The members of the 18th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in October 1897. The general assembly sat from 1898 to 1900.
The Tory Party led by James Spearman Winter formed the government.
Henry Y. Mott was chosen as speaker.
Sir Henry Edward McCallum served as colonial governor of Newfoundland.
Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to the assembly in 1897: MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously electedAbram KeanBay de VerdeTory1885, 1897W. P. Rogerson1897Darius BlandfordBonavistaTory1893John Cowan1897John A. Robinson (1897)1897Alfred B. Morine (1897)1886, 1897Henry Y. MottBurgeo-La PoileTory1894James S. WinterBurinTory1873, 1892, 1897John E. Lake1897William DuffCarbonearLiberal1889Michael P. CashinFerrylandLiberal1893George SheaTory1885, 1897Thomas C. DuderFogoTory1893H. R. HaywardFortune BayTory1897Charles Way (1899)1899William H. HorwoodHarbour GraceLiberal1894Eli Dawe1889William A. Oke1897J. J. St. JohnHarbour MainTory1897William Woodford1889William J. S. DonnellyPlacentia and St. Mary'sTory1893Rhodie Callahan1897Michael H. Carty1897Richard T. McGrath (1899)1894, 1899Charles DawePort de GraveTory1893Albert BradshawSt. BarbeTory1882, 1897Michael P. GibbsSt. George'sTory1897John P. FoxSt. John's EastLiberal1894Thomas J. Murphy1886Lawrence O'Brien Furlong1893Edward MorrisSt. John's WestLiberal1885James C. Tessier1893James J. Callanan1882, 1897Robert S. BremnerTrinityTory1897Robert Watson1897Levi March1897John A. Robinson (1898)1898Robert BondTwillingateLiberal1882Donald Browning1897Alan GoodridgeTory1897
By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReasonBurinJames Spearman WinterElected by acclamationToryNovember 29, 1897JS Winter named to cabinet; required to run for reelectionFogoThomas C. DuderToryTC Duder named to cabinet; required to run for reelectionHarbour MainWilliam WoodfordToryW Woodford named to cabinet; required to run for reelectionBonavistaAlfred B. MorineToryJA Robinson named to Legislative CouncilTrinityJohn A. RobinsonElected by acclamationToryApril 29, 1898L March resigned seatPlacentia and St. Mary'sRichard T. McGrathLiberalMay 25, 1899WJS Donnelly named to cabinet; required to run for reelectionFortune BayCharles WayLiberal1899H R Hayward died June 13, 1899
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