The 1852 Newfoundland general election was held on November 18, 1852 to elect members of the 5th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. The Liberal Party maintained control of the House of Assembly. This was the last election to be held in Newfoundland prior to the introduction of responsible government in 1855.
Results Party 1848CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote% of vote(% change)Liberal913960.00%()5,57261.43%( 23.43%)Conservative69640.00%()3,49938.57%( 23.43%)Totals152215100%9,071100%
Results by district
† 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 || |John KentWon by acclamation || |John Kent
|Philip LittleWon by acclamation || |Philip Little
|Robert John ParsonsWon by acclamation || |Robert Parsons
Avalon Peninsula
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=4|Conception Bay || |Edmund Hanrahan1,47922.23% || |John Bemister1,45521.87% |rowspan=4| |rowspan=4|James Prendergast (Independent Liberal)77811.69% || |James Prendergast
|William Talbot84612.71% |rowspan=3 | |rowspan=3|John Hayward1,30019.54% || |Edmund Hanrahan |- |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|? Power79611.96% || |Nicholas Molloy†
|Richard Rankin† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland || |Peter WinserTotal unknown | |? Carter49
|Peter Winser |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Placentia and St. Mary's || |Ambrose Shea47239.80%
|John Delaney (Independent Liberal)25921.18% || |Ambrose Shea
|George Hogsett45538.36%
|John Delaney
Eastern and Southern Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista Bay | |James Douglas21229.69% || |John Warren29941.88% | |Bryan Robinson (Independent Conservative)20328.43% || |Robert Carter† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin || |Clement Benning27553.19% | |? Evans24246.81%
|Joshua George Falle† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay
|Hugh HoylesWon by acclamation
|Hugh Hoyles |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity Bay
|Stephen MarchWon by acclamation
|Thomas Job† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate and Fogo
|George EmersonWon by acclamation
|George Emerson
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