1837 Newfoundland general election
Election in the Colony of Newfoundland
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The 1837 Newfoundland general election was held from May 8 to May 25, 1837 to elect members of the 2nd General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. The results of the previous election had been set aside by Chief Justice Henry John Boulton after he discovered some of the writs from the previous election had not been marked with the official seal. Most of the incumbents ran for re-election and the Liberal reformers retained their control over the government. All of the candidates appear to have won by acclamation.
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May 8â25, 1837
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15 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly 8 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Party | 1836 | Candidates | Seats won | Seat change | % of seats (% change) |
Popular vote | % of vote | |
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| Liberal | 12 | 13 | 13 |  1 |
86.67% ( 6.67%) |
0 | 0.00% | |
| Conservative | 3 | 2 | 2 |  1 |
13.33% ( 6.67%) |
0 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 15 | 15 | 15 |  |
100% | 0 | 100% | |
Results by district
- â indicates that the incumbent did not run again.
- â¡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district.
St. John's
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal (historical) | ||||
| St. John's | William Carson Won by acclamation |
William Carson | ||
| John Kent Won by acclamation |
John Kent | |||
| Patrick Morris Won by acclamation |
Patrick Morris | |||
Avalon Peninsula
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal (historical) | ||||
| Conception Bay | John McCarthy Won by acclamation[1] |
Robert Packâ | ||
| James Power Won by acclamation[1] |
James Power | |||
| Peter Brown Won by acclamation[1] |
Peter Brown | |||
| Anthony Godfrey Won by acclamation[1] |
Anthony Godfrey | |||
| Ferryland | Peter Winser Won by acclamation |
Patrick Morrisâ¡[b] (ran in St. John's) | ||
| Placentia and St. Mary's | Patrick Doyle Won by acclamation |
Patrick Doyle | ||
| John Nugent Won by acclamation |
John Nugent | |||
Eastern and Southern Newfoundland
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||
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| Liberal (historical) | Conservative (historical) | |||||
| Bonavista Bay | Hugh Emerson Won by acclamation |
Robert Jobâ | ||||
| Burin | Henry Butler Won by acclamation |
John Sheaâ | ||||
| Fortune Bay | William B. Row Won by acclamation |
William B. Row | ||||
| Trinity Bay | Thomas Moore Won by acclamation[2] |
Thomas Moore | ||||
| Twillingate and Fogo | Edward J. Dwyer Won by acclamation[3] |
Thomas Bennettâ | ||||