1859 Newfoundland general election

1859 Newfoundland general election
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30 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly; 16 seats needed for a majority
Prime Minister before election; John Kent; Liberal	Prime Minister after election ; John Kent; Liberal

The 1859 Newfoundland general election was held in 1859 to elect members of the 7th General Assembly of Newfoundland in Newfoundland Colony. 18 Liberals and 12 Conservatives were elected. The Liberal Party led by John Kent formed the government.

Results by party[]

^ *Budden, Geoffrey E. (1990). "James Luke Prendergast". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
^ ^a ^b Smallwood, Joseph R (1981). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. v. 1. pp. 685–86. ISBN 0-920508-14-6.

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