34th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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The 34th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from March 19, 1901, to November 9, 1904. The Liberal Party led by Donald Farquharson formed the government. In December 1901, Arthur Peters became Liberal party leader and Premier.

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There were four sessions of the 34th General Assembly:

SessionStartEnd
1stMarch 19, 1901May 10, 1901
2ndMarch 11, 1902April 18, 1902
3rdMarch 19, 1903April 30, 1903
4thMarch 24, 1904April 30, 1904

Samuel E. Reid was elected speaker.

Members

Kings

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st Kings    John McLean Conservative    John Kickham Conservative
2nd Kings    Arthur Peters Liberal    Anthony McLaughlin [1]

James McInnis (1904)

Liberal
3rd Kings    Malcolm MacDonald [2]

Walter A. O. Morson (1902)

Liberal

Conservative

   James E. MacDonald [3]

Patrick Kelly (1904)

Conservative
4th Kings    John A. Mathieson Conservative    Alexander F. Bruce [4]

Murdock MacKinnon (1900)

Liberal

Conservative

5th Kings    Archibald J. MacDonald Conservative    Daniel Gordon Conservative

Prince

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st Prince    Benjamin Gallant Liberal    Benjamin Rogers Liberal
2nd Prince    James W. Richards Liberal    Alfred McWilliams Liberal
3rd Prince    Joseph F. Arsenault Conservative    Peter MacNutt Conservative
4th Prince    Samuel E. Reid Liberal   
Joseph Read Liberal
5th Prince    George Godkin Liberal    Robert C. McLeod Liberal

Queens

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st Queens    Matthew Smith Liberal    George Simpson Liberal
2nd Queens    Edward Douglas Liberal    Donald Farquharson [5]

Dougald Currie

Liberal

Conservative

3rd Queens    H. James Palmer Liberal    James H. Cummiskey Liberal
4th Queens    David P. Irving Liberal    George Forbes Liberal
5th Queens    John F. Whear [6]

James Warburton (1904)

Liberal    George E. Hughes Liberal

Notes:

  1. named judge
  2. died in 1902
  3. died in 1903
  4. election appealed
  5. elected to federal seat
  6. resigned

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