The members of the 4th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in 1848. The general assembly sat from December 14, 1848, to 1852.

With the passing of the Government of Newfoundland Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 44) by the British Parliament, the members of the Legislative Council once again sat separately from the assembly, ending the experiment with unicameralism started in 1842. The first session of the assembly was held in a building owned by a member of the legislature. For the second session which started in 1850, the assembly met in the newly constructed Colonial Building.

John Kent was chosen as speaker.

Sir John Le Marchant served as civil governor of Newfoundland.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1848:

MemberElectoral districtAffiliationFirst elected / previously elected
Robert CarterBonavista BayConservative1842
Joshua George FalleBurinConservative1848
James Luke PrendergastConception BayLiberal1848
Edmund HanrahanLiberal1848
Nicholas MolloyLiberal1848
Richard RankinConservative1848
Peter WinserFerrylandLiberal1848
George Henry EmersonFogoConservative1848
Hugh William HoylesFortune BayConservative1848
Ambrose SheaPlacentia and St. Mary'sLiberal1848
John DelaneyLiberal1848
John KentSt. John'sLiberal1832, 1848
Laurence O'BrienLiberal1840
Robert John ParsonsLiberal1843
Philip Francis Little (1850)Liberal1850
Thomas Bulley JobTrinity BayConservative1846

By-elections

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

Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
St. John'sPhilip Francis LittleLiberal1850L O'Brien named to Council 1850