1869 Newfoundland general election
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The election was dominated by the issue of Newfoundland's potential union with the new Dominion of Canada. The incumbent Conservative coalition administration, led by Frederick Carter, supported Confederation. Terms of union were drafted by local confederates and they were passed after much debate within the Newfoundland House of Assembly. When the terms were ratified by the Canadian Parliament, Carter thought it best to put the decisive issue to a vote through a general election. Those opposed to Newfoundland's union with Canada coalesced under Bennett, a St. John's merchant who argued that Confederation would bring about increased taxation.
The Anti-Confederate campaign was vigorous and hard-fought. Bennett conducted a colony-wide tour across many outport communities, alleging that Newfoundlanders would be drafted into the Canadian Army if they voted for the incumbent government. By contrast, the Conservative opposition was unprepared to deal with the campaign, countering that Bennett was primarily concerned in protecting his personal interests rather than the well-being of the public. With the decisive Anti-Confederate victory, the Conservatives thereafter abandoned the issue of Confederation, and the debate was settled for the moment.
Results
| Party | Leader | 1865 | Candidates | Seats won | Seat change | % of seats (% change) |
Popular voteTemplate:Efn | % of vote (% change) |
Anti-Confederation | Charles Fox Bennett | 8Template:Efn | 28 | 21Template:Efn | Increase13 | 70.00% (Increase43.33%) |
11,289 | 80.77% (Increase36.19%) |
Conservative (Confederation) |
Frederick Carter | 22 | 20 | 9 | Decrease13 | 30.00% (Decrease43.33%) |
2,688 | 19.23% (Decrease36.19%) | |
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| Totals | 30 | 48 | 30 | Steady | 100% | 13,977Template:Efn | 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
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="2" style="width:1%; border-right:none;" Template:Canadian party colour | colspan="2" style="width:1%; border-right:none;" Template:Canadian party colour | |||||
| St. John's East | Template:Canadian party colour| | William Walsh 1,327 30.42% |
W. T. Parsons 412 9.45% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | John Kavanagh† | |
| Template:Canadian party colour| | James Jordan 1,325 30.38% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | John Kent† | |||
| Template:Canadian party colour| | Robert Parsons Sr. 1,298 29.76% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Robert Parsons Sr. | |||
| St. John's West | Template:Canadian party colour| | Peter Brennan Won by acclamation |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Peter Brennan | ||
| Template:Canadian party colour| | Thomas Talbot Won by acclamation |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Thomas Talbot | |||
| Template:Canadian party colour| | Henry RenoufTemplate:Efn Won by acclamation |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Henry Renouf | |||
Conception Bay
Avalon Peninsula
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="2" style="width:1%; border-right:none;" Template:Canadian party colour | colspan="2" style="width:1%; border-right:none;" Template:Canadian party colour | |||||
| Ferryland | Template:Canadian party colour| | Thomas Glen Won by acclamation |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Thomas Glen | ||
| Template:Canadian party colour| | Thomas Battcock Won by acclamation |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Michael Kearney† | |||
| Placentia and St. Mary's | Template:Canadian party colour| | Charles Fox Bennett 882 30.34% |
Thomas O'Reilly 103 3.54% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Ambrose Shea | |
| Template:Canadian party colour| | Henry Renouf 872 30.00% |
Ambrose Shea 100 3.44% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Pierce Barron | ||
| Template:Canadian party colour| | Robert Parsons Jr. 860 29.58% |
Pierce Barron 90 3.10% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Thomas O'Reilly | ||
Eastern and Central Newfoundland
Southern Newfoundland
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="2" style="width:1%; border-right:none;" Template:Canadian party colour | colspan="2" style="width:1%; border-right:none;" Template:Canadian party colour | |||||
| Burgeo and LaPoile | Template:Canadian party colour| | Prescott Emerson Won by acclamation |
Template:Canadian party colour| | D. W. Prowse† | ||
| BurinTemplate:Efn | Henry LeMessurier[4] | Template:Canadian party colour| | Frederick Carter Majority of 2 or 3 votes |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Frederick Carter | |
| John Woods[4] | Template:Canadian party colour| | Edward Evans Majority of 2 or 3 votes |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Edward Evans | ||
| Fortune Bay | Template:Canadian party colour| | Thomas Bennett Won by acclamation |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Thomas Bennett | ||
Notes
References
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