The 1869 Newfoundland general election was held on November 13, 1869 to elect members of the 10th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. The Anti-Confederates led by Charles Fox Bennett formed the government.
The election was dominated by the issue of Newfoundland's potential union with the new Dominion of Canada. The incumbent Conservative coalition administration, led by Frederick Carter, supported Confederation. Terms of union were drafted by local confederates and they were passed after much debate within the Newfoundland House of Assembly. When the terms were ratified by the Canadian Parliament, Carter thought it best to put the decisive issue to a vote through a general election. Those opposed to Newfoundland's union with Canada coalesced under Bennett, a St. John's merchant who argued that Confederation would bring about increased taxation.
The Anti-Confederate campaign was vigorous and hard-fought. Bennett conducted a colony-wide tour across many outport communities, alleging that Newfoundlanders would be drafted into the Canadian Army if they voted for the incumbent government. By contrast, the Conservative opposition was unprepared to deal with the campaign, countering that Bennett was primarily concerned in protecting his personal interests rather than the well-being of the public. With the decisive Anti-Confederate victory, the Conservatives thereafter abandoned the issue of Confederation, and the debate was settled for the moment.
Henry Renouf ran in both St. John's West and Placentia and St. Mary's. After this election, no person ran in more than one seat until the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.
|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's East |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|W. T. Parsons<br>412<br>9.45% || |William Walsh<br>1,327<br>30.42% || |John Kavanaghâ |- || |James Jordan<br>1,325<br>30.38% || |John Kentâ |- || |Robert Parsons Sr.<br>1,298<br>29.76% || |Robert Parsons Sr. |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West | | || |Peter Brennan<br>Won by acclamation || |Peter Brennan |- | | || |Thomas Talbot<br>Won by acclamation || |Thomas Talbot |- | | || |Henry Renouf<br>Won by acclamation || |Henry Renouf |-
|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay de Verde || |John Bemister<br>Majority of 400 votes | |Robert Reader<br>At least 29 votes || |John Bemister |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear || |John Rorke | |Francis Taylor || |John Rorke |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Grace || |John Munn | |James Prendergast || |Vacant |- || |William Green | |Robert Dawe || |William Green |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main | | || |Joseph Little<br>Won by acclamation || |Joseph Little |- | | || |John Kennedy<br>Won by acclamation || |Charles Fureyâ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Port de Grave | |Robert Pinsent<br>101<br>12.11% || |James Woods<br>733<br>87.89% || |Robert Pinsent |-
|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland | | || |Thomas Glen<br>Won by acclamation || |Thomas Glen |- | | || |Thomas Battcock<br>Won by acclamation || |Michael Kearneyâ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's | |Thomas O'Reilly<br>103<br>3.54% || |Charles Fox Bennett<br>882<br>30.34% || |Ambrose Shea |- | |Ambrose Shea<br>100<br>3.44% || |Henry Renouf<br>872<br>30.00% || |Pierce Barron |- | |Pierce Barron<br>90<br>3.10% || |Robert Parsons Jr.<br>860<br>29.58% || |Thomas O'Reilly
|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay | |John Warren<br>539<br>14.99% || |James Noonan<br>697<br>19.39% || |John Warren |- | |John Burton<br>537<br>14.94% || |Francis Winton<br>657<br>18.28% || |John Burton |- | |Michael Carroll<br>515<br>14.33% || |William Barnes<br>650<br>18.08% || |John Oakleyâ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay || |Stephen Rendell || |Robert Alsop<br>Won by 22 votes || |Stephen Rendell |- || |Thomas H. Ridley |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Stephen March || |Robert Alsop |- | |Ellis Watson || |Frederick Wyattâ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate and Fogo | |William Whiteway<br>208<br>8.74% || |Smith McKay<br>1,063<br>44.68% || |William Whiteway |- | |Thomas Knight<br>83<br>3.49% || |Charles Duder<br>1,025<br>43.09% || |Thomas Knight
|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile || |Prescott Emerson<br>Won by acclamation | | || |D. W. Prowseâ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin || |Frederick Carter<br>Majority of 2 or 3 votes | |Henry LeMessurier || |Frederick Carter |- || |Edward Evans<br>Majority of 2 or 3 votes | |John Woods || |Edward Evans |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay | | || |Thomas Bennett<br>Won by acclamation || |Thomas Bennett