1869 Newfoundland general election explained

The 1869 Newfoundland general election was held in 1869 to elect members of the 10th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. 21 Anti-Confederates (A-C) were elected against 9 Confederates (Con), ending for a moment the debate over joining the Dominion of Canada.

Results by party

	Party	Leader	1865	Seats won	% change	Popular vote	(%)	Charles Fox Bennett	8^[1]	21	+162.5%			Conservative (pro-Confederation)		22	9	align=right	-59.1%
Totals			30	30

Elected members

• Twillingate-Fogo
  • Charles Duder (A-C)
  • Smith McKay (A-C)
• Bonavista Bay
  • James L. Noonan (A-C)
  • William M. Barnes (A-C)
  • Francis Winton (A-C)
• Trinity Bay
  • Stephen Rendell (Con)
  • Thomas H. Ridley (Con)
    • Alexander Graham (later in a by-election)
  • Robert Alsop (A-C) (defeated after named to cabinet post in 1870)^[2]
    • John H. Warren (later, in a by-election)
• Bay de Verde
  • John Bemister (Con)
    • James J. Rogerson (later, in a by-election)
• Carbonear
  • John Rorke (Con)
• Harbour Grace
  • John Munn (Con)
  • William S. Green (Con)
• Brigus-Port de Grave
  • James B. Woods (A-C)
• St. John's East
  • William P. Walsh (A-C)
  • James Jordan (A-C)
  • Robert J. Parsons, senior (A-C)
• St. John's West
  • Peter Brennan (A-C)
  • Thomas Talbot (A-C)
    • Maurice Fenelon (later in a by-election)^[3]
  • Henry Renouf (A-C)^[4]
    • Lewis Tessier (later, in a by-election)
• Harbour Main
  • James I. Little (A-C)
  • John Kennedy (A-C)
• Ferryland
  • Thomas Glen (A-C)
  • Thomas Badcock (or Battcock) (A-C)
• Placentia-St. Mary's
  • Charles Fox Bennett (A-C) (Leader of the Anti-Confederates)
  • Robert J. Parsons, junior (A-C)
  • Henry Renouf (A-C)
• Burin
  • Frederick Carter (Con) (Leader of the Confederates)
  • Edward Evans (Con)
• Fortune Bay
  • Thomas R. Bennett (A-C) (Speaker of the Assembly)
• Burgeo-LaPoile
  • Prescott Emerson (Con)

Notes and References

1. As Liberals
2. Encyclopedia: Senior . Elinor . Robert Alsop . . 1972 . 2009-10-19 .
3. Book: Smallwood, Joseph R . Joey Smallwood

   . Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador . Joey Smallwood . 1981 . v. 1 . 0-920508-14-6.

4. Book: Smallwood, Joseph R . Joey Smallwood

   . Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador . Joey Smallwood . 1981 . v. 1 . 0-920508-14-6. Renouf was elected in Saint John's West and Placentia & St. Mary's, choosing to sit for the latter district.