The 1859 Newfoundland general election was held on November 7, 1859 to elect members of the 7th General Assembly of Newfoundland in Newfoundland Colony. 18 Liberals and 12 Conservatives were elected. The Liberal Party led by John Kent formed the government.
Results by party Party Leader 1855CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote % of vote(% change)LiberalJohn Kent18221860.00%()7,24969.85%(7.17%)ConservativeHugh Hoyles12171240.00%()3,12930.15%(7.17%)Totals303930100%10,378100%
Elected members 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 || |John KentWon by acclamation
|John Kent
|John KavanaghWon by acclamation
|John Kavanagh
|Robert ParsonsWon by acclamation
|Robert Parsons |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West || |Pierce Barron1,02022.22% | |J. J. Gearin (Independent Liberal)72915.88% || |John Casey
|John Casey94120.50% | |Henry Renouf (Independent Liberal)64814.12% || |Ambrose Shea‡(ran in Burin)
|Thomas Dwyer82517.97% | |Thomas Talbot (Independent Liberal)4279.30% || |J. J. Gearin
Conception Bay
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay de Verde
|John BemisterWon by acclamation || |John Bemister |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear || |Edmund HanrahanWon by acclamation
|Edmund Hanrahan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Grace || |John Hayward48250.05% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Robert Walsh27228.25% || |James Prendergast
|James Prendergast20921.70% || |John Hayward |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main || |Patrick Nowlan53540.07% | |John Dearin17813.33% || |Thomas Byrne†
|Charles Furey48836.55% | |J. Woodford13410.04% || |William Talbot† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Port de Grave
|John LeamonWon by acclamation || |Robert Brown†
Avalon Peninsula
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland || |Thomas GlenWon by acclamation || |Thomas Glen
|Edward SheaWon by acclamation || |Edward Shea |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's || |George HogsettWon by acclamation || |George Hogsett
|John EnglishWon by acclamation || |Michael Kelly†
|John DelaneyWon by acclamation || |John Delaney
Eastern and Central Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay
|Stephen MarchWon by acclamation || |Robert Carter‡(ran in Fortune Bay)
|John WarrenWon by acclamation || |John Warren
|Matthew WalbankWon by acclamation || |Matthew Walbank |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|F. Taylor1406.33% || |Stephen Rendell71032.08% || |Stephen March‡(ran in Bonavista Bay)
|John Winter70831.99% || |John Winter
|Frederick Carter65529.60% || |Frederick Carter |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Twillingate and Fogo
|William WhitewayWon by acclamation || |William Whiteway
|Thomas KnightWon by acclamation || |Thomas Knight
Southern Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile
|James SeatonWon by acclamation || |Robert Henry Prowse† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin || |Ambrose Shea40426.08% | |Edward Evans37424.14% || |Patrick Morris†
|James Rogerson40125.89% | |Hugh Hoyles37023.89% || |Clement Benning† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay
|Robert CarterWon by acclamation || |Hugh Hoyles‡(ran in Burin)
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