The members of the 13th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1878. The general assembly sat from 1879 to 1882.

The Conservative Party led by William Whiteway formed the government.

A.J.W. McNeilly was chosen as speaker.

Sir John Hawley Glover served as colonial governor of Newfoundland until 1881. Henry Berkeley Fitzhardinge Maxse succeeded Glover as governor.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1878:

MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously elected
Alfred PenneyBay de VerdeConservative1878
Francis WintonBonavista BayConservative1869, 1878
George SkeltonConservative1878
James SaintConservative1878
Alexander M. MackayBurgeo-La PoileConservative1878
James S. WinterBurinConservative1873
James J. RogersonConservative1870
John RorkeCarbonearConservative1863
James G. ConroyFerrylandLiberal1874
Daniel J. GreeneLiberal1878
Augustus F. Goodridge (1880)Conservative1880
James O. FraserFortune BayConservative1878
Ambrose SheaHarbour GraceConservative1848, 1874
Charles DaweConservative1878
Joseph I. LittleHarbour MainLiberal1867
Patrick NowlanLiberal1873
William J. S. DonnellyPlacentia and St. Mary'sConservative1878
James CollinsConservative1873
Michael E. DwyerConservative1874
Nathan NormanPort de GraveConservative1878
Michael J. O'MaraSt. John's EastLiberal1878
Robert J. KentLiberal1873
Robert John Parsons, Jr.Liberal1869, 1878
Lewis TessierSt. John's WestLiberal1873
Patrick J. ScottLiberal1873
Maurice FenelonLiberal1873
William WhitewayTrinity BayConservative1859, 1873
James H. WatsonConservative1874
John RandallConservative1878
Alexander J.W. McNeillyTwillingate and FogoConservative1873
Stanley B. CarterConservative1878
Richard P. RiceConservative1878

By-elections

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

Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
FerrylandAugustus F. GoodridgeConservative1880J. G. Conroy retired