1900 Newfoundland general election

1900 Newfoundland general election

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36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	68.96%[1] ( 6.22pp)
First party Second party   Leader Robert Bond Alfred Morine Party Liberal Conservative Leader since 1897 1900 Leader's seat Twillingate Bonavista Bay Last election 13 23 Seats won 32 4 Seat change 19 19 Popular vote 51,657 29,217 Percentage 62.68% 35.45% Swing 20.32% 20.44%
Premier before election Robert Bond Liberal Premier after election Robert Bond Liberal

The 1900 Newfoundland general election was held on 8 November 1900 to elect members of the 19th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the self-governing British colony. The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed the government. The railway policy of the Conservative government under James S. Winter was highly unpopular, which led to the party's defeat under Alfred Morine's leadership.

Results

	Party	Leader	1897	Candidates	Seats won	Seat change	% of seats (% change)	Popular vote	% of vote (% change)
	Liberal	Robert Bond	13	36	32	19	88.89% (52.78%)	51,657	62.68% (20.32%)
	Conservative	Alfred Morine	23	36	4	19	11.11% (52.78%)	29,217	35.45% (20.44%)
	Other		0	6	0		0.00% ()	1,542	1.87% (0.12%)
Totals			36	78	36		100%	82,416[a]	100%

Results by district

• Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
• † indicates that the incumbent did not run again.
• ‡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district.

St. John's

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	Liberal (historical)		Conservative (historical)		Other
St. John's East 73.71% turnout		John Dwyer 2,538 25.06%		Thomas White 806 7.96%		James Pitman (Independent) 229 2.26%		John P. Fox†
		Lawrence Furlong 2,533 25.01%		John Ryan 772 7.62%				Thomas Murphy
		Thomas Murphy 2,500 24.69%		Robert J. Parsons 749 7.40%				Lawrence Furlong
St. John's West 76.97% turnout		Edward Morris 2,317 24.90%		Samuel Collier[2] 1,059 11.38%				Edward Morris
		John Anderson 2,096 22.53%		Charles Ryan 985 10.59%				James Tessier†
		John Scott 2,012 21.63%		John J. Mullaly 835 8.97%				Vacant[b]

Conception Bay

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	Liberal (historical)		Conservative (historical)		Other
Bay de Verde 76.58% turnout		Henry Woods 916 25.63%		Isaac Mercer 875 24.48%				Abram Kean‡ (ran in Twillingate)
		Michael Knight 911 25.49%		William Rogerson 872 24.40%				William Rogerson
Carbonear 71.70% turnout		Joseph Maddock 591 59.22%		John Powell 407 40.78%				William Duff†
Harbour Grace 74.61% turnout		Eli Dawe 1,242 18.91%		Charles Dawe 1,016 15.47%				William Horwood‡ (ran in Trinity Bay)
		Augustus Harvey 1,195 18.19%		Graham Munn[3] 1,012 15.41%				Eli Dawe
		William Oke 1,190 18.12%		Thomas Ross 913 13.90%				William Oke
Harbour Main 67.03% turnout		Frank Morris 931 32.80%		Michael O'Toole 296 10.43%		John Lewis (Independent) 583 20.54%		John St. John
		John St. John 778 27.41%		Thomas Fitzgibbon 250 8.81%				William Woodford†
Port de Grave 67.59% turnout		Jabez Thompson 630 47.95%		Alexander Mackay 684 52.05%				Charles Dawe‡ (ran in Harbour Grace)

Avalon Peninsula

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	Liberal (historical)		Conservative (historical)		Other
Ferryland 87.50% turnout		Michael Cashin 1,048 40.75%		James McCullock 190 7.39%		Michael Condon (Independent) 374 14.54%		Michael Cashin
		James Ryan 837 32.54%		J. N. Cleary 123 4.78%				George Shea†
Placentia and St. Mary's 72.57% turnout		Edward Jackman 1,907 25.04%		Thomas Fitzpatrick 612 8.03%		Thomas Sullivan (Independent) 160 2.10%		Richard McGrath
		Thomas Bonia 1,885 24.74%		Michael Gibbs 563 7.39%		Michael Tobin (Independent) 122 1.60%		Rhodie Callahan†
		Richard McGrath 1,817 23.85%		J. H. Dee 551 7.23%				Michael Carty†

Eastern Newfoundland

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	Liberal (historical)		Conservative (historical)
Bonavista Bay 62.19% turnout		Charles Hutchings 1,266 13.68%		Alfred Morine 1,874 20.25%		Darius Blandford
		John Cowan 1,258 13.60%		Darius Blandford 1,843 19.92%		John Cowan
		Albert Martin 1,238 13.38%		Mark Chaplin 1,774 19.17%		Alfred Morine
Trinity Bay 54.82% turnout		George Gushue 1,990 20.87%		Robert Watson 1,286 13.48%		Robert Bremner†
		George Johnson 1,905 19.97%		Reuben Horwood[4] 1,283 13.45%		Robert Watson
		William Horwood 1,901 19.93%		Alex McKay 1,172 12.29%		John Robinson†

Central Newfoundland

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	Liberal (historical)		Conservative (historical)
Fogo 61.70% turnout		Henry Earle 743 67.92%		Andrew Cook 351 32.08%		Thomas Duder†
Twillingate 71.47% turnout		Robert Bond 2,207 22.86%		Alan Goodridge 1,244 12.89%		Robert Bond
		James Clift 2,044 21.17%		Abram Kean 1,119 11.59%		Vacant[c]
		George Roberts 2,002 20.74%		John Aitken 1,037 10.74%		Alan Goodridge

Southern and Western Newfoundland

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	Liberal (historical)		Conservative (historical)		Other
Burgeo and LaPoile 71.44% turnout		Charles Emerson 679 56.92%		Robert Moulton 514 43.08%				Henry Mott‡ (ran in St. Barbe)
Burin 64.03% turnout		Henry Gear 990 33.64%		John Lake 492 16.72%		Joseph Coady (Independent Liberal)[4] 74 2.51%		James S. Winter†
		Edward Davey 923 31.36%		Frank Lilly 464 15.77%				John Lake
Fortune Bay 59.04% turnout		Charles Way 1,006 81.52%		L. A. McCuish 228 18.48%				Charles Way
St. Barbe 69.51% turnout		Alexander Parsons 794 63.22%		Henry Mott 462 36.78%				Albert Bradshaw†
St. George's 68.07% turnout		William Howley 837 62.42%		Duncan McIsaac 504 37.58%				Michael Gibbs‡ (ran in Placentia and St. Mary's)

Notes

1. This figure includes votes cast for more than one candidate in multi-member districts. A total of 37,190 individual votes were cast in this election.^[1]
2. James Callanan had been elected in 1897, but he had died while in office on June 8, 1900.
3. Donald Browning had been elected in 1897, but he had resigned from the House of Assembly in 1899 and became the registrar for the Supreme Court of Newfoundland.

References

1. Year Book and Almanac of Newfoundland 1901. St. John's, NL: J. W. Withers. 1901. pp. 19–20. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
2. "Notice of Poll and Candidates". The Daily News. November 6, 1900. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
3. "The Tory Team". Evening Telegram. September 26, 1900. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
4. "The Wave of Victory: The Tide is Rising, Nominations in all Districts". The Daily News. October 30, 1900. Retrieved May 22, 2025.

Further reading

• Riggs, Bert (1981). "General Election #19: November 8, 1900". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1. St. John's: Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. Retrieved May 22, 2025.