# 9th General Assembly of Newfoundland

The members of the 9th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1865. The general assembly sat from 1866 to 1869.
A coalition government led by Frederick Carter won the election and Carter served as Newfoundland's premier. Not all members of the coalition supported Canadian Confederation.
William Whiteway was chosen as speaker.
Sir Anthony Musgrave served as colonial governor of Newfoundland.
In 1869, draft terms for union of Newfoundland with Canada were presented to and accepted by the Canadian parliament. Premier Carter did not feel that he had a mandate to enter Confederation and called an election to allow the issue to be decided by the electorate.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1865:
| Member | Electoral district | Affiliation | First elected / previously elected |
| John Bemister | Bay de Verde | Coalition | 1855 |
| John Henry Warren | Bonavista Bay | Coalition | 1865 |
| John T. Oakley | Bonavista Bay | Coalition | 1865 |
| John T. Burton | Bonavista Bay | Coalition | 1865 |
| Daniel W. Prowse | Burgeo-La Poile | Coalition | 1861 |
| Frederick Carter | Burin | Coalition | 1859 |
| Edward Evans | Burin | Coalition | 1861 |
| John Rorke | Carbonear | Coalition | 1863 |
| Thomas Glen | Ferryland | Opposition | 1855 |
| Michael Kearney | Ferryland | Opposition | 1865 |
| Thomas R. Bennett | Fortune Bay | Coalition | 1865 |
| John Hayward | Harbour Grace | Coalition | 1855 |
| William S. Green | Harbour Grace | Coalition | 1865 |
| Joseph Godden (1868) | Harbour Grace | Coalition | 1868 |
| George Hogsett | Harbour Main | Opposition | 1865 |
| Charles Furey | Harbour Main | Opposition | 1859, 1865 |
| Joseph I. Little | Harbour Main | Opposition | 1867 |
| Ambrose Shea | Placentia and St. Mary's | Coalition | 1848 |
| Pierce M. Barron | Placentia and St. Mary's | Coalition | 1861 |
| Thomas O'Reilly | Placentia and St. Mary's | Coalition | 1865 |
| John Leamon | Port de Grave | Coalition | 1859 |
| Robert John Pinsent (1867) | Port de Grave | Coalition | 1867 |
| John Kent | St. John's East | Coalition | 1832, 1848 |
| Robert John Parsons | St. John's East | Opposition | 1843 |
| John Kavanagh | St. John's East | Opposition | 1857 |
| John Kavanagh | St. John's East | Coalition | 1857 |
| John Casey | St. John's West | Coalition | 1859 |
| Thomas Talbot | St. John's West | Opposition | 1861 |
| Henry Renouf | St. John's West | Opposition | 1861 |
| Peter Brennan (1866) | St. John's West | Opposition | 1866 |
| Stephen Rendell | Trinity Bay | Coalition | 1859 |
| Frederick J. Wyatt | Trinity Bay | Coalition | 1864 |
| Stephen March | Trinity Bay | Coalition | 1852 |
| Robert Alsop (1866) | Trinity Bay | Coalition | 1866 |
| William Whiteway | Twillingate and Fogo | Coalition | 1859 |
| Thomas Knight | Twillingate and Fogo | Coalition | 1859 |
Notes:
* ↑ No result; by-election held November 1861
* ↑ Invalid return; result decided by assembly committee
* ↑ Joined the coalition in 1868

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
| St. John's West | Peter Brennan | Opposition | June 2, 1866 | J Casey named to cabinet in 1866 |
| Trinity Bay | Robert Alsop | Coalition | October 29, 1866 | S March resigned seat in 1866 |
| Port de Grave | Robert John Pinsent | Coalition | January 14, 1867 | J Leamon died in 1866 |
| Harbour Main | Joseph I. Little | Opposition | November 28, 1867 | C Furey vacated seat in 1867 |
| Harbour Grace | Joseph Godden | Coalition | November 7, 1868 | J Hayward named judge on August 7, 1868 |
Notes:
* ↑ After 1862, new appointees to cabinet were required to resign and seek a vote of confidence from their electors