1873 Newfoundland general election

The 1873 Newfoundland general election was held in November 1873 to elect members of the 11th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Colony of Newfoundland. The Anti-Confederates led by Charles Fox Bennett formed the government; a "new" Conservative party led by Frederick Carter formed the opposition.

1873 Newfoundland general election

November 1873
30 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Charles Fox Bennett Frederick Carter Party Anti-Confederation Conservative Leader's seat Placentia–St. Mary's Twillingate–Fogo Last election 21 9 Seats won 17 13 Seat change 4 4
Prime Minister before election Charles Fox Bennett Anti-Confederation Prime Minister after election Charles Fox Bennett Anti-Confederation

Results by party

	Party	Leader	1869	Seats won	% change	Popular vote	(%)
	Anti-Confederation	Charles Fox Bennett	21	17
	Conservative	Frederick Carter	9	13
Totals			30	30

Elected members

• Twillingate-Fogo
  • F.B.T. Carter Conservative
  • Charles Duder Anti-Confederate
  • Smith McKay Anti-Confederate
• Bonavista Bay
  • Charles Bowring Conservative
  • A. J. W. McNeily Conservative
  • John Burton Conservative
• Trinity Bay
  • John Steer Conservative
  • John Warren Conservative
  • William V. Whiteway Conservative
• Bay de Verde
  • James J. Rogerson Conservative
• Carbonear
  • John Rorke Conservative
• Harbour Grace
  • F.B.T. Carter Conservative
    • Ambrose Shea Conservative, elected in 1874
  • William Wood Conservative
• Brigus-Port de Grave
  • John Bartlett Anti-Confederate
• St. John's East
  • J. J. Dearin Anti-Confederate
  • Robert John Parsons Anti-Confederate
  • Robert J. Kent Anti-Confederate
• St. John's West
  • Lewis Tessier Anti-Confederate
  • P. J. Scott Anti-Confederate
  • Maurice Fenelon Anti-Confederate
• Harbour Main
  • Joseph I. Little Anti-Confederate
  • Patrick Nowlan Anti-Confederate
• Ferryland
  • Thomas Glen Anti-Confederate
  • Richard Raftus Anti-Confederate
• Placentia and St. Mary's
  • C. F. Bennett Anti-Confederate
  • James Collins Anti-Confederate
  • Henry Renouf Anti-Confederate
• Burin
  • James S. Winter Conservative
  • Charles R. Ayre Conservative
• Fortune Bay
  • Thomas R. Bennett Anti-Confederate (speaker)
• Burgeo-LaPoile
  • Prescott Emerson Conservative

Notes:

• Frederick Carter was elected in Twillingate and Fogo and Harbour Grace, choosing to resign from Harbour Grace.

References

• Smallwood, Joseph R (1981). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. v. 1. ISBN 0-920508-14-6.