21st General Assembly of Newfoundland

The members of the 21st General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1908. The general assembly sat from March 30 to April 9, 1909.[1]

21st 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
Founded1908
Disbanded1909
Preceded by20th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by22nd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier
Elections
Last election
1908 Newfoundland general election

The seats were split evenly between the Liberal Party and the new Newfoundland People's Party. Robert Bond resigned as premier after the Governor refused to dissolve the assembly. Edward P. Morris of the People's Party was asked to form a government but the assembly was unable to choose a speaker and was dissolved.[2]

Although Morris was not able to form a stable government, as Premier, he was able to spend money which helped him gain votes for the election that was to follow.[3]

Sir William MacGregor served as governor of Newfoundland.[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1904:[1]

Member Electoral district Affiliation
John Crosbie Bay de Verde People's Party
Jesse Whiteway
Sydney Blandford Bonavista People's Party
William C. Winsor
Donald Morison
Robert Moulton Burgeo-La Poile People's Party
Edward H. Davey Burin Liberal
Henry Gear
Joseph Maddick Carbonear Liberal
Michael P. Cashin Ferryland People's Party
William J. Ellis Liberal
Henry Earle Fogo Liberal
Charles Emerson Fortune Bay People's Party
A. W. Piccott Harbour Grace People's Party
E. Parsons
Eli Dawe Liberal
William Woodford Harbour Main People's Party
J.J. Murphy
E. M. Jackman Placentia and St. Mary's Liberal
Michael S. Sullivan
J. Davis
William R. Warren Port de Grave People's Party
William M. Clapp St. Barbe Liberal
Joseph Downey St. George's People's Party
James M. Kent St. John's East Liberal
George Shea
John Dwyer
Edward P. Morris St. John's West People's Party
John R. Bennett
Michael Kennedy
George W. Gushue Trinity Liberal
A. W. Miller
Robert Watson People's Party
Robert Bond Twillingate Liberal
James A. Clift
George Roberts

Notes:

    By-elections

    None.

    References
    1. "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 704–06.
    2. Baker, Melvin; Neary, Peter (2005). "Bond, Sir Robert". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XV (1921–1930) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
    3. "The 1908 Tie Election". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
    4. "MacGregor, Sir William (1846–1919)". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University.
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