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Grace (2), Harbour Main (2), Port de Grave (Brigus and Port de Grave) (1). Membership for Bonavista Bay, Trinity Bay and Placentia and St. Mary's was increased to three seats each; Burin, Ferryland and Twillingate and Fogo were in¬ creased to two members each; Fortune Bay retained one member but an additional seat was created for the southwest coast from Hermitage Bay to Channel called Burgeo and La- PoUe, which received one member. In this election, party al- legience was emphasized more as the leader of the party with the most seats would in all likelihood be asked by the Gover¬ nor to form an administration, and become Prime Minister. That person would also select the members for the Executive CouncU (Cabinet) and Legislative Council (Upper House). Despite the awesome responsibility facing the parties and the electorate the election generated little excitement. Only four districts had to hold elections: Bay de Verds, Bonavista Bay, Burin and Twillingate and Fogo. The other seats were ac¬ claimed. In Bay de Verds Conservative John Bemister de¬ feated Liberal David Walsh and in TwiUingate and Fogo Con¬ servatives W.H. Ellis and T. Knight defeated Liberal George H. Emerson. Conservative candidates were victorious in Bon¬ avista Bay and Liberals in Burin. The election in Burin saw 478 of 497 eligible actually vote. Standings in the House of Assembly after the election were: Liberal — 18 members; Conservative — 12 members. Those elected to the House of Assembly were
Bay de Verde John Bemister (C)
Bonavista Bay Robert Carter (C)
John H. Warren (C) Matthew Walbank (C) Burgeo and LaPoile Robert Prowse (C)
Burin Patrick Morris (L)
Clement Benning (L) Carbonear Edmund Hanrahan (C)
Ferryland Thomas Glen (L)
Edward D. Shea (L) Fortune Bay Hugh Hoyles (C)
Harbour Grace James L. Prendergast (L)
John Hayward (L) Harbour Main Thomas Byrne (L)
WUliam Talbot (L) Placentia and St. Mary's George J. Hogsett (L)
Michael Kelly (L) John Delaney (L) Port de Grave Robert Brown (C)
St. John's East John Kent (L)
Robert J. Parsons (L) Peter Winser (L) St. John's West PhUlip F. Little (L)
Ambrose Shea (L) John Fox (L) Trinity Bay Stephen March (C)
John Winter (C) Frederick Carter (C) TwUhngate and Fogo Wilham Ellis (C)
Thomas Knight (C) After the election Govemor Sir Charles Darling invited Little, the leader of the Liberal Party, to form an Administration and his Executive Council consisted of himself as Prime Minister and Attorney-General; John Kent (Colonial Secretary); Thomas Glen (Treasurer and Collector of Customs); Edmund
Philip Francis Little
ELECTIONS 685
Hanrahan (Surveyor-General) and from the Legislative Coun¬ cil Lawrence O'Brien, who served as President of that Chamber, and George H. Emerson as Solicitor-General. In 1857 Emerson resigned and was replaced by James J. Ro¬ gerson.
In 1857 Liberal John Fox was appointed to the Legisla¬ tive Council and Liberal Peter Winser resigned: Liberals John Casey and John Kavanagh were elected in by-elections held that year to fill the vacancies in St. John's West and St. John's East respectively. In 1858 there were two additional by-elections: J.J. Gearin was elected as a Liberal in the seat vacated by Little and William Whiteway, then a Conservative, was elected in TwUhngate and Fogo to fill the vacancy created when W.H. Ellis died on March 28 of that year.
General ELECTION #7: November 7, 1859. In 1858 Prime Minister Littie resigned as Prime Minister, and from the Legislature, to accept a position on the Bench of the Supreme Court. He was succeeded by John Kent as Prime Minister and by George Hogsett as Attomey General. The four-year term of the House of Assembly expired in 1859 and a new election was called for November 7, 1859. As in the previous election in 1855, four districts required voting: St. John's East, Trinity Bay, Harbour Grace and Burin. The election in Burin was a hard-fought contest between Liberals Ambrose Shea qv and James J. Rogerson and Conservatives Hugh Hoyles qv and Edward Evans. Hoyles was the Conservative leader and Shea the speaker of the last House of Assembly; Rogerson was a member of the Executive Council and Evans a respected Grand Bank merchant. A great deal of money was spent (re¬ portedly £2,000 by the Liberals) and there were charges of voter intimidation. The Liberal candidates were successful in a close contest. In those districts which did have elections, in¬ cluding Burin, there was a very poor tumout: in St. John's only 1,020 of 2,040 eligible voters voted; in Harbour Grace 482 of 1,272; in Trinity Bay 710 of 1,540 and in Burin 404 of 727.
Violence flared in Harbour Grace and that was probably re¬ sponsible for the low tumout. There were three candidates for the two seats: the incumbents John Hayward and James L. Prendergast, and Robert Walsh. On the first day of voting the crowd which had gathered carried off the polling book. Walsh then resigned. The retuming officer closed the polling booth and declared Prendergast and Hayward elected despite the fact Walsh had had 63 more votes than Prendergast.
The members elected to the eighth General Assembly were
John Bemister (C) Stephen March (C) John Warren (C) Matthew Walbank (C) James Seaton (C) James J. Rogerson (L) Ambrose Shea (L) Carbonear Edmund Hanrahan (L)
Bay de Verds Bonavista Bay
Burgeo and LaPoile Burin
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| Transcript | Grace (2), Harbour Main (2), Port de Grave (Brigus and Port de Grave) (1). Membership for Bonavista Bay, Trinity Bay and Placentia and St. Mary's was increased to three seats each; Burin, Ferryland and Twillingate and Fogo were in¬ creased to two members each; Fortune Bay retained one member but an additional seat was created for the southwest coast from Hermitage Bay to Channel called Burgeo and La- PoUe, which received one member. In this election, party al- legience was emphasized more as the leader of the party with the most seats would in all likelihood be asked by the Gover¬ nor to form an administration, and become Prime Minister. That person would also select the members for the Executive CouncU (Cabinet) and Legislative Council (Upper House). Despite the awesome responsibility facing the parties and the electorate the election generated little excitement. Only four districts had to hold elections: Bay de Verds, Bonavista Bay, Burin and Twillingate and Fogo. The other seats were ac¬ claimed. In Bay de Verds Conservative John Bemister de¬ feated Liberal David Walsh and in TwiUingate and Fogo Con¬ servatives W.H. Ellis and T. Knight defeated Liberal George H. Emerson. Conservative candidates were victorious in Bon¬ avista Bay and Liberals in Burin. The election in Burin saw 478 of 497 eligible actually vote. Standings in the House of Assembly after the election were: Liberal — 18 members; Conservative — 12 members. Those elected to the House of Assembly were Bay de Verde John Bemister (C) Bonavista Bay Robert Carter (C) John H. Warren (C) Matthew Walbank (C) Burgeo and LaPoile Robert Prowse (C) Burin Patrick Morris (L) Clement Benning (L) Carbonear Edmund Hanrahan (C) Ferryland Thomas Glen (L) Edward D. Shea (L) Fortune Bay Hugh Hoyles (C) Harbour Grace James L. Prendergast (L) John Hayward (L) Harbour Main Thomas Byrne (L) WUliam Talbot (L) Placentia and St. Mary's George J. Hogsett (L) Michael Kelly (L) John Delaney (L) Port de Grave Robert Brown (C) St. John's East John Kent (L) Robert J. Parsons (L) Peter Winser (L) St. John's West PhUlip F. Little (L) Ambrose Shea (L) John Fox (L) Trinity Bay Stephen March (C) John Winter (C) Frederick Carter (C) TwUhngate and Fogo Wilham Ellis (C) Thomas Knight (C) After the election Govemor Sir Charles Darling invited Little, the leader of the Liberal Party, to form an Administration and his Executive Council consisted of himself as Prime Minister and Attorney-General; John Kent (Colonial Secretary); Thomas Glen (Treasurer and Collector of Customs); Edmund Philip Francis Little ELECTIONS 685 Hanrahan (Surveyor-General) and from the Legislative Coun¬ cil Lawrence O'Brien, who served as President of that Chamber, and George H. Emerson as Solicitor-General. In 1857 Emerson resigned and was replaced by James J. Ro¬ gerson. In 1857 Liberal John Fox was appointed to the Legisla¬ tive Council and Liberal Peter Winser resigned: Liberals John Casey and John Kavanagh were elected in by-elections held that year to fill the vacancies in St. John's West and St. John's East respectively. In 1858 there were two additional by-elections: J.J. Gearin was elected as a Liberal in the seat vacated by Little and William Whiteway, then a Conservative, was elected in TwUhngate and Fogo to fill the vacancy created when W.H. Ellis died on March 28 of that year. General ELECTION #7: November 7, 1859. In 1858 Prime Minister Littie resigned as Prime Minister, and from the Legislature, to accept a position on the Bench of the Supreme Court. He was succeeded by John Kent as Prime Minister and by George Hogsett as Attomey General. The four-year term of the House of Assembly expired in 1859 and a new election was called for November 7, 1859. As in the previous election in 1855, four districts required voting: St. John's East, Trinity Bay, Harbour Grace and Burin. The election in Burin was a hard-fought contest between Liberals Ambrose Shea qv and James J. Rogerson and Conservatives Hugh Hoyles qv and Edward Evans. Hoyles was the Conservative leader and Shea the speaker of the last House of Assembly; Rogerson was a member of the Executive Council and Evans a respected Grand Bank merchant. A great deal of money was spent (re¬ portedly £2,000 by the Liberals) and there were charges of voter intimidation. The Liberal candidates were successful in a close contest. In those districts which did have elections, in¬ cluding Burin, there was a very poor tumout: in St. John's only 1,020 of 2,040 eligible voters voted; in Harbour Grace 482 of 1,272; in Trinity Bay 710 of 1,540 and in Burin 404 of 727. Violence flared in Harbour Grace and that was probably re¬ sponsible for the low tumout. There were three candidates for the two seats: the incumbents John Hayward and James L. Prendergast, and Robert Walsh. On the first day of voting the crowd which had gathered carried off the polling book. Walsh then resigned. The retuming officer closed the polling booth and declared Prendergast and Hayward elected despite the fact Walsh had had 63 more votes than Prendergast. The members elected to the eighth General Assembly were John Bemister (C) Stephen March (C) John Warren (C) Matthew Walbank (C) James Seaton (C) James J. Rogerson (L) Ambrose Shea (L) Carbonear Edmund Hanrahan (L) Bay de Verds Bonavista Bay Burgeo and LaPoile Burin |
