1900 Newfoundland general election

The 1900 Newfoundland general election was held on 8 November 1900 to elect members of the 19th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the self-governing British colony. The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed the government. The railway policy of the Conservative government under James S. Winter was highly unpopular, which led to the party's defeat under Alfred Morine's leadership.

Results

 Party Leader 1897CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote % of vote(% change)LiberalRobert Bond1336321988.89%(52.78%)51,65762.68%(20.32%)ConservativeAlfred Morine233641911.11%(52.78%)29,21735.45%(20.44%)Other060 0.00%()1,542 1.87%(0.12%)Totals367836100%82,416100%

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 East73.71% turnout || |John Dwyer2,53825.06% | |Thomas White8067.96% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|James Pitman (Independent)2292.26% || |John Dwyer

|Lawrence Furlong2,53325.01% | |John Ryan7727.62% || |Thomas Murphy

|Thomas Murphy2,50024.69% | |Robert J. Parsons7497.40% || |Lawrence Furlong |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West76.97% turnout || |Edward Morris2,31724.90% | |Samuel Collier1,05911.38%

|Edward Morris

|John Anderson2,09622.53% | |Charles Ryan98510.59%

|James Tessier†

|John Scott2,01221.63% | |John J. Mullaly8358.97%

|Vacant

Conception Bay

|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Bay de Verde76.58% turnout || |Henry Woods91625.63% | |Isaac Mercer87524.48%

|Abram Kean‡(ran in Twillingate)

|Michael Knight91125.49% | |William Rogerson87224.40%

|William Rogerson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear71.70% turnout || |Joseph Maddock59159.22% | |John Powell40740.78%

|William Duff† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Harbour Grace74.61% turnout || |Eli Dawe1,24218.91% | |Charles Dawe1,01615.47%

|William Horwood‡(ran in Trinity Bay)

|Augustus Harvey1,19518.19% | |Graham Munn1,01215.41%

|Eli Dawe

|William Oke1,19018.12% | |Thomas Ross91313.90%

|William Oke |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main67.03% turnout || |Frank Morris93132.80% | |Michael O'Toole29610.43% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|John Lewis (Independent)58320.54% || |John St. John

|John St. John77827.41% | |Thomas Fitzgibbon2508.81% || |William Woodford† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave67.59% turnout | |Jabez Thompson63047.95% || |Alexander Mackay68452.05%

|Charles Dawe‡(ran in Harbour Grace)

Avalon Peninsula

|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland87.50% turnout || |Michael Cashin1,04840.75% | |James McCullock1907.39% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Michael Condon (Independent)37414.54% || |Michael Cashin

|James Ryan83732.54% | |J. N. Cleary1234.78% || |George Shea† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's72.57% turnout || |Edward Jackman1,90725.04% | |Thomas Fitzpatrick6128.03% | |Thomas Sullivan (Independent)1602.10% || |Richard McGrath

|Thomas Bonia1,88524.74% | |Michael Gibbs5637.39% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Michael Tobin (Independent)1221.60% || |Rhodie Callahan†

|Richard McGrath1,81723.85% | |J. H. Dee5517.23% || |Michael Carty†

Eastern Newfoundland

|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay62.19% turnout | |Charles Hutchings1,26613.68% || |Alfred Morine1,87420.25% || |Darius Blandford

|John Cowan1,25813.60% || |Darius Blandford1,84319.92% || |John Cowan

|Albert Martin1,23813.38% || |Mark Chaplin1,77419.17% || |Alfred Morine |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay54.82% turnout || |George Gushue1,99020.87% | |Robert Watson1,28613.48% || |Robert Bremner†

|George Johnson1,90519.97% | |Reuben Horwood1,28313.45% || |Robert Watson

|William Horwood1,90119.93% | |Alex McKay1,17212.29% || |John Robinson†

Central Newfoundland

|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo61.70% turnout || |Henry Earle74367.92% | |Andrew Cook35132.08% || |Thomas Duder† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate71.47% turnout || |Robert Bond2,20722.86% | |Alan Goodridge1,24412.89% || |Robert Bond

|James Clift2,04421.17% | |Abram Kean1,11911.59% || |Vacant

|George Roberts2,00220.74% | |John Aitken1,03710.74% || |Alan Goodridge

Southern and Western Newfoundland

|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile71.44% turnout || |Charles Emerson67956.92% | |Robert Moulton51443.08%

|Henry Mott‡(ran in St. Barbe) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin64.03% turnout || |Henry Gear99033.64% | |John Lake49216.72% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Joseph Coady (Independent Liberal)742.51% || |James S. Winter†

|Edward Davey92331.36% | |Frank Lilly46415.77% || |John Lake |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay59.04% turnout || |Charles Way1,00681.52% | |L. A. McCuish22818.48%

|Charles Way |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe69.51% turnout || |Alexander Parsons79463.22% | |Henry Mott46236.78%

|Albert Bradshaw† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's68.07% turnout || |William Howley83762.42% | |Duncan McIsaac50437.58%

|Michael Gibbs‡(ran in Placentia and St. Mary's)

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