The 1900 Newfoundland general election was held on 8 November 1900 to elect members of the
19th General Assembly of Newfoundland
The members of the 19th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1900. The general assembly sat from 1901 to 1904.
The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond
Sir Robert Bond (25 Februa ...
in the self-governing British colony. The
Liberal Party led by
Robert Bond formed the government. The unpopular railway policy of the Conservatives contributed to their defeat at the polls. The
Tory government of
James Spearman Winter
Sir James Spearman Winter, (1 January 1845 – 6 October 1911) was a Newfoundland politician and Premier.
Life
Winter served in the Conservative government of Sir William Whiteway as Solicitor-General from 1882 to 1885 when he resigned alo ...
was defeated largely due to its railway policy and his conservative party fell into disarray.
Results by party
Elected members
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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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Henry J. B. Woods Liberal
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Isaac Mercer Liberal, elected in 1902
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Michael T. Knight Liberal
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Bonavista Bay
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Alfred B. Morine
Sir Alfred Bishop Morine (March 31, 1857 – December 18, 1944) was a journalist, lawyer and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Bonavista Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1886 to 1906 as a Conserv ...
Tory
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Darius Blandford Tory
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Mark Chaplin Tory
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Burgeo-LaPoile
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Charles Emerson
Charles Henry Grigg Emerson (August 27, 1863 – February 18, 1919) was a lawyer and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Burgeo-La Poile from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal and Fortune Bay from 1908 to 1919 as a People's Party member in t ...
Liberal
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Burin
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Henry Gear, Liberal
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Edward H. Davey Liberal
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Carbonear
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Joseph Maddick Liberal
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Ferryland
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Michael P. Cashin Liberal
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J. D. Ryan Liberal
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Fogo
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Henry Earle Liberal
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Fortune Bay
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Charles Way Liberal
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Harbour Grace
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Eli Dawe
Eli Dawe (November 15, 1843 – June 1930) was a merchant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Harbour Grace in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1889 to 1909 as a Liberal.
He was born in Port de Grave, the so ...
Liberal
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A. W. Harvey Liberal
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William Austin Oke
William Austin Oke (14 December 1857 −24 February 1923) was a newspaper publisher, politician, and District Court judge in Newfoundland. He represented Harbour Grace in the Newfoundland House of Assembly for three terms, from 1898 to 1908, as a ...
Liberal
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Harbour Main
Harbour Main, formerly Harbour Main-Whitbourne and Harbour Main-Bell Island, is a provincial electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, div ...
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Frank J. Morris Liberal
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J. J. St. John
John J. St. John (1857–1930) was a merchant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Harbour Main in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1897 to 1900 as a Conservative and from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal.
The son of James St. John an ...
Liberal
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Placentia and St. Mary's
Placentia—St. Mary's is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there were 7,361 eligible voters living within the district.
Placentia and St. Mary's includes the former U.S. ...
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E. M. Jackman Liberal
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Thomas Bonia Liberal
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Richard T. McGrath
Richard T. McGrath (1868 – 1934) was a politician in Newfoundland. He represented Placentia and St. Mary's in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1894 to 1897 and from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal.
The son of Richard McGrath and Margare ...
Liberal
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Port de Grave
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A. M. McKay Tory
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St. Barbe
St. Barbe is an List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador, unincorporated settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the Great Northern Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland near Pigeon Cove (some ...
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Alexander Parsons Liberal
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St. George's
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William R. Howley
William Richard Howley, KC (July 6, 1875 – April 18, 1941) was a lawyer and politician in Newfoundland. He represented St. George's from 1900 to 1904 and Placentia and St. Mary's from 1909 to 1913 in the Newfoundland House of Assembly.
Th ...
Liberal
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St. John's East
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William Dwyer Liberal
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Lawrence Furlong Liberal (speaker)
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Thomas J. Murphy Liberal
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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 ...
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Edward P. Morris Liberal
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John Anderson John Anderson may refer to:
Business
*John Anderson (Scottish businessman) (1747–1820), Scottish merchant and founder of Fermoy, Ireland
* John Byers Anderson (1817–1897), American educator, military officer and railroad executive, mentor of ...
Liberal
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John Scott John Scott may refer to:
Academics
* John Scott (1639–1695), English clergyman and devotional writer
* John Witherspoon Scott (1800–1892), American minister, college president, and father of First Lady Caroline Harrison
* John Work Scott (180 ...
Liberal
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Trinity Bay
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George W. Gushue Liberal
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George M. Johnson Liberal
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Robert Watson Tory, elected 1902
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William H. Horwood Liberal
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William Warren Tory, elected 1902
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Twillingate
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Robert Bond Liberal
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James A. Clift Liberal
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George Roberts Liberal
References
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