Prince Edward Island general election, 1876

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The 1876 Prince Edward Island election was held on 10 October 1876 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was won by the Conservative party. It was Prince Edward Island's first general election as a Canadian province.

Prince Edward Island Province of Canada

Prince Edward Island is a province of Canada consisting of the Atlantic island of the same name along with several much smaller islands nearby. PEI is one of the three Maritime Provinces. It is the smallest province of Canada in both land area and population, but it is the most densely populated. Part of the traditional lands of the Mi'kmaq, it became a British colony in the 1700s and was federated into Canada as a province in 1873. Its capital is Charlottetown. According to the 2016 census, the province of PEI has 142,907 residents.

Canada Country in North America

Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres, making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Canada's southern border with the United States, stretching some 8,891 kilometres (5,525 mi), is the world's longest bi-national land border. Its capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. As a whole, Canada is sparsely populated, the majority of its land area being dominated by forest and tundra. Consequently, its population is highly urbanized, with over 80 percent of its inhabitants concentrated in large and medium-sized cities, with 70% of citizens residing within 100 kilometres (62 mi) of the southern border. Canada's climate varies widely across its vast area, ranging from arctic weather in the north, to hot summers in the southern regions, with four distinct seasons.

 Party Leader 1873 Seats wonPopular vote (%)
  Conservative Lemuel Cambridge Owen 1515
  Liberal Louis Henry Davies 107
Non-party58
Totals3030

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The Prince Edward Island order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of Prince Edward Island. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.

  1. The Queen of Canada
  2. The Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, or, in her official absence, the Administrator
  3. The Premier of Prince Edward Island
  4. The mayor or other elected senior official of an incorporated municipality when the ceremony or event is hosted by or particularly involves that municipality
  5. The Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal
  6. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
  7. Former lieutenant governors, with relative precedence governed by their date of leaving office
  8. Former premiers, with relative precedence governed by their date of leaving office
  9. Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island
  10. The Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island
  11. Justices of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island, with relative precedence governed by date of appointment
  12. The Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island
  13. Judges of the Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island, with relative precedence governed by date of appointment
  14. Members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
  1. Members of the Senate of Canada
  2. Members of the House of Commons of Canada
  3. Mayors or other elected senior officials of incorporated municipalities outside their municipality, alphabetically by municipality name
  4. The Bishop of Charlottetown, the Bishop of Nova Scotia and the President of the Queens County Ministerial Association, with relative precedence governed by date of appointment or election
  5. The Senior Officer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Prince Edward Island
  6. The President of the University of Prince Edward Island
  7. Deputy heads of departments, agencies, commissions and offices of the Provincial Government, with relative precedence governed by date of initial appointment as a Deputy Head
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