The 1908 Newfoundland general election was held on November 2, 1908 to elect members of the 21st General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The seats were split evenly between the Liberal Party and the new Newfoundland People's Party formed by Edward Morris after he resigned from the Liberal government in 1907 and joined with the opposition. Robert Bond, the Liberal leader, asked the Governor William MacGregor to dissolve the assembly. MacGregor refused to do this and Bond resigned as Premier. The Governor asked Edward P. Morris to form a government. The assembly was not able to elect a speaker and, after the Governor was unable to convince the two party leaders to form a coalition government, the house of assembly was dissolved on April 9, 1909.
Results Party Leader 1904CandidatesSeats wonSeat change% of seats(% change)Popular vote % of vote(% change)LiberalRobert Bond3036181250.00%(33.33%)48,34150.22%(9.80%)People'sEdward Morris636181250.00%(33.33%)47,48749.34%(9.77%)Other020 0.00%()4240.44%(0.03%)Totals367436100%96,252100%
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 East84.83% turnout || |James Kent2,75521.37% | |Michael Gibbs1,93515.01% || |James Kent
|George Shea2,55519.82% | |Frank McNamara1,59812.40% || |George Shea
|John Dwyer2,46119.09% | |Maurice Devine1,58812.32% || |John Dwyer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. John's West83.37% turnout | |George Power1,82215.89% || |Edward Morris2,27419.83% || |Edward Morris
|Andrew Glendenning1,60413.99% || |John R. Bennett2,14218.68% || |John R. Bennett
|Edward Carter1,57513.73% || |Michael Kennedy2,05217.89% || |John Scott†
Conception Bay
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Bay de Verde84.51% turnout | |William Penney99823.54% || |John Crosbie1,14727.06% || |William C. Winsor‡(ran in Bonavista Bay)
|F. Mews99223.40% || |Jesse Whiteway1,10226.00% || |Charles Hutchings† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear80.73% turnout || |Joseph Maddock57951.01% | |John Goodison55648.99% || |Joseph Maddock |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Harbour Grace76.35% turnout || |Eli Dawe1,15316.55% || |Archibald Piccott1,20617.31% || |Eli Dawe
|Arthur Barnes1,12916.20% || |Edward Parsons1,20017.22% || |William Oke
|William Oke1,12916.20% | |Alfred Seymour1,15016.51% || |Arthur Barnes |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main69.06% turnout | |John Lewis86225.44% || |William Woodford94827.98% || |Frank Morris‡(ran in Placentia and St. Mary's)
|Patrick Summers70220.72% || |John J. Murphy87625.86% || |John Lewis |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave69.58% turnout | |William Lloyd58142.85% || |William Warren77557.15% || |Vacant
Avalon Peninsula
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Ferryland89.12% turnout || |William Ellis63927.00% || |Michael Cashin91638.70% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Michael Condon (Independent)29812.59% || |Michael Cashin
|R. J. Moore2259.51% | |Philip Moore58724.80% || |William Ellis |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia and St. Mary's78.38% turnout || |Edward Jackman1,84619.94% | |Richard Devereaux1,34314.55%
|Edward Jackman
|Michael Sullivan1,72418.67% | |William Howley1,34114.52%
|Thomas Bonia†
|James Davis1,65317.90% | |Frank Morris1,32614.36%
|Michael Sullivan
Eastern Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Bonavista Bay61.47% turnout | |Edward Bishop1,0139.81% || |Sydney Blandford2,62425.40% || |Donald Morison
|James Blackwood9238.93% || |William C. Winsor2,52424.43% || |Mark Chaplin†
|Philip Knowling8087.82% || |Donald Morison2,43923.61% || |Sydney Blandford |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Trinity Bay71.06% turnout || |George Gushue2,00718.32% || |Robert Watson1,83216.72% || |George Gushue
|Arthur Miller1,88217.18% | |Richard Squires1,82716.67% || |William Lloyd‡(ran in Port de Grave)
|George Ayre1,69015.42% | |Aaron Stone1,71915.69% || |Arthur Miller
Central Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo65.73% turnout || |Henry Earle75755.13% | |Henry Fitzgerald61644.87% || |Henry Earle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate69.48% turnout || |Robert Bond2,63925.30% | |Alan Goodridge1,17611.28% || |Robert Bond
|James Clift2,55024.45% | |Jordan Milley9759.35% || |James Clift
|George Roberts2,29021.96% | |Sydney Woods8007.67% || |George Roberts
Southern and Western Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and LaPoile73.06% turnout | |A. J. W. McNeilly56641.74% || |Robert Moulton79058.26%
|Robert Moulton |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Burin71.46% turnout || |Edward Davey93027.34% | |John A. Robinson80223.57%
|Edward Davey
|Henry Gear89626.34% | |Thomas LeFeuvre77422.75%
|Henry Gear |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay68.10% turnout | |Andrew Carnell75846.96% || |Charles Emerson85653.04%
|Albert Martin† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe69.80% turnout || |William Clapp97259.30% | |Henry Mott66740.70%
|William Clapp |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's68.47% turnout | |Michael Abbott67637.43% || |Joseph Downey1,00455.59% | |James Hayes (Independent)1266.98% || |George Carty†
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