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| | The Denominational Compromise: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage |
 | | The Conservative party was largely composed of Protestants, and was closely associated with the colony's administrative and mercantile elite, many of whom were Anglicans. |
 | | The Liberal or Reform party, on the other hand, represented the Roman Catholic population of Irish birth or descent, and was closely associated with the Roman Catholic Church. |
 | | Within a few years, though, the Liberals party had lost Methodist support, and it became clear that so long as it had only thirteen "Catholic" seats in a 30-seat Assembly and was viewed as a "Catholic" party, it would never form another government. |
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