11th General Assembly of Newfoundland

Colonial Building seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850, to July 28, 1959.

History
Founded| 1874
Disbanded| 1874
Preceded by| 10th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by| 12th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership

Premier

Frederick Carter

Elections

Last election

| 1873 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 11th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1873. The general assembly sat from February 1874 to Fall 1874.

The Anti-Confederation Party led by Charles Fox Bennett won the election. However, defections and resignations before the assembly's opening reduced his party to a minority[1] and Frederick Carter formed the government in 1874.[2]

Prescott Emerson was chosen as speaker.[3]

Sir Stephen John Hill served as colonial governor of Newfoundland.[4]

## Members of the Assembly

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The following members were elected to the assembly in 1873:[5][6]

| Member  | Electoral district  | Affiliation  | First elected / previously elected

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| James J. Rogerson | Bay de Verde  | Conservative | 1870
| Charles Bowring | Bonavista Bay  | Conservative | 1873
| Alexander J.W. McNeilly | Conservative | 1873
| John Burton | Conservative | 1873
| Prescott Emerson | Burgeo-La Poile | Conservative | 1869
| James S. Winter | Burin  | Conservative | 1873
| Charles R. Ayre | Conservative | 1873
| John Rorke | Carbonear  | Conservative | 1863
| Thomas Glen | Ferryland  | Anti-Confederate | 1855
| Richard Raftus | Anti-Confederate | 1873
| Thomas R. Bennett[nb 1] | Fortune Bay  | Anti-Confederate | 1865
| Frederick Carter[nb 2] | Harbour Grace  | Conservative | 1859
| William Wood | Conservative | 1873
| Ambrose Shea (1874)  | Conservative | 1848, 1874
| Joseph I. Little | Harbour Main | Anti-Confederate | 1867
| Patrick Nowlan | Anti-Confederate | 1873
| Charles Fox Bennett | Placentia and St. Mary's | Anti-Confederate | 1869
| James Collins | Anti-Confederate | 1873
| Henry Renouf[nb 1] | Anti-Confederate | 1861
| John Bartlett | Port de Grave  | Anti-Confederate | 1873
| John J. Dearin | St. John's East | Anti-Confederate | 1873
| Robert John Parsons | Anti-Confederate | 1843
| Robert J. Kent | Anti-Confederate | 1873
| Lewis Tessier | St. John's West | Anti-Confederate | 1873
| Patrick J. Scott | Anti-Confederate | 1873
| Maurice Fenelon | Anti-Confederate | 1873
| John Steer | Trinity Bay  | Conservative | 1873
| John Warren | Conservative | 1873
| William Whiteway | Conservative | 1859, 1873
| Frederick Carter[nb 2] | Twillingate and Fogo  | Conservative | 1859
| Charles Duder[nb 3] | Anti-Confederate | 1873
| Conservative
| Smith McKay | Anti-Confederate | 1873

## By-elections

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By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

Electoral district  | Member elected  | Affiliation  | Election date  | Reason

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Harbour Grace  | Ambrose Shea | Conservative | January 17, 1874  | F Carter chose to sit for Twillingate and Fogo[5]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Named a judge January 9, 1874
2. ^ a b Frederick Carter was elected in two ridings
3. ^ Joined Conservatives in 1874

## References

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1. ^ Hiller, James K. (1982). "Bennett, Charles Fox". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
2. ^ Hiller, James K. (1990). "Carter, Frederic Bowker Terrington". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XII (1891–1900) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
3. ^ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly.
4. ^ "Hill, Sir Stephen John". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
5. ^ a b "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 690–91.
6. ^ "Roll of Members, 11th General Assembly" (PDF). House of Assembly Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 2025-03-23.

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