1882 Newfoundland general election

Election in the Colony of Newfoundland September 2023 1882 Newfoundland general election Colony of Newfoundland Flag of Newfoundland (1870–1904).svg parliamentary no no 1878 Newfoundland general election 1878 Outgoing members November 6, 1882 Elected members 1885 Newfoundland general election 1885 33 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 17 x160px 006699 William Whiteway 1878 Conservative Trinity Bay 21 26 5 25,873 65.52% 9.66%"Incomplete" Based on incomplete figures from the previous election James J. Rogerson.png 135 60 160 0 52 Hon. Walter B. Grieve.png 135 60 160 0 45 E62020 James Rogerson andWalter Grieve 1882 / 1882 New BurinRan in Bay de Verde and lost. / Bonavista BayNot the incumbent, but ran in this district and won. 10"Opposition" As the Opposition Party 5 5 11,298 28.61% 15.53%"Incomplete" Premier William Whiteway Conservative William Whiteway Premier after election Conservative No The 1882 Newfoundland general election was held on November 6, 1882 to elect the members of the 14th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. The Conservative Party led by William Whiteway was re-elected on a platform promising the continued development of the Newfoundland Railway. Much of the Opposition Party from the previous election had disintegrated, but Whiteway's remaining opponents coalesced around James J. Rogerson, the former Receiver General, and formed the New Party. Results  Party Leader(s) 1878CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote % of vote(% change)"Incomplete" NL Conservative (historical) rowConservativeWilliam Whiteway213126578.79%(11.05%)25,87365.52%(9.66%) NL Liberal (historical) rowNewJames Rogerson andWalter Grieve10"Opposition"275515.15%(17.11%)11,29828.61%(15.53%) NL Independent rowOther07226.06%(6.06%)2,3205.87%(5.87%)Totals3165332100%39,491100% 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 Conservative (historical) Liberal (historical) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's East |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Robert Kent1,09422.42% | |Michael O'Mara89118.26% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Michael O'Mara |- |NL Conservative (historical) background| |John Dearin1,06021.72% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|J. CallananClose of the Campaign: The Great Battle Fought and Won https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/telegram18/id/26696/rec/3 1 June 2025 Evening Telegram 4 November 188282316.86% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Robert Kent |- |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Robert Parsons Jr.1,01220.74% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Robert Parsons Jr. |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Patrick Scott1,20631.20% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Garret DooleyLast Night's Meeting in the Star of the Sea Hall https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/telegram18/id/26566/rec/1 1 June 2025 Evening Telegram 5 October 188265316.89% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Lewis Tessier† |- |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Philip White1,06127.44% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Patrick Scott |- |NL Conservative (historical) background| |James Callanan94624.47% |NL Vacant background| |VacantMaurice Fenelon had been elected in 1878, but he resigned his seat later that year and became the Roman Catholic inspector of schools. |} Conception Bay NL Conservative (historical) Liberal (historical) Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay de VerdeResults of the Polling in the Electoral Districts https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/eveherald/id/60494/rec/1 3 June 2025 Evening Mercury 15 November 1882 | |Michael Knight21823.22% | |James Rogerson35938.23% |NL Independent background| |Levi Garland (Independent)36238.55% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Alfred Penney‡(ran in Carbonear) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Alfred Penney47077.81% | |William Giles406.62% | |Patrick Hogan (Independent)9415.56% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |John Rorke† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Grace |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Charles Dawe1,74946.97% | |Thomas Alcock1654.43% | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Ambrose Shea |- |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Ambrose Shea1,68345.19% | |George Emerson1273.41% | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Charles Dawe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Joseph Little94544.68% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Charles Furey30014.18% | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Joseph Little |- |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Richard MacDonnell87041.13% | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Patrick Nowlan† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Port de Grave |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Nathan Norman14614.36% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|James Goodfellow24524.09% |NL Independent background| |John Bartlett (Independent)61160.08% |rowspan=2 NL Conservative (historical) background| |rowspan=2|Nathan Norman |- | |? Barnes (Independent)151.47% |} Avalon Peninsula NL Conservative (historical) Liberal (historical) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Augustus GoodridgeWon by acclamation |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Augustus Goodridge |- | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Daniel GreeneWon by acclamation |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Daniel Greene |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's |NL Conservative (historical) background| |William Donnelly87626.49% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Albert Bradshaw67220.32% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |William Donnelly |- |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Michael Tobin60918.42% | |Richard McGrath36911.16% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |James Collins† |- | |Michael Dwyer59517.99% | |David Sclater1865.62% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Michael Dwyer |} Eastern and Central Newfoundland NL Conservative (historical) Liberal (historical) Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista BayFollowing the election, Noonan submitted a petition to the House of Assembly arguing that Grieve was ineligible for office as he had been employed by the government at the time. The House heeded Noonan's petition, and he was declared elected on February 26, 1883.Journal of the Newfoundland House of Assembly 1883 Newfoundland House of Assembly St. John's, NL 19–21, 26 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/h_assembly/id/62004 |NL Conservative (historical) background| |George Skelton70418.75% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Walter Grieve73919.68% | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Francis Winton |- |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Francis Winton69518.51% | |James Noonan61916.48% | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |George Skelton |- | |James Saint55314.73% | |Henry Woods44511.85% | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |James Saint |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay |NL Conservative (historical) background| |William Whiteway1,17626.73% | |Stephen March74416.91% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|James Watson (Independent)73316.66% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |William Whiteway |- |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Joseph Boyd84919.30% | |Jacob MorrisCorrespondence https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/eveherald/id/60433/rec/1 3 June 2025 Evening Mercury 1 November 188250711.53% |NL Independent background| |James Watson |- |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Robert Bond81218.46% | |Richard PennyFrom Carbonear: The Campaign Fairly Commenced https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/telegram18/id/26625/rec/4 3 June 2025 Evening Telegram 19 October 18823117.07% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |John Rendell† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate and Fogo |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Smith McKay1,35724.96% | |? Herbert68012.51% | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |A. J. W. McNeilly |- |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Richard Rice1,19021.89% | |A. J. W. McNeilly59110.87% | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Stanley Carter† |- |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Jabez Thompson1,10820.38% | |? Winton5109.38% | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Richard Rice |} Southern and Western Newfoundland NL Conservative (historical) Liberal (historical) Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Alexander Mackay47357.54% | | | |James Murray (Independent)34642.09% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Alexander Mackay |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin |NL Conservative (historical) background| |James Winter45025.85% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Peters44125.33% | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |James Winter |- | |George Forsey43524.99% | |E. McGhee41523.84% | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James Rogerson‡(ran in Bay de Verde) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay |NL Conservative (historical) background| |James Fraser46760.57% | |Charles Bowring30439.43% | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |James Fraser |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's"Early" The election in this district was held on October 21, 1882. |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Michael Carty42272.63% | | | |? Walsh (Independent)15927.37% |NL Vacant background| |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay"Early" |NL Conservative (historical) background| |John Boone64279.85% | |Ellis Watson16220.15% | | |NL Vacant background| |New district |} Notes References Further reading http://www.canadiana.org/view/32957/356/650/0 The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1883 1883 Gemmill J A 346–347 2009-10-26 Hiller James James Murray and the 1882 Newfoundland General Election Newfoundland and Labrador Studies 2018 33 1 https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/NFLDS/article/view/28690/1882521470 4 June 2025 Riggs Bert 1981 General Election #14: November 6, 1882 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/87 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1 St. John's Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. 3 June 2025 1882 Category:1882 elections in North America Category:1882 elections in Canada Category:Pre-Confederation Newfoundland Category:1880s in Newfoundland Category:1882 in North America Category:1882 in the British Empire