14th General Assembly of Newfoundland


The members of the 14th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1882. The general assembly sat from 1883 to 1885.
A coalition of the Conservative and Liberal parties led by William Whiteway formed the government.
Robert Kent 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].
Whiteway's government supported the construction of a railway to promote economic growth in the colony. The Newfoundland Railway Company laid 92 kilometres of track before going into receivership in 1884.
On Boxing Day 1883, members of the Orange Order marched through a Roman Catholic section of the town of Harbour Grace. In the resulting confrontation, known as Harbour Grace Affray">Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador">Harbour Grace Affray, three Orangemen and one Catholic were killed. A subsequent trial of those accused of killing the Orangemen failed to convict anyone because of the lack of witnesses willing to testify. This led to the breakup of Whiteway's coalition and he subsequently resigned as Premier.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1882:
MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously elected
Levi GarlandBay de VerdeIndependent1882-
Walter B. GrieveBonavista BayNew Party1882-
George SkeltonBonavista BayCoalition1878-
Francis WintonBonavista BayCoalition1882-
James L. Noonan Bonavista BayNew Party1869, 1883-
Alexander M. MackayBurgeo-La PoileCoalition1878-
James S. WinterBurinCoalition1873-
John E. PetersBurinNew Party1882-
Alfred PenneyCarbonearCoalition1882-
Daniel J. GreeneFerrylandNew Party1878-
Augustus F. GoodridgeFerrylandNew Party1880-
James O. FraserFortune BayCoalition1878-
Ambrose SheaHarbour GraceCoalition1848, 1874-
Charles DaweHarbour GraceCoalition1878-
Joseph I. LittleHarbour MainCoalition1867-
Richard MacDonnellHarbour MainCoalition1882-
William J. S. DonnellyPlacentia and St. Mary'sCoalition1878-
Albert BradshawPlacentia and St. Mary'sNew Party1882-
Michael TobinPlacentia and St. Mary'sCoalition1882-
John BartlettPort de GraveIndependent1873, 1882-
Michael H. CartySt. George'sCoalition1882-
Robert J. KentSt. John's EastCoalition1873-
John Joseph DearinSt. John's EastCoalition1873, 1882-
Robert [John Parsons, Jr.]St. John's EastCoalition1869, 1878-
Patrick J. ScottSt. John's WestCoalition1873-
Philip D. WhiteSt. John's WestCoalition1882-
James J. CallananSt. John's WestCoalition1882-
William WhitewayTrinity BayCoalition1859, 1873-
Robert BondTrinity BayCoalition1882-
Joseph BoydTrinity BayCoalition1882-
Smith McKayTwillingate and FogoCoalition1869, 1882-
Richard RiceTwillingate and FogoCoalition1882-
Jabez ThompsonTwillingate and FogoCoalition1882-
John H. BooneWhite BayCoalition1882-

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Bonavista BayJames L. NoonanNew Party1883W Grieve election overturned - employed by government