1900 Newfoundland general election

Election in the Colony of Newfoundland May 2025 1900 Newfoundland general election Colony of Newfoundland Flag of Newfoundland (1870–1904).svg parliamentary no no 1897 Newfoundland general election 1897 Outgoing members November 8, 1900 Elected members 1904 Newfoundland general election 1904 36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 19 68.96%Year Book and Almanac of Newfoundland 1901 1901 J. W. Withers St. John's, NL 19–20 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_almanac/id/42409/rec/39 9 December 2025 ( 6.22pp) Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century - a treatise of history and development (1902) (14587364079).jpg 200 100 160 42 60 center E62020 Robert Bond 1897 Liberal Twillingate 13 32 19 51,657 62.68% 20.32% x160px 006699 Alfred Morine 1900 Conservative Bonavista Bay 23 4 19 29,217 35.45% 20.44% Premier Robert Bond Liberal Robert Bond Premier after election Liberal No The 1900 Newfoundland general election was held on 8 November 1900 to elect members of the 19th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the self-governing British colony. The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed the government. The railway policy of the Conservative government under James S. Winter was highly unpopular, which led to the party's defeat under Alfred Morine's leadership. Results  Party Leader 1897CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote % of vote(% change) NL Liberal (historical) rowLiberalRobert Bond1336321988.89%(52.78%)51,65762.68%(20.32%) NL Conservative (historical) rowConservativeAlfred Morine233641911.11%(52.78%)29,21735.45%(20.44%) NL Independent rowOther060 0.00%()1,542 1.87%(0.12%)Totals367836100%82,416This figure includes votes cast for more than one candidate in multi-member districts. A total of 37,190 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 Liberal (historical) Conservative (historical) Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's East73.71% turnout |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Dwyer2,53825.06% | |Thomas White8067.96% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|James Pitman (Independent)2292.26% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Dwyer |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Lawrence Furlong2,53325.01% | |John Ryan7727.62% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Thomas Murphy |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Thomas Murphy2,50024.69% | |Robert J. Parsons7497.40% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Lawrence Furlong |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West76.97% turnout |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Edward Morris2,31724.90% | |Samuel CollierNotice of Poll and Candidates https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/dailynews/id/270529/rec/21 22 May 2025 The Daily News 6 November 19001,05911.38% | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Edward Morris |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Anderson2,09622.53% | |Charles Ryan98510.59% | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James Tessier† |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Scott2,01221.63% | |John J. Mullaly8358.97% | | |NL Vacant background| |VacantJames Callanan had been elected in 1897, but he had died while in office on June 8, 1900. |} Conception Bay NL Liberal (historical) Conservative (historical) Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Bay de Verde76.58% turnout |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Henry Woods91625.63% | |Isaac Mercer87524.48% | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Abram Kean‡(ran in Twillingate) |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Michael Knight91125.49% | |William Rogerson87224.40% | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |William Rogerson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear71.70% turnout |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Joseph Maddock59159.22% | |John Powell40740.78% | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William Duff† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Harbour Grace74.61% turnout |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Eli Dawe1,24218.91% | |Charles Dawe1,01615.47% | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William Horwood‡(ran in Trinity Bay) |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Augustus Harvey1,19518.19% | |Graham MunnThe Tory Team https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/telegram19/id/53905/rec/19 22 May 2025 Evening Telegram 26 September 19001,01215.41% | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Eli Dawe |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William Oke1,19018.12% | |Thomas Ross91313.90% | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William Oke |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main67.03% turnout |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Frank Morris93132.80% | |Michael O'Toole29610.43% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|John Lewis (Independent)58320.54% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John St. John |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John St. John77827.41% | |Thomas Fitzgibbon2508.81% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |William Woodford† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave67.59% turnout | |Jabez Thompson63047.95% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Alexander Mackay68452.05% | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Charles Dawe‡(ran in Harbour Grace) |} Avalon Peninsula NL Liberal (historical) Conservative (historical) Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland87.50% turnout |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Michael Cashin1,04840.75% | |James McCullock1907.39% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Michael Condon (Independent)37414.54% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Michael Cashin |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James Ryan83732.54% | |J. N. Cleary1234.78% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |George Shea† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's72.57% turnout |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Edward Jackman1,90725.04% | |Thomas Fitzpatrick6128.03% | |Thomas Sullivan (Independent)1602.10% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Richard McGrath |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Thomas Bonia1,88524.74% | |Michael Gibbs5637.39% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Michael Tobin (Independent)1221.60% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Rhodie Callahan† |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Richard McGrath1,81723.85% | |J. H. Dee5517.23% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Michael Carty† |} Eastern Newfoundland NL Liberal (historical) Conservative (historical) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay62.19% turnout | |Charles Hutchings1,26613.68% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Alfred Morine1,87420.25% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Darius Blandford |- | |John Cowan1,25813.60% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Darius Blandford1,84319.92% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Cowan |- | |Albert Martin1,23813.38% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Mark Chaplin1,77419.17% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Alfred Morine |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay54.82% turnout |NL Liberal (historical) background| |George Gushue1,99020.87% | |Robert Watson1,28613.48% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Robert Bremner† |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |George Johnson1,90519.97% | |Reuben HorwoodThe Wave of Victory: The Tide is Rising, Nominations in all Districts https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/dailynews/id/270497/rec/4 22 May 2025 The Daily News 30 October 19001,28313.45% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Robert Watson |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William Horwood1,90119.93% | |Alex McKay1,17212.29% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |John Robinson† |- |} Central Newfoundland NL Liberal (historical) Conservative (historical) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo61.70% turnout |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Henry Earle74367.92% | |Andrew Cook35132.08% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Thomas Duder† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate71.47% turnout |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Robert Bond2,20722.86% | |Alan Goodridge1,24412.89% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Robert Bond |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James Clift2,04421.17% | |Abram Kean1,11911.59% |NL Vacant background| |VacantDonald Browning had been elected in 1897, but he had resigned from the House of Assembly in 1899 and became the registrar for the Supreme Court of Newfoundland. |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |George Roberts2,00220.74% | |John Aitken1,03710.74% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Alan Goodridge |} Southern and Western Newfoundland NL Liberal (historical) Conservative (historical) Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile71.44% turnout |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Charles Emerson67956.92% | |Robert Moulton51443.08% | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Henry Mott‡(ran in St. Barbe) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin64.03% turnout |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Henry Gear99033.64% | |John Lake49216.72% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Joseph Coady (Independent Liberal)742.51% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |James S. Winter† |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Edward Davey92331.36% | |Frank Lilly46415.77% |NL Conservative (historical) background| |John Lake |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay59.04% turnout |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Charles Way1,00681.52% | |L. A. McCuish22818.48% | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Charles Way |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe69.51% turnout |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Alexander Parsons79463.22% | |Henry Mott46236.78% | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Albert Bradshaw† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's68.07% turnout |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William Howley83762.42% | |Duncan McIsaac50437.58% | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Michael Gibbs‡(ran in Placentia and St. Mary's) |- |} Notes References Further reading Riggs Bert 1981 General Election #19: November 8, 1900 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/95 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1 St. John's Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. 22 May 2025 1900 Category:1900 elections in North America Category:Pre-Confederation Newfoundland Category:1900 in the British Empire Category:1900s in Newfoundland Category:November 1900 in North America