19th 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| 1901
Disbanded| 1904
Preceded by| 18th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by| 20th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership

Premier

Robert Bond

Elections

Last election

| 1900 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 19th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1900. The general assembly sat from 1901 to 1904.

The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed the government.[1]

Lawrence Furlong was chosen as speaker.[2]

Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle served as colonial governor of Newfoundland.[3]

## Members of the Assembly

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The following members were elected to the assembly in 1900:[4]

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

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| Henry J. B. Woods | Bay de Verde  | Liberal | 1900
| Michael T. Knight | 1900
| Edward Morris | 1885
| Isaac Mercer (1902)  | 1902
| Alfred B. Morine | Bonavista  | Tory | 1886
| Darius Blandford | 1900
| Mark Chaplin | 1900
| Charles Emerson | Burgeo-La Poile | Liberal | 1900
| Henry Gear | Burin  | Liberal | 1900
| Edward H. Davey | 1900
| Joseph Maddock | Carbonear  | Liberal | 1900
| Michael P. Cashin | Ferryland  | Liberal | 1893
| J. D. Ryan | 1900
| Henry Earle | Fogo  | Liberal | 1900
| Charles Way | Fortune Bay  | Liberal | 1899
| Eli Dawe | Harbour Grace  | Liberal | 1889
| A. W. Harvey | 1900
| William A. Oke | 1897
| Frank J. Morris | Harbour Main | Liberal | 1900
| J. J. St. John | 1897
| E. M. Jackman | Placentia and St. Mary's | Liberal | 1900
| Thomas Bonia | 1900
| Richard T. McGrath | 1894, 1899
| A. M. McKay | Port de Grave  | Tory | 1878, 1900
| Alexander Parsons | St. Barbe | Liberal | 1893, 1900
| William R. Howley | St. George's  | Liberal | 1900
| John Dwyer | St. John's East | Liberal | 1900
| Lawrence O'Brien Furlong | 1893
| Thomas J. Murphy | 1886
| Edward Morris | St. John's West | Liberal | 1885
| John Anderson | 1900
| John Scott | 1900
| George W. Gushue | Trinity  | Liberal | 1900
| George M. Johnson | 1894, 1900
| William H. Horwood | 1894
| William Warren (1902)  | Tory | 1902
| Robert Watson (1902)  | 1897, 1902
| Robert Bond | Twillingate  | Liberal | 1882
| James A. Clift | 1900
| George Roberts | 1900

## 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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Trinity  | Robert Watson | Tory | 1902  | GM Johnson named to Supreme Court[4]
William Warren | W Horwood named to Supreme Court[4]
Bay de Verde  | Isaac Mercer | Liberal | 1902  | HJB Woods named Postmaster General[4]
Bay de Verde  | Edward Morris[nb 1] | Liberal | 1903  | E Morris named to cabinet; required to run for reelection[4]

## Notes

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1. ^ Elected by acclamation

## References

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1. ^ Baker, Melvin; Neary, Peter (2005). "Bond, Sir Robert". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XV (1921–1930) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
2. ^ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly.
3. ^ "Boyle, Sir Charles Cavendish". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
4. ^ a b c d e "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 701–03.

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