1882 Newfoundland general election

The 1882 Newfoundland general election was held on November 6, 1882 to elect the members of the 14th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. The Conservative Party led by William Whiteway was re-elected on a platform promising the continued development of the Newfoundland Railway. Much of the Opposition Party from the previous election had disintegrated, but Whiteway's remaining opponents coalesced around James J. Rogerson, the former Receiver General, and formed the New Party.

Results

Results by district

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 || |Robert Kent 1,094 22.42% | |Michael O'Mara 891 18.26% || |Michael O'Mara |- || |John Dearin 1,060 21.72% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|J. Callanan 823 16.86% || |Robert Kent |- || |Robert Parsons Jr. 1,012 20.74% || |Robert Parsons Jr. |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West || |Patrick Scott 1,206 31.20% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Garret Dooley 653 16.89% || |Lewis TessierÃ¢ÂÂ |- || |Philip White 1,061 27.44% || |Patrick Scott |- || |James Callanan 946 24.47% || |Vacant

Conception Bay

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay de Verde | |Michael Knight 218 23.22% | |James Rogerson 359 38.23% || |Levi Garland (Independent) 362 38.55% || |Alfred PenneyÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Carbonear) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear || |Alfred Penney 470 77.81% | |William Giles 40 6.62% | |Patrick Hogan (Independent) 94 15.56% || |John RorkeÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Grace || |Charles Dawe 1,749 46.97% | |Thomas Alcock 165 4.43% | | || |Ambrose Shea |- || |Ambrose Shea 1,683 45.19% | |George Emerson 127 3.41% | | || |Charles Dawe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main || |Joseph Little 945 44.68% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Charles Furey 300 14.18% | | || |Joseph Little |- || |Richard MacDonnell 870 41.13% | | || |Patrick NowlanÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Port de Grave |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Nathan Norman 146 14.36% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|James Goodfellow 245 24.09% || |John Bartlett (Independent) 611 60.08% |rowspan=2 | |rowspan=2|Nathan Norman |- | |? Barnes (Independent) 15 1.47%

Avalon Peninsula

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland | | || |Augustus Goodridge Won by acclamation || |Augustus Goodridge |- | | || |Daniel Greene Won by acclamation || |Daniel Greene |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's || |William Donnelly 876 26.49% || |Albert Bradshaw 672 20.32% || |William Donnelly |- || |Michael Tobin 609 18.42% | |Richard McGrath 369 11.16% || |James CollinsÃ¢ÂÂ |- | |Michael Dwyer 595 17.99% | |David Sclater 186 5.62% || |Michael Dwyer

Eastern and Central Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay || |George Skelton 704 18.75% || |Walter Grieve 739 19.68% | | || |Francis Winton |- || |Francis Winton 695 18.51% | |James Noonan 619 16.48% | | || |George Skelton |- | |James Saint 553 14.73% | |Henry Woods 445 11.85% | | || |James Saint |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay || |William Whiteway 1,176 26.73% | |Stephen March 744 16.91% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|James Watson (Independent) 733 16.66% || |William Whiteway |- || |Joseph Boyd 849 19.30% | |Jacob Morris 507 11.53% || |James Watson |- || |Robert Bond 812 18.46% | |Richard Penny 311 7.07% || |John RendellÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate and Fogo || |Smith McKay 1,357 24.96% | |? Herbert 680 12.51% | | || |A. J. W. McNeilly |- || |Richard Rice 1,190 21.89% | |A. J. W. McNeilly 591 10.87% | | || |Stanley CarterÃ¢ÂÂ |- || |Jabez Thompson 1,108 20.38% | |? Winton 510 9.38% | | || |Richard Rice

Southern and Western Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile || |Alexander Mackay 473 57.54% | | | |James Murray (Independent) 346 42.09% || |Alexander Mackay |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin || |James Winter 450 25.85% || |John Peters 441 25.33% | | || |James Winter |- | |George Forsey 435 24.99% | |E. McGhee 415 23.84% | | || |James RogersonÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Bay de Verde) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay || |James Fraser 467 60.57% | |Charles Bowring 304 39.43% | | || |James Fraser |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's || |Michael Carty 422 72.63% | | | |? Walsh (Independent) 159 27.37% || |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay || |John Boone 642 79.85% | |Ellis Watson 162 20.15% | | || |New district