21st 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| 1908
Disbanded| 1909
Preceded by| 20th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by| 22nd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership

Premier

Edward P. Morris

Elections

Last election

| 1908 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 21st General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1908. The general assembly sat from March 30 to April 9, 1909.[1]

The seats were split evenly between the Liberal Party and the new Newfoundland People's Party. Robert Bond resigned as premier after the Governor refused to dissolve the assembly. Edward P. Morris of the People's Party was asked to form a government but the assembly was unable to choose a speaker and was dissolved.[2]

Although Morris was not able to form a stable government, as Premier, he was able to spend money which helped him gain votes for the election that was to follow.[3]

Sir William MacGregor served as governor of Newfoundland.[4]

## Members of the Assembly

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The following members were elected to the assembly in 1908:[1]

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

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| John Crosbie | Bay de Verde  | People's Party | 1908
| Jesse Whiteway | 1908
| Sydney Blandford | Bonavista  | People's Party | 1908
| William C. Winsor | 1904
| Donald Morison | 1888, 1906
| Robert Moulton | Burgeo-La Poile | People's Party | 1904
| Edward H. Davey | Burin  | Liberal | 1900
| Henry Gear | 1900
| Joseph Maddock | Carbonear | Liberal | 1900
| Michael P. Cashin | Ferryland  | People's Party | 1893
| William J. Ellis | Liberal | 1904
| Henry Earle | Fogo  | Liberal | 1904
| Charles Emerson | Fortune Bay  | People's Party | 1908
| A. W. Piccott | Harbour Grace  | People's Party | 1908
| E. Parsons | 1908
| Eli Dawe | Liberal | 1889
| William Woodford | Harbour Main | People's Party | 1908
| J.J. Murphy | 1908
| E. M. Jackman | Placentia and St. Mary's | Liberal | 1900
| Michael S. Sullivan | 1904
| J. Davis | 1908
| William R. Warren | Port de Grave  | People's Party | 1908
| William M. Clapp | St. Barbe | Liberal | 1904
| Joseph Downey | St. George's  | People's Party | 1908
| James M. Kent | St. John's East | Liberal | 1904
| George Shea | 1885, 1904
| John Dwyer | 1900
| Edward P. Morris | St. John's West | People's Party | 1885
| John R. Bennett | 1904
| Michael Kennedy | 1908
| George W. Gushue | Trinity  | Liberal | 1900
| A. W. Miller | 1904
| Robert Watson | People's Party | 1908
| Robert Bond | Twillingate  | Liberal | 1882
| James A. Clift | 1900
| George Roberts | 1900

## By-elections

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None.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 704–06.
2. ^ 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. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
3. ^ "The 1908 Tie Election". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
4. ^ "MacGregor, Sir William (1846–1919)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.

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