Prince Edward Island general election, 1904

Prince Edward Island general election, 1904

December 7, 1904 (1904-12-07)

All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 16 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader Arthur Peters John A. Mathieson Party Liberal Conservative Leader since 1901 1903 Leader's seat 2nd Kings 5th Kings Last election 21 seats, 53.5% 9 seats, 46.5% Seats won 22 8 Seat change +1 -1 Popular vote 17,011 14,427 Percentage 54.1% 45.9% Swing +0.6pp -0.6pp

Premier before election Arthur Peters Liberal Premier-designate Arthur Peters Liberal

The 35th Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on December 7, 1904.^[1]

The election was won by the governing Liberals, led by incumbent Premier Arthur Peters. Peters' own election in the district of 2nd Kings was almost in doubt, due to a tie vote of 515 votes each for him and his Conservative opponent; following a judicial recount, a by-election was held where Peters was acclaimed as the district's Assemblyman.

Peters died in January 1908, and was succeeded as Premier by Francis Haszard.

The opposition Conservatives, led by John A. Mathieson, lost one seat.

Party Standings

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

Prince

Queens

Sources

1. ↑ "Provincial General Election Results, 1904" (PDF). Elections PEI. 
2. ↑ Fred Driscoll. "History and Politics of Prince Edward Island" (PDF). Canadian Parliamentary Review. 
3. ↑ Peters tied with Harry D. MacLean for votes in 1904; he was elected by acclamation in 1905

Elections and referendums in Prince Edward Island
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See also: List of Prince Edward Island by-elections