1913 Newfoundland general election

Election in the Dominion of Newfoundland September 2023 1913 Newfoundland general election Dominion of Newfoundland parliamentary No no no 1909 Newfoundland general election 1909 Outgoing members October 30, 1913 Elected members 1919 Newfoundland general election 1919 36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 19 79.21%A Year Book & Almanac of Newfoundland 1914 1914 J. W. Withers St. John's, NL 18–19 https://dai.mun.ca/pdfs/cns_almanac/Yearbook1914.pdf 29 November 2025 (1.40pp) x160px NF People's nohash Edward Morris 1908 People's St. John's West 26 seats, 52.89% 21 5 51,451 45.55% 2.52% Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century - a treatise of history and development (1902) (14587364079).jpg 160 60 160 20 60 William Coaker (cropped).jpg 120 60 160 0 30 NF Liberal (historical) nohash Robert Bond and William Coaker 1897 / 1908 Liberal-Unionist Twillingate /Bonavista BayNot the incumbent, but stood in this district and won 10 seats, 47.11%As the Liberal Party 15 5 61,362 54.32% 2.39% 400px Prime Minister Edward Morris People's Edward Morris Prime Minister after election People's The 1913 Newfoundland general election was held on 30 October 1913 to elect members of the 23rd General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed a coalition with the Fishermen's Protective Union led by William Coaker. Although the majority held by the Newfoundland People's Party was reduced in this election, it was again returned to power and Edward P. Morris continued to serve as Prime Minister of Newfoundland. A general election originally scheduled for 1917 was deferred until 1919 because of World War I. After Morris retired from politics in 1918, William F. Lloyd, a Liberal member of the Executive Council, was asked to form a government. In May 1919, Michael Patrick Cashin, the leader of the People's Party, introduced a motion of no confidence which resulted in the defeat of the government. Cashin served as Newfoundland prime minister until the election held later in 1919. Results  Party Leader 1909CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote % of vote(% change) NL People's rowPeople'sEdward Morris263621558.33%(13.89%)51,45145.55%(2.52%) NL Liberal (historical) rowLiberalCampaigned as the Liberal-Unionist PartyRobert Bond1036Liberal 27FPU 915FPU 8Liberal 7541.67%(13.89%)61,362Liberal 39,228FPU 22,13454.32%(2.39%) NL FPU rowFishermen's Protective UnionWilliam Coaker– NL Independent rowOther0100.00%()1530.14%(0.14%)Totals367336100%112,966This figure includes votes cast for more than one candidate in multi-member districts. A total of 49,010 individual votes were cast in this election.100% Results by district Names in boldface type represent party leaders. † indicates that the incumbent did not run again. ‡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district. St. John's NL People's Liberal (historical) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's East83.98% turnout |NL People's background| |William Higgins2,66017.29% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James Kent2,83518.43% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James Kent |- | |William Howley2,44315.88% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Dwyer2,60916.96% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |George Shea† |- | |Henry Bartlett2,30614.99% | |Charles Ryan2,53316.46% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Dwyer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West90.02% turnout |NL People's background| |Edward Morris2,74921.25% | |William Ellis1,73813.43% |NL People's background| |Edward Morris |- |NL People's background| |John R. Bennett2,64320.43% | |Henry Cowan1,71913.29% |NL People's background| |John R. Bennett |- |NL People's background| |Michael Kennedy2,54519.67% | |John Scott1,54511.94% |NL People's background| |Michael Kennedy |} Conception Bay NL People's Liberal (historical) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Bay de Verde85.82% turnout |NL People's background| |John Crosbie1,15025.35% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Albert HickmanAccording to a 1934 Fishermen's Advocate article, the FPU had intended to run Allan Hudson as their other candidate for the Bay de Verde district. They agreed to let Liberal candidate Albert Hickman run in Hudson's place as part of the Liberal-Union electoral alliance.Telegram Scribblers Taken to Task https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/fishadvocate/id/3197/rec/2 21 May 2025 Fishermen's Advocate 21 August 19341,16825.75% |NL People's background| |John Crosbie |- | |Jesse Whiteway1,07823.77% | |Nathan Barrett (FPU)Coaker William Twenty Years of the Fishermen's Protective Union of Newfoundland 1930 Advocate Publishing Company Ltd. St. John's, NL 386 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns2/id/54774/rec/1 16 May 20251,14025.13% |NL People's background| |Jesse Whiteway |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear82.57% turnout |NL People's background| |John Goodison60853.24% | |William Penney53446.76% |NL People's background| |John Goodison |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Harbour Grace85.40% turnout |NL People's background| |Archibald Piccott1,44418.71% | |George A. Gosse1,20015.55% |NL People's background| |Archibald Piccott |- |NL People's background| |Edward Parsons1,37417.81% | |George GordonNomination Day https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/hgstandard/id/16189/rec/1 16 May 2025 Harbour Grace Standard 24 October 19131,18715.38% |NL Vacant background| |VacantAlfred Seymour was elected in 1909, but he died while in office on May 11, 1912. |- |NL People's background| |Moses Young1,34217.39% | |Harris Mosdell1,16915.15% |NL People's background| |Edward Parsons |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main78.55% turnout |NL People's background| |William Woodford1,17829.64% | |John LewisHarbor Breton Fishermen For Capt. Fudge: Capt. John Lewis Appeals to the Fishermen https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/telegram19/id/82736/rec/2 16 May 2025 Evening Telegram 14 October 191390422.75% |NL People's background| |William Woodford |- |NL People's background| |George Kennedy1,11628.08% | |Leo Carter77619.53% |NL People's background| |John J. Murphy† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave81.33% turnout | |William Warren69744.45% |NL FPU background| |George Grimes (FPU)87155.55% |NL People's background| |William Warren |} Avalon Peninsula NL People's Liberal (historical) Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland93.54% turnout |NL People's background| |Michael Cashin1,09540.02% | |Michael Hartery30311.07% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Michael CondonMotor Man From Ferryland on the War Path https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/telegram19/id/82844/rec/5 16 May 2025 Evening Telegram 24 October 1913 (Independent)1535.59% |NL People's background| |Michael Cashin |- |NL People's background| |Philip Moore91833.55% | |Fred WilliamsAnother Scorcher From the Southern Shore https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/telegram19/id/82749/rec/4 16 May 2025 Evening Telegram 15 October 19132679.76% |NL People's background| |Philip Moore |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's77.59% turnout |NL People's background| |Richard Devereaux2,02320.58% | |Michael Sullivan1,54415.70% | | |NL People's background| |Richard Devereaux |- |NL People's background| |Frank Morris1,95319.86% | |Patrick Summers1,30013.22% | | |NL People's background| |William Howley‡(ran in St. John's East) |- |NL People's background| |William Walsh1,75817.88% | |George Carty1,25412.75% | | |NL People's background| |Frank Morris |} Eastern Newfoundland NL People's FPU |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay74.97% turnout | |Sydney Blandford1,62411.04% |NL FPU background| |William Coaker3,47323.61% |NL People's background| |Sydney Blandford |- | |William C. Winsor1,51510.30% |NL FPU background| |Robert G. Winsor3,31322.52% |NL People's background| |William C. Winsor |- | |Donald Morison1,47710.04% |NL FPU background| |John Abbott3,30822.49% |NL People's background| |Donald Morison |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay77.08% turnout | |Richard Squires1,67813.39% |NL FPU background| |John Stone2,68521.42% |NL People's background| |Richard Squires |- | |Richard FowlowYesterday's Nominations https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/dailynews/id/243664/rec/2 16 May 2025 The Daily News 21 October 19131,51012.05% |NL FPU background| |Archibald Targett2,60820.81% |NL People's background| |Robert Watson† |- | |Brian Dunfield1,46211.66% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William Lloyd (Liberal)According to a 1934 Fishermen's Advocate article, the FPU had intended to run John Loder as their other candidate for the Trinity district. They agreed to let Liberal candidate William Lloyd run in Loder's place as part of the Liberal-Union electoral alliance.2,59220.68% |NL People's background| |Edwin Grant† |- |} Central Newfoundland NL People's Liberal (historical) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo83.20% turnout | |Henry Fitzgerald59430.76% |NL FPU background| |William Halfyard (FPU)1,33769.24% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Henry Earle† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate73.84% turnout | |Jordan Milley8877.03% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Robert BondAccording to a 1934 Fishermen's Advocate article, the FPU had intended to run Martin Phillips as one of the two other candidates for the Twillingate district. They agreed to let Liberal leader Robert Bond run in Phillips' place as part of the Liberal-Union electoral alliance.3,48127.57% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Robert Bond |- | |William Temple7345.81% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James CliftAccording to a 1934 Fishermen's Advocate article, the FPU had intended to run Adolph Yates as one of the other candidates for the Twillingate district. They agreed to let Liberal incumbent James Clift run in Yates' place as part of the Liberal-Union electoral alliance. Yates would ultimately run as a People's Party candidate.3,42727.14% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James Clift |- | |Adolphus Yates6985.53% |NL FPU background| |Walter Jennings (FPU)3,39926.92% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |George Roberts† |} Southern and Western Newfoundland NL People's Liberal (historical) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile75.73% turnout |NL People's background| |Robert Moulton76051.08% | |Charles James72848.92% |NL People's background| |Robert Moulton |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin73.22% turnout |NL People's background| |John Currie1,20030.76% | |George Bartlett78620.15% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Henry Gear |- |NL People's background| |Thomas LeFeuvre1,17430.09% | |Henry Gear74119.00% |NL People's background| |Thomas LeFeuvre |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay71.62% turnout |NL People's background| |Charles Emerson1,00053.62% | |Randall Fudge86546.38% |NL People's background| |Charles Emerson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe79.43% turnout | |Henry Mott87141.01% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William ClappAccording to a 1934 Fishermen's Advocate article, the FPU had intended to run a Mr. Alcock as their candidate for the St. Barbe district. They agreed to let Liberal incumbent William Clapp run in Alcock's place as part of the Liberal-Union electoral alliance.1,25358.99% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William Clapp |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's66.95% turnout |NL People's background| |Joseph Downey1,18760.65% | |Arthur English77039.35% |NL People's background| |Joseph Downey |- |} Notes References Further reading Riggs Bert 1981 General Election #23: October 30, 1913 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/101 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1 St. John's Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. 16 May 2025 Webb Jeff The Fishermen's Protective Union and Politics https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/politics/fpu-politics.php Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador Memorial University of Newfoundland 16 May 2025 1913 Category:1913 elections in North America Category:1913 elections in the British Empire Category:Politics of the Dominion of Newfoundland Category:1910s in Newfoundland Category:October 1913 in North America