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1904 Newfoundland general election

The 1904 Newfoundland general election was held on 31 October 1904 to elect members of the 20th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed the government.

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<br>73.95% turnout || |James Kent<br>2,545<br>23.47% | |William Howley<br>1,603<br>14.78% || |John Dwyer |- || |George Shea<br>2,508<br>23.13% | |John W. McGrath<br>981<br>9.05% || |Lawrence Furlong†|- || |John Dwyer<br>2,339<br>21.57% | |Frank Viguers<br>869<br>8.01% || |Thomas Murphy†|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West<br>76.12% turnout || |Edward Morris<br>2,394<br>25.07% | |John McCarthy<br>1,073<br>11.24% || |Edward Morris |- || |John R. Bennett<br>2,287<br>23.95% | |Thomas White<br>942<br>9.86% || |John Anderson†|- || |John Scott<br>2,082<br>21.80% | |William Wyler<br>772<br>8.08% || |John Scott

Conception Bay

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Bay de Verde<br>76.59% turnout || |Charles Hutchings<br>938<br>25.14% || |William C. Winsor<br>941<br>25.22% || |Isaac Mercer†|- | |George Moores<br>934<br>25.03% | |John Crosbie<br>918<br>24.60% || |Michael Knight†|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear<br>67.10% turnout || |Joseph Maddock<br>497<br>54.02% | |John Goodison<br>423<br>45.98% || |Joseph Maddock |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Harbour Grace<br>72.13% turnout || |Eli Dawe<br>1,158<br>18.23% | |Charles Dawe<br>1,060<br>16.69% || |Eli Dawe |- || |William Oke<br>1,141<br>17.97% | |Edward Parsons<br>976<br>15.37% || |Vacant |- || |Arthur Barnes<br>1,132<br>17.82% | |William Whiteway<br>884<br>13.92% || |William Oke |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main<br>66.01% turnout || |Frank Morris<br>863<br>28.10% | |William Woodford<br>745<br>24.26% || |Frank Morris |- || |John Lewis<br>764<br>24.88% | |Michael O'Toole<br>699<br>22.76% || |John St. John†|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave<br>68.63% turnout | |Henry Dawe<br>633<br>47.99% || |Alexander Mackay<br>686<br>52.01% || |Alexander Mackay

Avalon Peninsula

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland<br>82.01% turnout || |Michael Cashin<br>1,159<br>45.27% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|John Winsor<br>497<br>19.41% || |Michael Cashin |- || |William Ellis<br>904<br>35.31% || |James Ryan†|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's<br>84.29% turnout || |Edward Jackman<br>2,376<br>25.26% | |Augustus Goodridge<br>1,063<br>11.30% || |Edward Jackman |- || |Thomas Bonia<br>2,296<br>24.41% | |Richard McGrath<br>943<br>10.03% || |Thomas Bonia |- || |Michael Sullivan<br>1,861<br>19.79% | |Rhodie Callahan<br>866<br>9.21% || |Richard McGrath

Eastern Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay<br>60.99% turnout | |John Roper<br>1,304<br>13.49% || |Alfred Morine<br>2,133<br>22.07% || |Alfred Morine |- | |Thomas Howe<br>1,197<br>12.84% || |Mark Chaplin<br>2,032<br>21.02% || |Darius Blandford†|- | |Samuel Winsor<br>1,064<br>11.01% || |Sydney Blandford<br>1,936<br>20.02% || |Mark Chaplin |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay<br>65.37% turnout || |George Gushue<br>1,893<br>20.04% | |Robert Watson<br>1,544<br>16.35% || |George Gushue |- || |William Lloyd<br>1,655<br>17.52% | |William Warren<br>1,496<br>15.84% || |Robert Watson |- || |Arthur Miller<br>1,560<br>16.52% | |Jesse Whiteway<br>1,296<br>13.72% || |William Warren |-

Central Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo<br>58.66% turnout || |Henry Earle<br>902<br>78.37% | |Henry Fitzgerald<br>249<br>21.63% || |Henry Earle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate<br>74.77% turnout || |Robert Bond<br>2,425<br>23.89% | |Alan Goodridge<br>1,248<br>12.29% || |Robert Bond |- || |James Clift<br>2,287<br>22.53% | |Donald Morison<br>1,182<br>11.64% || |James Clift |- || |George Roberts<br>2,002<br>19.72% | |Frederick Mews<br>1,007<br>9.92% || |George Roberts

Southern and Western Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile<br>80.02% turnout | |Charles Emerson<br>705<br>49.72% || |Robert Moulton<br>713<br>50.28% | | || |Charles Emerson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin<br>76.64% turnout || |Edward Davey<br>1,138<br>31.14% | |James Winter<br>707<br>19.34% | | || |Henry Gear |- || |Henry Gear<br>1,124<br>30.75% | |John A. Robinson<br>686<br>18.77% | | || |Edward Davey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay<br>67.84% turnout || |Albert Martin<br>955<br>62.87% | |Samuel Foote<br>564<br>37.13% | | || |Charles Way†|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe<br>65.53% turnout || |William Clapp<br>823<br>60.29% | |Albert Bradshaw<br>180<br>13.19% | |Jonathan Noseworthy (Independent)<br>362<br>26.52% || |Alexander Parsons†|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's<br>64.40% turnout || |George Carty<br>791<br>50.25% | |Michael Gibbs<br>783<br>49.75% | | || |William Howley‡<br><small>(ran in St. John's East)</small> |-

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