1874 Newfoundland General Election
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The 1874 Newfoundland general election was held in 1874 to elect members of the 12th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the
Colony of Newfoundland 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 ...
. The Conservative Party led by
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formed the government.


Results by party


Elected members

* Twillingate-Fogo ** F.B.T. Carter Conservative **
Charles Duder Charles R. Duder (1818 – January 26, 1879) was an England, English-born merchant and political figure in Colony of Newfoundland, Newfoundland. He represented Twillingate and Fogo in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1869 ...
Conservative ** William Kelligrew Conservative *
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 ** Charles Bowring Conservative ** A. J. W. McNeily Conservative * Trinity Bay ** William V. Whiteway Conservative ** John Steer Conservative ** James H. Watson Conservative *
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 ...
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James J. Rogerson James Johnstone Rogerson (March 21, 1820 – October 17, 1907) was a businessman, political figure and philanthropist in Newfoundland. He represented Burin from 1859 to 1861 and Bay de Verde from 1870 to 1882 in the Newfoundland and Labrador ...
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 ...
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John Rorke John Rorke (9 June 1807 – 13 August 1896) was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Carbonear in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1863 to 1882 as a Conservative and Confederate. ...
Conservative *
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 ...
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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 ...
Liberal **
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* Brigus-Port de Grave **
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Conservative *
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 ...
** Robert J. Kent Liberal ** Robert J. Parsons Liberal ** J. J. Dearin 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 ...
** Lewis Tessier Liberal **
Maurice Fenelon Maurice Fenelon (1834 – January 31, 1897) was an Irish-born educator, merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1871 to 1878. He was born in Count ...
Liberal ** P. J. Scott Liberal *
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 ...
** Joseph I. Little Liberal ** Patrick Nowlan 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 ...
** Richard Raftus Liberal ** James G. Conroy Liberal * Placentia and St. Mary's ** C. F. Bennett Liberal **
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Liberal ** Michael E. Dwyer Liberal * Burin ** Charles R. Ayre Conservative ** James S. Winter Conservative *
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 Alexander 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 ...
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Prescott Emerson Prescott Emerson (1840 – February 3, 1889) was a lawyer and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Burgeo-LaPoile in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1869 to 1878. He was born in St. John's, the son of Georg ...
Conservative (speaker) *** Alexander M. Mackay Conservative; elected later


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