- Source: 1842 Newfoundland general election
- 1842 Newfoundland general election
- List of elections in 1842
- 3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland
- 1842 in Canada
- 2nd General Assembly of Newfoundland
- 1848 Newfoundland general election
- 4th General Assembly of Newfoundland
- General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
- General elections in pre-confederation Newfoundland
- Peter Brown (Newfoundland politician)
The 1842 Newfoundland general election was held in 1842 to elect members of the 3rd General Assembly of Newfoundland in Newfoundland Colony. The elected assembly with 15 members and the appointed Legislative Council with 10 members were combined into a unicameral legislature.
Members of the House of Assembly
St. John's District
Laurence O'Brien
John Valentine Nugent
William Carson (d. 1843)
Robert John Parsons elected later
Conception Bay District
Thomas Ridley
John Munn
James Luke Prendergast
Edmund Hanrahan
Ferryland District
Thomas Glen
Placentia and St. Mary's District
John Dillon
Simon Morris
Burin District
Clement Benning
Fortune Bay District
Bryan Robinson
Trinity Bay District
Richard Barnes
Bonavista Bay District
Robert Carter Conservative
Fogo District
John Slade elected later
Members of the Legislative Council
James Simms Attorney General
James Crowdy Colonial Secretary
John Dunscombe
William Thomas
Patrick Morris Colonial Treasurer
William Bickford Row
James Tobin
Joseph Noad Surveyor General
Charles Fox Bennett
John Kent
References
"Journal of the General Assembly of Newfoundland : anno sexto Victoriæ ... 1st session of the third General Assembly". 1843. p. 6. Retrieved October 23, 2009.