9th General Assembly of Newfoundland
9th General Assembly of Newfoundland | |
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History | |
Founded | 1866 |
Disbanded | 1869 |
Preceded by | 8th General Assembly of Newfoundland |
Succeeded by | 10th General Assembly of Newfoundland |
Leadership | |
Premier | |
Elections | |
Last election | 1865 Newfoundland general election |
The members of the 9th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1865. The general assembly sat from 1866 to 1869.
A coalition government led by Frederick Carter won the election and Carter served as Newfoundland's premier.[1] Not all members of the coalition supported Canadian Confederation.[2]
William Whiteway was chosen as speaker.[3][4]
Sir Anthony Musgrave served as colonial governor of Newfoundland.[5]
In 1869, draft terms for union of Newfoundland with Canada were presented to and accepted by the Canadian parliament. Premier Carter did not feel that he had a mandate to enter Confederation and called an election to allow the issue to be decided by the electorate.[2]
Members of the Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1865:[2]
Notes:
By-elections
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
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St. John's West | Peter Brennan | Opposition | June 2, 1866 | J Casey named to cabinet in 1866[nb 1][2] |
Trinity Bay | Robert Alsop | Coalition | October 29, 1866 | S March resigned seat in 1866[2] |
Port de Grave | Robert John Pinsent | Coalition | January 14, 1867 | J Leamon died in 1866[2] |
Harbour Main | Joseph I. Little | Opposition | November 28, 1867 | C Furey vacated seat in 1867[2] |
Harbour Grace | Joseph Godden | Coalition | November 7, 1868 | J Hayward named judge on August 7, 1868[2] |
Notes:
- ^ After 1862, new appointees to cabinet were required to resign and seek a vote of confidence from their electors
References
- ^ Hiller, J.K. (1990). "Carter, Frederic Bowker Terrington". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XII (1891–1900) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 687–88.
- ^ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
- ^ Hiller, J.K. (1994). "Whiteway, Sir William Vallance". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ "Musgrave, Sir Anthony". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.