1878 Newfoundland general election

1878 Newfoundland general election
November 9, 1878
31 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader William Whiteway James Conroy and
Robert Pinsent
Party Conservative Opposition
Leader since 1878 1878 / 1878
Leader's seat Trinity Bay Ferryland / Ran in Burin (lost)
Last election 18 13
Seats won 21 10
Seat change 3 3
Popular vote 7,813 6,174
Percentage 55.86% 44.14%
Swing 0.72% 0.14%
Premier before election

William Whiteway
Conservative

 Premier after election

William Whiteway
Conservative

The 1878 Newfoundland general election was held on November 9, 1878 to elect the members of the 13th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Newfoundland Colony. The Conservative Party led by William Whiteway formed the government. Whiteway, who had succeeded Frederick Carter earlier in the year, ran on a platform promoting the development of a trans-insular railway. As Anti-Confederate leader Charles Fox Bennett had retired, the opposition to the government became disorganized, and it was loosely led by James Conroy and Robert Pinsent.

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