1865 Newfoundland general election
Election in the Colony of Newfoundland
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The 1865 Newfoundland general election was held on November 7, 1865 to elect members of the 9th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. The Conservative Party led by Frederick Carter formed the government. Following the resignation of premier Hugh Hoyles, Carter took office and successfully negotiated a coalition government with several members of the Liberal Party, including leader of the opposition Ambrose Shea. Carter and Shea both endorsed Newfoundland's Confederation with Canada following their attendance as observers of the 1864 Quebec Conference. The opposition to the Carter-Shea coalition was disorganized and loosely led by former Receiver General Thomas Glen.[1]
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November 7, 1865
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Results
| Party | Leader | 1861 | Candidates | Seats won | Seat change | % of seats (% change) |
Popular vote[c] | % of vote (% change) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative (Coalition) |
Frederick Carter | 16[b] | 22 | 22 |  6 |
73.33% ( 20.00%) |
8,344[d] | 55.42% ( 53.92%) | |
| Opposition | Thomas Glen | 14[b][e] | 20 | 8 |  6 |
26.67% ( 20.00%) |
6,713[f] | 44.58% ( 47.94%) | |
| Totals | 30 | 42 | 30 |  |
100% | 15,057[g] | 100% | ||
Results by district
- Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
- 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative (historical) | Liberal (historical) | |||||
| St. John's East[2] | John Kent 1,310 29.00% |
John Kavanagh 1,409 31.19% |
John Kavanagh | |||
| Robert Parsons 1,283 28.40% |
Robert Parsons | |||||
| Michael Power 515 11.40% |
John Kent | |||||
| St. John's West | John Casey Won by acclamation |
Thomas Talbot Won by acclamation |
John Casey | |||
| Henry Renouf Won by acclamation |
Thomas Talbot | |||||
| Henry Renouf | ||||||
Conception Bay
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative (historical) | Liberal (historical) | Other | ||||||
| Bay de Verde | John Bemister Won by acclamation |
John Bemister | ||||||
| Carbonear | John Rorke Won by acclamation |
John Rorke | ||||||
| Harbour Grace[h][3] | John Hayward At least 300 votes |
James Prendergast At least 80 votes |
John Hayward | |||||
| William Green At least 260 votes |
Henry Mooreâ | |||||||
| Harbour Main[2] | George Hogsett 476 33.03% |
Patrick Nowlan (Independent Opposition)[i] 274 19.01% |
Thomas Byrneâ | |||||
| Charles Furey 476 33.03% |
? Ezekiel (Independent Opposition)[i] 215 14.92% |
Patrick Nowlan | ||||||
| Port de Grave | John Leamon Won by acclamation |
John Leamon | ||||||
Avalon Peninsula
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative (historical) | Liberal (historical) | |||||
| Ferryland | Thomas Glen Won by acclamation |
Edward Sheaâ | ||||
| Michael Kearney Won by acclamation |
Thomas Glen | |||||
| Placentia and St. Mary's[4] | Ambrose Shea 628 27.99% |
James Croucher[5] 385 17.16% |
Ambrose Shea | |||
| Pierce Barron 562 25.04% |
? English 216 9.63% |
Pierce Barron | ||||
| Thomas O'Reilly 453 20.19% |
Richard McGrathâ | |||||
Eastern and Central Newfoundland
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative (historical) | Liberal (historical) | |||||
| Bonavista Bay[6] | John Warren 412 28.51% |
Archibald Emerson[7] 283 19.58% |
John Warren | |||
| John Oakley 398 27.54% |
Matthew Walbankâ | |||||
| John Burton 352 24.36% |
Stephen Marchâ¡ (ran in Trinity Bay) | |||||
| Trinity Bay[4] | Stephen Rendell 788 28.38% |
James Verge[8] 315 11.34% |
Stephen Rendell | |||
| Frederick Wyatt 755 27.19% |
Jabez Tilley[8] 207 7.45% |
Frederick Carterâ¡ (ran in Burin) | ||||
| Stephen March 712 25.64% |
John Winterâ | |||||
| Twillingate and Fogo[4] | Thomas Knight 558 36.66% |
John Mortimer[9] 392 25.76% |
William Whiteway | |||
| William Whiteway 512 33.64% |
William Boag[10] ~60 ~3.94% |
Thomas Knight | ||||
Southern Newfoundland
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative (historical) | Liberal (historical) | |||||
| Burgeo and LaPoile | D. W. Prowse Won by acclamation |
D. W. Prowse | ||||
| Burin[11] | Edward Evans 458 41.22% |
Patrick Morris[12] 207 18.63% |
Edward Evans | |||
| Frederick Carter 446 40.14% |
Hugh Hoylesâ | |||||
| Fortune Bay | Thomas Bennett Won by acclamation |
Robert Carterâ | ||||
Notes
- Not the incumbent, but stood in this district and won.
- This figure includes the subsequent by-election for Harbour Grace as that district did not initially submit returns due to sectarian violence.
- Note that this does not include the vote totals for the district of Harbour Grace as the full results of that contest are not available.
- Given that the coalition condidates received at least 560 votes in the district of Harbour Grace, it is evident that Carter's administration received a minimum of 8,904 votes.
- As the Liberal Party
- Given that the opposition condidate received at least 80 votes in the district of Harbour Grace, it is evident that the opposition to Carter's administration received a minimum of 6,793 votes.
- Given that at least 620 votes were cast in the district of Harbour Grace, it is evident that a minimum of 15,677 votes were cast in this election.
- Full results are not available for this district.
- Nowlan and Ezekiel were also considered members of the opposition party rather than allies of Carter's government.