1848 Newfoundland general election

The 1848 Newfoundland general election was held in 1848 to elect members of the 4th General Assembly of Newfoundland in Newfoundland Colony. The use of two separate bodies, an elected assembly and an appointed Legislative Council, was resumed; the experiment with combining the two bodies which had been initiated in 1842 was terminated. While the exact party composition of the Newfoundland House of Assembly following this election is unknown; the Liberals did enjoy a majority.


 * St. John's District
 * John Kent Liberal (speaker)
 * Laurence O'Brien Liberal
 * Robert John Parsons Liberal
 * Conception Bay District
 * James Luke Prendergast Liberal
 * Edmund Hanrahan Liberal
 * Nicholas Molloy
 * Richard Rankin
 * Ferryland District
 * Peter Winser
 * Placentia and St. Mary's District
 * Ambrose Shea Liberal
 * John Delaney Liberal
 * Burin District
 * Joshua George Falle
 * Fortune Bay District
 * Hugh William Hoyles Conservative
 * Trinity Bay District
 * Thomas Bulley Job Conservative
 * Bonavista Bay District
 * Robert Carter Conservative
 * Fogo District
 * George Henry Emerson