6th General Assembly of Newfoundland

6th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Colonial Building seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850 to July 28, 1959.
History
Founded	1855
Disbanded	1859
Preceded by	5th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Succeeded by	7th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Leadership
Premier	Philip Francis Little (1855-1858)
Premier	John Kent (from 1858)
Elections
Last election	Newfoundland general election, 1855

The members of the 6th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in May 1855. The general assembly sat from 1855 to 1859.

This was the first election held after responsible government was granted to the colony. The Liberal Party led by Philip Francis Little won the election and Little became Newfoundland's first premier. After Little resigned as leader in 1858, John Kent served as premier.

Ambrose Shea was chosen as speaker.

Sir Charles Henry Darling served as colonial governor of Newfoundland until February 1857, when he was named governor of Jamaica. Later that year, Darling was succeeded by Sir Alexander Bannerman,

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1855:

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By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

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