1904 Prince Edward Island general election
Canadian provincial election
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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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December 7, 1904
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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 seat counts of both parties in this election did not change.
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
| Party | Party Leader | Seats | Popular Vote | |||
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| 1900 | Elected | # | % | |||
| Liberal | Arthur Peters | 22 | 22 | 17,011 | 54.1% | |
| Conservative | John A. Mathieson | 8 | 8 | 14,427 | 45.9% | |
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.[3]
Kings
| District | Assemblyman | Party | Councillor | Party | ||
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| 1st Kings | Austin L. Fraser | Conservative | John Kickham | Conservative | ||
| 2nd Kings | Arthur Peters[4] | Liberal | James McInnis | Liberal | ||
| 3rd Kings | Walter A. O. Morson | Conservative | Patrick D. Bowlen | Liberal | ||
| 4th Kings | Albert P. Prowse | Conservative | Murdock MacKinnon | Conservative | ||
| 5th Kings | Archibald J. MacDonald | Conservative | John Alexander Mathieson | Conservative | ||
Prince
| 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 | ||