Election Name: | 1909 Newfoundland general election |
Country: | Dominion of Newfoundland |
Type: | parliamentary |
Party Colour: | no |
Party Name: | no |
Previous Election: | 1908 Newfoundland general election |
Previous Year: | 1908 |
Previous Mps: | Outgoing members |
Election Date: | May 8, 1909 |
Elected Mps: | Elected members |
Next Election: | 1913 Newfoundland general election |
Next Year: | 1913 |
Seats For Election: | 36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 19 |
Colour2: | EA6D6A |
Leader2: | Robert Bond |
Party2: | Liberal |
Leaders Seat2: | Twillingate |
Last Election2: | 18 seats |
Seats2: | 10 |
Seat Change2: | 8 |
Colour1: | FFB6C1 |
Leader1: | Edward Morris |
Party1: | People's |
Leaders Seat1: | St. John's West |
Last Election1: | 18 seats |
Seats1: | 26 |
Seat Change1: | 8 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Robert Bond |
Before Party: | Liberal |
After Election: | Edward Morris |
Posttitle: | Prime Minister after election |
After Party: | People's |
Ongoing: | No |
The 1909 Newfoundland general election was held on 8 May 1909 to elect members of the 22nd General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Newfoundland People's Party led by Edward P. Morris, having secured a majority, formed the government.
Party | Leader | 1909 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | Edward P. Morris | 18 | 26 | +44.4% | Liberal Party | 18 | 10 | align=right | -44.4% | ||||||
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Totals | 36 | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||
. Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador . Joey Smallwood . 1981 . v. 1 . 0-920508-14-6.