The 1909 Newfoundland general election was held on 8 May 1909 to elect members of the 22nd General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Newfoundland People's Party led by Edward P. Morris, having secured a majority, formed the government.
Results Party Leader 1908CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote % of vote(% change)People'sEdward Morris183626872.22%(22.22%)54,11152.89%(3.55%)LiberalRobert Bond183610827.78%(22.22%)48,20047.11%(3.11%)Totals367236100%102,311100%
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 East84.46% turnout || |James Kent2,59520.05% | |Michael Gibbs1,97915.29% || |James Kent
|George Shea2,47119.09% | |Frank McNamara1,74113.45% || |George Shea
|John Dwyer2,45718.98% | |Maurice Devine1,70213.15% || |John Dwyer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West83.92% turnout | |William Ellis1,85816.05% || |Edward Morris2,20519.05% || |Edward Morris
|Henry Cowan1,76215.22% || |John R. Bennett2,09418.09% || |John R. Bennett
|John Scott1,66314.36% || |Michael Kennedy1,99517.23% || |Michael Kennedy
Conception Bay
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Bay de Verde85.96% turnout | |Robert Duff1,04424.00% || |John Crosbie1,14526.32% || |John Crosbie
|Charles Steer1,03523.79% || |Jesse Whiteway1,12625.89% || |Jesse Whiteway |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear82.65% turnout | |Joseph Maddock55948.11% || |John Goodison60351.89% || |Joseph Maddock |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Harbour Grace86.24% turnout | |John Parsons1,22315.52% || |Archibald Piccott1,44418.33% || |Archibald Piccott
|Arthur Barnes1,21015.36% || |Alfred Seymour1,40417.82% || |Edward Parsons
|Eli Dawe1,19515.17% || |Edward Parsons1,40317.81% || |Eli Dawe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main80.55% turnout | |John Lewis94923.49% || |William Woodford1,11827.67% || |William Woodford
|John J. St. John90822.48% || |John J. Murphy1,06526.36% || |John J. Murphy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave80.94% turnout | |Samuel Bartlett76549.48% || |William Warren78150.52% || |William Warren
Avalon Peninsula
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland92.85% turnout | |George Power61721.75% || |Michael Cashin88131.05% || |Michael Cashin
|Michael Condon53718.93% || |Philip Moore80228.27% || |William Ellis‡(ran in St. John's West) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's83.50% turnout | |Edward Jackman1,59316.12% || |Richard Devereaux1,79118.12% || |Edward Jackman
|Michael Sullivan1,52815.46% || |William Howley1,76717.88% || |Michael Sullivan
|James Davis1,46114.78% || |Frank Morris1,74317.64% || |James Davis
Eastern Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay65.73% turnout | |John Giles6525.79% || |Sydney Blandford3,15828.02% || |Sydney Blandford
|Ambrose Janes6365.64% || |William C. Winsor3,13327.80% || |William C. Winsor
|Arthur Herder6155.46% || |Donald Morison3,07627.29% || |Donald Morison |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay83.20% turnout | |George Gushue2,08216.71% || |Richard Squires2,18217.51% || |George Gushue
|Arthur Miller2,01416.16% || |Robert Watson2,17617.46% || |Arthur Miller
|George Ayre1,90515.29% || |Edwin Grant2,10416.88% || |Robert Watson
Central Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo81.67% turnout || |Henry Earle86150.45% | |Henry Fitzgerald84549.53% || |Henry Earle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate74.94% turnout || |Robert Bond2,62123.19% | |Alan Goodridge1,29711.48% || |Robert Bond
|James A. Clift2,59222.93% | |Jordan Milley1,20410.65% || |James Clift
|George Roberts2,49822.10% | |Sydney Woods1,0909.64% || |George Roberts
Southern and Western Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile69.40% turnout | |A. J. W. McNeilly46736.26% || |Robert Moulton82163.74% || |Robert Moulton |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin64.82% turnout || |Henry Gear79525.38% | |John A. Robinson78124.94% || |Edward Davey
|Edward Davey78224.97% | |Thomas LeFeuvre77424.71% || |Henry Gear |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay56.43% turnout | |William Lloyd60845.41% || |Charles Emerson73154.59% || |Charles Emerson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe72.35% turnout || |William Clapp91153.56% | |Henry Mott79046.44% || |William Clapp |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's72.47% turnout | |George Carty73138.66% || |Joseph Downey1,16061.34% || |Joseph Downey
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