1861 Newfoundland general election

The 1861 Newfoundland general election was held in 1861 to elect members of the 8th General Assembly of Newfoundland in Newfoundland Colony. 14 Conservatives and 12 Liberals were elected. The results in Harbour Grace and Harbour Main electoral districts were set aside following violence at the polls; members were elected in subsequent by-elections.^[1] The Liberal Party led by John Kent was defeated by the Conservatives led by Hugh Hoyles; Ambrose Shea replaced Kent as party leader.

Results by party

	Party	Leader	1859	Seats won	% change	Popular vote	(%)
	Conservative	Hugh Hoyles	12	15
	Liberal	John Kent	18	13
	Vacant		-	2
Totals			30	30

Elected members

• Twillingate-Fogo
  • William V. Whiteway Conservative
  • Thomas Knight
• Bonavista Bay
  • John H. Warren Conservative
  • Matthew W. Walbank
  • Stephen March
• Trinity Bay
  • Stephen Rendell Conservative
  • F.B.T. Carter Conservative (speaker)
  • John Winter
• Bay de Verde
  • John Bemister Conservative
• Carbonear
  • Edmund Hanrahan Liberal
• Harbour Grace (elected later)^[2]
  • John Hayward Conservative
  • Henry J. Moore Conservative
• Brigus-Port de Grave
  • John Leamon
• St. John's East
  • John Kavanagh
  • Robert J. Parsons Liberal
  • John Kent Liberal
• St. John's West
  • John Casey
  • Thomas Talbot
  • Henry Renouf
• Harbour Main (election results determined later)^[3]
  • Thomas Byrne Liberal
  • Patrick Nowlan Liberal
• Ferryland
  • E. D. Shea Liberal
  • Thomas Glen Conservative
• Placentia and St. Mary's
  • Richard McGrath
  • W. G. Flood
    • Pierce M. Barron elected later
  • Ambrose Shea Liberal
• Burin
  • H. W. Hoyles Conservative
  • Edward Evans
• Fortune Bay
  • Robert Carter Conservative
• Burgeo-LaPoile
  • D. W. Prowse Conservative

References

• "Journal of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland : anno vigessimo (sic) quarto Victoriæ Reginæ ... first session of the eighth General Assembly". 1861. pp. 1–10. Retrieved October 19, 2009.

1. "The Election Riots of 1861". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
2. "Journal of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland : anno vigession quinto Victoriæ Reginæ ... second session of the eighth General Assembly". 1862. p. 8. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
3. "Journal of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland : anno vigessimo (sic) quarto Victoriæ Reginæ ... first session of the eighth General Assembly". 1861. p. 90. Retrieved October 20, 2009.