19th General Assembly of Newfoundland explained

19th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Coa Pic:	Colonialbuilding.jpg
Coa Caption:	Colonial Building seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850, to July 28, 1959.
Foundation:	1901
Disbanded:	1904
Leader1 Type:	Premier
Leader1:	Robert Bond
Leader2 Type:	\
Last Election1:	1900 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 19th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1900. The general assembly sat from 1901 to 1904.

The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed the government.^[1]

Lawrence Furlong was chosen as speaker.^[2]

Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle served as colonial governor of Newfoundland.^[3]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1900:^[4]

Member	Electoral district	Affiliation	First elected / previously elected
Henry J. B. Woods	Bay de Verde	Liberal	1900
Michael T. Knight			1900
Isaac Mercer			1902
Edward Morris			1885
Alfred B. Morine	Bonavista	Tory	1886
Darius Blandford			1900
Mark Chaplin			1900
Charles Emerson	Burgeo-La Poile	Liberal	1900
Henry Gear	Burin	Liberal	1900
Edward H. Davey			1900
Joseph Maddock	Carbonear	Liberal	1900
Michael P. Cashin	Ferryland	Liberal	1893
J. D. Ryan			1900
Henry Earle	Fogo	Liberal	1900
Charles Way	Fortune Bay	Liberal	1899
Eli Dawe	Harbour Grace	Liberal	1889
A. W. Harvey			1900
William A. Oke			1897
Frank J. Morris	Harbour Main	Liberal	1900
J. J. St. John			1897
E. M. Jackman	Placentia and St. Mary's	Liberal	1900
Thomas Bonia			1900
Richard T. McGrath			1894, 1899
A. M. McKay	Port de Grave	Tory	1878, 1900
Alexander Parsons	St. Barbe	Liberal	1893, 1900
William R. Howley	St. George's	Liberal	1900
John Dwyer	St. John's East	Liberal	1900
Lawrence O'Brien Furlong			1893
Thomas J. Murphy			1886
Edward Morris	St. John's West	Liberal	1885
John Anderson			1900
John Scott			1900
George W. Gushue	Trinity	Liberal	1900
George M. Johnson			1894, 1900
William H. Horwood			1894
William Warren		Tory	1902
Robert Watson			1897, 1902
Robert Bond	Twillingate	Liberal	1882
James A. Clift			1900
George Roberts			1900

Notes:

1. Melvin . Baker . Peter . Neary . Bond, Sir Robert . 15 .
2. Web site: The Speaker of the House of Assembly . House of Assembly.
3. Web site: Boyle, Sir Charles Cavendish . Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage . Memorial University.
4. Encyclopedia: Elections. . 701–03 .

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

Electoral district	Member elected	Affiliation	Election date	Reason
Trinity	Robert Watson	Tory	1902	GM Johnson named to Supreme Court
	William Warren			W Horwood named to Supreme Court
Bay de Verde	Isaac Mercer	Liberal	1902	HJB Woods named Postmaster General
Bay de Verde	Edward Morris^[5]	Liberal	1903	E Morris named to cabinet; required to run for reelection

Notes:

1. Melvin . Baker . Peter . Neary . Bond, Sir Robert . 15 .
2. Web site: The Speaker of the House of Assembly . House of Assembly.
3. Web site: Boyle, Sir Charles Cavendish . Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage . Memorial University.
4. Encyclopedia: Elections. . 701–03 .
5. Elected by acclamation