Prince Edward Island general election, 1900
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The Prince Edward Island general election, 1900 was held in the Canadian
province of Prince Edward Island
on December 13, 1900. The election was won by the governing Liberals.
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!rowspan="2" colspan="2" align=left|Party
!rowspan="2" align=left|Party leader
!rowspan="2"|Candidates
!colspan="3" align=center|Seats
!colspan="3" align=center|Popular vote
|- bgcolor=CCCCCC
|align="center"|1897
|align="center"|1900
|align="center"|Change
|align="center"|#
|align="center"|%
|align="center"|% Change
|align=left|Liberal
|align=left|Donald Farquharson
|align="right"|30
|align="right"|19
|align="right"|21
|align="right"|+2
|align="right"|
|align="right"|53.5
|align=left|Conservative
|align=left|Daniel Gordon
|align="right"|29
|align="right"|11
|align="right"|9
|align="right"|-2
|align="right"|
|align="right"|46.5
|-
|align=left colspan="3"|Total
| align="right"|59
| align="right"|30
| align="right"|30
| align="right"|
| align="right"|
| align="right"|100
| align="right"|
|}
Kings County
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|1st Kings
Assemblyman
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|Alexander Robertson
384
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|John McLean
776
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|1st Kings
Councillor
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|Laughlan McDonald
356
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|John Kickham
454
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|2nd Kings
Assemblyman
| |
|Arthur Peters
511
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|James McIsaac
315
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|2nd Kings
Councillor
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|Anthony McLaughlin
359
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|S. C. Clarke
438
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|3rd Kings
Assemblyman
| |
|Malcolm MacDonald
513
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|Walter Morson
509
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|3rd Kings
Councillor
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|Thomas Kickham
328
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|James E. MacDonald
381
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|4th Kings
Assemblyman
|
|John Annear
469
| |
|John Alexander Mathieson
486
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|4th Kings
Councillor
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|Alexander Bruce
3351
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|Murdock McKinnon
3331
|
|
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|5th Kings
Assemblyman
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|Duncan McCormick
353
| |
|Archibald J. Macdonald
457
|
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|5th Kings
Councillor
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|Wallace Jenkins
212
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|Daniel Gordon
313
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Prince County
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|1st Prince
Assemblyman
| |
|Benjamin Gallant
1,032
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|F. J. Buote
819
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|1st Prince
Councillor
| |
|Benjamin Rogers
709
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|James Birch
537
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|
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|2nd Prince
Assemblyman
| |
|James W. Richards
acclaimed
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| none
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|2nd Prince
Councillor
| |
|Alfred McWilliams
512
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|James Barclay
197
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|3rd Prince
Assemblyman
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|Joseph Felix Arsenault
619
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|Joseph F. H. Arsenault
664
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|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|3rd Prince
Councillor
| |
|Peter McNutt
472
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|John A. McDonald
439
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|4th Prince
Assemblyman
| |
|Samuel E. Reid
794
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|Neil McQuarrie
705
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|4th Prince
Councillor
| |
|Joseph Read
516
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|John Anderson
443
|
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|5th Prince
Assemblyman
| |
|George Godkin
544
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|Gilbert DesRoches
424
|
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|5th Prince
Councillor
| |
|Robert McLeod
278
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|James McNeill
209
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Queens County
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Charlottetown Common
Assemblyman
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|John Whear
1,251
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|S. R. Jenkins
759
|
|
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Charlottetown Common
Councillor
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|George Edward Hughes
443
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|James Paton
276
|
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|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|1st Queens
Assemblyman
| |
|Matthew Smith
895
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|William Campbell
785
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|1st Queens
Councillor
| |
|George W. Simpson
636
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|D. B. McLeod
596
|
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|2nd Queens
Assemblyman
| |
|Albert Douglas
958
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|Ephraim Gallant
498
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|2nd Queens
Councillor
| |
|Donald Farquharson
645
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|John Mellish
325
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|3rd Queens
Assemblyman
| |
|H. James Palmer
841
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|Thomas McLean
788
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|3rd Queens
Councillor
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|James Cummiskey
596
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|Peter McCourt
529
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|4th Queens
Assemblyman
| |
|David Irving
742
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|A. A. Maclean
719
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|4th Queens
Councillor
| |
|George Forbes
533
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|Henry Wood
525
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|}
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
on December 13, 1900. The election was won by the governing Liberals.
Party standings
Summary of the election results|- bgcolor=CCCCCC
!rowspan="2" colspan="2" align=left|Party
!rowspan="2" align=left|Party leader
!rowspan="2"|Candidates
!colspan="3" align=center|Seats
!colspan="3" align=center|Popular vote
|- bgcolor=CCCCCC
|align="center"|1897
Prince Edward Island general election, 1897
The Prince Edward Island general election, 1897 was held in the Canadian Province of Prince Edward Island....
|align="center"|1900
|align="center"|Change
|align="center"|#
|align="center"|%
|align="center"|% Change
|align=left|Liberal
Prince Edward Island Liberal Party
The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...
|align=left|Donald Farquharson
|align="right"|30
|align="right"|19
|align="right"|21
|align="right"|+2
|align="right"|
|align="right"|53.5
|align=left|Conservative
Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party
The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. It and its rival, the Liberals have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851 and are the only two parties represented in the PEI Legislative...
|align=left|Daniel Gordon
Daniel Gordon (politician)
Daniel Gordon was a businessman, ship owner and politician in Prince Edward Island. He represented 2nd Kings from 1866 to 1873 and 5th Kings from 1876 to 1904 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island as a Conservative memberHe was born in Brudenell River, Prince Edward Island, the son...
|align="right"|29
|align="right"|11
|align="right"|9
|align="right"|-2
|align="right"|
|align="right"|46.5
|-
|align=left colspan="3"|Total
| align="right"|59
| align="right"|30
| align="right"|30
| align="right"|
| align="right"|
| align="right"|100
| align="right"|
|}
Kings CountyKings County, Prince Edward IslandKings County is located in eastern Prince Edward Island, Canada.It is the province's smallest, most rural and least-populated county. Kings County is also least dependent upon the agriculture industry compared with the other two counties, while being more heavily dependent on the fishery and...
|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|1st Kings
1st Kings
1st Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the easternmost portion of Kings County....
Assemblyman
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|Alexander Robertson
384
| |
|John McLean
John McLean (Canadian politician)
John McLean was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented King's County in the Canadian House of Commons from 1891 to 1896 as a Conservative member...
776
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|1st Kings
1st Kings
1st Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the easternmost portion of Kings County....
Councillor
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|Laughlan McDonald
356
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|John Kickham
John Kickham
John Kickham was a farmer, blacksmith and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1897 to 1908 and 1912 to 1915 as a Conservative member....
454
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|2nd Kings
2nd Kings
2nd Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the northwestern portion of Kings County....
Assemblyman
| |
|Arthur Peters
Arthur Peters
Arthur Peters was the ninth Premier of Prince Edward Island.Arthur Peters and his brother Frederick Peters were born in Charlottetown....
511
|
|James McIsaac
315
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|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|2nd Kings
2nd Kings
2nd Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the northwestern portion of Kings County....
Councillor
|
|Anthony McLaughlin
359
| |
|S. C. Clarke
438
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|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|3rd Kings
3rd Kings
3rd Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the western central portion of Kings County....
Assemblyman
| |
|Malcolm MacDonald
Malcolm MacDonald (Canadian politician)
Malcolm MacDonald was a merchant, ship owner, shipbuilder and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1900 to 1902 as a Liberal....
513
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|Walter Morson
509
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|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|3rd Kings
3rd Kings
3rd Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the western central portion of Kings County....
Councillor
|
|Thomas Kickham
328
| |
|James E. MacDonald
James E. MacDonald
See James E. McDonald for the American physicist and UFO researcher.James Emanuel MacDonald was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island...
381
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|4th Kings
4th Kings
4th Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the southernmost portion of Kings County....
Assemblyman
|
|John Annear
469
| |
|John Alexander Mathieson
John Alexander Mathieson
John Alexander Mathieson was a Prince Edward Island politician and jurist, the 12th Premier.Mathieson was born in Harrington and was a graduate of Prince of Wales College...
486
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|4th Kings
4th Kings
4th Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the southernmost portion of Kings County....
Councillor
|
|Alexander Bruce
3351
| |
|Murdock McKinnon
3331
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|5th Kings
5th Kings
5th Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the eastern central portion of Kings County....
Assemblyman
|
|Duncan McCormick
353
| |
|Archibald J. Macdonald
Archibald John Macdonald (Prince Edward Island politician)
Archibald John Macdonald was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 5th Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island as a Conservative member from 1872 to 1876 and from 1879 to 1912.He was born in Panmure Island, the son of Hugh Macdonald and Catherine...
457
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|5th Kings
5th Kings
5th Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the eastern central portion of Kings County....
Councillor
|
|Wallace Jenkins
212
| |
|Daniel Gordon
Daniel Gordon (politician)
Daniel Gordon was a businessman, ship owner and politician in Prince Edward Island. He represented 2nd Kings from 1866 to 1873 and 5th Kings from 1876 to 1904 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island as a Conservative memberHe was born in Brudenell River, Prince Edward Island, the son...
313
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|
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Prince CountyPrince County, Prince Edward IslandPrince County, is located in western Prince Edward Island, Canada. The county's defining geographic feature is Malpeque Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of St...
|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|1st Prince
1st Prince
1st Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the westernmost portion of Prince County...
Assemblyman
| |
|Benjamin Gallant
Benjamin Gallant
Benjamin Gallant was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1900 to 1912 and from 1915 to 1922 as a Liberal member....
1,032
|
|F. J. Buote
819
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|1st Prince
1st Prince
1st Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the westernmost portion of Prince County...
Councillor
| |
|Benjamin Rogers
Benjamin Rogers (Lieutenant Governor)
Benjamin Rogers was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island from 1878 to 1893 and represented 1st Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1893 to 1897 and from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal member...
709
|
|James Birch
537
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|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|2nd Prince
2nd Prince
2nd Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993....
Assemblyman
| |
|James W. Richards
James William Richards
James William Richards was a merchant, ship owner and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 2nd Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1908 as a Conservative and then Liberal member and Prince County in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to...
acclaimed
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| none
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|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|2nd Prince
2nd Prince
2nd Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993....
Councillor
| |
|Alfred McWilliams
Alfred McWilliams
Alfred McWilliams was a farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 2nd Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1891 to 1915 as a Liberal member....
512
|
|James Barclay
197
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|3rd Prince
3rd Prince
3rd Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the eastern central portion of Prince County....
Assemblyman
|
|Joseph Felix Arsenault
619
| |
|Joseph F. H. Arsenault
Joseph F. H. Arsenault
Joseph Félix H. Arsenault was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1904 to 1908 as a Liberal member.-Biography:...
664
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|3rd Prince
3rd Prince
3rd Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the eastern central portion of Prince County....
Councillor
| |
|Peter McNutt
472
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|John A. McDonald
439
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|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|4th Prince
4th Prince
4th Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993....
Assemblyman
| |
|Samuel E. Reid
Samuel E. Reid
Samuel Edward Reid was a farmer, manufacturer and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented 4th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1899 to 1908 as a Liberal member....
794
|
|Neil McQuarrie
705
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|4th Prince
4th Prince
4th Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993....
Councillor
| |
|Joseph Read
516
|
|John Anderson
443
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|5th Prince
5th Prince
5th Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1996.The district comprised the city of Summerside.-Dual Member:...
Assemblyman
| |
|George Godkin
George Godkin
George Albert Godkin was a jeweller, watchmaker and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented 5th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1893 to 1897 and from 1900 to 1908 as a Liberal member.He was born in Charlottetown and later settled in...
544
|
|Gilbert DesRoches
424
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|5th Prince
5th Prince
5th Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1996.The district comprised the city of Summerside.-Dual Member:...
Councillor
| |
|Robert McLeod
278
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|James McNeill
209
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Queens CountyQueens County, Prince Edward IslandQueens County is located in central Prince Edward Island, Canada. The county is geographically divided by the Hillsborough River's estuary, a tidal inlet which almost splits the county and Prince Edward Island...
|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Charlottetown Common
5th Queens
5th Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993. The district was also known as Charlottetown Common until 1939....
Assemblyman
||
|John Whear
John Whear
John Frederick Whear was a lawyer and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented 5th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal member....
1,251
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|S. R. Jenkins
759
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|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Charlottetown Common
5th Queens
5th Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993. The district was also known as Charlottetown Common until 1939....
Councillor
||
|George Edward Hughes
George Edward Hughes
George Edward Hughes was a philosopher and logician whose principal scholarly works were concerned with modal logic and medieval philosophy....
443
|
|James Paton
276
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|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|1st Queens
1st Queens
1st Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the westernmost portion of Queens County....
Assemblyman
| |
|Matthew Smith
Matthew Smith (Canadian politician)
Matthew Smith was a farmer, hotel owner and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented 1st Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1901 to 1909 as a Liberal member....
895
|
|William Campbell
785
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|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|1st Queens
1st Queens
1st Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the westernmost portion of Queens County....
Councillor
| |
|George W. Simpson
636
|
|D. B. McLeod
596
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|2nd Queens
2nd Queens
2nd Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the western central portion of Queens County....
Assemblyman
| |
|Albert Douglas
Albert E. Douglas
Albert Edward Douglas was a physician and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada.He represented 2nd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1900 to 1908 as a Liberal member....
958
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|Ephraim Gallant
498
|
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|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|2nd Queens
2nd Queens
2nd Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the western central portion of Queens County....
Councillor
| |
|Donald Farquharson
645
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|John Mellish
325
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|3rd Queens
3rd Queens
3rd Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the northeastern portion of Queens County....
Assemblyman
| |
|H. James Palmer
Herbert James Palmer
H. James Palmer was the 11th Premier of Prince Edward Island and the son of former colonial Premier Edward Palmer....
841
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|Thomas McLean
788
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|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|3rd Queens
3rd Queens
3rd Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the northeastern portion of Queens County....
Councillor
| |
|James Cummiskey
James Cummiskey
James H. Cummiskey was a merchant and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1891 to 1911 as a Liberal....
596
|
|Peter McCourt
529
|
|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|4th Queens
4th Queens
4th Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the southeastern portion of Queens County....
Assemblyman
| |
|David Irving
742
|
|A. A. Maclean
719
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|
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|4th Queens
4th Queens
4th Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the southeastern portion of Queens County....
Councillor
| |
|George Forbes
George Forbes (Canadian politician)
George Forbes was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 4th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1886 to 1904 and from 1915 to 1919 as a Liberal member....
533
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|Henry Wood
525
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