The 1848 Newfoundland general election was held on November 20, 1848 to elect members of the 4th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. The House of Assembly and the Legislative Council were restored as separate bodies following an experiment by Governor John Harvey which had amalgamated the two legislatures. The Liberal Party continued to maintain a majority of seats with a Conservative opposition.
Results
Party 1842CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote% of vote(% change)Liberal8179 160.00%( 6.67%)11,06684.86%( 24.95%)Conservative7136 140.00%( 6.67%)1,97515.14%( 24.95%)Totals153015100%13,041100%
Results by district
† indicates that the incumbent did not run again.
St. John's
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's || |Laurence O'Brien1,90123.43% | |James Douglas (Independent Liberal)1,66620.53% || |Robert Parsons
|John Kent1,89523.35% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|John Nugent (Independent Liberal)87510.78% || |Laurence O'Brien
|Robert John Parsons1,77721.90% || |John Nugent
Avalon Peninsula
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=4|Conception Bay40.06% turnout || |James Prendergast70221.12% || |Richard Rankin49314.83%
|Thomas Ridley†
|Edmund Hanrahan68720.67% | |Thomas Newell47214.20%
|John Munn† |- |rowspan=2 | |rowspan=2|Nicholas Molloy51015.34% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Robert Ayles46013.84%
|James Prendergast
|Edmund Hanrahan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland || |Peter Winser | |Thomas Glen
|Thomas Glen |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=4|Placentia and St. Mary's || |Ambrose Shea22423.88%
|John Delaney (Independent Liberal)28730.60% || |John Dillon† |- |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Simon Morris282.99% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| | |? Furlong (Independent Liberal)18920.15% |rowspan=3 | |rowspan=3|Simon Morris
|? Murphy (Independent Liberal)16817.91%
|? McGill (Independent Liberal)424.48%
Eastern and Southern Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista Bay
|Robert Carter | |Hugh Emerson (Independent Conservative) || |Robert Carter |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Burin |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Clement Benning |rowspan=3 | |rowspan=3|Joshua George Falle | |Henry Winton (Independent Conservative) |rowspan=3 | |rowspan=3|Clement Benning
|? Douglas (Independent Conservative)
|? Perchard (Independent Conservative) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay
|Hugh HoylesWon by acclamation
|Bryan Robinson† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity Bay | |George Brooking40242.23% || |Thomas Job55057.77%
|Thomas Job |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate and Fogo
|George EmersonWon by acclamation
|Vacant
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