1908 Newfoundland general election

The 1908 Newfoundland general election was held on November 2, 1908 to elect members of the 21st General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The seats were split evenly between the Liberal Party and the new Newfoundland People's Party formed by Edward Morris after he resigned from the Liberal government in 1907 and joined with the opposition. Robert Bond, the Liberal leader, asked the Governor William MacGregor to dissolve the assembly. MacGregor refused to do this and Bond resigned as Premier. The Governor asked Edward P. Morris to form a government. The assembly was not able to elect a speaker and, after the Governor was unable to convince the two party leaders to form a coalition government, the house of assembly was dissolved on April 9, 1909.

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 84.83% turnout || |James Kent 2,755 21.37% | |Michael Gibbs 1,935 15.01% || |James Kent |- || |George Shea 2,555 19.82% | |Frank McNamara 1,598 12.40% || |George Shea |- || |John Dwyer 2,461 19.09% | |Maurice Devine 1,588 12.32% || |John Dwyer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West 83.37% turnout | |George Power 1,822 15.89% || |Edward Morris 2,274 19.83% || |Edward Morris |- | |Andrew Glendenning 1,604 13.99% || |John R. Bennett 2,142 18.68% || |John R. Bennett |- | |Edward Carter 1,575 13.73% || |Michael Kennedy 2,052 17.89% || |John ScottÃ¢ÂÂ

Conception Bay

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Bay de Verde 84.51% turnout | |William Penney 998 23.54% || |John Crosbie 1,147 27.06% || |William C. WinsorÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Bonavista Bay) |- | |F. Mews 992 23.40% || |Jesse Whiteway 1,102 26.00% || |Charles HutchingsÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear 80.73% turnout || |Joseph Maddock 579 51.01% | |John Goodison 556 48.99% || |Joseph Maddock |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Harbour Grace 76.35% turnout || |Eli Dawe 1,153 16.55% || |Archibald Piccott 1,206 17.31% || |Eli Dawe |- | |Arthur Barnes 1,129 16.20% || |Edward Parsons 1,200 17.22% || |William Oke |- | |William Oke 1,129 16.20% | |Alfred Seymour 1,150 16.51% || |Arthur Barnes |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main 69.06% turnout | |John Lewis 862 25.44% || |William Woodford 948 27.98% || |Frank MorrisÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Placentia and St. Mary's) |- | |Patrick Summers 702 20.72% || |John J. Murphy 876 25.86% || |John Lewis |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave 69.58% turnout | |William Lloyd 581 42.85% || |William Warren 775 57.15% || |Vacant

Avalon Peninsula

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland 89.12% turnout || |William Ellis 639 27.00% || |Michael Cashin 916 38.70% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Michael Condon (Independent) 298 12.59% || |Michael Cashin |- | |R. J. Moore 225 9.51% | |Philip Moore 587 24.80% || |William Ellis |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's 78.38% turnout || |Edward Jackman 1,846 19.94% | |Richard Devereaux 1,343 14.55% | | || |Edward Jackman |- || |Michael Sullivan 1,724 18.67% | |William Howley 1,341 14.52% | | || |Thomas BoniaÃ¢ÂÂ |- || |James Davis 1,653 17.90% | |Frank Morris 1,326 14.36% | | || |Michael Sullivan

Eastern Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay 61.47% turnout | |Edward Bishop 1,013 9.81% || |Sydney Blandford 2,624 25.40% || |Donald Morison |- | |James Blackwood 923 8.93% || |William C. Winsor 2,524 24.43% || |Mark ChaplinÃ¢ÂÂ |- | |Philip Knowling 808 7.82% || |Donald Morison 2,439 23.61% || |Sydney Blandford |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay 71.06% turnout || |George Gushue 2,007 18.32% || |Robert Watson 1,832 16.72% || |George Gushue |- || |Arthur Miller 1,882 17.18% | |Richard Squires 1,827 16.67% || |William LloydÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Port de Grave) |- | |George Ayre 1,690 15.42% | |Aaron Stone 1,719 15.69% || |Arthur Miller |-

Central Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo 65.73% turnout || |Henry Earle 757 55.13% | |Henry Fitzgerald 616 44.87% || |Henry Earle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate 69.48% turnout || |Robert Bond 2,639 25.30% | |Alan Goodridge 1,176 11.28% || |Robert Bond |- || |James Clift 2,550 24.45% | |Jordan Milley 975 9.35% || |James Clift |- || |George Roberts 2,290 21.96% | |Sydney Woods 800 7.67% || |George Roberts

Southern and Western Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile 73.06% turnout | |A. J. W. McNeilly 566 41.74% || |Robert Moulton 790 58.26% | | || |Robert Moulton |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin 71.46% turnout || |Edward Davey 930 27.34% | |John A. Robinson 802 23.57% | | || |Edward Davey |- || |Henry Gear 896 26.34% | |Thomas LeFeuvre 774 22.75% | | || |Henry Gear |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay 68.10% turnout | |Andrew Carnell 758 46.96% || |Charles Emerson 856 53.04% | | || |Albert MartinÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe 69.80% turnout || |William Clapp 972 59.30% | |Henry Mott 667 40.70% | | || |William Clapp |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's 68.47% turnout | |Michael Abbott 676 37.43% || |Joseph Downey 1,004 55.59% | |James Hayes (Independent) 126 6.98% || |George CartyÃ¢ÂÂ |-