1908 Newfoundland general election

The 1908 Newfoundland general election was held on 2 November 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.

Seat totals

	Party	Leader	1904	Seats won	% change	Popular vote	(%)
	People's	Edward P. Morris	6	18	+200%
	Liberal Party	Robert Bond	30	18	-40%
Totals			36	36

Members elected

• Bay de Verde
  • John Crosbie People's Party
  • Jesse Whiteway People's Party
• Bonavista Bay
  • Sydney Blandford People's Party
  • William C. Winsor People's Party
  • Donald Morison People's Party
• Burgeo-LaPoile
  • Robert Moulton People's Party
• Burin
  • Edward H. Davey Liberal
  • Henry Gear, Liberal
• Carbonear
  • Joseph Maddick Liberal
• Ferryland
  • Michael P. Cashin People's Party
  • William J. Ellis Liberal
• Fogo
  • Henry Earle Liberal
• Fortune Bay
  • Charles Emerson People's Party
• Harbour Grace
  • A. W. Piccott People's Party
  • Edward Parsons People's Party
  • Eli Dawe Liberal
• Harbour Main
  • William Woodford People's Party
  • J. J. Murphy People's Party
• Placentia and St. Mary's
  • Edward M. Jackman Liberal
  • Michael S. Sullivan Liberal
  • J. Davis Liberal
• Port de Grave
  • William R. Warren People's Party
• St. Barbe
  • William M. Clapp Liberal
• St. George's
  • Joseph F. Downey People's Party
• St. John's East
  • James M. Kent Liberal
  • George Shea Liberal
  • J. Dwyer Liberal
• St. John's West
  • Edward P. Morris People's Party
  • John R. Bennett People's Party
  • Michael Kennedy People's Party
• Trinity Bay
  • George W. Gushue Liberal
  • A. W. Miller Liberal
  • Robert Watson People's Party
• Twillingate
  • Robert Bond Liberal
  • James A. Clift Liberal
  • George Roberts Liberal

References

• Smallwood, Joseph R (1981). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. v. 1. ISBN 0-920508-14-6.