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1873 Newfoundland general election

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1873 Newfoundland general election
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The 1873 Newfoundland general election was held on November 8, 1873 to elect members of the 11th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Colony of Newfoundland. The Anti-Confederates led by Charles Fox Bennett formed the government; a "new" Conservative party led by Frederick Carter formed the opposition.

Quick facts 31 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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Results

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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

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Conception Bay

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Avalon Peninsula

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Eastern and Central Newfoundland

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Southern Newfoundland

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Notes

  1. Carter chose to contest the new seat in the district of Twillingate and Fogo. As that district had heavily voted for the anti-confederates in 1869, his supporters also nominated him in the more securely pro-confederate district of Harbour Grace in case he lost the former contest. However, Carter was ultimately elected in both districts. He resigned his seat in Harbour Grace prior to the first legislative session, triggering a by-election.
  2. This figure includes Henry Renouf's double election in the districts of Placentia and St. Mary's and St. John's West.
  3. This figure includes Carter's double election in Harbour Grace and Twillingate and Fogo.
  4. Note that this does not include the vote totals for the districts of Bonavista Bay and Port de Grave, as the full results of those contests are not available.
  5. Based on incomplete figures from the previous election
  6. Returns are not available for this district.

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