The members of the 21st General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the
Newfoundland general election held in November 1908. The general assembly sat from March 30 to April 9, 1909.
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The seats were split evenly between the ]Liberal Party
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and the new Newfoundland People's Party
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, name = Newfoundland People's Party
, colorcode = {{Canadian party colour, NF, People's
, foundation = 1907
, ideology = Social democracyIrish Catholic interests
, headquarters = St. John's
, country = Canada
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. Robert Bond
Sir Robert Bond (25 February 1857 – 16 March 1927) was the last Premier of Newfoundland Colony from 1900 to 1907 and the first prime minister of the Dominion of Newfoundland from 1907 to 1909 after the 1907 Imperial Conference conferred do ...
resigned as premier after the Governor refused to dissolve the assembly. Edward P. Morris of the People's Party was asked to form a government but the assembly was unable to choose a speaker and was dissolved.
Although Morris was not able to form a stable government, as Premier, he was able to spend money which helped him gain votes for the election that was to follow.
Sir William MacGregor
Sir William MacGregor, (20 October 1846 – 3 July 1919)R. B. Joyce,', ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 5, Melbourne University Press, 1974, pp 158–160. Retrieved 29 September 2009 was a Lieutenant-Governor of British New Guine ...
served as governor of Newfoundland
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.
Members of the Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1904:
By-elections
None.
References
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Terms of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador