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1878 Newfoundland general election

Election in Canada

Field	Value
election_name	1878 Newfoundland general election
country	Dominion of Newfoundland
type	parliamentary
party_colour	no
party_name	no
previous_election	1874 Newfoundland general election
previous_year	1874
previous_mps	[Outgoing members](12th-general-assembly-of-newfoundland-members-of-the-assembly)
election_date	November 9, 1878
elected_mps	[Elected members](13th-general-assembly-of-newfoundland-members-of-the-assembly)
next_election	1882 Newfoundland general election
next_year	1882
seats_for_election	31 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
majority_seats	16
image1	[[File:Whiteway.jpg	x160px]]
colour1	006699
leader1	William Whiteway
leader_since1	1878
party1	Conservative
leaders_seat1	Trinity Bay
last_election1	18
seats1	21
seat_change1	3
popular_vote1	7,813
percentage1	55.86%
swing1	0.72%
image2
colour2	E62020
leader2	James Conroy and
Robert Pinsent
leader_since2	1878 / 1878
party2	Opposition
leaders_seat2	Ferryland / Ran in Burin (lost)
last_election2	13
seats2	10
seat_change2	3
popular_vote2	6,174
percentage2	44.14%
swing2	0.14%
title	Premier
before_election	William Whiteway
before_party	Conservative
after_election	William Whiteway
posttitle	Premier after election
after_party	Conservative
ongoing	No

Robert Pinsent

The 1878 Newfoundland general election was held on November 9, 1878 to elect the members of the 13th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. The Conservative Party led by William Whiteway formed the government. Whiteway, who had succeeded Frederick Carter earlier in the year, ran on a platform promoting the development of a trans-insular railway. As Anti-Confederate leader Charles Fox Bennett had retired, the opposition to the government became disorganized, and it was loosely led by James Conroy and Robert Pinsent.

Results

	Party	Leader(s)	[1874](1874-newfoundland-general-election)	Candidates	Seats won	Seat change	% of seats
(% change)	Popular vote	% of vote
(% change)	Totals	31	41	31	100%	13,987	100%
Conservative	William Whiteway	18	26	21	3	67.74%
(9.68%)	7,813	55.86%
(0.72%)	Opposition	James Conroy and
Robert Pinsent	13	15	10	3	32.26%
(9.68%)	6,174

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

|- 1,014 24.36% || |Michael O'Mara 1,114 26.77% ||

Robert Kent

Robert Kent
1,109
26.65%

Robert Parsons Sr.†
-

| |John Dearin 925 22.22% ||

John Dearin

| | || |Lewis Tessier Won by acclamation ||

Lewis Tessier

| | || |Patrick Scott Won by acclamation ||

Maurice Fenelon

| | || |Maurice Fenelon Won by acclamation || |Patrick Scott |}

Conception Bay

|- || |Alfred Penney Won by acclamation | | || |James Rogerson‡ (ran in Burin) |- || |John Rorke Majority of over 200 votes | |Francis Taylor ||

John Rorke

Ambrose Shea
777
33.40%
823
35.38%

Ambrose Shea
-

| |Joseph Godden 726 31.21% ||

Joseph Godden

Joseph Little

Joseph Little
-

Patrick Nowlan

Patrick Nowlan
-

Nathan Norman
Majority of 153 votes
-

| |Nathaniel Rabbitts |}

Avalon Peninsula

|- 336 21.98% || |James Conroy 602 39.37% ||

Richard Raftus

Daniel Greene
591
38.65%

James Conroy
-

William Donnelly
Won by acclamation

| | ||

Charles Bennett†

James Collins
Won by acclamation

| | ||

James Collins

Michael Dwyer
Won by acclamation

| | || |Michael Dwyer |}

Eastern and Central Newfoundland

|- || |Francis Winton 1,129 33.06% 629 18.42% ||

John Warren

George Skelton
1,071
31.36%

Charles Bowring†
-

| |John Warren 586 17.16% || |A. J. W. McNeilly‡ (ran in Twillingate and Fogo) |- || |William Whiteway Won by acclamation | | ||

William Whiteway

James Watson
Won by acclamation

| | ||

John Steer†

John Rendell
Won by acclamation

| | ||

James Watson

A. J. W. McNeilly
Won by acclamation

| | ||

Frederick Carter†

Stanley Carter
Won by acclamation

| | ||

Charles Duder†

Richard Rice
Won by acclamation

| | || |William Kelligrew† |}

Southern Newfoundland

|- || |Alexander Mackay Won by acclamation | | ||

Prescott Emerson†

James Winter
497
26.79%

| |Robert Pinsent 438 23.61% ||

Charles Ayre†

James Rogerson
488
26.31%

| |George Bishop 432 23.29% ||

James Winter

James Fraser
~ 560
~ 80.00%

| |William Wood ~ 140 ~ 20.00% || |Robert Alexander† |}

Notes

References

(26 October 1878). "To the Free and Independent Electors of the Eastern Division of the District of St. John's". The Times and General Commercial Gazette.
(12 November 1878). "The Elections". Morning Chronicle.
(30 October 1878). "From the Courier of Saturday". Morning Courier.
(9 November 1878). "Nomination Day". Harbour Grace Standard.
(2 November 1878). "From the Newfoundlander, Nov. 1". Morning Chronicle.
(5 November 1878). "Nomination Day". Public Ledger.
(16 November 1878). "Burin Election". Morning Courier.
(30 November 1878). "Local and Other Items". Harbour Grace Standard.

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