20th General Assembly of Newfoundland
The members of the 20th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in October 1904. The general assembly sat from 1905 to 1908.
The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed the government.
Francis J. Morris was chosen as speaker.
Sir William MacGregor served as colonial governor of Newfoundland until 1907 when Newfoundland became a dominion and continued to serve as governor for the dominion until 1909.
Members of the Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1904:Member | Electoral district | Affiliation |
William C. Winsor | Bay de Verde | Conservative |
Charles H. Hutchings | Bay de Verde | Liberal |
Alfred B. Morine | Bonavista | Conservative |
Mark Chaplin | Bonavista | Conservative |
Sydney Blandford | Bonavista | Conservative |
Robert Moulton | Burgeo-La Poile | Conservative |
Edward H. Davey | Burin | Liberal |
Henry Gear | Burin | Liberal |
John Maddick | Carbonear | Liberal |
Michael P. Cashin | Ferryland | Liberal |
William J. Ellis | Ferryland | Liberal |
Henry Earle | Fogo | Liberal |
A. H. Martin | Fortune Bay | Liberal |
Eli Dawe | Harbour Grace | Liberal |
William A. Oke | Harbour Grace | Liberal |
Arthur Barnes | Harbour Grace | Liberal |
Frank J. Morris | Harbour Main | Liberal |
John Lewis | Harbour Main | Liberal |
E. M. Jackman | Placentia and St. Mary's | Liberal |
Thomas Bonia | Placentia and St. Mary's | Liberal |
Michael S. Sullivan | Placentia and St. Mary's | Liberal |
Alexander McKay | Port de Grave | Conservative |
William M. Clapp | St. Barbe | Liberal |
George T. Carty | St. George's | Liberal |
James M. Kent | St. John's East | Liberal |
George Shea | St. John's East | Liberal |
John Dwyer | St. John's East | Liberal |
Edward Morris | St. John's West | Liberal |
John R. Bennett | St. John's West | Liberal |
J. P. Scott | St. John's West | Liberal |
George W. Gushue | Trinity | Liberal |
William F. Lloyd | Trinity | Liberal |
A. W. Miller | Trinity | Liberal |
Robert Bond | Twillingate | Liberal |
James A. Clift | Twillingate | Liberal |
George Roberts | Twillingate | Liberal |
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By-elections
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
Port de Grave | Charles Dawe | Conservative | February 1, 1906 | A MacKay died November 24, 1905 |
Bonavista | Donald Morison | Conservative | November 6, 1906 | AB Morine resigned seat in 1906 and moved to Ontario5 |
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