1904 Newfoundland general election

The 1904 Newfoundland general election was held on 31 October 1904 to elect members of the 20th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed the government.

Results

 Party Leader 1900CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote % of vote(% change)LiberalRobert Bond323630283.33%(5.56%)52,63660.02%(2.66%)United OppositionAlfred Morine4356216.67%(5.56%)34,69739.57%(4.12%)Other010 0.00%()3620.41%(1.46%)Totals367236100%87,695100%

Results by district Names in boldface type represent party leaders. † indicates that the incumbent did not run again. ‡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district.

St. John's

|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's East73.95% turnout || |James Kent2,54523.47% | |William Howley1,60314.78% || |John Dwyer

|George Shea2,50823.13% | |John W. McGrath9819.05% || |Lawrence Furlong†

|John Dwyer2,33921.57% | |Frank Viguers8698.01% || |Thomas Murphy† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West76.12% turnout || |Edward Morris2,39425.07% | |John McCarthy1,07311.24% || |Edward Morris

|John R. Bennett2,28723.95% | |Thomas White9429.86% || |John Anderson†

|John Scott2,08221.80% | |William Wyler7728.08% || |John Scott

Conception Bay

|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Bay de Verde76.59% turnout || |Charles Hutchings93825.14% || |William C. Winsor94125.22% || |Isaac Mercer†

|George Moores93425.03% | |John Crosbie91824.60% || |Michael Knight† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear67.10% turnout || |Joseph Maddock49754.02% | |John Goodison42345.98% || |Joseph Maddock |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Harbour Grace72.13% turnout || |Eli Dawe1,15818.23% | |Charles Dawe1,06016.69% || |Eli Dawe

|William Oke1,14117.97% | |Edward Parsons97615.37% || |Vacant

|Arthur Barnes1,13217.82% | |William Whiteway88413.92% || |William Oke |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main66.01% turnout || |Frank Morris86328.10% | |William Woodford74524.26% || |Frank Morris

|John Lewis76424.88% | |Michael O'Toole69922.76% || |John St. John† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave68.63% turnout | |Henry Dawe63347.99% || |Alexander Mackay68652.01% || |Alexander Mackay

Avalon Peninsula

|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland82.01% turnout || |Michael Cashin1,15945.27% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|John Winsor49719.41% || |Michael Cashin

|William Ellis90435.31% || |James Ryan† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's84.29% turnout || |Edward Jackman2,37625.26% | |Augustus Goodridge1,06311.30% || |Edward Jackman

|Thomas Bonia2,29624.41% | |Richard McGrath94310.03% || |Thomas Bonia

|Michael Sullivan1,86119.79% | |Rhodie Callahan8669.21% || |Richard McGrath

Eastern Newfoundland

|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay60.99% turnout | |John Roper1,30413.49% || |Alfred Morine2,13322.07% || |Alfred Morine

|Thomas Howe1,19712.84% || |Mark Chaplin2,03221.02% || |Darius Blandford†

|Samuel Winsor1,06411.01% || |Sydney Blandford1,93620.02% || |Mark Chaplin |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay65.37% turnout || |George Gushue1,89320.04% | |Robert Watson1,54416.35% || |George Gushue

|William Lloyd1,65517.52% | |William Warren1,49615.84% || |Robert Watson

|Arthur Miller1,56016.52% | |Jesse Whiteway1,29613.72% || |William Warren

Central Newfoundland

|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo58.66% turnout || |Henry Earle90278.37% | |Henry Fitzgerald24921.63% || |Henry Earle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate74.77% turnout || |Robert Bond2,42523.89% | |Alan Goodridge1,24812.29% || |Robert Bond

|James Clift2,28722.53% | |Donald Morison1,18211.64% || |James Clift

|George Roberts2,00219.72% | |Frederick Mews1,0079.92% || |George Roberts

Southern and Western Newfoundland

|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile80.02% turnout | |Charles Emerson70549.72% || |Robert Moulton71350.28%

|Charles Emerson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin76.64% turnout || |Edward Davey1,13831.14% | |James Winter70719.34%

|Henry Gear

|Henry Gear1,12430.75% | |John A. Robinson68618.77%

|Edward Davey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay67.84% turnout || |Albert Martin95562.87% | |Samuel Foote56437.13%

|Charles Way† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe65.53% turnout || |William Clapp82360.29% | |Albert Bradshaw18013.19% | |Jonathan Noseworthy (Independent)36226.52% || |Alexander Parsons† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's64.40% turnout || |George Carty79150.25% | |Michael Gibbs78349.75%

|William Howley‡(ran in St. John's East)

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