The 1913 Newfoundland general election was held on 30 October 1913 to elect members of the 23rd General Assembly of Newfoundland in the

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. The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed a coalition with the Fishermen's Protective Union led by William Coaker. Although the majority held by the Newfoundland People's Party was reduced in this election, it was again returned to power and Edward P. Morris continued to serve as Prime Minister of Newfoundland. A general election originally scheduled for 1917 was deferred until 1919 because of World War I. After Morris retired from politics in 1918, William F. Lloyd, a Liberal member of the Executive Council, was asked to form a government. In May 1919,

Michael Patrick Cashin Sir Michael Patrick Cashin, (29 September 1864 – 30 August 1926) was a Newfoundland businessman and politician. He was elected to the legislature in 1893 as an independent but worked closely with the Liberal Party. In 1907 he joined the Ne ...

, the leader of the People's Party, introduced a motion of no confidence which resulted in the defeat of the government. Cashin served as Newfoundland prime minister until the election held later in 1919.

Seat totals

Members elected

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** Albert E. Hickman Liberal (coalition) **

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People's Party * Bonavista Bay ** William F. Coaker FPU (coalition) ***

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 ...

FPU (coalition), elected in 1914 ** Robert G. Winsor FPU (coalition) ** John Abbott FPU (coalition) * Burgeo-LaPoile ** Robert Moulton People's Party * Burin ** John S. Currie People's Party ** Thomas LeFeuvre People's Party * Carbonear ** John Goodison People's Party (speaker) * Ferryland ** Michael P. Cashin People's Party ** Phillip F. Moore People's Party * Fogo ** William W. Halfyard FPU (coalition) * Fortune Bay **

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 ...

People's Party * Harbour Grace **

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People's Party ** E. Parsons People's Party ** M. M. Young People's Party *

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** William Woodford People's Party ** G. Kennedy People's Party *

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** R. J. Devereaux People's Party ** Frank J. Morris People's Party ** William J. Walsh People's Party * Port de Grave ** George F. Grimes FPU (coalition) *

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** William M. Clapp Liberal (coalition) * St. George's **

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People's Party * St. John's East **

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Liberal (coalition) **

William J. Higgins William John Higgins (1880 – October 7, 1943) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland. He represented St. John's East (federal electoral district), St. John's East in the Newfoundland and Labrador ...

People's Party ** J. Dwyer Liberal (coalition) *

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** Edward P. Morris People's Party **

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People's Party **

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People's Party * Trinity Bay **

John G. Stone John Glover Stone (November 16, 1876 – January 16, 1934) was a boat builder, merchant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Trinity from 1913 to 1919 and Trinity North from 1932 to 1934 in the Newfoundland House of Assembly. Bi ...

FPU (coalition) **

Archibald Targett Archibald Targett (1862 – 1931) was a tinsmith and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1913 to 1923 as a member of the Fishermen's Protective Union The Fish ...

FPU (coalition) ** William F. Lloyd Liberal (coalition) * Twillingate ** Robert Bond Liberal (coalition) *** William F. Coaker FPU (coalition), elected in 1914 ** James A. Clift Liberal (coalition) ** Walter Jennings FPU (coalition) Notes: *In 1914, Bond resigned his seat in the assembly. In the same year, Coaker resigned his seat in Bonavista to allow

to be elected there and successfully ran for reelection to the seat vacated by Bond.

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