1908 Newfoundland general election

1908 Newfoundland general election
November 2, 1908
36 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Robert Bond Edward Morris
Party Liberal People's
Leader since 1897 1908
Leader's seat Twillingate St. John's West
Last election 30 6
Seats won 18 18
Seat change 12 12
Popular vote 48,341 47,487
Percentage 50.22% 49.34%
Swing 9.80% 9.77%
Prime Minister before election

Robert Bond
Liberal

 Prime Minister after election

Robert Bond
Liberal

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.

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