# 18th General Assembly of Newfoundland

The members of the 18th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in October 1897. The general assembly sat from 1898 to 1900.
The Tory Party led by James Spearman Winter formed the government.
Henry Y. Mott was chosen as speaker.
Sir Henry Edward McCallum served as colonial governor of Newfoundland.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1897:
| Member | Electoral district | Affiliation | First elected / previously elected |
| Abram Kean | Bay de Verde | Tory | 1897 |
| W. P. Rogerson | Bay de Verde | Tory | 1897 |
| Darius Blandford | Bonavista | Tory | 1897 |
| John Cowan | Bonavista | Tory | 1897 |
| John A. Robinson (1897) | Bonavista | Tory | 1897 |
| Alfred B. Morine | Bonavista | Tory | 1886 |
| Henry Y. Mott | Burgeo-La Poile | Tory | 1894 |
| James S. Winter | Burin | Tory | 1873, 1893 |
| John E. Lake | Burin | Tory | 1897 |
| William Duff | Carbonear | Liberal | 1889 |
| Michael P. Cashin | Ferryland | Liberal | 1893 |
| George Shea | Ferryland | Tory | 1885, 1893 |
| Thomas C. Duder | Fogo | Tory | 1893 |
| H. R. Hayward | Fortune Bay | Tory | 1897 |
| Charles Way (1899) | Fortune Bay | Tory | 1899 |
| William H. Horwood | Harbour Grace | Liberal | 1894 |
| Eli Dawe | Harbour Grace | Liberal | 1889 |
| William A. Oke | Harbour Grace | Liberal | 1897 |
| J. J. St. John | Harbour Main | Tory | 1897 |
| William Woodford | Harbour Main | Tory | 1889 |
| William J. S. Donnelly | Placentia and St. Mary's | Tory | 1893 |
| Rhodie Callahan | Placentia and St. Mary's | Tory | 1897 |
| Michael H. Carty | Placentia and St. Mary's | Tory | 1897 |
| Richard T. McGrath (1899) | Placentia and St. Mary's | Tory | 1894, 1899 |
| Charles Dawe | Port de Grave | Tory | 1893 |
| Albert Bradshaw | St. Barbe | Tory | 1897 |
| Michael P. Gibbs | St. George's | Tory | 1897 |
| John P. Fox | St. John's East | Liberal | 1894 |
| Thomas J. Murphy | St. John's East | Liberal | 1886 |
| Lawrence O'Brien Furlong | St. John's East | Liberal | 1893 |
| Edward Morris | St. John's West | Liberal | 1885 |
| James C. Tessier | St. John's West | Liberal | 1893 |
| James J. Callanan | St. John's West | Liberal | 1882, 1897 |
| Robert S. Bremner | Trinity | Tory | 1897 |
| Robert Watson | Trinity | Tory | 1897 |
| Levi March | Trinity | Tory | 1897 |
| John A. Robinson (1898) | Trinity | Tory | 1898 |
| Robert Bond | Twillingate | Liberal | 1882 |
| Donald Browning | Twillingate | Liberal | 1897 |
| Alan Goodridge | Twillingate | Tory | 1897 |

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
| Burin | James Spearman Winter | Tory | November 29, 1897 | JS Winter named to cabinet; required to run for reelection |
| Fogo | Thomas C. Duder | Tory | November 29, 1897 | TC Duder named to cabinet; required to run for reelection |
| Harbour Main | William Woodford | Tory | November 29, 1897 | W Woodford named to cabinet; required to run for reelection |
| Bonavista | Alfred B. Morine | Tory | November 29, 1897 | JA Robinson named to Legislative Council |
| Trinity | John A. Robinson | Tory | April 29, 1898 | L March resigned seat |
| Placentia and St. Mary's | Richard T. McGrath | Liberal | May 25, 1899 | WJS Donnelly named to cabinet; required to run for reelection |
| Fortune Bay | Charles Way | Liberal | 1899 | H R Hayward died June 13, 1899 |