| Election Name: | 1873 Newfoundland general election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Party Colour: | no |
| Party Name: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1869 Newfoundland general election |
| Previous Year: | 1869 |
| Previous Mps: | outgoing members |
| Election Date: | November 1873 |
| Elected Mps: | members |
| Next Election: | 1874 Newfoundland general election |
| Next Year: | 1874 |
| Seats For Election: | 30 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 16 |
| Colour1: | EABB94 |
| Leader1: | Charles Fox Bennett |
| Party1: | Anti-Confederation |
| Leaders Seat1: | Placentia–St. Mary's |
| Last Election1: | 21 |
| Seats1: | 17 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Colour2: | 006699 |
| Leader2: | Frederick Carter |
| Party2: | Conservative |
| Leaders Seat2: | Twillingate–Fogo |
| Last Election2: | 9 |
| Seats2: | 13 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Prime Minister | |
| Before Election: | Charles Fox Bennett |
| Before Party: | Anti-Confederation |
| After Election: | Charles Fox Bennett |
| Posttitle: | Prime Minister after election |
| After Party: | Anti-Confederation |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Flag Image: | File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg |
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.
| Party | Leader | 1869 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | Charles Fox Bennett | 21 | 17 | 9 | 13 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 30 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
Notes:
. Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador . Joey Smallwood . 1981 . v. 1 . 0-920508-14-6.