1859 Newfoundland general election

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

Results by party

Elected members

Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
Ã¢ÂÂ indicates that the incumbent did not run again.
Ã¢ÂÂ¡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district.

St. John's

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's East || |John Kent Won by acclamation | | || |John Kent |- || |John Kavanagh Won by acclamation | | || |John Kavanagh |- || |Robert Parsons Won by acclamation | | || |Robert Parsons |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West || |Pierce Barron 1,020 22.22% | |J. J. Gearin (Independent Liberal) 729 15.88% || |John Casey |- || |John Casey 941 20.50% | |Henry Renouf (Independent Liberal) 648 14.12% || |Ambrose SheaÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Burin) |- || |Thomas Dwyer 825 17.97% | |Thomas Talbot (Independent Liberal) 427 9.30% || |J. J. Gearin |-

Conception Bay

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay de Verde | | || |John Bemister Won by acclamation || |John Bemister |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear || |Edmund Hanrahan Won by acclamation | | || |Edmund Hanrahan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Grace || |John Hayward 482 50.05% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Robert Walsh 272 28.25% || |James Prendergast |- || |James Prendergast 209 21.70% || |John Hayward |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main || |Patrick Nowlan 535 40.07% | |John Dearin 178 13.33% || |Thomas ByrneÃ¢ÂÂ |- || |Charles Furey 488 36.55% | |J. Woodford 134 10.04% || |William TalbotÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Port de Grave | | || |John Leamon Won by acclamation || |Robert BrownÃ¢ÂÂ |-

Avalon Peninsula

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland || |Thomas Glen Won by acclamation || |Thomas Glen |- || |Edward Shea Won by acclamation || |Edward Shea |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's || |George Hogsett Won by acclamation || |George Hogsett |- || |John English Won by acclamation || |Michael KellyÃ¢ÂÂ |- || |John Delaney Won by acclamation || |John Delaney

Eastern and Central Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay | | || |Stephen March Won by acclamation || |Robert CarterÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Fortune Bay) |- | | || |John Warren Won by acclamation || |John Warren |- | | || |Matthew Walbank Won by acclamation || |Matthew Walbank |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|F. Taylor 140 6.33% || |Stephen Rendell 710 32.08% || |Stephen MarchÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Bonavista Bay) |- || |John Winter 708 31.99% || |John Winter |- || |Frederick Carter 655 29.60% || |Frederick Carter |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Twillingate and Fogo | | || |William Whiteway Won by acclamation || |William Whiteway |- | | || |Thomas Knight Won by acclamation || |Thomas Knight

Southern Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile | | || |James Seaton Won by acclamation || |Robert Henry ProwseÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin || |Ambrose Shea 404 26.08% | |Edward Evans 374 24.14% || |Patrick MorrisÃ¢ÂÂ |- || |James Rogerson 401 25.89% | |Hugh Hoyles 370 23.89% || |Clement BenningÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay | | || |Robert Carter Won by acclamation || |Hugh HoylesÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Burin)