The members of the 14th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in November 1882. The general assembly sat from 1883 to 1885.A coalition of the Conservative and Liberal parties led by William Whiteway formed the government.Robert Kent was chosen as speaker.Sir John Hawley Glover served as colonial governor of Newfoundland.Whiteway's government supported the construction of a railway to promote economic growth in the colony.