The members of the 2nd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in May 1837. The general assembly sat from July 3, 1837 to 1841.
The assembly continue to meet at the Old Court House.
William Carson was chosen as speaker.
An Education Act passed in 1836 established a public education system in the province.
In 1838, Edward Kielley was alleged to have threatened and insulted John Kent, a member of the assembly, regarding remarks made by Kent in the assembly. The assembly considered these actions to violate the parliamentary privilege of the Newfoundland legislature and ordered Kielley arrested. The Supreme Court of Newfoundland upheld the actions of the assembly but in 1842 the ruling was overturned by the Judicial committee of the British Privy Council which ruled that the privileges of the British House of Commons were not transferred to colonial legislatures.
Sir Henry Prescott served as civil governor of Newfoundland.
Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to the assembly in 1837: name=prowse MemberElectoral districtAffiliationIndicates political orientation rather than party membershipFirst electedHugh A. EmersonBonavista BayConservative1837Henry G. ButlerBurinLiberal1837Peter BrownConception BayLiberal1832John McCarthyLiberal1837Anthony GodfreyLiberal1837James PowerLiberal1832Peter WinserFerrylandLiberal1837Edward James DwyerFogoConservative1837William Bickford RowFortune BayConservative1837Patrick DoylePlacentia and St. Mary'sLiberal1837John Valentine NugentLiberal1837William CarsonSt. John'sLiberal1833John KentLiberal1832Patrick MorrisLiberal1837Laurence O'Brien (1840)Liberal1840Thomas Fitzgibbon MooreTrinity BayConservative1837
By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReasonConception BaynoneNo return due to riotsn/a1840A Godfrey diedSt. John'sLaurence O'Brienliberal1840P Morris named to Executive Council
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