1923 Prince Edward Island general election
Canadian provincial election
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The 1923 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on July 24, 1923.[1]
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July 24, 1923
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All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The opposition Conservatives led by James D. Stewart gained many seats to defeat the incumbent government of Liberal Premier John Howatt Bell.
This election had a number of firsts for PEI. It was the first election in which women on the Island could vote, following legislation passed in 1921.[2]
It also featured the first organized third party in a PEI election, when local members of the Progressive Party ran four candidates in three Prince County districts and collected just over 2% of the vote.
Party Standings
| Party | Party Leader | Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
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| 1919 | Elected | Change | # | % | Change | |||
| Conservative | James D. Stewart | 5 | 25 | +20 | 27,143 | 52.3% | +7.5% | |
| Liberal | John Howatt Bell | 24 | 5 | -19 | 22,884 | 44.1% | -9.4% | |
| Progressive | - | - | - | 1,222 | 2.4% | +2.4% | ||
| Independent | 1 | - | -1 | 677 | 1.3% | -0.4% | ||
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. Assemblymen 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 | Augustine A. MacDonald | Conservative | Harry D. McLean | Conservative | ||
| 2nd Kings | Harvey D. McEwen | Conservative | James B. McDonald | Conservative | ||
| 3rd Kings | Leslie Hunter | Conservative | John Alexander Macdonald | Conservative | ||
| 4th Kings | Maynard F. McDonald | Conservative | Albert P. Prowse | Conservative | ||
| 5th Kings | J. Howard MacDonald | Conservative | James David Stewart | Conservative | ||
Queens
| District | Assemblyman | Party | Councillor | Party | ||
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| 1st Queens | Murdock Kennedy | Conservative | Alexander McNevin | Conservative | ||
| 2nd Queens | John Buntain | Conservative | Louis Jenkins | Conservative | ||
| 3rd Queens | Leonard J. Wood | Conservative | J. Augustine MacDonald | Conservative | ||
| 4th Queens | James C. Irving | Liberal | Shaw McMillan | Conservative | ||
| 5th Queens | W. Chester S. McLure | Conservative | William J. P. MacMillan | Conservative | ||
Prince
| District | Assemblyman | Party | Councillor | Party | ||
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| 1st Prince | Jeremiah Blanchard | Liberal | Wilfred Tanton | Conservative | ||
| 2nd Prince | Albert Charles Saunders | Liberal | William H. Dennis | Liberal | ||
| 3rd Prince | Adrien Arsenault | Conservative | Thomas MacNutt | Conservative | ||
| 4th Prince | Whitefield Bentley | Conservative | |
John H. Myers | Conservative | |
| 5th Prince | James A. MacNeill | Conservative | Creelman McArthur | Liberal | ||