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1848 Newfoundland general election
← 1842 November 20, 1848 1852 →
15 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
8 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Liberal Conservative
Last election 8 7
Seats won 9 6
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 11,066[a] 1,975[a]
Percentage 84.86% 15.14%
Swing Increase 24.95%[b] Decrease24.95%[b]

The 1848 Newfoundland general election was held on November 20, 1848 to elect members of the 4th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. The House of Assembly and the Legislative Council were restored as separate bodies following an experiment by Governor John Harvey which had amalgamated the two legislatures.[1] The Liberal Party continued to maintain a majority of seats with a Conservative opposition.

Results

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  Party 1842 Candidates Seats won Seat change % of seats
(% change) 		Popular vote[a] % of vote
(% change)
  Liberal 8 17 9 Increase 1 60.00%
(Increase 6.67%) 		11,066 84.86%
(Increase 24.95%)
  Conservative 7 13 6 Decrease 1 40.00%
(Decrease 6.67%) 		1,975 15.14%
(Decrease 24.95%)
Totals 15 30 15 Steady 100% 13,041 100%

Results by district

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  • † indicates that the incumbent did not run again.

St. John's

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal (historical) Other
St. John's Laurence O'Brien
1,901
23.43% 		James Douglas (Independent Liberal)[2]
1,666
20.53% 		Robert Parsons
John Kent[3]
1,895
23.35% 		John Nugent (Independent Liberal)
875
10.78% 		Laurence O'Brien
Robert John Parsons
1,777
21.90% 		John Nugent

Avalon Peninsula

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal (historical) Conservative (historical) Other
Conception Bay
40.06% turnout[4] 		James Prendergast
702
21.12% 		Richard Rankin
493
14.83% 		Thomas Ridley†
Edmund Hanrahan
687
20.67% 		Thomas Newell[5]
472
14.20% 		John Munn†
Nicholas Molloy
510
15.34% 		Robert Ayles[5]
460
13.84% 		James Prendergast
Edmund Hanrahan
Ferryland[c] Peter Winser Thomas Glen[6] Thomas Glen
Placentia and St. Mary's[7] Ambrose Shea
224
23.88% 		John Delaney (Independent Liberal)
287
30.60% 		John Dillon†
Simon Morris
28
2.99% 		? Furlong (Independent Liberal)
189
20.15% 		Simon Morris
? Murphy (Independent Liberal)
168
17.91%
? McGill (Independent Liberal)
42
4.48%

Eastern and Southern Newfoundland

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal (historical) Conservative (historical) Other
Bonavista Bay[c] Robert Carter Hugh Emerson (Independent Conservative)[6] Robert Carter
Burin[6][c] Clement Benning Joshua Falle Henry Winton (Independent Conservative) Clement Benning
? Douglas (Independent Conservative)
? Perchard (Independent Conservative)
Fortune Bay Hugh Hoyles
Won by acclamation 		Bryan Robinson†
Trinity Bay[8] George Brooking
402
42.23% 		Thomas Job
550
57.77% 		Thomas Job
Twillingate and Fogo George Emerson
Won by acclamation 		Vacant[d]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Note that this does not include the vote totals for the districts of Bonavista Bay, Burin, and Ferryland, as the full results of those contests are not available.
  2. ^ a b Based on incomplete figures from the previous election
  3. ^ a b c Returns are not available for this district.
  4. ^ John Slade had been elected in 1842, but he died while in office on January 9, 1847.

References

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  1. ^ "Representative Government, 1832-1855". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
  2. ^ "To the Independent Electors of the District of St. John's". Courier. November 16, 1848. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  3. ^ Kent, John (October 7, 1848). "To the Electors of the District of St. John's". Times and General Commercial Gazette. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  4. ^ "The Elections". Courier. November 25, 1848. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "From the Harbour Grace Herald, Nov. 15". Times and General Commercial Gazette. November 18, 1848. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "The Elections". Times and General Commercial Gazette. September 30, 1848. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  7. ^ "Placentia and St. Mary". Courier. November 25, 1848. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  8. ^ "Trinity Bay Election". Courier. November 25, 1848. Retrieved June 25, 2025.

Further reading

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