The members of the 6th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in May 1855. The general assembly sat from 1855 to 1859.
This was the first election held after responsible government was granted to the colony. The Liberal Party led by Philip Francis Little won the election and Little became Newfoundland's first premier. After Little resigned as leader in 1858, John Kent served as premier.
Ambrose Shea was chosen as speaker.
Sir Charles Henry Darling served as colonial governor of Newfoundland until February 1857, when he was named governor of Jamaica. Later that year, Darling was succeeded by Sir Alexander Bannerman,
Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to the assembly in 1855: MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously electedJohn BemisterBay de VerdeConservative1852Robert CarterBonavista BayConservative1842, 1855John Henry WarrenConservative1852Matthew W. WalbankConservative1855Robert Henry ProwseBurgeo-La PoileConservative1855Clement BenningBurinLiberal1852Patrick MorrisLiberal1855Edmund HanrahanCarbonearLiberal1842Thomas GlenFerrylandConservative1855Edward Dalton SheaLiberal1855Hugh William HoylesFortune BayConservative1848James Luke PrendergastHarbour GraceLiberal1842, 1855John HaywardConservative1852Thomas ByrneHarbour MainLiberal1855William TalbotLiberal1852George James HogsettPlacentia and St. Mary'sLiberal1852Michael John KellyLiberal1855John DelaneyLiberal1848, 1855Robert BrownPort de GraveConservative1855John KentSt. John's EastLiberal1832, 1848Robert John ParsonsLiberal1843Peter WinserLiberal1837, 1855John Kavanagh (1857)Liberal1857John FoxSt. John's WestLiberal1855Ambrose SheaLiberal1848Philip Francis LittleLiberal1850John Casey (1857)Liberal1857J. J. Gearin (1858)Liberal1858Stephen MarchTrinity BayConservative1852John WinterConservative1855F.B.T. CarterConservative1855William Henry EllisTwillingate and FogoConservative1855Thomas KnightConservative1855William Whiteway (1858)Conservative1858
By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReasonSt. John's EastJohn KavanaghLiberal1857P Winser resigned in 1857St. John's WestJohn CaseyLiberal1857J Fox named to Legislative Council in 1857Twillingate and FogoWilliam WhitewayConservative1858J H Ellis died March 28, 1858St. John's WestJ. J. GearinLiberal1858P F Little resigned seat in 1858
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