1836 Newfoundland general election

Election in the Colony of Newfoundland September 2023 1836 Newfoundland general election no Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg parliamentary no no 1832 Newfoundland general election 1832 outgoing members October 24 – November 15, 1836 members 1837 Newfoundland general election 1837 15 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly 8 NL Liberal (historical) nohash NL Liberal (historical) name 5 12 7 295"Results" Full results are only available for the district of Conception Bay, where voting was interrupted by violence on the first day of polling. 97.68% NL Conservative (historical) nohash NL Conservative (historical) name 10 3 7 7"Results" 2.32% 400px The 1836 Newfoundland general election was held from October 24 to November 15, 1836 in the Colony of Newfoundland. The Liberal reformers secured control of the government and defeated the governing Conservative party. However, the results of the election were later set aside by Chief Justice Henry John Boulton after he discovered some of the writs from the election had not been marked with the official seal. Some felt that this was a pretext used to justify holding another election because Liberal reformers had dominated the assembly. Results  Party 1832CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote"Results"% of vote(% change) NL Liberal (historical) rowLiberal51312 780.00%( 46.67%)295Given that the unsuccessful Conservative candidate in Trinity received 97 votes on the first day of polling, it is evident that the Liberal candidate there received at least 98 votes, meaning that at least 393 votes were cast for the opposition candidates in this election.97.68% NL Conservative (historical) rowConservative1073 720.00%( 46.67%)7Given that the Conservative candidate in Trinity received 97 votes on the first day of polling, it is evident that at least 104 votes were cast for the government candidates in this election.2.32%Totals152015100%302100% Results by district † indicates that the incumbent did not run again. ‡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district. $ indicates that the incumbent initially ran for re-election, but they later chose to withdraw St. John's NL Conservative (historical) Liberal (historical) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Kough, Nicholas Gill, and James GrieveTo the Independent Electors of the District of St. John's https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/timesgeneral/id/988/rec/1 4 July 2025 Times and General Commercial Gazette 19 October 1836 all initially ran as Conservative candidates in the district of St. John's, but they all withdrew prior to election day due to threats of violence. |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John KentWon by acclamation |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Kent |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William CarsonWon by acclamation |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William Carson |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Patrick MorrisWon by acclamation |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Patrick Kough$ |} Avalon Peninsula NL Conservative (historical) Liberal (historical) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=4|Conception Bay | |Thomas Ridley51.66%"ProwseRidley" Prowse and Ridley both withdrew from the race shortly after voting commenced due to violence at the polls on the first day of voting.The Elections https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/publicledger/id/4580/rec/2 4 July 2025 Public Ledger 4 November 1836 |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Peter Brown7625.17% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Robert Pack |- | |Robert Prowse20.66%"ProwseRidley" |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Anthony Godfrey7324.17% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Charles Cozens† |- |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Thomas Newell initially ran as a Conservative candidate, but he withdrew prior to the first day of polling.To the Free and independent Electors of the District of Conception Bay https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_news/id/57395/rec/1 4 July 2025 Star and Conception Bay Journal 26 October 1836 |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Robert Pack7324.17% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James Power |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James Power7324.17% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Peter Brown |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Patrick MorrisMorris was elected for both the districts of Ferryland and St. John's. No by-election was held as the House of Assembly did not meet before the next election was called in 1837, but Morris evidently chose to remain in St. John's as he did not run for re-election in Ferryland.Won by acclamation |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Robert Carter† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Placentia and St. Mary's | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Patrick DoyleWon by acclamation |NL Conservative (historical) background| |John Martin† |- | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John NugentWon by acclamation |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Roger Sweetman† |} Eastern and Southern Newfoundland NL Conservative (historical) Liberal (historical) Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista BayReturns are not available for this district. |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Robert Job | |? DouglasThe Elections https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/timesgeneral/id/997/rec/1 4 July 2025 Times and General Commercial Gazette 2 November 1836 | |Hugh Emerson (Independent Conservative) |NL Conservative (historical) background| |William Brown† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John SheaWon by acclamation | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |William Hooper† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay |NL Conservative (historical) background| |William B. RowWon by acclamation | | | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Newman Hoyles |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity BayFull results are not available for this district. | |Archibald GrahamAt least 97 votes |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Thomas MooreAt least 98 votes | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |William Row‡(ran in Fortune Bay) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate and Fogo |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Thomas BennettWon by acclamation | | | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Thomas Bennett |- |} Notes References Further reading Riggs Bert 1981 General Election #2A: November 1836 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/76 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1 St. John's Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. 7 July 2025 1836 Category:1836 elections in North America Category:1836 elections in Canada Category:Pre-Confederation Newfoundland Category:1836 in North America Category:1836 in the British Empire Category:19th century in Newfoundland