4th Prince

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4th Prince
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island electoral district
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Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
District created1873
District abolished1996
First contested 1873
Last contested 1993
Demographics
Census division(s) Prince County

4th Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.

Contents

The district comprised the easternmost portion of Prince County, except for the city of Summerside. It was abolished in 1996.

Members

Dual member

AssemblyYearsMemberPartyMemberParty
26th 1873-1876 Augustus Holland Conservative Cornelius Howatt Conservative
27th 1876-1879 John Calhoun Liberal William Lea Liberal
28th 1879-1882 Augustus Holland Conservative George Bentley Conservative
29th 1882-1886
30th 1886-1890 John Bell Liberal
31st 1890-1893

Assemblyman-Councillor

AssemblyYearsAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
32nd 1893-1896 John Bell Liberal Alexander Laird Liberal
1896-1897 William Campbell Conservative
33rd 1897-1898 Peter MacNutt Liberal
1899-1900 Samuel Reid Liberal
34th 1900-1904 Joseph Read Liberal
35th 1904-1908
36th 1908-1909 James Kennedy Conservative
1909-1912 Michael Delaney Conservative
37th 1912-1915
38th 1915-1919 John Bell Liberal Walter Lea Liberal
39th 1919-1923
40th 1923-1927 Whitefield Bentley Conservative John Myers Conservative
41st 1927-1931 Horace Wright Liberal Walter Lea Liberal
42nd 1931-1935 Heath Strong Conservative
43rd 1935-1936 Cleveland Baker Liberal
1936-1939 Horace Wright Liberal
44th 1939-1943
45th 1943-1947 Heath Strong Progressive Conservative
46th 1947-1949 Cleveland Baker Liberal
1949-1951 George MacKay Liberal
47th 1951-1955 George MacKay Liberal Cleveland Baker Liberal
48th 1955-1959
49th 1959-1962
50th 1962-1966 Frank Jardine Liberal
51st 1966-1970 Max Thompson Liberal
52nd 1970-1973 Robert Schurman Liberal
1973-1974vacant
53rd 1974-1978 Catherine Callbeck Liberal
54th 1978-1979 William MacDougall Progressive Conservative Prowse Chappel Progressive Conservative
55th 1979-1982
56th 1982-1985
1985-1986 Stavert Huestis Liberal
57th 1986-1989
58th 1989-1993 Libbe Hubley Liberal
59th 1993-1996

Election results

1989

Councillor

1989 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Libbe Hubley 4,15856.46+16.91
Progressive Conservative Don MacFarlane2,64235.88-14.00
New Democratic Margaret Arsenault5647.66-2.91
Total valid votes7,36498.38
Total rejected ballots1211.62+0.33
Turnout7,48572.86-7.41
Eligible voters10,273
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +15.45
Source: Elections Prince Edward Island [1]

Assemblyman

1989 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Stavert Huestis 4,34358.98+15.67
Progressive Conservative Royce Green2,45333.31-9.01
New Democratic Larry Duchesne 5827.90-6.81
Total valid votes7,37898.69
Total rejected ballots981.31+0.37
Turnout7,47672.77-7.49
Eligible voters10,273
Liberal hold Swing +12.34
Source: Elections Prince Edward Island [1]

1993

Councillor

1993 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Libbe Hubley 4,34257.07+0.61
Progressive Conservative Don MacFarlane2,66835.07-0.81
New Democratic Margaret Arsenault5987.86+0.20
Total valid votes7,60898.47
Total rejected ballots1181.53-0.09
Turnout7,72674.20+1.34
Eligible voters10,412
Liberal hold Swing +0.71
Source: Elections Prince Edward Island [2]

Assemblyman

1993 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Stavert Huestis 4,21555.40-3.57
Progressive Conservative Fred McCardle 2,56833.75+0.44
New Democratic Larry Duchesne 82510.84+2.94
Total valid votes7,60898.52
Total rejected ballots1141.48+0.17
Turnout7,72274.16+1.39
Eligible voters10,412
Liberal hold Swing -2.01
Source: Elections Prince Edward Island [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of PEI" (PDF). Elections Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of PEI" (PDF). Elections Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 25 December 2023.