1909 Newfoundland general election

1909 Newfoundland general election

May 8, 1909
36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Edward Morris Robert Bond Party People's Liberal Leader's seat St. John's West Twillingate Last election 18 seats 18 seats Seats won 26 10 Seat change 8 8
Prime Minister before election Robert Bond Liberal Prime Minister after election Edward Morris People's

The 1909 Newfoundland general election was held on 8 May 1909 to elect members of the 22nd General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Newfoundland People's Party led by Edward P. Morris, having secured a majority, formed the government.

Seat totals

	Party	Leader	1909	Seats won	% change	Popular vote	(%)
	People's	Edward P. Morris	18	26	+44.4%
	Liberal Party	Robert Bond	18	10	-44.4%
Totals			36	36

Members elected

• Bay de Verde
  • John C. Crosbie People's Party
  • Jesse Whiteway People's Party
• Bonavista Bay
  • Sydney Blandford People's Party
  • William C. Winsor People's Party
  • Donald Morison People's Party
• Burgeo-LaPoile
  • Robert Moulton People's Party
• Burin
  • Henry Gear Liberal
  • Edward H. Davey Liberal
    • Thomas LeFeuvre People's Party, elected in 1911
• Carbonear
  • John Goodison People's Party
• Ferryland
  • Michael P. Cashin People's Party
  • Phillip F. Moore People's Party
• Fogo
  • Henry Earle Liberal
• Fortune Bay
  • Charles Emerson People's Party
• Harbour Grace
  • A. W. Piccott People's Party
  • A. H. Seymour People's Party
  • E. Parsons People's Party
• Harbour Main
  • William Woodford People's Party
  • J. J. Murphy People's Party
• Placentia and St. Mary's
  • R. J. Devereaux People's Party
  • William R. Howley People's Party
  • Frank J. Morris People's Party
• Port de Grave
  • William R. Warren People's Party (speaker)
• St. Barbe
  • William M. Clapp Liberal
• St. George's
  • Joseph F. Downey People's Party
• St. John's East
  • James M. Kent Liberal
  • George Shea Liberal
  • J. Dwyer Liberal
• St. John's West
  • Edward P. Morris People's Party
  • John R. Bennett People's Party
  • Michael J. Kennedy People's Party
• Trinity Bay
  • Richard A. Squires People's Party
  • Robert Watson People's Party
  • E.G. Grant People's Party
• Twillingate
  • Robert Bond Liberal
  • James A. Clift Liberal
  • George Roberts Liberal

References

• Smallwood, Joseph R (1981). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. v. 1. ISBN 0-920508-14-6.