The members of the 16th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1889. The general assembly sat from 1890 to 1893.
The Liberal Party led by William Whiteway formed the government.
George Emerson was chosen as speaker.
Sir Terence O'Brien served as colonial governor of Newfoundland.
Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to the assembly in 1889: MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously electedEdward WhiteBay de VerdeLiberal Party1889Henry J. B. Woods1889Donald MorisonBonavistaReform1888Samuel BlandfordLiberal Party1889Alfred B. MorineReform1886James MurrayBurgeo-La PoileIndependent1889Edward RothwellBurinLiberal Party1889Dr. James S. Tait1889James S. Winter (1892)Conservative Party1873, 1892William DuffCarbonearLiberal Party1889George SheaFerrylandIndependent1885Daniel J. GreeneIndependent1878James RollsFogoReform1885John StuddyFortune BayLiberal Party1889William H. WhiteleyHarbour GraceLiberal Party1889Eli Dawe1889Robert S. MunnReform1889Frank J. MorrisHarbour MainLiberal Party1889William Woodford1889George EmersonPlacentia and St. Mary'sLiberal Party1885Richard O'Dwyer1885James McGrath1889James A. CliftPort de GraveLiberal Party1889George C. FearnSt. BarbeLiberal Party1889Michael H. CartySt. George'sReform1882Thomas J. MurphySt. John's EastLiberal Party1886Dr. John J. Dearin1873, 1882, 1889Jeremiah Halleran1889James Patrick Fox (1890)1890Edward MorrisSt. John's WestLiberal Party1885James Day1889Lawrence Gearin1889William WhitewayTrinityLiberal Party1859, 1873, 1889Robert Bond1882David C. Webber1889Edward P. BurgessTwillingateLiberal Party1889Jabez P. Thompson1882, 1889Thomas Peyton1889
By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReasonBurinJames S. WinterConservative1892E Rothwell died in 1892
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