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1904 Newfoundland general election

Election in Newfoundland Colony


Election in Newfoundland Colony

FieldValue
election_name1904 Newfoundland general election
countryDominion of Newfoundland
typeparliamentary
party_colourno
party_nameno
previous_election1900 Newfoundland general election
previous_year1900
previous_mpsOutgoing members
election_dateOctober 31, 1904
elected_mpsElected members
next_election1908 Newfoundland general election
next_year1908
seats_for_election36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
majority_seats19
turnout71.17% ( 2.21pp)
image1
colour1E62020
leader1Robert Bond
leader_since11897
party1Liberal
leaders_seat1Twillingate
last_election132
seats130
seat_change12
popular_vote152,636
percentage160.02%
swing12.66%
image2[[File:Alfred Bishop Morine.pngx160px]]
colour2006699
leader2Alfred Morine
leader_since21900
party2United Opposition
leaders_seat2Bonavista Bay
last_election24
seats26
seat_change22
popular_vote234,697
percentage239.57%
swing24.12%
titlePremier
before_electionRobert Bond
before_partyLiberal
after_electionRobert Bond
posttitlePremier after election
after_partyLiberal
ongoingNo

The 1904 Newfoundland general election was held on 31 October 1904 to elect members of the 20th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed the government.

Results

PartyLeader1900CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats
(% change)Popular vote% of vote
(% change)Totals367236100%87,695100%
LiberalRobert Bond323630283.33%
(5.56%)52,63660.02%
(2.66%)United OppositionAlfred Morine4356216.67%
(5.56%)34,697

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

|- 73.95% turnout || |James Kent 2,545 23.47% | |William Howley 1,603 14.78% ||

John Dwyer
George Shea
2,508
23.13%

| |John W. McGrath 981 9.05% ||

Lawrence Furlong†
John Dwyer
2,339
21.57%

| |Frank Viguers 869 8.01% ||

Thomas Murphy†
76.12% turnout
Edward Morris
2,394
25.07%

| |John McCarthy 1,073 11.24% ||

Edward Morris
John R. Bennett
2,287
23.95%

| |Thomas White 942 9.86% ||

John Anderson†
John Scott
2,082
21.80%

| |William Wyler 772 8.08% || |John Scott |}

Conception Bay

|- 76.59% turnout || |Charles Hutchings 938 25.14% || |William C. Winsor 941 25.22% ||

Isaac Mercer†

| |George Moores 934 25.03% | |John Crosbie 918 24.60% ||

Michael Knight†
67.10% turnout
Joseph Maddock
497
54.02%

| |John Goodison 423 45.98% ||

Joseph Maddock
72.13% turnout
Eli Dawe
1,158
18.23%

| |Charles Dawe 1,060 16.69% ||

Eli Dawe
William Oke
1,141
17.97%

| |Edward Parsons 976 15.37% ||

Vacant
Arthur Barnes
1,132
17.82%

| |William Whiteway 884 13.92% ||

William Oke
66.01% turnout
Frank Morris
863
28.10%

| |William Woodford 745 24.26% ||

Frank Morris
John Lewis
764
24.88%

| |Michael O'Toole 699 22.76% ||

John St. John†
68.63% turnout

| |Henry Dawe 633 47.99% || |Alexander Mackay 686 52.01% || |Alexander Mackay |}

Avalon Peninsula

|- 82.01% turnout || |Michael Cashin 1,159 45.27% 497 19.41% ||

Michael Cashin
William Ellis
904
35.31%
James Ryan†
-
84.29% turnout
Edward Jackman
2,376
25.26%

| |Augustus Goodridge 1,063 11.30% ||

Edward Jackman
Thomas Bonia
2,296
24.41%

| |Richard McGrath 943 10.03% ||

Thomas Bonia
Michael Sullivan
1,861
19.79%

| |Rhodie Callahan 866 9.21% || |Richard McGrath |}

Eastern Newfoundland

|- 60.99% turnout | |John Roper 1,304 13.49% || |Alfred Morine 2,133 22.07% ||

Alfred Morine

| |Thomas Howe 1,197 12.84% || |Mark Chaplin 2,032 21.02% ||

Darius Blandford†

| |Samuel Winsor 1,064 11.01% || |Sydney Blandford 1,936 20.02% ||

Mark Chaplin
65.37% turnout
George Gushue
1,893
20.04%

| |Robert Watson 1,544 16.35% ||

George Gushue
William Lloyd
1,655
17.52%

| |William Warren 1,496 15.84% ||

Robert Watson
Arthur Miller
1,560
16.52%

| |Jesse Whiteway 1,296 13.72% ||

William Warren
}

Central Newfoundland

|- 58.66% turnout || |Henry Earle 902 78.37% | |Henry Fitzgerald 249 21.63% ||

Henry Earle
74.77% turnout
Robert Bond
2,425
23.89%

| |Alan Goodridge 1,248 12.29% ||

Robert Bond
James Clift
2,287
22.53%

| |Donald Morison 1,182 11.64% ||

James Clift
George Roberts
2,002
19.72%

| |Frederick Mews 1,007 9.92% || |George Roberts |}

Southern and Western Newfoundland

|- 80.02% turnout | |Charles Emerson 705 49.72% || |Robert Moulton 713 50.28% | | ||

Charles Emerson
76.64% turnout
Edward Davey
1,138
31.14%

| |James Winter 707 19.34% | | ||

Henry Gear
Henry Gear
1,124
30.75%

| |John A. Robinson 686 18.77% | | ||

Edward Davey
67.84% turnout
Albert Martin
955
62.87%

| |Samuel Foote 564 37.13% | | ||

Charles Way†
65.53% turnout
William Clapp
823
60.29%

| |Albert Bradshaw 180 13.19% | |Jonathan Noseworthy (Independent) 362 26.52% ||

Alexander Parsons†
64.40% turnout
George Carty
791
50.25%

| |Michael Gibbs 783 49.75% | | || |William Howley‡ (ran in St. John's East) |- |}

Notes

References

References

  1. (1905). "Year Book and Almanac of Newfoundland 1905". J. W. Withers.
  2. (21 October 1904). "Nomination Day". [[The Telegram.
  3. (22 October 1904). "Nominations". [[The Telegram.
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