The members of the 7th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1859. The general assembly sat from 1860 to 1861.
The Liberal Party led by John Kent won the election and Kent served as Newfoundland's premier.
Ambrose Shea was chosen as speaker until 1861, when Frederick Carter briefly served as speaker.
Sir Alexander Bannerman served as colonial governor of Newfoundland.
In February 1861, Premier Kent accused Governor Bannerman of conspiring with the Conservatives and the judiciary to defeat a bill that would have changed the rate of exchange for the dollar. Bannerman dismissed Kent's government and invited the Conservative leader Hugh Hoyles to form a government. That government subsequently was defeated by a vote of no confidence and a general election was held.
Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to the assembly in 1859: MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously electedJohn BemisterBay de VerdeConservative1852Stephen MarchBonavista BayConservative1852John Henry WarrenConservative1852Matthew W. WalbankConservative1855James SeatonBurgeo-La PoileConservative1859Hugh Hoyles (1860)Conservative1848, 1860James Johnstone RogersonBurinLiberal1859Ambrose SheaLiberal1848Edmund HanrahanCarbonearLiberal1855Thomas GlenFerrylandLiberal1855Edward Dalton SheaLiberal1855Robert CarterFortune BayConservative1859James Luke PrendergastHarbour GraceLiberal1842, 1855, 1860John HaywardLiberal1855Patrick NowlanHarbour MainLiberal1859Charles FureyLiberal1859George James HogsettPlacentia and St. Mary'sLiberal1852J. W. EnglishLiberal1859John DelaneyLiberal1848, 1855Richard McGrath (1860)Liberal1860John LeamonPort de GraveConservative1859John KentSt. John's EastLiberal1832, 1848John KavanaghLiberal1857Robert John ParsonsLiberal1843Pierce BarronSt. John's WestLiberal1859John CaseyLiberal1859Thomas S. DwyerLiberal1859Stephen RendellTrinity BayConservative1859John WinterConservative1859F.B.T. CarterConservative1859William WhitewayTwillingate and FogoConservative1858Thomas KnightConservative1859
By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReasonHarbour GraceJames Luke PrendergastLiberalNovember 1860Election of JL Prendergast declared invalidBurgeo-La PoileHugh HoylesConservative1860J Seaton resigned seatPlacentia and St. Mary'sRichard McGrathLiberal1860J Delaney named Postmaster General
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