13th General Assembly of Newfoundland


The members of the 13th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1878. The general assembly sat from 1879 to 1882.
The Conservative Party led by William Whiteway formed the government.
A.J.W. McNeilly was chosen as speaker.
Sir John Hawley Glover served as List of [lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador#Colonial Governors of Newfoundland, 1855–1907|colonial governor of Newfoundland] until 1881. Henry Berkeley Fitzhardinge Maxse succeeded Glover as governor.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1878:
MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously elected
Alfred PenneyBay de VerdeConservative1878-
Francis WintonBonavista BayConservative1869, 1878-
George SkeltonBonavista BayConservative1878-
James SaintBonavista BayConservative1878-
Alexander M. MackayBurgeo-La PoileConservative1878-
James S. WinterBurinConservative1873-
James J. RogersonBurinConservative1870-
John RorkeCarbonearConservative1863-
James G. ConroyFerrylandLiberal1874-
Daniel J. GreeneFerrylandLiberal1878-
Augustus F. Goodridge FerrylandConservative1880-
James O. FraserFortune BayConservative1878-
Ambrose SheaHarbour GraceConservative1848, 1874-
Charles DaweHarbour GraceConservative1878-
Joseph I. LittleHarbour MainLiberal1867-
Patrick NowlanHarbour MainLiberal1873-
William J. S. DonnellyPlacentia and St. Mary'sConservative1878-
James CollinsPlacentia and St. Mary'sConservative1873-
Michael E. DwyerPlacentia and St. Mary'sConservative1874-
Nathan NormanPort de GraveConservative1878-
Michael J. O'MaraSt. John's EastLiberal1878-
Robert J. KentSt. John's EastLiberal1873-
Robert [John Parsons, Jr.]St. John's EastLiberal1869, 1878-
Lewis TessierSt. John's WestLiberal1873-
Patrick J. ScottSt. John's WestLiberal1873-
Maurice FenelonSt. John's WestLiberal1873-
William WhitewayTrinity BayConservative1859, 1873-
James H. WatsonTrinity BayConservative1874-
John RandallTrinity BayConservative1878-
Alexander J.W. McNeillyTwillingate and FogoConservative1873-
Stanley B. CarterTwillingate and FogoConservative1878-
Richard P. RiceTwillingate and FogoConservative1878-

By-elections

None