16th General Assembly of Newfoundland
# 16th General Assembly of Newfoundland

The members of the 16th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1889. The general assembly sat from 1890 to 1893.

The Liberal Party led by William Whiteway formed the government.

George Emerson was chosen as speaker.

Sir Terence O'Brien served as colonial governor of Newfoundland.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1889:

| Member | Electoral district | Affiliation |
| - | - | - |
| Edward White | Bay de Verde | Liberal Party |
| Henry J. B. Woods | Bay de Verde | Liberal Party |
| Donald Morison | Bonavista | Reform |
| Samuel Blandford | Bonavista | Liberal Party |
| Alfred B. Morine | Bonavista | Reform |
| James Murray | Burgeo-La Poile | Independent |
| Edward Rothwell | Burin | Liberal Party |
| Dr. James S. Tait | Burin | Liberal Party |
| William Duff | Carbonear | Liberal Party |
| George Shea | Ferryland | Independent |
| Daniel J. Greene | Ferryland | Independent |
| James Rolls | Fogo | Reform |
| John Studdy | Fortune Bay | Liberal Party |
| William H. Whiteley | Harbour Grace | Liberal Party |
| Eli Dawe | Harbour Grace | Liberal Party |
| Robert S. Munn | Harbour Grace | Reform |
| Frank J. Morris | Harbour Main | Liberal Party |
| William Woodford | Harbour Main | Liberal Party |
| George Emerson | Placentia and St. Mary's | Liberal Party |
| Richard O'Dwyer | Placentia and St. Mary's | Liberal Party |
| James McGrath | Placentia and St. Mary's | Liberal Party |
| James A. Clift | Port de Grave | Liberal Party |
| George C. Fearn | St. Barbe | Liberal Party |
| Michael H. Carty | St. George's | Reform |
| Thomas J. Murphy | St. John's East | Liberal Party |
| Dr. John J. Dearin | St. John's East | Liberal Party |
| Jeremiah Halleran | St. John's East | Liberal Party |
| Edward Morris | St. John's West | Liberal Party |
| James Day | St. John's West | Liberal Party |
| Lawrence Gearin | St. John's West | Liberal Party |
| William Whiteway | Trinity | Liberal Party |
| Robert Bond | Trinity | Liberal Party |
| David C. Webber | Trinity | Liberal Party |
| Edward P. Burgess | Twillingate | Liberal Party |
| Jabez P. Thompson | Twillingate | Liberal Party |
| Thomas Peyton | Twillingate | Liberal Party |

Notes:

## By-elections

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

| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Burin | James S. Winter | Conservative | 1892 | E Rothwell died in 1892 |

Notes:

* ↑ Winter was named to the Supreme Court in May 1893
