From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1893 Newfoundland general election

Election in Canada

Field	Value
election_name	1893 Newfoundland general election
country	Dominion of Newfoundland
type	parliamentary
party_colour	no
party_name	no
previous_election	1889 Newfoundland general election
previous_year	1889
previous_mps	Outgoing members
election_date	November 6, 1893
elected_mps	Elected members
next_election	1897 Newfoundland general election
next_year	1897
seats_for_election	36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
majority_seats	19
turnout	76.24%
image1	[[File:Whiteway.jpg	x160px]]
colour1	E62020
leader1	William Whiteway
leader_since1	1885
party1	Liberal
leaders_seat1	Trinity Bay
last_election1	28 seats, 60.86%
seats1	23
seat_change1	5
popular_vote1	39,516
percentage1	50.68%
swing1	10.18%
image2
colour2	006699
leader2	Walter Grieve and
Moses Monroe
leader_since2	1893 / 1893
party2	Conservative
leaders_seat2	Ran in Trinity Bay (lost) /
Ran in St. John's West (lost)
last_election2	7 seats, 36.54%
seats2	12
seat_change2	5
popular_vote2	35,546
percentage2	45.59%
swing2	9.05%
title	Premier
before_election	William Whiteway
before_party	Liberal
after_election	William Whiteway
posttitle	Premier after election
after_party	Liberal
ongoing	No

Moses Monroe Ran in St. John's West (lost)

The 1893 Newfoundland general election was held on November 6, 1893 to elect members of the 17th General Assembly of Newfoundland in Newfoundland Colony. Although the Liberals won the majority of seats, the Conservative party filed petitions against 15 elected Liberals and one Independent, James Murray, alleging election irregularities. The results of those elections were set aside by the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and the candidates were barred from seeking reelection. The Conservative party, led by Augustus F. Goodridge, temporarily held the balance of power and formed a government in 1894. Once the resulting by-elections had been held, the Liberals regained the balance of power and formed a government led by Daniel Joseph Greene. Greene's government passed legislation allowing candidates who had been disqualified to seek election again. William Whiteway was reelected in a by-election in early 1895 and became Premier.

Results

	Party	Leader(s)	1889	Candidates	Seats won	Seat change	% of seats
(% change)	Popular vote	% of vote
(% change)	Totals	36	78	36	100%	77,968	100%
Liberal	William Whiteway	28	35	23	5	63.89%
(13.89%)	39,516	50.68%
(10.18%)	Conservative		Walter Grieve and
Moses Monroe	5	35	7	5	33.33%
(19.44%)	35,546

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

|- 80.16% turnout || |James Fox 2,134 23.05% || |Lawrence Furlong 1,296 14.00% 805 8.69% ||

Thomas Murphy

Thomas Murphy
1,452
15.68%

| |James Boggan 1,229 13.27% ||

Vacant

| |James Ryan 1,202 12.98% | |Maurice Fenelon 1,142 12.33% ||

Jeremiah Halleran
88.00% turnout

Edward Morris
2,097
20.68%

| |Moses Monroe 1,562 15.41% | | ||

Edward Morris

James Tessier
1,962
19.35%

| |Patrick Scott 1,530 15.09% | | ||

James Day†

Maurice Furlong
1,730
17.06%

| |James Callanan 1,258 12.41% | | || |Lawrence Gearin† |}

Conception Bay

|- 79.69% turnout || |Henry Woods 1,077 32.74% | |Levi March 637 19.36% | | || |Edward White‡ (ran in Trinity Bay) |- || |George Moores 946 28.75% | |John Robinson 630 19.15% | | ||

Henry Woods
60.45% turnout

William Duff
471
54.64%

| |Alfred Penney 391 45.36% | | ||

William Duff
78.49% turnout

Eli Dawe
888
15.29%

Henry Dawe
1,140
19.63%

| |Alexander Squires(Independent) 303 5.22% ||

William Whiteley†

| |Daniel Green 709 12.21% || |Robert Munn 1,125 19.37% 86 1.48% ||

Eli Dawe

| |Donald Browning 685 11.79% | |William Ward 872 15.01% ||

Robert Munn
78.77% turnout

Frank Morris
1,011
37.05%

| |Richard MacDonnell 449 16.45% 138 5.06% ||

Frank Morris

William Woodford
873
31.99%

| |Michael Gibbs 258 9.45% ||

William Woodford
73.43% turnout

| |James Clift 461 32.83% || |Charles Dawe 501 35.68% | |Harry Bartlett (Independent) 442 31.48% || |James Clift |}

Avalon Peninsula

|- 81.53% turnout || |Michael Cashin 870 44.78% 501 25.78% ||

George Shea

Daniel Greene
572
29.44%

Daniel Greene
-
77.96% turnout

James McGrath
1,244
18.27%

William Donnelly
1,200
17.62%

George Emerson
-

George Emerson
1,211
17.79%

| |W. N. Siteman 1,068 15.69% ||

Richard O'Dwyer

| |Richard O'Dwyer 1,036 15.22% | |John Foran 1,050 15.42% || |James McGrath |}

Eastern Newfoundland

|- 76.89% turnout | |Robert Thorburn 1,139 11.45% || |Donald Morison 2,295 23.07% ||

Donald Morison

| |George Johnson 1,104 11.10% || |Alfred Morine 2,248 22.60% ||

Samuel Blandford†

| |W. Davis 1,029 10.34% || |Darius Blandford 2,134 21.45% ||

Alfred Morine
80.18% turnout

William Whiteway
2,086
21.61%

| |Walter Grieve 1,476 15.29% ||

William Whiteway

Robert Bond
1,938
20.07%

| |Robert Bremner 1,413 14.64% ||

Robert Bond

James Watson
1,639
16.98%

| |Edward White 1,102 11.41% ||

David Webber†
}

Central Newfoundland

|- 64.44% turnout | |George Skelton 412 39.46% || |Thomas Duder 632 60.54% | | ||

James Rolls†
67.24% turnout

Jabez Thompson
1,482
19.71%

Augustus Goodridge
1,350
17.95%

| |Joshua Tavener (Independent) 457 6.08% ||

Edward Burgess†

| |Giles Foote 1,248 16.60% || |Michael Knight 1,251 16.64% 68 0.90% ||

Jabez Thompson

| |Kenneth MacKenzie 1,014 13.49% | |George Langmead 649 8.63% || |Thomas Peyton† |}

Southern and Western Newfoundland

|- 72.65% turnout | | | |Henry Mott 466 43.43% || |James Murray (Independent) 607 56.57% ||

James Murray
76.39% turnout

James Tait
983
33.25%

| |Henry LeMessurier 522 17.66% | | ||

Vacant

William Payne
960
32.48%

| |Herbert Knight 491 16.61% | | ||

James Tait
69.57% turnout

| |James Pitman 655 48.84% || |James Fraser Jr. 686 51.16% | | ||

John Studdy†
63.35% turnout

Alexander Parsons
528
57.96%

| |F. Moores 383 42.04% | | ||

George Fearn†
78.83% turnout

James Keating
668
52.31%

| |Michael Carty 609 47.69% | | ||

Michael Carty
}

Notes

References

(1894). "A Year Book and Almanac of Newfoundland for 1894". J. W. Withers.
(27 October 1893). "East End Candidates". [[The Telegram.
(31 October 1893). "Public Notice: Electoral District of Harbor Grace". Harbour Grace Standard.
(18 October 1893). "Begging for Candidates". Times and General Commercial Gazette.
(30 October 1893). "In the Other Districts". [[The Telegram.
(28 October 1893). "In the Other Districts". [[The Telegram.
(12 October 1893). "None But Whiteway Candidates Need Apply – Capt. White Warned to Steer Clear of the District". [[The Telegram.
(19 October 1893). "Can't Get a Meeting!". [[The Telegram.
(30 October 1893). "In the Other Districts: Burin". [[The Telegram.

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

elections-in-newfoundland-and-labrador 1893-elections-in-north-america 1893-elections-in-canada pre-confederation-newfoundland 1890s-in-newfoundland 1893-in-north-america 1893-in-the-british-empire november-1893

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1893 Newfoundland general election — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report