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The 1873 Newfoundland general election was held in November 1873 to elect members of the 11th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Colony of Newfoundland. The Anti-Confederates led by Charles Fox Bennett formed the government; a "new" Conservative party led by Frederick Carter formed the opposition.
Results by party
Elected members
Twillingate-Fogo
F.B.T. Carter Conservative
Charles Duder Anti-Confederate
Smith McKay Anti-Confederate
Bonavista Bay
Charles Bowring Conservative
A. J. W. McNeily Conservative
John Burton Conservative
Trinity Bay
John Steer Conservative
John Warren Conservative
William V. Whiteway Conservative
Bay de Verde
James J. Rogerson Conservative
Carbonear
John Rorke Conservative
Harbour Grace
F.B.T. Carter Conservative
Ambrose Shea Conservative, elected in 1874
William Wood Conservative
Brigus-Port de Grave
John Bartlett Anti-Confederate
St. John's East
J. J. Dearin Anti-Confederate
Robert John Parsons Anti-Confederate
Robert J. Kent Anti-Confederate
St. John's West
Lewis Tessier Anti-Confederate
P. J. Scott Anti-Confederate
Maurice Fenelon Anti-Confederate
Harbour Main
Joseph I. Little Anti-Confederate
Patrick Nowlan Anti-Confederate
Ferryland
Thomas Glen Anti-Confederate
Richard Raftus Anti-Confederate
Placentia and St. Mary's
C. F. Bennett Anti-Confederate
James Collins Anti-Confederate
Henry Renouf Anti-Confederate
Burin
James S. Winter Conservative
Charles R. Ayre Conservative
Fortune Bay
Thomas R. Bennett Anti-Confederate (speaker)
Burgeo-LaPoile
Prescott Emerson Conservative
Notes:
Frederick Carter was elected in Twillingate and Fogo and Harbour Grace, choosing to resign from Harbour Grace.
References
Smallwood, Joseph R (1981). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. v. 1. ISBN 0-920508-14-6.