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

The election riots of 1861 were confusing and violent riots that were caused by people trying to prevent one another from voting.

A printable map of the electoral districts for second referendum, 1948.

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.

The political arm of the Fishermen's Protective Union was Newfoundland and Labrador's first class-based political party.

Today, Canadian citizens aged 18 and older have the right to vote in federal, provincial, and municipal elections. This is known as universal suffrage.

The National Convention's task was to discuss the Newfoundland and Labrador economy and recommend future actions to British Government.

About the 1948 referendums in Newfoundland and Labrador and the results of the vote.

Religion played an influential role in Newfoundland politics during the period of representative government.

A look at Newfoundland and Labrador politics from 1832-1855.

A look at the shift in Newfoundland politics towards responsible government during the second half of the 19th century.