9th General Assembly of Newfoundland

9th General Assembly of Newfoundland
9th 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	1866
Disbanded	1869
Preceded by	8th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by	10th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier	Frederick Carter
Elections
Last election	1865 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 9th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1865. The general assembly sat from 1866 to 1869.

A coalition government led by Frederick Carter won the election and Carter served as Newfoundland's premier.^[1] Not all members of the coalition supported Canadian Confederation.^[2]

William Whiteway was chosen as speaker.^[3]^[4]

Sir Anthony Musgrave served as colonial governor of Newfoundland.^[5]

In 1869, draft terms for union of Newfoundland with Canada were presented to and accepted by the Canadian parliament. Premier Carter did not feel that he had a mandate to enter Confederation and called an election to allow the issue to be decided by the electorate.^[2]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1865:^[2]

Member	Electoral district	Affiliation	First elected / previously elected
John Bemister	Bay de Verde	Coalition	1855
John Henry Warren	Bonavista Bay	Coalition	1865
John T. Oakley		Coalition	1865
John T. Burton		Coalition	1865
Daniel W. Prowse	Burgeo-La Poile	Coalition	1861
Frederick Carter	Burin	Coalition	1859
Edward Evans	Burin	Coalition	1861
John Rorke	Carbonear	Coalition	1863
Thomas Glen	Ferryland	Opposition	1855
Michael Kearney	Ferryland	Opposition	1865
Thomas R. Bennett	Fortune Bay	Coalition	1865
John Hayward	Harbour Grace^{[nb 1]}	Coalition	1855
William S. Green		Coalition	1865
Joseph Godden		Coalition	1868
George Hogsett	Harbour Main^{[nb 2]}	Opposition	1865
Charles Furey		Opposition	1859, 1865
Joseph I. Little		Opposition	1867
Ambrose Shea	Placentia and St. Mary's	Coalition	1848
Pierce M. Barron		Coalition	1861
Thomas O'Reilly		Coalition	1865
John Leamon	Port de Grave	Coalition	1859
Robert John Pinsent	Port de Grave	Coalition	1867
John Kent	St. John's East	Coalition	1832, 1848
Robert John Parsons		Opposition	1843
John Kavanagh^{[nb 3]}		Opposition	1857
John Casey	St. John's West	Coalition	1859
Thomas Talbot		Opposition	1861
Henry Renouf		Opposition	1861
Peter Brennan		Opposition	1866
Stephen Rendell	Trinity Bay	Coalition	1859
Frederick J. Wyatt		Coalition	1864
Stephen March		Coalition	1852
Robert Alsop		Coalition	1866
William Whiteway	Twillingate and Fogo	Coalition	1859
Thomas Knight	Twillingate and Fogo	Coalition	1859

Notes:

^ No result; by-election held November 1861
^ Invalid return; result decided by assembly committee
^ Joined the coalition in 1868

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Affiliation	Election date	Reason
St. John's West	Peter Brennan	Opposition	June 2, 1866	J Casey named to cabinet in 1866^{[nb 1]}^[2]
Trinity Bay	Robert Alsop	Coalition	October 29, 1866	S March resigned seat in 1866^[2]
Port de Grave	Robert John Pinsent	Coalition	January 14, 1867	J Leamon died in 1866^[2]
Harbour Main	Joseph I. Little	Opposition	November 28, 1867	C Furey vacated seat in 1867^[2]
Harbour Grace	Joseph Godden	Coalition	November 7, 1868	J Hayward named judge on August 7, 1868^[2]

Notes:

^ After 1862, new appointees to cabinet were required to resign and seek a vote of confidence from their electors

References

^ Hiller, J.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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 687–88.
^ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
^ Hiller, J.K. (1994). "Whiteway, Sir William Vallance". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
^ "Musgrave, Sir Anthony". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.

[6] No result; by-election held November 1861

[7] Invalid return; result decided by assembly committee

[8] Joined the coalition in 1868

[9] After 1862, new appointees to cabinet were required to resign and seek a vote of confidence from their electors

[1] Hiller, J.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.

[elections-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 687–88.

[3] "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.

[4] Hiller, J.K. (1994). "Whiteway, Sir William Vallance". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.

[5] "Musgrave, Sir Anthony". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.

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