Newfoundland general election, 1865

The 10th Newfoundland general election was held on 7 November 1865 to elect members of the 9th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Conservative Party led by Frederick Carter formed the government.

Results by party

	Party	Leader	1861	Seats won	% change	Popular vote	(%)
	Conservative	Frederick Carter	15	22	+46.7%
	Liberal	Ambrose Shea	13	8	-38.5%
	Vacant		2	-	-100%
Totals			30	30

Elected members

• Twillingate-Fogo
  • William V. Whiteway Conservative (speaker)
  • Thomas Knight Conservative
• Bonavista Bay
  • John H. Warren Conservative
  • John T. Burton Conservative
  • John T. Oakley Conservative
• Trinity Bay
  • Stephen Rendell Conservative
  • Stephen March Conservative
  • Frederick J. Wyatt Conservative
• Bay de Verde
  • John Bemister Conservative
• Carbonear
  • John Rorke Conservative
• Harbour Grace
  • John Hayward Conservative
  • William S. Green Conservative
• Brigus-Port de Grave
  • John Leamon Conservative
    • Robert J. Pinsent elected later^[1]
• St. John's East
  • John Kavanagh Opposition
  • John Kent Conservative
  • Robert J. Parsons Opposition
• St. John's West
  • Henry Renouf Opposition
    • Peter Brennan elected later^[1]
  • John Casey Conservative
    • Robert Alsop elected later^[1]
  • Thomas Talbot Opposition
• Harbour Main
  • George Hogsett Opposition
  • Charles Furey Opposition
• Ferryland
  • Thomas Glen Opposition
  • Michael Kearney Opposition
• Placentia and St. Mary's
  • Ambrose Shea Conservative
  • Pierce M. Barron Conservative
  • Thomas O'Reilly Conservative
• Burin
  • F.B.T. Carter Conservative
  • Edward Evans Conservative
• Fortune Bay
  • Thomas R. Bennett Conservative
• Burgeo-LaPoile
  • D. W. Prowse Conservative

References

• "Journal of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland : anno vigesimo nono Victoriæ Reginæ ... first session of the ninth General Assembly". 1866. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 2009-10-20.

1. Journal of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland : anno trigesimo Victoræ Reginae ... second session of the ninth General Assembly. 1867. p. 18. Retrieved 2009-10-21.