4th General Assembly of Newfoundland

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4th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Colonial Building, the seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850, to July 28, 1959.
History
Founded1848
Disbanded1853
Preceded by3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by5th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Elections
Last election
1848 Newfoundland general election

The members of the 4th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in 1848. The general assembly sat from December 14, 1848,[1] to 1852.

With the passing of the Newfoundland Act of 1847 by the British Parliament,[2] the members of the Legislative Council once again sat separately from the assembly, ending the experiment with unicameralism started in 1842.[3] The first session of the assembly was held in a building owned by a member of the legislature.[4] For the second session which started in 1850, the assembly met in the newly constructed Colonial Building.[5]

John Kent was chosen as speaker.[6]

Sir John Le Marchant served as civil governor of Newfoundland.[7]

Members of the Assembly[edit]

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1848:[1]

Member Electoral district Affiliation[8] First elected / previously elected
Robert Carter Bonavista Bay Conservative 1842
Joshua George Falle Burin Conservative 1848
James Luke Prendergast Conception Bay Liberal 1848
Edmund Hanrahan Liberal 1848
Nicholas Molloy Liberal 1848
Richard Rankin Conservative 1848
Peter Winser Ferryland Liberal 1848
George Henry Emerson Fogo Conservative 1848
Hugh William Hoyles Fortune Bay Conservative 1848
Ambrose Shea Placentia and St. Mary's Liberal 1848
John Delaney Liberal 1848
John Kent St. John's Liberal 1832, 1848
Laurence O'Brien Liberal 1840
Robert John Parsons Liberal 1843
Philip Francis Little Liberal 1850
Thomas Bulley Job Trinity Bay Conservative 1846

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By-elections[edit]

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

Electoral district Member elected Affiliation Election date Reason
St. John's Philip Francis Little Liberal 1850 L O'Brien named to Council 1850[8]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Journal of the General Assembly of Newfoundland : anno duodecimo Victoria Regina : first session of the fourth House of Assembly. E D Shea. 1848.
  2. ^ Rowe, F. W. "Newfoundland Acts". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  3. ^ "Government Structure, 1832-1855". Newfoundland Heritage. Memorial University.
  4. ^ "The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly". Canadian Parliamentary Review. 34 (3). 2011.
  5. ^ "History of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly.
  6. ^ "The Speaker of the House of Assembly". House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
  7. ^ Hayne, David, ed. (1972). "Le Marchant, Sir John Gaspard". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. X (1871–1880) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  8. ^ a b "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. p. 684.
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