1913 Newfoundland general election

1913 Newfoundland general election

October 30, 1913
36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Edward Morris Robert Bond William Coaker Party People's Liberal Fishermen's Protective Union Leader's seat St. John's West Twillingate Bonavista Bay Last election 26 10 New party Seats won 21 7 8 Seat change 5 3 8
Prime Minister before election Edward Morris People's Prime Minister after election Edward Morris People's

The 1913 Newfoundland general election was held on 30 October 1913 to elect members of the 23rd General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed a coalition with the Fishermen's Protective Union led by William Coaker. Although the majority held by the Newfoundland People's Party was reduced in this election, it was again returned to power and Edward P. Morris continued to serve as Prime Minister of Newfoundland. A general election originally scheduled for 1917 was deferred until 1919 because of World War I. After Morris retired from politics in 1918, William F. Lloyd, a Liberal member of the Executive Council, was asked to form a government. In May 1919, Michael Patrick Cashin, the leader of the People's Party, introduced a motion of no confidence which resulted in the defeat of the government. Cashin served as Newfoundland prime minister until the election held later in 1919.

Seat totals

	Party	Leader	1909	Seats won	% change	Popular vote	(%)
	People's	Edward P. Morris	26	21
	Liberal Party	Robert Bond	10	7
	Fishermen's Protective Union	William Coaker	-	8
Totals			36	36

Members elected

• Bay de Verde
  • Albert E. Hickman Liberal (coalition)
  • John C. Crosbie People's Party
• Bonavista Bay
  • William F. Coaker FPU (coalition)
    • Alfred B. Morine FPU (coalition), elected in 1914
  • Robert G. Winsor FPU (coalition)
  • John Abbott FPU (coalition)
• Burgeo-LaPoile
  • Robert Moulton People's Party
• Burin
  • John S. Currie People's Party
  • Thomas LeFeuvre People's Party
• Carbonear
  • John Goodison People's Party (speaker)
• Ferryland
  • Michael P. Cashin People's Party
  • Phillip F. Moore People's Party
• Fogo
  • William W. Halfyard FPU (coalition)
• Fortune Bay
  • Charles Emerson People's Party
• Harbour Grace
  • A. W. Piccott People's Party
  • E. Parsons People's Party
  • M. M. Young People's Party
• Harbour Main
  • William Woodford People's Party
  • G. Kennedy People's Party
• Placentia and St. Mary's
  • R. J. Devereaux People's Party
  • Frank J. Morris People's Party
  • William J. Walsh People's Party
• Port de Grave
  • George F. Grimes FPU (coalition)
• St. Barbe
  • William M. Clapp Liberal (coalition)
• St. George's
  • Joseph F. Downey People's Party
• St. John's East
  • James M. Kent Liberal (coalition)
  • William J. Higgins People's Party
  • J. Dwyer Liberal (coalition)
• St. John's West
  • Edward P. Morris People's Party
  • John R. Bennett People's Party
  • Michael J. Kennedy People's Party
• Trinity Bay
  • John G. Stone FPU (coalition)
  • Archibald Targett FPU (coalition)
  • William F. Lloyd Liberal (coalition)
• Twillingate
  • Robert Bond Liberal (coalition)
    • William F. Coaker FPU (coalition), elected in 1914
  • James A. Clift Liberal (coalition)
  • Walter Jennings FPU (coalition)

Notes:

• In 1914, Bond resigned his seat in the assembly. In the same year, Coaker resigned his seat in Bonavista to allow Alfred B. Morine to be elected there and successfully ran for reelection to the seat vacated by Bond.

References

• Smallwood, Joseph R (1981). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. v. 1. ISBN 0-920508-14-6.
• "Election Results 1913". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2009.