1913 Newfoundland general election

1913 Newfoundland general election
← 1909 October 30, 1913 1919 →
36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Edward Morris Robert Bond William Coaker
Party People's Liberal Fishermen's Protective Union
Leader's seat St. John's West Twillingate Bonavista Bay[a]
Last election 26 10 New party
Seats won 21 7 8
Seat change Decrease 5 Decrease 3 Increase 8
Prime Minister before election

Edward Morris
People's

Prime Minister after election

Edward Morris
People's

The 1913 Newfoundland general election was held on 30 October 1913 to elect members of the 23rd General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed a coalition with the Fishermen's Protective Union led by William Coaker. Although the majority held by the Newfoundland People's Party was reduced in this election, it was again returned to power and Edward P. Morris continued to serve as Prime Minister of Newfoundland. A general election originally scheduled for 1917 was deferred until 1919 because of World War I. After Morris retired from politics in 1918, William F. Lloyd, a Liberal member of the Executive Council, was asked to form a government. In May 1919, Michael Patrick Cashin, the leader of the People's Party, introduced a motion of no confidence which resulted in the defeat of the government. Cashin served as Newfoundland prime minister until the election held later in 1919.

Seat totals

  Party Leader 1909 Seats won % change Popular vote (%)
People's Edward P. Morris 26 21
  Liberal Party Robert Bond 10 7
  Fishermen's Protective Union William Coaker - 8
Totals 36 36

Members elected

Notes:

  • In 1914, Bond resigned his seat in the assembly. In the same year, Coaker resigned his seat in Bonavista to allow Alfred B. Morine to be elected there and successfully ran for reelection to the seat vacated by Bond.

Notes

  1. ^ Not the incumbent, but stood in this seat and won

References

  • Smallwood, Joseph R (1981). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. v. 1. ISBN 0-920508-14-6.
  • "Election Results 1913". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2009.