1919 Prince Edward Island general election
Canadian provincial election
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The 1919 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on July 24, 1919.[1]
The opposition Liberals led by John Howatt Bell gained eleven seats to defeat the incumbent government of Conservative Premier Aubin E. Arsenault, who had succeeded former Premier John A. Mathieson in 1917.
John A. Dewar, a former Conservative member, was elected as an Independent Assembleyman for 3rd Kings.[2]
Party Standings
| Party | Party Leader | Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Elected | Change | # | % | Change | |||
| Liberal | John Howatt Bell | 13 | 24 | +11 | 19,910 | 53.5% | +3.6% | |
| Conservative | Aubin E. Arsenault | 17 | 5 | -12 | 16,669 | 44.8% | -5.3% | |
| Independent | - | 1 | +1 | 646 | 1.7% | +1.7% | ||
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. Assembly men were elected by all eligible voters of within a district, while Councillors were only elected by landowners within a district.[3]
Kings
| District | Assemblyman | Party | Councillor | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Kings | Daniel C. MacDonald | Liberal | Harry D. McLean | Conservative | ||
| 2nd Kings | Robert Cox | Liberal | James P. McIntyre | Liberal | ||
| 3rd Kings | John A. Dewar | Independent | James J. Johnston | Liberal | ||
| 4th Kings | Wallace B. Butler | Liberal | William G. Sutherland | Liberal | ||
| 5th Kings | Stephen Hessian | Liberal | James David Stewart | Conservative | ||
Queens
| District | Assemblyman | Party | Councillor | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Queens | Murdock Kennedy | Conservative | Cyrus Crosby | Liberal | ||
| 2nd Queens | Bradford W. LePage | Liberal | George E. Hughes | Liberal | ||
| 3rd Queens | Peter Brodie | Liberal | David McDonald | Liberal | ||
| 4th Queens | James C. Irving | Liberal | Frederick J. Nash | Liberal | ||
| 5th Queens | Edmund Higgs | Liberal | Gavan Duffy | Liberal | ||
Prince
| District | Assemblyman | Party | Councillor | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Prince | Benjamin Gallant | Liberal | Christopher Metherall | Liberal | ||
| 2nd Prince | Albert Charles Saunders | Liberal | William H. Dennis | Liberal | ||
| 3rd Prince | Aubin Edmond Arsenault | Conservative | Alfred E. MacLean | Liberal | ||
| 4th Prince | John Howatt Bell | Liberal | | Walter Lea | Liberal | |
| 5th Prince | James A. MacNeill | Conservative | Creelman McArthur | Liberal | ||
Sources
- ^ "Provincial General Election Results, 1919" (PDF). Elections PEI. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2015.
- ^ Dewar won election and sat as an "Independent Farmer", from "John Alexander Dewar". Prince Edward Island Legislative Documents Online. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ Fred Driscoll. "History and Politics of Prince Edward Island" (PDF). Canadian Parliamentary Review.
Further reading
- Hopkins, J. Castell (1920). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1919. Toronto: The Annual Review.
