| 3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland | |
| Foundation: | 1843 |
| Disbanded: | 1848 |
| Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
| Leader1: | James Crowdy |
| Election2: | 1842 |
| Last Election1: | 1842 Newfoundland general election |
The members of the 3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in 1842. The General Assembly sat from January 14, 1843[1] to 1848.
The General Assembly had not sat from 1841 to 1843 as the colony's constitution had been suspended. Following the passing of the Newfoundland Act of 1842 by the British Parliament,[2] the elected assembly and appointed Legislative Council were combined into a single unicameral legislature.[3] The legislature continue to meet at the Old Court House until 1846 when that building was destroyed in a fire; for the next two years, the legislature met in a classroom in an orphan asylum.[4]
James Crowdy was chosen as speaker.[5]
In 1843, a new Education Act was passed which redistributed education funding between separate Protestant and Catholic school systems.[6]
Sir Henry Prescott served as civil governor of Newfoundland until 1846.[7] Robert Law served as colonial administrator[8] until the arrival of Sir John Le Marchant in April 1847.[9]
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1843:[10]
| Member | Electoral district | Affiliation[11] | First elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Carter | Bonavista Bay | Conservative | 1842 |
| Clement Pitt Benning | Burin | Liberal | 1842 |
| Thomas Ridley | Conception Bay | Conservative | 1842 |
| John Munn | Conservative | 1842 | |
| James Luke Prendergast | Liberal | 1842 | |
| Edmund Hanrahan | Liberal | 1842 | |
| Thomas Glen | Ferryland | Liberal | 1842 |
| John Slade[12] [13] | Fogo | Conservative | 1842 |
| Bryan Robinson | Fortune Bay | Conservative | 1842 |
| John Dillon | Placentia and St. Mary's | Liberal | 1842 |
| Simon Morris | Liberal | 1842 | |
| Laurence O'Brien | St. John's | Liberal | 1840 |
| John Valentine Nugent | Liberal | 1842 | |
| William Carson | Liberal | 1833 | |
| Robert John Parsons | Liberal | 1843 | |
| Richard Barnes | Trinity Bay | Conservative | 1842 |
| Thomas Bulley Job | 1846 |
Notes:
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | Robert John Parsons | Liberal | 1843 | W Carson died February 26, 1843 | |
| Trinity Bay | Thomas Bulley Job | Conservative | 1846 | R Barnes died September 3, 1846 |
Notes:
The following members were appointed to the Legislative Council:[10]
| Member | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| James Simms | Attorney general | |
| James Crowdy | Colonial secretary | |
| John Dunscombe | ||
| William Thomas | Colonial treasurer | |
| William Bickford Row | ||
| James William Tobin | ||
| Joseph Noad | Surveyor general | |
| Charles Fox Bennett | ||
| John Kent |