1st General Assembly of Newfoundland

Colony of Newfoundland legislature 1st General Assembly of Newfoundland Colonialbuilding.jpg 1832 1836 Created 2nd General Assembly of Newfoundland Speaker John Bingley Garland (1833)Thomas Bennett (from 1834) 1832 1832 Newfoundland general election 1837 Newfoundland general election The members of the 1st General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1832, the first general election for the colony.http://www.heritage.nf.ca/law/districts_vote.html Electoral Districts and the Vote Memorial University 2014-07-22 2015-03-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20150316095516/http://www.heritage.nf.ca/law/districts_vote.html live The general assembly sat from January 1, 1833 until 1836. John Bingley Garland was chosen as speaker. Thomas Bennett replaced Garland as speaker in 1834.http://www.assembly.nl.ca/members/speaker.htm The Speaker of the House of Assembly House of Assembly dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091013233930/http://www.assembly.nl.ca/members/speaker.htm 2009-10-13 The first session of the general assembly met in a tavern and lodging house in St. John's operated by a Mary Travers; the elected assembly met on the ground floor and the appointed Board of Council met on the upper floor. A different location, the Old Court House, was used for the second and subsequent sessions.http://www.revparl.ca/english/issue.asp?param=205&art=1443 The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Canadian Parliamentary Review 2011 34 3 2014-07-23 2014-07-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140728023651/http://www.revparl.ca/english/issue.asp?param=205&art=1443 live In 1833, the assembly passed a Revenue Bill which would provide much-needed funds to support the operation of the colony. The bill was subsequently rejected by the Legislative Council. The governor and British Government intervened in support of the legislation, which was submitted again and this time approved by the council. Sir Thomas John Cochrane, although he had been opposed to the concept of representative government in the colony, became its first civil governor and was responsible for the implementation of the new system of government. The governor's support was required on any new legislation and he had the power to prorogue the assembly. Cochrane was removed from office in 1834Cochrane, Sir Thomas John 4903 10 and replaced by Sir Henry Prescott.Prescott, Sir Henry 5215 10 A Newfoundland general election was held in 1836 but the results were set aside by Chief Justice Henry John Boulton because the writs for the election did not bear the required Great Seal. A new election was called for the following year.http://www.heritage.nf.ca/law/gov_structure.html Government Structure, 1832–1855 Newfoundland Heritage Memorial University 2014-07-23 2015-03-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20150316095521/http://www.heritage.nf.ca/law/gov_structure.html live Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to the assembly in 1832:http://eco.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_02228_1/9 Journal of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland : anno tertio regis Gulielmi IV : first session of the first General Assembly 1833 John Shea 2014-07-22 2014-08-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20140812102438/http://eco.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_02228_1/9 live Roll of Members, 1st General Assembly https://www.assembly.nl.ca/Members/Rolls/1832_Roll%20of%20Members.pdf 2025-03-21 House of Assembly Newfoundland and Labrador MemberElectoral districtAffiliationIndicates political orientation rather than party membershiphttp://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_enl/id/75 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador 681–82 Elections 2014-10-11 2014-10-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20141015134619/http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_enl/id/75 live First electedNL Conservative (historical) row William BrownBonavista BayConservative1832NL Conservative (historical) row William HooperBurinConservative1832NL Liberal (historical) row Robert PackConception BayLiberal1832NL Liberal (historical) row Peter BrownLiberal1832NL Conservative (historical) row Charles CozensConservative1832NL Liberal (historical) row James PowerLiberal1832NL Conservative (historical) row Robert CarterFerrylandConservative1832NL Conservative (historical) row Thomas BennettFogoConservative1832NL Conservative (historical) row Newman Wright HoylesFortune BayConservative1832NL Liberal (historical) row Roger Forstall SweetmanPlacentia and St. Mary'sLiberal1832NL Conservative (historical) row John Wills MartinConservative1832NL Liberal (historical) row John KentSt. John'sLiberal1832NL Conservative (historical) row William ThomasConservative1832NL Conservative (historical) row Patrick KoughConservative1832NL Liberal (historical) row William Carson (1833)Liberal1833NL Conservative (historical) row John Bingley GarlandTrinity BayConservative1832NL Conservative (historical) row William Bickford Row (1833)Conservative1833 By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReasonSt. John'sWilliam CarsonAcclaimedliberal1833W Thomas named to Executive CouncilTrinity BayWilliam Bickford Rowconservative1833JB Garland named to Executive Council Notes References Newfoundland 001