1893 Newfoundland general election
Election in the Colony of Newfoundland
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The 1893 Newfoundland general election was held on November 6, 1893 to elect members of the 17th General Assembly of Newfoundland in Newfoundland Colony. Although the Liberals won the majority of seats, the Conservative party filed petitions against 15 elected Liberals and one Independent, James Murray, alleging election irregularities. The results of those elections were set aside by the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and the candidates were barred from seeking reelection. The Conservative party, led by Augustus F. Goodridge, temporarily held the balance of power and formed a government in 1894. Once the resulting by-elections had been held, the Liberals regained the balance of power and formed a government led by Daniel Joseph Greene. Greene's government passed legislation allowing candidates who had been disqualified to seek election again. William Whiteway was reelected in a by-election in early 1895 and became Premier.
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November 6, 1893
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36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 19 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 76.24%[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Party | Leader(s) | 1889 | Candidates | Seats won | Seat change | % of seats (% change) |
Popular vote | % of vote (% change) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Whiteway | 28 | 35 | 23 |  5 |
63.89% ( 13.89%) |
39,516 | 50.68% ( 10.18%) | |
| Conservative | Walter Grieve and Moses Monroe |
5[a] | 35 | 7 |  5 |
33.33% ( 19.44%) |
35,546 | 45.59% ( 9.05%) | |
| Other | 1 | 8 | 1 |  |
2.78% ( ) |
2,906 | 3.72% ( 1.12%) | ||
| Totals | 36 | 78 | 36 | |
100% | 77,968[b] | 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal (historical) | Conservative (historical) | Other | ||||||
| St. John's East[c] 80.16% turnout |
James Fox 2,134 23.05% |
Lawrence Furlong 1,296 14.00% |
Jeremiah Halleran (Independent) 805 8.69% |
Thomas Murphy | ||||
| Thomas Murphy 1,452 15.68% |
James Boggan 1,229 13.27% |
Vacant[d] | ||||||
| James Ryan[2] 1,202 12.98% |
Maurice Fenelon 1,142 12.33% |
Jeremiah Halleran | ||||||
| St. John's West[c] 88.00% turnout |
Edward Morris 2,097 20.68% |
Moses Monroe 1,562 15.41% |
Edward Morris | |||||
| James Tessier 1,962 19.35% |
Patrick Scott 1,530 15.09% |
James Dayâ | ||||||
| Martin W. Furlong 1,730 17.06% |
James Callanan 1,258 12.41% |
Lawrence Gearinâ | ||||||
Conception Bay
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal (historical) | Conservative (historical) | Other | ||||||
| Bay de Verde[c] 79.69% turnout |
Henry Woods 1,077 32.74% |
Levi March 637 19.36% |
Edward Whiteâ¡ (ran in Trinity Bay) | |||||
| George Moores 946 28.75% |
John Robinson 630 19.15% |
Henry Woods | ||||||
| Carbonear 60.45% turnout |
William Duff 471 54.64% |
Alfred Penney 391 45.36% |
William Duff | |||||
| Harbour Grace 78.49% turnout |
Eli Dawe 888 15.29% |
Henry Dawe 1,140 19.63% |
Alexander Squires[3](Independent) 303 5.22% |
William Whiteleyâ | ||||
| Daniel Green[3] 709 12.21% |
Robert Munn 1,125 19.37% |
Alexander Parsons[3] (Independent) 86 1.48% |
Eli Dawe | |||||
| Donald Browning 685 11.79% |
William Ward 872 15.01% |
Robert Munn | ||||||
| Harbour Main 78.77% turnout |
Frank Morris 1,011 37.05% |
Richard MacDonnell 449 16.45% |
William Holden[4] (Independent) 138 5.06% |
Frank Morris | ||||
| William Woodford 873 31.99% |
Michael Gibbs 258 9.45% |
William Woodford | ||||||
| Port de Grave 73.43% turnout |
James Clift 461 32.83% |
Charles Dawe 501 35.68% |
Harry Bartlett[5] (Independent) 442 31.48% |
James Clift | ||||
Avalon Peninsula
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal (historical) | Conservative (historical) | |||||
| Ferryland 81.53% turnout |
Michael Cashin 870 44.78% |
George Shea[6] 501 25.78% |
George Shea | |||
| Daniel Greene 572 29.44% |
Daniel Greene | |||||
| Placentia and St. Mary's[c] 77.96% turnout |
James McGrath 1,244 18.27% |
William Donnelly 1,200 17.62% |
George Emerson | |||
| George Emerson 1,211 17.79% |
W. N. Siteman 1,068 15.69% |
Richard O'Dwyer | ||||
| Richard O'Dwyer 1,036 15.22% |
John Foran 1,050 15.42% |
James McGrath | ||||
Eastern Newfoundland
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal (historical) | Conservative (historical) | |||||
| Bonavista Bay 76.89% turnout |
Robert Thorburn 1,139 11.45% |
Donald Morison 2,295 23.07% |
Donald Morison | |||
| George Johnson 1,104 11.10% |
Alfred Morine 2,248 22.60% |
Samuel Blandfordâ | ||||
| W. Davis 1,029 10.34% |
Darius Blandford 2,134 21.45% |
Alfred Morine | ||||
| Trinity Bay[e] 80.18% turnout |
William Whiteway 2,086 21.61% |
Walter Grieve 1,476 15.29% |
William Whiteway | |||
| Robert Bond 1,938 20.07% |
Robert Bremner 1,413 14.64% |
Robert Bond | ||||
| James Watson 1,639 16.98% |
Edward White[7] 1,102 11.41% |
David Webberâ | ||||
Central Newfoundland
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal (historical) | Conservative (historical) | Other | ||||||
| Fogo 64.44% turnout |
George Skelton 412 39.46% |
Thomas Duder 632 60.54% |
James Rollsâ | |||||
| Twillingate 67.24% turnout |
Jabez Thompson 1,482 19.71% |
Augustus Goodridge 1,350 17.95% |
Joshua Tavener (Independent) 457 6.08% |
Edward Burgessâ | ||||
| Giles Foote 1,248 16.60% |
Michael Knight 1,251 16.64% |
G. G. Williams (Independent) 68 0.90% |
Jabez Thompson | |||||
| Kenneth MacKenzie 1,014 13.49% |
George Langmead[8] 649 8.63% |
Thomas Peytonâ | ||||||
Southern and Western Newfoundland
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal (historical) | Conservative (historical) | Other | ||||||
| Burgeo and LaPoile[f] 72.65% turnout |
Henry Mott 466 43.43% |
James Murray (Independent) 607 56.57% |
James Murray | |||||
| Burin[c] 76.39% turnout |
James Tait 983 33.25% |
Henry LeMessurier 522 17.66% |
Vacant[g] | |||||
| William Payne 960 32.48% |
Herbert Knight[9] 491 16.61% |
James Tait | ||||||
| Fortune Bay 69.57% turnout |
James Pitman 655 48.84% |
James Fraser Jr. 686 51.16% |
John Studdyâ | |||||
| St. Barbe 63.35% turnout |
Alexander Parsons 528 57.96% |
F. Moores 383 42.04% |
George Fearnâ | |||||
| St. George's[c] 78.83% turnout |
James Keating 668 52.31% |
Michael Carty 609 47.69% |
Michael Carty | |||||
Notes
- As the Reform Party
- Following the election, the Conservatives successfully charged the victorious Liberal candidate(s) in this district with bribery and corruption through the Corrupt Practices Act. The member(s) were subsequently unseated and disqualified from running in the ensuing by-elections.
- John Dearin had been elected in 1889, but he died while in office on July 25, 1890.
- Following the election, the Conservatives successfully charged the victorious Liberal candidates in this district with bribery and corruption through the Corrupt Practices Act, and they were subsequently unseated. However, unlike the rest of those convicted, Watson was not disqualified from running in the ensuing by-elections. Despite this, Watson chose not to return to politics, and he was instead appointed as a customs inspector in St. John's.
- Following the election, the Conservatives successfully charged Murray with bribery and corruption through the Corrupt Practices Act. He was subsequently unseated and disqualified from running in the ensuing by-elections.
- James Winter had been elected in 1889, but he had been appointed to the Supreme Court in 1893.