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.
Results Party Leader 1861CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote% of vote(% change)Conservative(Coalition)Frederick Carter162222673.33%(20.00%)10,18759.24%(57.74%)OppositionThomas Glen14208626.67%(20.00%)7,00840.76%(51.76%)Totals304230100%17,195100%
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
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's East |rowspan=3 | |rowspan=3|John Kent1,31029.00% || |John Kavanagh1,40931.19% || |John Kavanagh
|Robert Parsons1,28328.40% || |Robert Parsons
|Michael Power51511.40% || |John Kent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West |rowspan=3 | |rowspan=3|John CaseyWon by acclamation || |Thomas TalbotWon by acclamation || |John Casey |- |rowspan=2 | |rowspan=2|Henry RenoufWon by acclamation || |Thomas Talbot
|Henry Renouf
Conception Bay
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay de Verde || |John BemisterWon by acclamation
|John Bemister |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear || |John RorkeWon by acclamation
|John Rorke |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Grace || |John Hayward96144.95% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|James Prendergast29513.80%
|John Hayward
|William Green88241.25%
|Henry Moore† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main
|George Hogsett47633.03% | |Patrick Nowlan (Independent Opposition)27419.01% || |Thomas Byrne†
|Charles Furey47633.03% | |? Ezekiel (Independent Opposition)21514.92% || |Patrick Nowlan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Port de Grave || |John LeamonWon by acclamation
|John Leamon
Avalon Peninsula
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland
|Thomas GlenWon by acclamation || |Edward Shea†
|Michael KearneyWon by acclamation || |Thomas Glen |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's || |Ambrose Shea62827.99% | |James Croucher38517.16% || |Ambrose Shea
|Pierce Barron56225.04% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|? English2169.63% || |Pierce Barron
|Thomas O'Reilly45320.19% || |Richard McGrath†
Eastern and Central Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay || |John Warren41228.51% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Archibald Emerson28319.58% || |John Warren
|John Oakley39827.54% || |Frederick J. Wyatt‡(ran in Trinity Bay)
|John Burton35224.36% || |Stephen March‡(ran in Trinity Bay) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay || |Stephen Rendell78828.38% | |James Verge31511.34% || |Stephen Rendell
|Frederick Wyatt75527.19% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Jabez Tilley2077.45% || |Frederick Carter‡(ran in Burin)
|Stephen March71225.64% || |John Winter† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate and Fogo || |Thomas Knight55836.66% | |John Mortimer39225.76% || |William Whiteway
|William Whiteway51233.64% | |William Boag~60~3.94% || |Thomas Knight
Southern Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile || |D. W. ProwseWon by acclamation
|D. W. Prowse |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin || |Edward Evans45841.22% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Patrick Morris20718.63% || |Edward Evans
|Frederick Carter44640.14% || |Hugh Hoyles† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay || |Thomas BennettWon by acclamation
|Robert Carter†
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