1859 Newfoundland general election

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

1859 Newfoundland general election
1859
30 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader John Kent Hugh Hoyles
Party Liberal Conservative
Last election 16 seats 14 seats
Seats won 18 12
Seat change 2 2
Prime Minister before election

John Kent
Liberal

 Prime Minister after election

John Kent
Liberal

Results by party
  Party Leader 1855 Seats won % change Popular vote (%)
     Liberal John Kent 16 18
     Conservative Hugh Hoyles 14 12
Totals 30 30

Elected members
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gollark: It seems vaguely like complaining about food having chemicals in it, which would be very stupid, except there is apparently decent evidence of "processed" things being bad, whatever that means.
gollark: It kind of annoys me when people complain about "processed" foods because they never seem to actually explain what "processing" does which is so bad or what even counts as "processed".
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References
  • "Journal of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland : anno vigessimo tertio Victoriæ Reginæ ... first session of the seventh General Assembly". 1860. p. 6. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  2. Smallwood, Joseph R (1981). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. v. 1. pp. 685–86. ISBN 0-920508-14-6.
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