13th General Assembly of Newfoundland


The members of the 13th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1878. The general assembly sat from 1879 to 1882.
The Conservative Party led by William Whiteway formed the government.
A.J.W. McNeilly was chosen as speaker.
Sir John Hawley Glover served as colonial governor of Newfoundland until 1881. Henry Berkeley Fitzhardinge Maxse succeeded Glover as governor.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1878:
MemberElectoral districtAffiliation
Alfred PenneyBay de VerdeConservative
Francis WintonBonavista BayConservative
George SkeltonBonavista BayConservative
James SaintBonavista BayConservative
Alexander M. MackayBurgeo-La PoileConservative
James S. WinterBurinConservative
James J. RogersonBurinConservative
John RorkeCarbonearConservative
James G. ConroyFerrylandLiberal
Daniel J. GreeneFerrylandLiberal
James O. FraserFortune BayConservative
Ambrose SheaHarbour GraceConservative
Charles DaweHarbour GraceConservative
Joseph I. LittleHarbour MainLiberal
Patrick NowlanHarbour MainLiberal
William J. S. DonnellyPlacentia and St. Mary'sConservative
James CollinsPlacentia and St. Mary'sConservative
Michael E. DwyerPlacentia and St. Mary'sConservative
Nathan NormanPort de GraveConservative
Michael J. O'MaraSt. John's EastLiberal
Robert J. KentSt. John's EastLiberal
Robert John Parsons, Jr.St. John's EastLiberal
Lewis TessierSt. John's WestLiberal
Patrick J. ScottSt. John's WestLiberal
Maurice FenelonSt. John's WestLiberal
William WhitewayTrinity BayConservative
James H. WatsonTrinity BayConservative
John RandallTrinity BayConservative
Alexander J.W. McNeillyTwillingate and FogoConservative
Stanley B. CarterTwillingate and FogoConservative
Richard P. RiceTwillingate and FogoConservative

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By-elections

None