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.

Results by party

	Party	Leader	1893	Seats won	% change
	Tory	James Spearman Winter	12	23	+91.7%
	Liberal	Sir William Whiteway	23	13	-43.5%
	Independent		1	0	-100%
Totals			36	36

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

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