21st General Assembly of Newfoundland
The members of the 21st General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1908. The general assembly sat from March 30 to April 9, 1909.
The seats were split evenly between the Liberal Party and the new Newfoundland People's Party. Robert Bond resigned as premier after the Governor refused to dissolve the assembly. Edward P. Morris of the People's Party was asked to form a government but the assembly was unable to choose a speaker and was dissolved.
Although Morris was not able to form a stable government, as Premier, he was able to spend money which helped him gain votes for the election that was to follow.
Sir William MacGregor served as governor of Newfoundland.Members of the Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1904:
Member | Electoral district | Affiliation |
John Crosbie | Bay de Verde | People's Party |
Jesse Whiteway | Bay de Verde | People's Party |
Sydney Blandford | Bonavista | People's Party |
William C. Winsor | Bonavista | People's Party |
Donald Morison | Bonavista | People's Party |
Robert Moulton | Burgeo-La Poile | People's Party |
Edward H. Davey | Burin | Liberal |
Henry Gear | Burin | Liberal |
Joseph Maddick | Carbonear | Liberal |
Michael P. Cashin | Ferryland | People's Party |
William J. Ellis | Ferryland | Liberal |
Henry Earle | Fogo | Liberal |
Charles Emerson | Fortune Bay | People's Party |
A. W. Piccott | Harbour Grace | People's Party |
E. Parsons | Harbour Grace | People's Party |
Eli Dawe | Harbour Grace | Liberal |
William Woodford | Harbour Main | People's Party |
J.J. Murphy | Harbour Main | People's Party |
E. M. Jackman | Placentia and St. Mary's | Liberal |
Michael S. Sullivan | Placentia and St. Mary's | Liberal |
J. Davis | Placentia and St. Mary's | Liberal |
William R. Warren | Port de Grave | People's Party |
William M. Clapp | St. Barbe | Liberal |
Joseph Downey | St. George's | People's Party |
James M. Kent | St. John's East | Liberal |
George Shea | St. John's East | Liberal |
John Dwyer | St. John's East | Liberal |
Edward P. Morris | St. John's West | People's Party |
John R. Bennett | St. John's West | People's Party |
Michael Kennedy | St. John's West | People's Party |
George W. Gushue | Trinity | Liberal |
A. W. Miller | Trinity | Liberal |
Robert Watson | Trinity | People's Party |
Robert Bond | Twillingate | Liberal |
James A. Clift | Twillingate | Liberal |
George Roberts | Twillingate | Liberal |
Notes:By-elections
None.