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1859 Newfoundland general election

Election in Canada

Field	Value
ongoing	no
flag_image	File:Flag of the Dominion of Newfoundland.svg
type	parliamentary
party_colour	no
party_name	no
previous_election	1855 Newfoundland general election
previous_year	1855
previous_mps	[outgoing members](6th-general-assembly-of-newfoundland-members-of-the-assembly)
election_date	November 7, 1859
elected_mps	[members](7th-general-assembly-of-newfoundland-members-of-the-assembly)
next_election	1861 Newfoundland general election
next_year	1861
seats_for_election	30 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
majority_seats	16
image1	[[File:John Kent (Prowse).jpg	150x150px]]
colour1
leader1	John Kent
party1
leader_since1	1858
leaders_seat1	St. John's East
last_election1	18
seats1	18
seat_change1	0
popular_vote1	7,249
percentage1	69.85%
swing1	7.17%
image2	[[File:HughHoyles1861.jpg	150x150px]]
leader2	Hugh Hoyles
colour2
party2
leader_since2	1855
leaders_seat2	Fortune Bay
Ran in Burin (lost)
last_election2	12
seats2	12
seat_change2	0
popular_vote2	3,129
percentage2	30.15%
swing2	7.17%
title	Premier	before_election=John Kent
before_party	Liberal
after_election	John Kent
posttitle	Premier after election
after_party	Liberal
map_size	400px

Ran in Burin (lost)

The 1859 Newfoundland general election was held on November 7, 1859 to elect members of the 7th General Assembly of Newfoundland in Newfoundland Colony. 18 Liberals and 12 Conservatives were elected. The Liberal Party led by John Kent formed the government.

Results by party

	Party	Leader	[1855](1855-newfoundland-general-election)	Candidates	Seats won	Seat change	% of seats
(% change)	Popular vote	% of vote
(% change)	Totals	30	39	30	100%	10,378	100%
Liberal	John Kent	18	22	18		60.00%
()	7,249	69.85%
(7.17%)	Conservative	Hugh Hoyles	12	17	12		40.00%
()	3,129

Elected members

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

|- || |John Kent Won by acclamation | | ||

John Kent

John Kavanagh
Won by acclamation

| | ||

John Kavanagh

Robert Parsons
Won by acclamation

| | ||

Robert Parsons

Pierce Barron
1,020
22.22%

| |J. J. Gearin (Independent Liberal) 729 15.88% ||

John Casey

John Casey
941
20.50%

| |Henry Renouf (Independent Liberal) 648 14.12% || |Ambrose Shea‡ (ran in Burin) |- || |Thomas Dwyer 825 17.97% | |Thomas Talbot (Independent Liberal) 427 9.30% ||

J. J. Gearin
}

Conception Bay

|- | | || |John Bemister Won by acclamation ||

John Bemister

Edmund Hanrahan
Won by acclamation

| | ||

Edmund Hanrahan

John Hayward
482
50.05%
272
28.25%*

James Prendergast
-

James Prendergast
209
21.70%

John Hayward
-

Patrick Nowlan
535
40.07%

| |John Dearin 178 13.33% ||

Thomas Byrne†

Charles Furey
488
36.55%

| |J. Woodford 134 10.04% ||

William Talbot†

| | || |John Leamon Won by acclamation ||

Robert Brown†
}

Avalon Peninsula

|- || |Thomas Glen Won by acclamation ||

Thomas Glen

Edward Shea
Won by acclamation

Edward Shea
-

George Hogsett
Won by acclamation

George Hogsett
-

John English
Won by acclamation

Michael Kelly†
-

John Delaney
Won by acclamation

John Delaney
}

Eastern and Central Newfoundland

|- | | || |Stephen March Won by acclamation || |Robert Carter‡ (ran in Fortune Bay) |- | | || |John Warren Won by acclamation ||

John Warren

| | || |Matthew Walbank Won by acclamation ||

Matthew Walbank
140
6.33%

Stephen Rendell
710
32.08%

Stephen March‡
(ran in Bonavista Bay)
-

John Winter
708
31.99%

John Winter
-

Frederick Carter
655
29.60%

Frederick Carter
-

| | || |William Whiteway Won by acclamation ||

William Whiteway

| | || |Thomas Knight Won by acclamation || |Thomas Knight |}

Southern Newfoundland

|- | | || |James Seaton Won by acclamation ||

Robert Henry Prowse†

Ambrose Shea
404
26.08%

| |Edward Evans 374 24.14% ||

Patrick Morris†

James Rogerson
401
25.89%

| |Hugh Hoyles 370 23.89% ||

Clement Benning†

| | || |Robert Carter Won by acclamation || |Hugh Hoyles‡ (ran in Burin) |}

Notes

References

(2 November 1859). "Nomination of Candidates". Morning Courier.
(9 November 1859). "The Elections". Morning Courier.
(9 November 1859). "We the undersigned Candidates for the Western District of St. John's". Telegraph.
(26 November 1859). "To the Editor of the Standard". Newfoundland Express.
(19 November 1859). "Return for Trinity". Newfoundland Express.
(12 November 1859). "In the matter of the Election for the District of Burin". Newfoundland Express.

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