20th General Assembly of Newfoundland


The members of the 20th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in October 1904. The general assembly sat from 1905 to 1908.
The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed the government.
Francis J. Morris was chosen as speaker.
Sir William MacGregor served as List of [lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador#Colonial Governors of Newfoundland, 1855–1907|colonial governor of Newfoundland] until 1907 when Newfoundland became a dominion and continued to serve as governor for the dominion until 1909.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1904:
MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously elected
William C. WinsorBay de VerdeConservative1904-
Charles H. HutchingsBay de VerdeLiberal1904-
Alfred B. MorineBonavistaConservative1886-
Mark ChaplinBonavistaConservative1900-
Sydney BlandfordBonavistaConservative1904-
Donald Morison BonavistaConservative1888, 1906-
Robert MoultonBurgeo-La PoileConservative1904-
Edward H. DaveyBurinLiberal1900-
Henry GearBurinLiberal1900-
John MaddockCarbonearLiberal1900-
Michael [Patrick Cashin|Michael P. Cashin]FerrylandLiberal1893-
William J. EllisFerrylandLiberal1904-
Henry EarleFogoLiberal1900-
A. H. MartinFortune BayLiberal1904-
Eli DaweHarbour GraceLiberal1889-
William A. OkeHarbour GraceLiberal1897-
Arthur [Barnes (politician)|Arthur Barnes]Harbour GraceLiberal1904-
Frank J. MorrisHarbour MainLiberal1900-
John LewisHarbour MainLiberal1904-
E. M. JackmanPlacentia and St. Mary'sLiberal1900-
Thomas BoniaPlacentia and St. Mary'sLiberal1900-
Michael S. SullivanPlacentia and St. Mary'sLiberal1904-
Alexander McKayPort de GraveConservative1878, 1900-
Charles Dawe Port de GraveConservative1878, 1893, 1906-
William M. ClappSt. [Barbe (electoral district)|St. Barbe]Liberal1904-
George T. CartySt. George'sLiberal1904-
James M. KentSt. John's EastLiberal1904-
George SheaSt. John's EastLiberal1885, 1904-
John DwyerSt. John's EastLiberal1900-
Edward Morris, [1st Baron Morris|Edward Morris]St. John's WestLiberal1885-
John R. BennettSt. John's WestLiberal1904-
J. P. ScottSt. John's WestLiberal1900-
George W. GushueTrinityLiberal1894, 1900-
William F. LloydTrinityLiberal1904-
A. W. MillerTrinityLiberal1904-
Robert BondTwillingateLiberal1882-
James A. CliftTwillingateLiberal1889, 1900-
George RobertsTwillingateLiberal1900-

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Port de GraveCharles DaweConservativeFebruary 1, 1906A MacKay died November 24, 1905
BonavistaDonald MorisonConservativeNovember 6, 1906AB Morine resigned seat in 1906 and moved to Ontario