1889 Newfoundland general election

Election in the Colony of Newfoundland September 2023 1889 Newfoundland general election Colony of Newfoundland Flag of Newfoundland (1870–1904).svg parliamentary no no 1885 Newfoundland general election 1885 Outgoing members November 6, 1889 Elected members 1893 Newfoundland general election 1893 36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 19 x160px E62020 William Whiteway 1885 Liberal Trinity BayNot the incumbent, but ran in this district and won. 13 seats, 39.03% 28 15 37,123 60.86% 21.83% x160px 000077 Robert Thorburn 1885 Reform Trinity Bay(lost re-election) 21 seats, 39.78% 7 14 22,292 36.54% 3.24% Premier Robert Thorburn Reform William Whiteway Premier after election Liberal No The 1889 Newfoundland general election was held on 6 November 1889 to elect members of the 16th General Assembly of Newfoundland in Newfoundland Colony. The Reform Party administration of Robert Thorburn was defeated in favour of the Liberal Party led by William Whiteway formed the government. Reform soon disappeared and was replaced by the Orange Order based Tory Party. This was the first general election held in Newfoundland using the secret ballot. Results  Party Leader 1885CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote % of vote(% change) NL Liberal (historical) rowLiberalWilliam Whiteway1332281577.78%(41.67%)37,12360.86%(21.83%) NL Reform rowReformRobert Thorburn213471419.44%(38.89%)22,29236.54%(3.24%) NL Independent rowOther261 12.78%(2.78%)1,5862.60%(18.59%)Totals367236100%61,001100% 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 Reform Liberal (historical) Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's East | |Michael O'Mara85411.47% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Thomas Murphy1,74723.46% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Robert Parsons Jr.(Independent)2333.13% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Thomas Murphy |- | |Lawrence Furlong81911.00% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Dearin1,71623.04% |NL Independent background| |Robert Parsons Jr. |- | |Francis St. John6098.18% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Jeremiah Halleran1,46919.73% |NL Reform background| |Michael O'Mara |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West | |Patrick Scott95716.23% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Edward Morris1,56626.55% | |John SheaTo the Free and Independent Electors of the District of St. John's West https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/colonist/id/5610/rec/1 29 May 2025 The Colonist 5 November 1889 (Independent)1372.32% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Edward Morris |- |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|James Callanan74112.56% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James Day1,32622.48% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Pierce BrienAddress of P. J. Brien to the Free and Independent Voters of St. John's West https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/colonist/id/5610/rec/1 29 May 2025 The Colonist 5 November 1889 (Independent)1171.98% |NL Reform background| |Patrick Scott |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Lawrence Gearin1,05417.87% |NL Reform background| |James Callanan |} Conception Bay NL Reform Liberal (historical) Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Bay de Verde | |Stephen March47619.29% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Edward White82033.23% | | |NL Reform background| |Stephen March |- | |Aubrey CrockerPolitical Memoranda https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/eveherald/id/66267/rec/7 29 May 2025 Evening Mercury 4 September 188939916.17% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Henry Woods77331.32% | | |NL Reform background| |A. J. W. McNeilly† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear72.28% turnoutYear Book and Almanac of Newfoundland 1890 1890 J. W. Withers St. John's, NL 19–20 https://dai.mun.ca/pdfs/cns_almanac/YearBook1890.pdf 3 January 2026 | |Alfred Penney28433.93% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William Duff48658.06% | |Robert MooreThe Political Fight in Carbonear District: Few Interesting Facts About the Nominations of Candidates https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/telegram18/id/37446/rec/2 29 May 2025 Evening Telegram 4 November 1889 (Independent)678.00% |NL Reform background| |Alfred Penney |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Harbour Grace |NL Reform background| |Robert Munn1,25923.95% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William Whiteley1,36726.00% | | |NL Reform background| |James Winter |- | |Charles Dawe68513.03% |rowspan=2 NL Liberal (historical) background| |rowspan=2|Eli Dawe1,34225.53% | | |NL Reform background| |Charles Dawe |- | |James Winter60411.49% | | |NL Reform background| |Joseph Godden† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Maurice Fenelon1806.02% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Frank Morris1,44848.46% | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Veitch† |- |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William Woodford1,36045.52% | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Richard MacDonnell† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave71.80% turnout | |William Horwood56446.92% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James Clift63853.08% | | |NL Reform background| |George Hutchings† |} Avalon Peninsula NL Reform Liberal (historical) Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland |NL Reform background| |George SheaThe Government's One and Only Success https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/telegram18/id/37468/rec/1 29 May 2025 Evening Telegram 8 November 1889Political Campaign https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/colonist/id/5075/rec/9 29 May 2025 The Colonist 15 November 188972736.06% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Martin W. FurlongThe Young Patriot, Furlong, at Ferryland https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/telegram18/id/37335/rec/1 29 May 2025 Evening Telegram 9 October 188942521.08% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Michael Condon (Independent)37318.50% |NL Reform background| |Daniel Greene |- |NL Reform background| |Daniel Greene49124.36% |NL Reform background| |George Shea |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's | |William Donnelly89717.74% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |George Emerson1,07721.30% | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James McGrath |- | |William SitemanCard: To the Free and Independent Electors of Placentia and St. Mary's https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/colonist/id/5362/rec/1 29 May 2025 The Colonist 20 September 188955510.98% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Richard O'Dwyer1,01820.13% | | |NL Reform background| |William Donnelly |- | |J. Tobin51510.19% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James McGrath99419.66% | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |George Emerson |} Eastern Newfoundland NL Reform Liberal (historical) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay |NL Reform background| |Donald Morison1,42918.32% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Samuel Blandford1,38217.72% |NL Reform background| |Alfred Morine |- |NL Reform background| |Alfred Morine1,33317.09% | |George JohnsonA Contrast https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/eveherald/id/66377/rec/5 29 May 2025 Evening Mercury 27 September 18891,28316.45% |NL Reform background| |Donald Morison |- | |Alfred VincentPolitical Memoranda https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/eveherald/id/66392/rec/1 29 May 2025 Evening Mercury 1 October 18891,22815.75% | |William Davis James Ryan Diary, 1889 http://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/m_ryan/id/804/rec/14 9 November 1889 James Ryan Ltd. Diaries https://dai.mun.ca/digital/m_ryan/ Maritime History Archive St. John's1,14414.67% |NL Reform background| |Frederick White† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay | |Walter Grieve7899.87% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |William Whiteway2,09426.19% |NL Reform background| |Robert Thorburn |- | |Ellis Watson7469.33% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Robert Bond1,90823.86% |NL Reform background| |Walter Grieve |- | |Robert Thorburn6988.73% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |David Webber1,76022.01% |NL Reform background| |Ellis Watson |- |} Central Newfoundland NL Reform Liberal (historical) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo64.56% turnout |NL Reform background| |James Rolls55463.90% | |George Skelton31336.10% |NL Reform background| |James Rolls |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate | |Michael Knight76913.68% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Edward Burgess1,17420.88% |NL Reform background| |Augustus Goodridge |- | |Smith McKay73213.02% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Jabez P. Thompson1,14020.27% |NL Reform background| |Smith McKay |- | |Augustus Goodridge72012.80% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Thomas Peyton1,08819.35% |NL Reform background| |Michael Knight |} Southern and Western Newfoundland NL Reform Liberal (historical) Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile68.01% turnout | |Henry Mott16419.92% | | |NL Independent background| |James Murray65980.07% |NL Reform background| |Alexander Mackay† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin | |Henry LeMessurier57923.23% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Edward Rothwell68427.44% | | |NL Reform background| |John Peters† |- | |Robert McNeilyVery Much Exercised: The Rev. Editor of the "Mercury" on the Bait Act https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/telegram18/id/37178/rec/1 29 May 2025 Evening Mercury 2 September 188955222.14% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |James Tait67827.20% | | |NL Reform background| |Henry LeMessurier |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay62.07% turnout | |James Fraser Jr.26127.36% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |John Studdy69372.64% | | |NL Liberal (historical) background| |Robert Bond‡(ran in Trinity Bay) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe58.80% turnout | |Albert Bradshaw12216.53% |NL Liberal (historical) background| |George Fearn61683.47% | | |NL Reform background| |Albert Bradshaw |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's |NL Reform background| |Michael CartyWon by acclamation | | | | |NL Reform background| |Michael Carty |- |} Notes References Further reading Riggs Bert 1981 General Election #16: November 6, 1889 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/90 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1 St. John's Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. 29 May 2025 1889 Category:1889 elections in North America Category:1889 elections in Canada Category:Pre-Confederation Newfoundland Category:1880s in Newfoundland Category:1889 in North America Category:1889 in the British Empire Category:November 1889 in North America