Prince (electoral district)

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Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1903
District abolished1966
First contested 1904
Last contested 1965

Prince was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1968.

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History

This riding was created in 1903 from parts of East Prince and West Prince ridings.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Egmont and Malpeque ridings.

It consisted of the County of Prince.

Members of Parliament

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Prince
10th  1904–1908   Alfred Lefurgey Conservative
11th  1908–1911   James William Richards Liberal
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1919   Joseph Read Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
 1919–1921   William Lyon Mackenzie King Liberal
14th  1921–1925 Alfred Edgar MacLean
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1939
 1940–1940 James Layton Ralston
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949 John Watson MacNaught
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958   Orville Howard Phillips Progressive Conservative
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965   John Watson MacNaught Liberal
27th  1965–1968   David MacDonald Progressive Conservative

Election results

1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Alfred Lefurgey 3,501
Liberal James William Richards 3,408
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal James William Richards 3,520
Conservative Alfred Lefurgey 3,356
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal James William Richards 3,529
Conservative Patrick Charles Murphy 3,414
1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Joseph Read 4,298
Government (Unionist) Alfred Lefurgey 3,974
Canadian federal by-election, October 20, 1919 (1919-10-20)
Federal by-election following Joseph Reed's death on April 6, 1919 (1919-04-06)
PartyCandidateVotesElected
Liberal William Lyon Mackenzie King acclaimedGreen check.svgY
Total valid votes-- 
Source(s)
"Prince, Prince Edward Island (1904-09-20 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Alfred Edgar MacLean 5,930
Conservative James A. McNeil4,671
Progressive Horace Wright2,693
1925 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Alfred Edgar MacLean 6,692
Conservative G. Shelton Sharp5,167
1926 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Alfred Edgar MacLean 7,362
Conservative J. Edward Wyatt5,641
1930 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Alfred Edgar MacLean 8,058
Conservative J. Frank Arnett6,485
1935 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Alfred Edgar MacLean 9,233
Conservative J. Frank Arnett5,063
By-election on 2 January 1940

MacLean's death, 28 October 1939

PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal James Layton Ralston acclaimed
1940 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal James Layton Ralston 8,745
National Government John Adolphus MacPhee5,767
1945 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal John Watson MacNaught 7,346
Progressive Conservative Ernest H. Strong7,277
Co-operative Commonwealth Cyrus F. Gallant911
1949 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal John Watson MacNaught 8,007
Progressive Conservative John H. Price7,834
Co-operative Commonwealth Donald Maclean1,182
1953 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal John Watson MacNaught 8,782
Progressive Conservative John H. Price7,431
Co-operative Commonwealth James Harrison MacFarlane552
1957 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Orville Howard Phillips 8,119
Liberal John Watson MacNaught 7,885
Co-operative Commonwealth Muriel Alice Macinnis339
1958 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Orville Howard Phillips 10,444
Liberal John Watson MacNaught 6,636
Co-operative Commonwealth Cyrus F. Gallant215
1962 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Orville Howard Phillips 9,133
Liberal J. George Mackay8,492
New Democratic Arnold Wood735
Social Credit R.L. Mackillop153
1963 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal John Watson MacNaught 8,967
Progressive Conservative Lorne Monkley 8,387
New Democratic Gregory Mcinnis247
1965 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative David MacDonald 9,082
Liberal John Watson MacNaught 8,312
New Democratic Harvey Dawson384

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