The 1873 Newfoundland general election was held on November 8, 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.
Results
Party Leader 1869CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote% of vote(% change)Anti-ConfederationCharles Fox Bennett212417454.84%(15.16%)14,68660.50%(20.27%)ConservativeFrederick Carter92314545.16%(15.16%)9,58839.50%(20.27%)Totals304731 1100%24,274100%
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 || |John Dearin1,17726.70% | |Ambrose Shea80318.21% || |William Walsh†
|Robert Parsons Sr.1,10925.15% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|John Maher2545.76% || |James Jordan†
|Robert Kent1,06624.18% || |Robert Parsons Sr. |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West || |Lewis Tessier1,03031.95% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Lawrence Barron48915.17% || |Peter Brennan†
|Maurice Fenelon89727.82% || |Maurice Fenelon
|Patrick Scott80825.06% || |Lewis Tessier
Conception Bay
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay de Verde
|James RogersonWon by acclamation || |James Rogerson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear
|John RorkeWon by acclamation || |John Rorke |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Grace |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|? Parsons42017.61% || |William Wood98441.26% || |John Munn†
|Frederick Carter98141.13% || |William Green† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main || |Joseph Little76347.33% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Charles Furey29017.99% || |Joseph Little
|Patrick Nowlan55934.68% || |John Kennedy† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Port de Grave || |John Bartlett | |George Gushue || |James Woods†
Avalon Peninsula
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland || |Thomas Glen67844.75% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Edward Shea17111.29% || |Thomas Glen
|Richard Raftus66643.96% || |Thomas Badcock† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's || |Henry Renouf73931.43% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Thomas Rielley1516.42% || |Charles Fox Bennett
|James Collins73531.26% || |Robert Parsons Jr.†
|Charles Fox Bennett72630.88% || |Henry Renouf
Eastern and Central Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay | |James Noonan || |Charles Bowring || |James Noonan
|William Barnes || |A. J. W. McNeilly || |William Barnes
|Francis Winton || |John Burton || |Francis Winton |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay | |Robert Pinsent59013.28% || |John Steer1,14125.68% || |Stephen Rendell† |- |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Stephen March51911.68% || |John Warren1,10224.80% || |Alexander Graham†
|William Whiteway1,09124.56% || |John Warren |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate and Fogo || |Charles Duder75817.49% || |Frederick Carter75117.32% || |Charles Duder
|Smith McKay74617.21% | |Stephen Knight70016.15% || |Smith McKay
|James Rolls70016.15% | |? Windsor68015.69% || |New seat
Southern Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile
|Prescott EmersonWon by acclamation || |Prescott Emerson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin
|James WinterWon by acclamation || |Frederick Carter‡(Ran in Harbour Grace and Twillingate and Fogo)
|Charles AyreWon by acclamation || |Edward Evans† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay || |Thomas BennettWon by acclamation
|Thomas Bennett
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