1837 Newfoundland general election

Election in the Colony of Newfoundland September 2023 1837 Newfoundland general election no Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg parliamentary no no 1836 Newfoundland general election 1836 outgoing members May 8–25, 1837 members 1842 Newfoundland general election 1842 15 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly 8 NL Liberal (historical) nohash NL Liberal (historical) name 12 13 1 0"VoteTotals" All of the candidates won by acclamation, and no votes were cast in this election as a result. 0.00% NL Conservative (historical) nohash NL Conservative (historical) name 3 2 1 0"VoteTotals" 0.00% 400px The 1837 Newfoundland general election was held from May 8 to May 25, 1837 to elect members of the 2nd General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. The results of the previous election had been set aside by Chief Justice Henry John Boulton after he discovered some of the writs from the previous election had not been marked with the official seal. Most of the incumbents ran for re-election and the Liberal reformers retained their control over the government. All of the candidates appear to have won by acclamation. Results  Party 1836CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote % of vote NL Liberal (historical) rowLiberal121313 186.67%( 6.67%)00.00% NL Conservative (historical) rowConservative322 113.33%( 6.67%)00.00%Totals151515100%0100% Results by district † indicates that the incumbent did not run again. ‡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district. St. John's NL Liberal (historical) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William CarsonWon by acclamation |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William Carson |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John KentWon by acclamation |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Kent |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Patrick MorrisWon by acclamation |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Patrick Morris |} Avalon Peninsula NL Liberal (historical) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=4|Conception Bay |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John McCarthyWon by acclamationThe election for the rotten borough of Conception-Bay https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/timesgeneral/id/1148/rec/1 3 July 2025 Times and General Commercial Gazette 10 May 1837 |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Robert Pack† |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James PowerWon by acclamation |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James Power |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Peter BrownWon by acclamation |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Peter Brown |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Anthony GodfreyWon by acclamation |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Anthony Godfrey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Peter WinserWon by acclamation |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Patrick Morris‡Morris had been elected for both of the districts of Ferryland and St. John's in 1836.(ran in St. John's) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Placentia and St. Mary's |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Patrick DoyleWon by acclamation |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Patrick Doyle |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John NugentWon by acclamation |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Nugent |} Eastern and Southern Newfoundland NL Liberal (historical) Conservative (historical) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista Bay | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Hugh EmersonWon by acclamation |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Robert Job† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Henry ButlerWon by acclamation | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Shea† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |William B. RowWon by acclamation |NL Conservative (historical) background| |William B. Row |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity Bay |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Thomas MooreWon by acclamationTo the Editor of the Public Ledger https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/publicledger/id/4895/rec/1 3 July 2025 Public Ledger 27 June 1837 | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Thomas Moore |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate and Fogo |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Edward J. DwyerWon by acclamationSome man of the name Edward James Dwyer https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/publicledger/id/4880/rec/6 3 July 2025 Public Ledger 20 June 1837 | | |NL Conservative (historical) background| |Thomas Bennett† |- |} Notes References Further reading https://archive.org/details/historyofnewfoun0000prow_n5i5 A History of Newfoundland from the English, Colonial, and foreign records Prowse D W Daniel Woodley Prowse first published 1895 1972 Macmillan 0-919302-44-0 registration Riggs Bert 1981 General Election #2: May 1837 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/76 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1 St. John's Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. 3 July 2025 1837 Category:1837 elections in North America Category:1837 elections in Canada Category:Pre-Confederation Newfoundland Category:1837 in North America Category:1837 in the British Empire Category:19th century in Newfoundland