6th General Assembly of Newfoundland

The members of the 6th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in May 1855. The general assembly sat from 1855 to 1859.
This was the first election held after responsible government was granted to the colony. The Liberal Party led by Philip Francis Little won the election and Little became Newfoundland's first premier. After Little resigned as leader in 1858, John Kent served as premier.
Ambrose Shea was chosen as speaker.
Sir Charles Henry Darling served as colonial governor of Newfoundland until February 1857, when he was named governor of Jamaica. Later that year, Darling was succeeded by Sir Alexander Bannerman,

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1855:

	Member	Electoral district	Affiliation	First elected / previously elected
John Bemister	Bay de Verde	Conservative	1855	-
Robert Carter	Bonavista Bay	Conservative	1855	-
John Henry Warren	Bonavista Bay	Conservative	1852	-
Matthew W. Walbank	Bonavista Bay	Conservative	1855	-
Robert Henry Prowse	Burgeo-La Poile	Conservative	1855	-
Clement Benning	Burin	Liberal	1852	-
Patrick Morris	Burin	Liberal	1855	-
Edmund Hanrahan	Carbonear	Liberal	1855	-
Thomas Glen	Ferryland	Conservative	1855	-
Edward Dalton Shea	Ferryland	Liberal	1855	-
Hugh William Hoyles	Fortune Bay	Conservative	1855	-
James Luke Prendergast	Harbour Grace	Liberal	1855	-
John Hayward	Harbour Grace	Conservative	1855	-
Thomas Byrne	Harbour Main	Liberal	1855	-
William Talbot	Harbour Main	Liberal	1855	-
George James Hogsett	Placentia and St. Mary's	Liberal	1852	-
Michael John Kelly	Placentia and St. Mary's	Liberal	1855	-
John Delaney	Placentia and St. Mary's	Liberal	1848, 1855	-
Robert Brown	Port de Grave	Conservative	1855	-
John Kent	St. John's East	Liberal	1832, 1848	-
Robert John Parsons	St. John's East	Liberal	1843	-
Peter Winser	St. John's East	Liberal	1855	-
John Kavanagh	St. John's East	Liberal	1857	-
John Fox	St. John's West	Liberal	1855	-
Ambrose Shea	St. John's West	Liberal	1848	-
Philip Francis Little	St. John's West	Liberal	1850	-
John Casey	St. John's West	Liberal	1857	-
J. J. Gearin	St. John's West	Liberal	1858	-
Stephen March	Trinity Bay	Conservative	1852	-
John Winter	Trinity Bay	Conservative	1855	-
F.B.T. Carter	Trinity Bay	Conservative	1855	-
William [Henry Ellis (politician)\|William Henry Ellis]	Twillingate and Fogo	Conservative	1855	-
Thomas Knight	Twillingate and Fogo	Conservative	1855	-
William Whiteway	Twillingate and Fogo	Conservative	1858	-

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Affiliation	Election date	Reason
St. John's East	John Kavanagh	Liberal	1857	P Winser resigned in 1857
St. John's West	John Casey	Liberal	1857	J Fox named to Legislative Council in 1857
Twillingate and Fogo	William Whiteway	Conservative	1858	J H Ellis died March 28, 1858
St. John's West	J. J. Gearin	Liberal	1858	P F Little resigned seat in 1858