Newfoundland general election, 1869

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These are the results of the Newfoundland general election of 1869. 21 Anti-Confederates (A-C) were elected against 9 Confederates (Con), ending for a moment the debate over joining the Dominion of Canada.

  • Twillingate-Fogo
    • Charles Duder (A-C)
    • Smith McKay (A-C)
  • Bonavista Bay
    • James L. Noonan (A-C)
    • William M. Barnes (A-C)
    • Francis Winton (A-C)
  • Trinity Bay
    • Stephen Rendell (Con)
    • Thomas H. Ridley (Con)
    • Robert Alsop (A-C) (deceased March 25, 1871)
      • John H. Warren (later, in a by-election)
  • Bay de Verde
    • Bemister (Con)
      • James J. Rogerson (later, in a by-election)
  • Carbonear
    • John Rorke (Con)
  • Harbour Grace
    • John Munn (Con)
    • William S. Green (Con)
  • Brigus-Port de Grave
    • James B. Wood (A-C)
  • St. John's East
    • William P. Walsh (A-C)
    • James Jordan (A-C)
    • Robert J. Parsons, senior (A-C)
  • St. John's West
    • Peter Brennan (A-C)
    • Thomas Talbot (A-C)
    • Renouf (A-C) (possibly Henry Renouf)
    • Louis Tessier (later, in a by-election)
  • Harbour
    • James I. Little (A-C)
    • John Kennedy (A-C)
  • Ferryland
    • Thomas Glen (A-C)
    • Thomas Badcock (or Battcock) (A-C)
  • Placentia-St. Mary's
    • Charles Fox Bennett (A-C) (Leader of the Anti-Confederates)
    • Robert J. Parsons, junior (A-C)
    • Henry Renouf (A-C)
  • Burin
  • Fortune Bay
    • Thomas R. Bennett (A-C) (Speaker of the Assembly)
  • Burgeo-La Poile
    • Prescott Emerson (Con)