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

DistrictAssemblymanPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Kings    John McLean Conservative 1882, 1900
2nd Kings    Arthur Peters Liberal 1893
3rd Kings    Malcolm MacDonald [1] Liberal 1900
  Walter A. O. Morson (1902) Conservative 1902
4th Kings    John A. Mathieson Conservative 1900
5th Kings    Archibald J. MacDonald Conservative 1873, 1879
DistrictCouncillorPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Kings    John Kickham Conservative 1897
2nd Kings    Anthony McLaughlin [2] Liberal 1893
  James McInnis (1904) Liberal 1904
3rd Kings    James E. MacDonald [3] Conservative 1890
  Patrick Kelly (1904) Conservative 1904
4th Kings    Alexander F. Bruce [4] Liberal 1900
  Murdock MacKinnon (1902) Conservative 1897, 1902
5th Kings    Daniel Gordon Conservative 1876

Prince

DistrictAssemblymanPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Prince    Benjamin Gallant Liberal 1900
2nd Prince    James W. Richards Liberal 1873
3rd Prince    Joseph F. Arsenault Conservative 1895
4th Prince    Samuel E. Reid Liberal 1899
5th Prince    George Godkin Liberal 1893, 1900
DistrictCouncillorPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Prince    Benjamin Rogers Liberal 1893, 1900
2nd Prince    Alfred McWilliams Liberal 1891
3rd Prince    Peter MacNutt Conservative 1897
4th Prince   
Joseph Read Liberal 1900
5th Prince    Robert C. McLeod Liberal 1900

Queens

DistrictAssemblymanPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Queens    Matthew Smith Liberal 1900
2nd Queens    Edward Douglas Liberal 1900
3rd Queens    H. James Palmer Liberal 1900
4th Queens    David P. Irving Liberal 1900
5th Queens    John F. Whear [5] Liberal 1900
  James Warburton (1904) Liberal 1904
DistrictCouncillorPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Queens    George Simpson Liberal 1900
2nd Queens    Donald Farquharson [6] Liberal 1876
  Dougald Currie Conservative 1902
3rd Queens    James H. Cummiskey Liberal 1891
4th Queens    George Forbes Liberal 1886
5th Queens    George E. Hughes Liberal 1900

Notes:

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

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