1873 Newfoundland general election

1873 Newfoundland general election

November 1873
30 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Charles Fox Bennett Frederick Carter Party Anti-Confederation Conservative Leader's seat Placentia–St. Mary's Twillingate–Fogo Last election 21 9 Seats won 17 13 Seat change 4 4
Prime Minister before election Charles Fox Bennett Anti-Confederation Prime Minister after election Charles Fox Bennett Anti-Confederation

The 1873 Newfoundland general election was held in November 1873 to elect members of the 11th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Colony of Newfoundland. The Anti-Confederates led by Charles Fox Bennett formed the government; a "new" Conservative party led by Frederick Carter formed the opposition.

Results by party

	Party	Leader	1869	Seats won	% change	Popular vote	(%)
	Anti-Confederation	Charles Fox Bennett	21	17
	Conservative	Frederick Carter	9	13
Totals			30	30

Elected members

• Twillingate-Fogo
  • F.B.T. Carter Conservative
  • Charles Duder Anti-Confederate
  • Smith McKay Anti-Confederate
• Bonavista Bay
  • Charles Bowring Conservative
  • A. J. W. McNeily Conservative
  • John Burton Conservative
• Trinity Bay
  • John Steer Conservative
  • John Warren Conservative
  • William V. Whiteway Conservative
• Bay de Verde
  • James J. Rogerson Conservative
• Carbonear
  • John Rorke Conservative
• Harbour Grace
  • F.B.T. Carter Conservative
    • Ambrose Shea Conservative, elected in 1874
  • William Wood Conservative
• Brigus-Port de Grave
  • John Bartlett Anti-Confederate
• St. John's East
  • J. J. Dearin Anti-Confederate
  • Robert John Parsons Anti-Confederate
  • Robert J. Kent Anti-Confederate
• St. John's West
  • Lewis Tessier Anti-Confederate
  • P. J. Scott Anti-Confederate
  • Maurice Fenelon Anti-Confederate
• Harbour Main
  • Joseph I. Little Anti-Confederate
  • Patrick Nowlan Anti-Confederate
• Ferryland
  • Thomas Glen Anti-Confederate
  • Richard Raftus Anti-Confederate
• Placentia and St. Mary's
  • C. F. Bennett Anti-Confederate
  • James Collins Anti-Confederate
  • Henry Renouf Anti-Confederate
• Burin
  • James S. Winter Conservative
  • Charles R. Ayre Conservative
• Fortune Bay
  • Thomas R. Bennett Anti-Confederate (speaker)
• Burgeo-LaPoile
  • Prescott Emerson Conservative

Notes:

• Frederick Carter was elected in Twillingate and Fogo and Harbour Grace, choosing to resign from Harbour Grace.

References

• Smallwood, Joseph R (1981). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. v. 1. ISBN 0-920508-14-6.