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The 1923 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on July 24, 1923. [1]
The opposition Conservatives led by James D. Stewart gained many seats to defeat the incumbent government of Liberal Premier John Howatt Bell.
This election had a number of firsts for PEI. It was the first election in which women on the Island could vote, following legislation passed in 1921. [2]
It also featured the first organized third party in a PEI election, when local members of the Progressive Party ran four candidates in three Prince County districts and collected just over 2% of the vote.
Party | Party Leader | Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
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1919 | Elected | Change | # | % | Change | |||
Conservative | James D. Stewart | 5 | 25 | +20 | 27,143 | 52.3% | +7.5% | |
Liberal | John Howatt Bell | 24 | 5 | -19 | 22,884 | 44.1% | -9.4% | |
Progressive | - | - | - | 1,222 | 2.4% | +2.4% | ||
Independent | 1 | - | -1 | 677 | 1.3% | -0.4% | ||
The Legislature of Prince Edward Island had two levels of membership from 1893 to 1996 - Assemblymen and Councillors. This was a holdover from when the Island had a bicameral legislature, the General Assembly and the Legislative Council.
In 1893, the Legislative Council was abolished and had its membership merged with the Assembly, though the two titles remained separate and were elected by different electoral franchises. Assembleymen were elected by all eligible voters of within a district, while Councillors were only elected by landowners within a district. [3]
The 1993 Prince Edward Island general election was held on March 29, 1993.
The 1989 Prince Edward Island general election was held on May 29, 1989.
The 1982 Prince Edward Island general election was held on September 27, 1982.
The 1979 Prince Edward Island general election was held on April 23, 1979.
The 1974 Prince Edward Island general election was held on April 29, 1974.
The 1970 Prince Edward Island general election was held on May 11, 1970.
The 1966 Prince Edward Island general election was held on May 30, 1966.
The 1962 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on December 10, 1962.
The 1947 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on December 11, 1947.
The 1959 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on September 1, 1959.
The 1955 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on May 25, 1955.
The 1951 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on April 26, 1951.
The 1939 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on May 18, 1939.
The 1935 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on 23 July 1935. The Liberal Party led by Walter Lea swept the board by winning every seat in every constituency. This was the first time that a government in the British Commonwealth would face no opposition in an elected chamber. To date, this feat has only been accomplished one other time in Canadian history, the 1987 New Brunswick election.
The 1931 Prince Edward Island general election was held on 6 August 1931 in the Canadian Province of Prince Edward Island. The governing Liberals of Premier Walter Lea were defeated by the Conservatives led by James D. Stewart.
The 1927 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on June 25, 1927.
The 1919 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on July 24, 1919.
The 1915 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on September 16, 1915. The election was held in the midst of the First World War.
The 1912 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on January 3, 1912.
The 1904 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on December 7, 1904.