1913 Newfoundland general election

The 1913 Newfoundland general election was held on 30 October 1913 to elect members of the 23rd General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed a coalition with the Fishermen's Protective Union led by William Coaker. Although the majority held by the Newfoundland People's Party was reduced in this election, it was again returned to power and Edward P. Morris continued to serve as Prime Minister of Newfoundland. A general election originally scheduled for 1917 was deferred until 1919 because of World War I. After Morris retired from politics in 1918, William F. Lloyd, a Liberal member of the Executive Council, was asked to form a government. In May 1919, Michael Patrick Cashin, the leader of the People's Party, introduced a motion of no confidence which resulted in the defeat of the government. Cashin served as Newfoundland prime minister until the election held later in 1919.

Results  Party Leader 1909CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote % of vote(% change)People'sEdward Morris263621558.33%(13.89%)51,45145.55%(2.52%)LiberalRobert Bond1036Liberal 27FPU 915FPU 8Liberal 7541.67%(13.89%)61,362Liberal 39,228FPU 22,13454.32%(2.39%)Fishermen's Protective UnionWilliam Coaker–Other0100.00%()1530.14%(0.14%)Totals367336100%112,966100%

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 East83.98% turnout || |William Higgins2,66017.29% || |James Kent2,83518.43% || |James Kent

|William Howley2,44315.88% || |John Dwyer2,60916.96% || |George Shea†

|Henry Bartlett2,30614.99% | |Charles Ryan2,53316.46% || |John Dwyer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West90.02% turnout || |Edward Morris2,74921.25% | |William Ellis1,73813.43% || |Edward Morris

|John R. Bennett2,64320.43% | |Henry Cowan1,71913.29% || |John R. Bennett

|Michael Kennedy2,54519.67% | |John Scott1,54511.94% || |Michael Kennedy

Conception Bay

|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Bay de Verde85.82% turnout || |John Crosbie1,15025.35% || |Albert Hickman1,16825.75% || |John Crosbie

|Jesse Whiteway1,07823.77% | |Nathan Barrett (FPU)1,14025.13% || |Jesse Whiteway |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear82.57% turnout || |John Goodison60853.24% | |William Penney53446.76% || |John Goodison |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Harbour Grace85.40% turnout || |Archibald Piccott1,44418.71% | |George A. Gosse1,20015.55% || |Archibald Piccott

|Edward Parsons1,37417.81% | |George Gordon1,18715.38% || |Vacant

|Moses Young1,34217.39% | |Harris Mosdell1,16915.15% || |Edward Parsons |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main78.55% turnout || |William Woodford1,17829.64% | |John Lewis90422.75% || |William Woodford

|George Kennedy1,11628.08% | |Leo Carter77619.53% || |John J. Murphy† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave81.33% turnout | |William Warren69744.45% || |George Grimes (FPU)87155.55% || |William Warren

Avalon Peninsula

|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland93.54% turnout || |Michael Cashin1,09540.02% | |Michael Hartery30311.07% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Michael Condon (Independent)1535.59% || |Michael Cashin

|Philip Moore91833.55% | |Fred Williams2679.76% || |Philip Moore |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's77.59% turnout || |Richard Devereaux2,02320.58% | |Michael Sullivan1,54415.70%

|Richard Devereaux

|Frank Morris1,95319.86% | |Patrick Summers1,30013.22%

|William Howley‡(ran in St. John's East)

|William Walsh1,75817.88% | |George Carty1,25412.75%

|Frank Morris

Eastern Newfoundland

|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay74.97% turnout | |Sydney Blandford1,62411.04% || |William Coaker3,47323.61% || |Sydney Blandford

|William C. Winsor1,51510.30% || |Robert G. Winsor3,31322.52% || |William C. Winsor

|Donald Morison1,47710.04% || |John Abbott3,30822.49% || |Donald Morison |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay77.08% turnout | |Richard Squires1,67813.39% || |John Stone2,68521.42% || |Richard Squires

|Richard Fowlow1,51012.05% || |Archibald Targett2,60820.81% || |Robert Watson†

|Brian Dunfield1,46211.66% || |William Lloyd (Liberal)2,59220.68% || |Edwin Grant†

Central Newfoundland

|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo83.20% turnout | |Henry Fitzgerald59430.76% || |William Halfyard (FPU)1,33769.24% || |Henry Earle† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate73.84% turnout | |Jordan Milley8877.03% || |Robert Bond3,48127.57% || |Robert Bond

|William Temple7345.81% || |James Clift3,42727.14% || |James Clift

|Adolphus Yates6985.53% || |Walter Jennings (FPU)3,39926.92% || |George Roberts†

Southern and Western Newfoundland

|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile75.73% turnout || |Robert Moulton76051.08% | |Charles James72848.92% || |Robert Moulton |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin73.22% turnout || |John Currie1,20030.76% | |George Bartlett78620.15% || |Henry Gear

|Thomas LeFeuvre1,17430.09% | |Henry Gear74119.00% || |Thomas LeFeuvre |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay71.62% turnout || |Charles Emerson1,00053.62% | |Randall Fudge86546.38% || |Charles Emerson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe79.43% turnout | |Henry Mott87141.01% || |William Clapp1,25358.99% || |William Clapp |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's66.95% turnout || |Joseph Downey1,18760.65% | |Arthur English77039.35% || |Joseph Downey

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