1842 Newfoundland general election

Election in the Colony of Newfoundland September 2023 1842 Newfoundland general election no Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg parliamentary no no 1837 Newfoundland general election 1837 outgoing members December 20, 1842 members 1848 Newfoundland general election 1848 15 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly 8 NL Liberal (historical) nohash NL Liberal (historical) name 13 8 5 9,800"VoteTotals" Note that this does not include the vote totals for the district of Placentia and St. Mary's, as the full results of those contests are not available. 59.91% 37.77%"Incomplete" Based on incomplete figures from the 1836 election, as no votes were known to have been cast in the 1837 election. NL Conservative (historical) nohash NL Conservative (historical) name 2 7 5 6,558"VoteTotals" 40.09% 37.77%"Incomplete" 400px The 1842 Newfoundland general election was held on December 20, 1842, to elect the members of the 3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. The original constitution was suspended following conflict between the House of Assembly and the Legislative Council, and Governor John Harvey combined the two legislatures into an amalgamated assembly.http://www.heritage.nf.ca/law/representative.html Representative Government, 1832-1855 Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Memorial University 2009-10-23 Results  Party 1837CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote"VoteTotals"% of vote(% change) NL Liberal (historical) rowLiberal13138 553.33%(33.33%)9,800Given that 336 votes were cast for the leading Liberal candidate in the district of Placentia and St. Mary's and that the Conservative candidate in said district was not elected, it is evident that between 9,941 and 10,136 votes were cast for the government candidates in this election.59.91%(37.77%) NL Conservative (historical) rowConservative2117 546.67%(33.33%)6,558Including the 140 votes for the Conservative candidate in the district of Placentia and St. Mary's, a total of 6,698 votes were cast for the opposition candidates in this election.40.09%(37.77%)Totals152415100%16,358Given that at least 617 votes were cast in the district of Placentia and St. Mary's, it is evident that a minimum of 16,975 votes were cast in this election.100% Results by district † indicates that the incumbent did not run again. ‡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district. St. John's NL Liberal (historical) Conservative (historical) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Laurence O'Brien1,62920.23% | |Walter R. Grieve1,16114.42% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William Carson |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Nugent1,57119.51% | |Thomas Bennett1,12713.99% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Kent† |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William Carson1,53919.11% | |Patrick Kough1,02712.75% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Laurence O'Brien |} Avalon Peninsula NL Liberal (historical) Conservative (historical) Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=4|Conception Bay |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James Prendergast1,34417.50% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Thomas Ridley1,42518.56% |rowspan=4| |rowspan=4|Daniel O'ConnellReturns https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/publicledger/id/7274/rec/1 1 July 2025 Public Ledger 23 December 1842 (Independent Liberal)2272.96% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Peter Brown |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Edmund Hanrahan1,32517.25% |rowspan=3 NL Conservative (historical) background| |rowspan=3|John Munn1,40518.30% |NL Vacant background| |VacantAnthony Godfrey had been elected in 1837, but he died while in office in 1840. |- | |John McCarthy1,01513.22% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John McCarthy |- | |Peter Brown93812.22% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James Power† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland | |Peter Winser25847.34% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Thomas Glen28752.66% | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Peter Winser |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Placentia and St. Mary'sConservatives vs. the Rals https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/publicledger/id/8239/rec/6 1 July 2025 Public Ledger 31 January 1843Full results for this district are not available. |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Dillon336 |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|John BarronBurch Hannibal To the Natives of the District of Placentia and St. Mary's https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/publicledger/id/7734/rec/1 1 July 2025 Public Ledger 18 November 1842140 | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Patrick Doyle† |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Simon MorrisTotal unknown | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Nugent‡(ran in St. John's) |} Eastern and Southern Newfoundland NL Liberal (historical) Conservative (historical) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista Bay | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Robert CarterWon by acclamation |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Hugh Emerson† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|BurinWinton Henry The District of Burin Election https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/publicledger/id/7964/rec/4 1 July 2025 Public Ledger 13 January 1843These figures are according to a controverted elections application made by the Conservative candidate Winton, which claimed that over a hundred voters had been prevented from going to the polls due to threats of violence. |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Clement Benning24165.67% | |Henry Winton12634.33% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Henry Butler† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Bryan RobinsonWon by acclamation |NL Conservative (historical) background| |William B. Row† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity Bay | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Richard BarnesWon by acclamation |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Thomas Moore† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate and Fogo | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |John SladeWon by acclamation |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Edward Dwyer† |- |} Notes References Further reading Riggs Bert 1981 General Election #3: December 1842 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/77 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1 St. John's Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. 1 July 2025 1842 Category:1842 elections in North America Category:1842 elections in Canada Category:Pre-Confederation Newfoundland Category:1842 in North America Category:1842 in the British Empire Category:19th century in Newfoundland