The election of 1908 resulted in the two parties winning the same number of seats, and produced Newfoundland and Labrador's most famous constitutional crisis
Two tables showing (1) the percentages of Roman Catholics and Protestants in each district during the Confederation debate, and (2) the percentages of those who voted for either Responsible Government or Confederation in the 2nd referendum.
Newfoundland election list from 1855 to 1934, showing the date, the name of the premier or prime minister, and the party in power at the time of the election.
Citizens on the island of Newfoundland won the right to vote and run for political office in 1832, when Britain granted the colony representative government.
Today, Canadian citizens aged 18 and older have the right to vote in federal, provincial, and municipal elections. This is known as universal suffrage.