20th General Assembly of Newfoundland

The members of the 20th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in October 1904. The general assembly sat from 1905 to 1908.

20th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Colonial Building seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850, to July 28, 1959.
History
Founded1905
Disbanded1908
Preceded by19th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by21st General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier
Elections
Last election
1904 Newfoundland general election

The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed the government.[1]

Francis J. Morris was chosen as speaker.[2]

Sir William MacGregor served as colonial governor of Newfoundland until 1907 when Newfoundland became a dominion and continued to serve as governor for the dominion until 1909.[3]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1904:[4]

Member Electoral district Affiliation
William C. Winsor Bay de Verde Conservative
Charles H. Hutchings Liberal
Alfred B. Morine Bonavista Conservative
Mark Chaplin
Sydney Blandford
Robert Moulton Burgeo-La Poile Conservative
Edward H. Davey Burin Liberal
Henry Gear
John Maddick Carbonear Liberal
Michael P. Cashin Ferryland Liberal
William J. Ellis
Henry Earle Fogo Liberal
A. H. Martin Fortune Bay Liberal
Eli Dawe Harbour Grace Liberal
William A. Oke
Arthur Barnes
Frank J. Morris Harbour Main Liberal
John Lewis
E. M. Jackman Placentia and St. Mary's Liberal
Thomas Bonia
Michael S. Sullivan
Alexander McKay Port de Grave Conservative
William M. Clapp St. Barbe Liberal
George T. Carty St. George's Liberal
James M. Kent St. John's East Liberal
George Shea
John Dwyer
Edward Morris St. John's West Liberal
John R. Bennett
J. P. Scott
George W. Gushue Trinity Liberal
William F. Lloyd
A. W. Miller
Robert Bond Twillingate Liberal
James A. Clift
George Roberts

Notes:

    By-elections

    By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

    Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
    Port de Grave Charles Dawe Conservative February 1, 1906 A MacKay died November 24, 1905[4]
    Bonavista Donald Morison[nb 1] Conservative November 6, 1906 AB Morine resigned seat in 1906 and moved to Ontario5[4]

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    References
    1. Baker, Melvin; Neary, Peter (2005). "Bond, Sir Robert". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. XV (1921–1930) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
    2. "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
    3. "MacGregor, Sir William (1846-1919)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    4. "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 703–04.
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