1897 Newfoundland general election

The 1897 Newfoundland general election was held on 28 October 1897 to elect members of the 18th General Assembly of Newfoundland in Newfoundland Colony. The Tory Party led by James Spearman Winter formed the government. On February 15, 1900, the government was defeated following a vote on a motion of no confidence which was supported by the Liberals and several Tories.

• Bay de Verde
  • Abraham Kean Tory
  • W. P. Rogerson Tory
• Bonavista Bay
  • Darius Blandford Tory
  • John Cowan Tory
  • John A. Robinson Tory
    • Alfred B. Morine Tory, elected later
• Burgeo-LaPoile
  • Henry Y. Mott Tory (speaker)
• Burin
  • James S. Winter Tory
  • John E. Lake Tory
• Carbonear
  • William Duff Liberal
• Ferryland
  • Michael P. Cashin Liberal
  • George Shea Tory
• Fogo
  • Thomas C. Duder Tory
• Fortune Bay
  • H. R. Hayward Tory
    • Charles Way Liberal, elected in 1899
• Harbour Grace
  • William H. Horwood Liberal
  • Eli Dawe Liberal
  • W. A. Oke Liberal
• Harbour Main
  • J. J. St. John Tory
  • William Woodford Tory
• Placentia and St. Mary's
  • William J. S. Donnelly Tory
    • Richard T. McGrath Liberal, elected in 1899
  • Rhodie Callahan Tory
  • Michael H. Carty Tory
• Port de Grave
  • Charles Dawe Tory
• St. Barbe
  • Albert Bradshaw Tory
• St. George's
  • Michael P. Gibbs Tory
• St. John's East
  • John P. Fox Liberal
  • Thomas J. Murphy Liberal
  • Lawrence Furlong Liberal
• St. John's West
  • Edward P. Morris Liberal
  • James C. Tessier Liberal
  • James J. Callanan Liberal
• Trinity Bay
  • Robert S. Bremner Tory
  • Robert Watson Tory
  • L. March Tory
    • John A. Robinson Tory, elected in 1898
• Twillingate
  • Robert Bond Liberal
  • Donald Browning Liberal
  • Alan Goodridge Tory

• Smallwood, Joseph R (1981). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. v. 1. ISBN 0-920508-14-6.