Prince Edward Island general election, 1931

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Prince Edward Island general election, 1931
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  1927 August 6, 1931 (1931-08-06) 1935  

All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
16 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party
  James David Stewart.jpg Walter Maxfield Lea.jpg
Leader James D. Stewart Walter Lea
Party Conservative Liberal
Leader since 1921 1930
Leader's seat 5th Kings 4th Prince
Last election 6 seats, 46.9% 24 seats, 53.1%
Seats won18 12
Seat changeIncrease2.svg12Decrease2.svg12
Popular vote36,219 33,836
Percentage51.7% 48.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.8pp Decrease2.svg4.8pp

Prince Edward Island General Election 1931.png

Map of PEI's ridings coloured in based on how they voted

Premier before election

Walter Lea
Liberal

Premier-designate

James D. Stewart
Conservative

The 1931 Prince Edward Island general election was held on 6 August 1931 in the Canadian Province of Prince Edward Island. [1] The governing Liberals of Premier Walter Lea were defeated by the Conservatives led by James D. Stewart.

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Party Standings

1812
ConservativeLiberal
PartyParty LeaderSeatsPopular Vote
1927ElectedChange#%Change
  Conservative James D. Stewart 618+1236,21951.7%+4.8%
  Liberal Walter Lea 2412-1233,83648.3%-4.8%

Members Elected

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. [2]

Kings

District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party
1st Kings    Augustine A. MacDonald Conservative    Harry D. McLean Conservative
2nd Kings    Harry Cox Liberal    James P. McIntyre Liberal
3rd Kings    Leslie Hunter Conservative    Francis MacPhee Conservative
4th Kings    John A. Campbell Liberal    Montague Annear Liberal
5th Kings    J. Howard MacDonald Conservative    James David Stewart Conservative

Queens

District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party
1st Queens    Thomas Wigmore Conservative    Walter G. MacKenzie Conservative
2nd Queens    David F. Bethune Conservative    Bradford W. LePage Liberal
3rd Queens    Matthew W. Wood Conservative    J. Augustine MacDonald Conservative
4th Queens    J. James Larabee Liberal    Callum J. Bruce Liberal
5th Queens    W. Allen Stewart Conservative    William Joseph Parnell MacMillan Conservative

Prince

District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party
1st Prince    Aeneas Gallant Liberal    Thane Alexander Campbell Liberal
2nd Prince    Shelton Sharp Conservative    William H. Dennis Liberal
3rd Prince    Adrien Arsenault Conservative    Thomas MacNutt Conservative
4th Prince    Heath Strong Conservative   
Walter Lea Liberal
5th Prince    Leonard M. MacNeill Conservative    Lucas Allen Liberal

Sources

  1. "Provincial General Election Results, 1931" (PDF). Elections PEI.
  2. Fred Driscoll. "History and Politics of Prince Edward Island" (PDF). Canadian Parliamentary Review.

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