1909 Newfoundland general election
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1909 Newfoundland general election
| country = Dominion of Newfoundland
| type = parliamentary
| party_colour = no
| party_name = no
| previous_election = 1908 Newfoundland general election
| previous_year = 1908
| previous_mps = Outgoing members
| election_date = May 8, 1909
| elected_mps = Elected members
| next_election = 1913 Newfoundland general election
| next_year = 1913
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election = 36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
| majority_seats = 19
| image1 = x160px
| colour1 = FFB6C1
| leader1 = Edward Morris
| leader_since1 = 1908
| party1 = People's
| leaders_seat1 = St. John's West
| last_election1 = 18
| seats1 = 26
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 8
| popular_vote1 = 54,111
| percentage1 = 52.89%
| swing1 = {{increase}}3.55%
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image = Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century - a treatise of history and development (1902) (14587364079).jpg|bSize = 200|cWidth = 100|cHeight = 160|oTop = 42|oLeft = 60|Location = center}}
| colour2 = E62020
| leader2 = Robert Bond
| leader_since2 = 1897
| party2 = Liberal
| leaders_seat2 = Twillingate
| last_election2 = 18
| seats2 = 10
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 8
| popular_vote2 = 48,200
| percentage2 = 47.11%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}3.11%
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| title = Prime Minister
| before_election = Edward Morris
| before_party = People's
| after_election = Edward Morris
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| after_party = People's
| ongoing = No
}}
The 1909 Newfoundland general election was held on 8 May 1909 to elect members of the 22nd General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Newfoundland People's Party led by Edward P. Morris, having secured a majority, formed the government.
Results
| class="wikitable"
! !Party !Leader ! 1908 !Candidates !Seats won !Seat change !% of seats !Popular vote !% of vote {{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|row}} | align=right|18 | align=right|36 | align=right|26 | align=right|{{increase}}8 | align=right|72.22% | align=right|54,111 | align=right {{nowrap}}|52.89% {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|row}} | align=right|18 | align=right|36 | align=right|10 | align=right|{{decrease}}8 | align=right|27.78% | align=right|48,200 | align=right {{nowrap}}|47.11% |
| colspan="3"|Totals
! align=right|36 ! align=right|72 ! align=right|36 ! align=right|{{steady}} ! align=right|100% ! align=right|102,311 ! align=right|100% |
|---|
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=
{{Canadian politics/candlist header|province=NL|People's|Liberal (historical)}}
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's East
|
|Michael Gibbs
1,979
15.29%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|James Kent
2,595
20.05%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|James Kent
|-
|
|Frank McNamara{{cite news |title=Representative of the People's Party |url=https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/evechronicle/id/1301/rec/4 |access-date=17 May 2025 |publisher=Evening Chronicle |date=7 October 1908}}
1,741
13.45%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|George Shea
2,471
19.09%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|George Shea
|-
|
|Maurice Devine
1,702
13.15%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|John Dwyer
2,457
18.98%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|John Dwyer
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Edward Morris
2,205
19.05%
|
|William Ellis
1,858
16.05%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Edward Morris
|-
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|John R. Bennett
2,094
18.09%
|
|Henry Cowan
1,762
15.22%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|John R. Bennett
|-
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Michael Kennedy
1,995
17.23%
|
|John Scott
1,663
14.36%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Michael Kennedy
|}
=Conception Bay=
{{Canadian politics/candlist header|province=NL|People's|Liberal (historical)}}
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Bay de Verde
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|John Crosbie
1,145
26.32%
|
|Robert Duff
1,044
24.00%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|John Crosbie
|-
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Jesse Whiteway
1,126
25.89%
|
|Charles Steer
1,035
23.79%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Jesse Whiteway
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|John Goodison
603
51.89%
|
|Joseph Maddock
559
48.11%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|Joseph Maddock
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Harbour Grace
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Archibald Piccott
1,444
18.33%
|
|John Parsons{{cite news |title=The Liberal Tidal Wave: Greatest Political Meeting Ever Held at Harbor Grace Last Night |url=https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/telegram19/id/65682/rec/1 |access-date=17 May 2025 |publisher=Evening Telegram |date=22 April 1909}}
1,223
15.52%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Archibald Piccott
|-
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Alfred Seymour
1,404
17.82%
|
|Arthur Barnes
1,210
15.36%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Edward Parsons
|-
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Edward Parsons
1,403
17.81%
|
|Eli Dawe
1,195
15.17%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|Eli Dawe
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|William Woodford
1,118
27.67%
|
|John Lewis
949
23.49%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|William Woodford
|-
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|John J. Murphy
1,065
26.36%
|
|John J. St. John
908
22.48%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|John J. Murphy
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|William Warren
781
50.52%
|
|Samuel Bartlett
765
49.48%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|William Warren
|}
=Avalon Peninsula=
{{Canadian politics/candlist header|province=NL|People's|Liberal (historical)}}
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Michael Cashin
881
31.05%
|
|George Power{{cite news |title=To Our Country |url=https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/hgstandard/id/14706/rec/2 |access-date=17 May 2025 |publisher=Harbour Grace Standard |date=30 April 1909}}
617
21.75%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Michael Cashin
|-
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Philip Moore
802
28.27%
|
|Michael Condon
537
18.93%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|William Ellis‡
(ran in St. John's West)
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Richard Devereaux
1,791
18.12%
|
|Edward Jackman
1,593
16.12%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|Edward Jackman
|-
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|William Howley
1,767
17.88%
|
|Michael Sullivan
1,528
15.46%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|Michael Sullivan
|-
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Frank Morris
1,743
17.64%
|
|James Davis
1,461
14.78%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|James Davis
|}
=Eastern Newfoundland=
{{Canadian politics/candlist header|province=NL|People's|Liberal (historical)}}
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Sydney Blandford
3,158
28.02%
|
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Sydney Blandford
|-
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|William C. Winsor
3,133
27.80%
|
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|William C. Winsor
|-
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Donald Morison
3,076
27.29%
|
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Donald Morison
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Richard Squires
2,182
17.51%
|
|George Gushue
2,082
16.71%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|George Gushue
|-
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Robert Watson
2,176
17.46%
|
|Arthur Miller
2,014
16.16%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|Arthur Miller
|-
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Edwin Grant
2,104
16.88%
|
|George Ayre
1,905
15.29%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Robert Watson
|-
|}
=Central Newfoundland=
{{Canadian politics/candlist header|province=NL|People's|Liberal (historical)}}
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo
|
|Henry Fitzgerald
845
49.53%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|Henry Earle
861
50.45%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|Henry Earle
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate
|
|Alan Goodridge
1,297
11.48%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|Robert Bond
2,621
23.19%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|Robert Bond
|-
|
|Jordan Milley
1,204
10.65%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|James A. Clift
2,592
22.93%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|James Clift
|-
|
|Sydney Woods{{cite news |title=Woods for Twillingate |url=https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/dailynews/id/255865/rec/1 |access-date=17 May 2025 |publisher=Daily News |date=25 September 1908}}
1,090
9.64%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|George Roberts
2,498
22.10%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|George Roberts
|}
=Southern and Western Newfoundland=
{{Canadian politics/candlist header|province=NL|People's|Liberal (historical)}}
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Robert Moulton
821
63.74%
|
|A. J. W. McNeilly
467
36.26%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Robert Moulton
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin
|
|John A. Robinson
781
24.94%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|Henry Gear
795
25.38%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|Edward Davey
|-
|
|Thomas LeFeuvre
774
24.71%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|Edward Davey
782
24.97%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|Henry Gear
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Charles Emerson
731
54.59%
|
|William Lloyd
608
45.41%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Charles Emerson
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe
|
|Henry Mott
790
46.44%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|William Clapp
911
53.56%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal (historical)|background}}|
|William Clapp
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Joseph Downey
1,160
61.34%
|
|George Carty
731
38.66%
|{{Canadian party colour|NL|People's|background}}|
|Joseph Downey
|-
|}
References
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Further reading
- {{cite encyclopedia |last=Riggs |first=Bert |date=1981 |title=General Election #22: May 8, 1909|url=https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/100|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1 |location=St. John's |publisher=Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. |access-date=17 May 2025}}
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