East St. John's East (french: St. John's-Est; formerly known as St. John's North) is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1949. It covers a part of St ...

** John Kavanagh ** Robert J. Parsons Liberal ** John Kent Liberal *

St. John's West St. John's West was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 2004. This riding was created in 1949 when Newfoundland joined the Canadian Confederation ...

** John Casey ** Thomas Talbot **

Henry Renouf Henry Renouf (1820 – March 18, 1880) was an educator, judge and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's West from 1861 to 1869 and Placentia and St. Mary's from 1869 to 1873 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of As ...

(election results determined later) ** Thomas Byrne Liberal **

Patrick Nowlan Patrick Nowlan (ca 1827 – 1896) was a merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Harbour Main from 1859 to 1865 and from 1873 to 1882 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. He was born in Burgeo Burgeo ( ...

Liberal *

Ferryland Ferryland is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador on the Avalon Peninsula. According to the 2021 Statistics Canada census, its population is 371. Seventeenth century settlement Ferryland was originally established as a station for migratory fis ...

** E. D. Shea Liberal **

Thomas Glen Thomas Glen (1796 – April 28, 1887) was a Scottish-born merchant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Ferryland in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1842 to 1848 and from 1855 to 1874. He was born in Greenock, ...

Conservative * Placentia and St. Mary's ** Richard McGrath ** W. G. Flood *** Pierce M. Barron elected later **

Liberal * Burin ** H. W. Hoyles Conservative ** Edward Evans *

Fortune Bay Fortune Bay () is a fairly large natural bay located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada.Robert Carter Conservative *

Burgeo-LaPoile Burgeo-La Poile is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 7,527 eligible voters living within the district. The district was first created when Newfoundland joined con ...

** D. W. Prowse Conservative

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