The 1904 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on December 7, 1904.[1]
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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.
One of the two members from each constituency is styled a Councillor, and the other an Assemblyman. In electoral contests Councillor candidates runs against Councillor candidates; Assemblyman candidates against Assemblyman candidates.[2]
Party Standings edit
| Party | Party Leader | Seats | Popular Vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Elected | # | % | |||
| Liberal | Arthur Peters | 21 | 22 | 17,011 | 54.1% | |
| Conservative | John A. Mathieson | 9 | 8 | 14,427 | 45.9% | |
Members Elected edit
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.[3]
Kings edit
Prince edit
| District | Assemblyman | Party | Councillor | Party | ||
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| 1st Prince | Benjamin Gallant | Liberal | John Agnew | Liberal | ||
| 2nd Prince | James W. Richards | Liberal | Alfred McWilliams | Liberal | ||
| 3rd Prince | Joseph F. H. Arsenault | Liberal | Peter MacNutt | Liberal | ||
| 4th Prince | Samuel E. Reid | Liberal | |
Joseph Read | Liberal | |
| 5th Prince | John M. Clarke | Liberal | George Godkin | Liberal | ||
Queens edit
Sources edit
- ^ "Provincial General Election Results, 1904" (PDF). Elections PEI. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ^ "Canadian Parliamentary Review - Article".
- ^ Fred Driscoll. "History and Politics of Prince Edward Island" (PDF). Canadian Parliamentary Review.
- ^ Peters tied with Harry D. MacLean for votes in 1904; he was elected by acclamation in 1905
Further reading edit
- Hopkins, J. Castell (1905). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1904. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.