1873 Newfoundland general election

The 1873 Newfoundland general election was held on November 8, 1873 to elect members of the 11th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Colony of Newfoundland. The Anti-Confederates led by Charles Fox Bennett formed the government; a "new" Conservative party led by Frederick Carter formed the opposition.

Results

Results by district

• Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
• † indicates that the incumbent did not run again.
• ‡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district.

St. John's

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's East || |John Dearin<br>1,177<br>26.70% | |Ambrose Shea<br>803<br>18.21% || |William Walsh†|- || |Robert Parsons Sr.<br>1,109<br>25.15% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|John Maher<br>254<br>5.76% || |James Jordan†|- || |Robert Kent<br>1,066<br>24.18% || |Robert Parsons Sr. |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West || |Lewis Tessier<br>1,030<br>31.95% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Lawrence Barron<br>489<br>15.17% || |Peter Brennan†|- || |Maurice Fenelon<br>897<br>27.82% || |Maurice Fenelon |- || |Patrick Scott<br>808<br>25.06% || |Lewis Tessier |-

Conception Bay

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay de Verde | | || |James Rogerson<br>Won by acclamation || |James Rogerson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear | | || |John Rorke<br>Won by acclamation || |John Rorke |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Grace |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|? Parsons<br>420<br>17.61% || |William Wood<br>984<br>41.26% || |John Munn†|- || |Frederick Carter<br>981<br>41.13% || |William Green†|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main || |Joseph Little<br>763<br>47.33% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Charles Furey<br>290<br>17.99% || |Joseph Little |- || |Patrick Nowlan<br>559<br>34.68% || |John Kennedy†|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Port de Grave || |John Bartlett | |George Gushue || |James Woods†|-

Avalon Peninsula

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland || |Thomas Glen<br>678<br>44.75% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Edward Shea<br>171<br>11.29% || |Thomas Glen |- || |Richard Raftus<br>666<br>43.96% || |Thomas Badcock†|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's || |Henry Renouf<br>739<br>31.43% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Thomas Rielley<br>151<br>6.42% || |Charles Fox Bennett |- || |James Collins<br>735<br>31.26% || |Robert Parsons Jr.†|- || |Charles Fox Bennett<br>726<br>30.88% || |Henry Renouf

Eastern and Central Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay | |James Noonan || |Charles Bowring<br> || |James Noonan |- | |William Barnes || |A. J. W. McNeilly<br> || |William Barnes |- | |Francis Winton || |John Burton || |Francis Winton |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay | |Robert Pinsent<br>590<br>13.28% || |John Steer<br>1,141<br>25.68% || |Stephen Rendell†|- |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Stephen March<br>519<br>11.68% || |John Warren<br>1,102<br>24.80% || |Alexander Graham†|- || |William Whiteway<br>1,091<br>24.56% || |John Warren |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate and Fogo || |Charles Duder<br>758<br>17.49% || |Frederick Carter<br>751<br>17.32% || |Charles Duder |- || |Smith McKay<br>746<br>17.21% | |Stephen Knight<br>700<br>16.15% || |Smith McKay |- | |James Rolls<br>700<br>16.15% | |? Windsor<br>680<br>15.69% || |New seat

Southern Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile | | || |Prescott Emerson<br>Won by acclamation || |Prescott Emerson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin | | || |James Winter<br>Won by acclamation || |Frederick Carter‡<br><small>(Ran in Harbour Grace and Twillingate and Fogo)</small> |- | | || |Charles Ayre<br>Won by acclamation || |Edward Evans†|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay || |Thomas Bennett<br>Won by acclamation | | || |Thomas Bennett

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