Prince Edward Island general election, 1904

The 1904 Prince Edward Island general election was held on December 7, 1904. It elected members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, along with the Lieutenant-Governor, forms the parliament of the province. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown....

. The incumbent Liberal government, led by Premier 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....

, was once again re-elected over the 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...

-led Conservative opposition, despite holding power for the previous fourteen years.

Results by party

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|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....

|align="right"|29
|align="right"|21
|align="right"|22
|align="right"|+1
|align="right"|17,011
|align="right"|54.11

|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|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...

|align="right"|29
|align="right"|9
|align="right"|8
|align="right"|-1
|align="right"|14,427
|align="right"|45.89
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|align=left colspan="3"|Total
| align="right"|58
| align="right"|30
| align="right"|30
| align="right"|
| align="right"|31,438
| align="right"|100
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Results by region

Total seats:			10	10	10	30
Party Name			Kings County	Queens County	Prince County	Total	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...	Seats:	3	9	10	2	Popular Vote:	48.3%	55.46%	56.93%	54.11%	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...	Seats:	7	1	-	8	Popular Vote:	51.7%	44.54%	43.07%	45.89%

Results by district

Legend

bold denotes a party leader
† denotes an incumbent who did not run for re-election
* denotes an incumbent who sought re-election in a new district

Kings County
Kings County, Prince Edward Island
Kings 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...

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|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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|Herbert Hunt Acorn

Herbert H. Acorn

Herbert Hunt Acorn was a merchant and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1935 to 1939 as a Liberal....

572 (46.47 %)
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|Austin Levi Fraser

Austin Levi Fraser

Austin Levi Fraser was a lawyer, judge and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1904 to 1908 and King's in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1911 as a Conservative member.He was born in Vernon River,...

659 (53.53 %)
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|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...

†
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|1st Kings

1st Kings

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....

415 (50.36 %)
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|John Kickham

John Kickham

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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....

Assemblyman
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|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....

515 (50.00 %)¹
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|Harvey David McEwen
515 (50.00 %)¹
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|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....

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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|2nd Kings

2nd Kings

Councillor
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|James McInnis

James McInnis

James D. McInnis was a farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 2nd Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1904 to 1911 and from 1916 to 1917 as a Liberal....

406 (53.63 %)
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|James McIsaac

James McIsaac

James McIsaac was a journalist and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented King's in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1921 as a supporter of Sir Robert Borden's Union government....

351 (46.37 %)
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|James McInnis

James McInnis

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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....

Walter Morson

Walter Augustus Ormsby Morson was a lawyer and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented 3rd Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1902 to 1908 as a Conservative member.He was born in Malpeque, Prince Edward Island, the son of Richard Willock Morson,...

537 (51.73 %)
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|Walter Morson

Walter Morson

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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|3rd Kings

3rd Kings

Patrick Kelly

Patrick Kelly may refer to:* Patrick Kelly , British, best known for his Oriental Metrology* Patrick Kelly , Union officer in the U.S...

346 (48.26 %)
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|Patrick Kelly

Patrick Kelly

Patrick Kelly may refer to:* Patrick Kelly , British, best known for his Oriental Metrology* Patrick Kelly , Union officer in the U.S...

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|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....

Albert Prowse

Albert Perkins Prowse was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented 4th Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1899 to 1900, from 1904 to 1919 and from 1923 to 1925 as a Conservative member...

528 (52.43 %)
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|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...

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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|4th Kings

4th Kings

Murdock MacKinnon

Murdock MacKinnon was a Canadian politician and served as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island....

364 (54.01 %)
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|Murdock MacKinnon

Murdock MacKinnon

Murdock MacKinnon was a Canadian politician and served as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island....

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|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....

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...

Acclaimed
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|Archibald J. Macdonald

Archibald John Macdonald (Prince Edward Island politician)

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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|5th Kings

5th Kings

Councillor
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|Wallace Jenkins
272 (41.09 %)
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|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...

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390 (58.91 %)
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|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...

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Queens County
Queens County, Prince Edward Island
Queens 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...

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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
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|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....

Matthew Smith (Canadian politician)

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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|1st Queens

1st Queens

Councillor
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|George Woodside Simpson

George Simpson (Canadian politician)

George Woodside Simpson was a farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1901 to 1906 as a Liberal....

George Simpson (Canadian politician)

George Woodside Simpson was a farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1901 to 1906 as a Liberal....

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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
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|Albert E. 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....

Albert E. Douglas

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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|2nd Queens

2nd Queens

Councillor
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|John McMillan

John McMillan (Prince Edward Island politician)

John McMillan was a farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 2nd Queens from 1905 to 1911 and from 1916 to 1919 as a Liberal....

612 (57.04 %)
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|Dougald Currie

Dougald Currie

Dougald Currie was a farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island, and was educated there. He represented 2nd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1902 to 1904 as a Conservative....

461 (42.96 %)
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|Dougald Currie

Dougald Currie

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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
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|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....

810 (49.21 %)
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|Leonard Wood

Leonard Wood (Prince Edward Island politician)

Leonard J. Wood was a farmer, trader and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1904 to 1908, from 1916 to 1919 and from 1924 to 1927 as a Conservative.He was born in Mount Herbert, Prince Edward Island, the son...

836 (50.79 %)
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|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....

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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|3rd Queens

3rd Queens

Councillor
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|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....

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....

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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....

Assemblyman
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|David P. Irving

David P. Irving

David Purdy Irving was a farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented 4th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1900 to 1912 as a Liberal member....

David P. Irving

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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|4th Queens

4th Queens

Councillor
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|Francis Longworth Haszard

Francis Longworth Haszard

Francis Longworth Haszard was a Prince Edward Island politician and jurist, the tenth Premier of Prince Edward Island. Haszard's family had been United Empire Loyalists moving to PEI from the United States after the American Revolution.Longworth was born at Bellevue, Lot 49, Prince Edward Island...

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....

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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....

Assemblyman
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|James Warburton

James Warburton (physician)

James Warburton was a physician and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented 5th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1904 to 1912 as a Liberal member....

1,356 (63.19 %)
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|Picton S. Brown
790 (36.81 %)
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|James Warburton

James Warburton (physician)

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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Charlottetown Common

5th Queens

Councillor
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|George Edward Hughes

George E. Hughes

George Edward Hughes was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented 5th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1900 to 1912 and 2nd Queens from 1915 to 1923 as a Liberal member.He was born in Charlottetown, the son of Frederick W....

497 (64.38 %)
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|Roderick McNeill
275 (35.62 %)
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|George Edward Hughes

George E. Hughes

Prince County
Prince County, Prince Edward Island
Prince 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...

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|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
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|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....

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1,067 (58.66 %)
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|Edward Hackett

Edward Hackett

Edward Hackett was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1876 to 1878 and Prince County from 1878 to 1887 and West Prince from 1896 to 1897 and from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal-Conservative...

752 (41.34 %)
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|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...

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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|1st Prince

1st Prince

Councillor
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|John Agnew

John Agnew (Prince Edward Island politician)

John Agnew was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure. He represented 1st Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1904 to 1912 as a Liberal member....

Benjamin Gallant

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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
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|James William 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...

James William Richards

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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
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|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....

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....

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|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
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|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:...

630 (51.43 %)
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|Joseph-Félix Arsenault

Joseph-Félix Arsenault

Joseph-Félix "Joe-Félix" Arsenault was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented 3rd Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1897 to 1904 as a Conservative member.He was born in Abrams Village, the son of Joseph-Octave Arsenault and...

595 (48.57 %)
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|Joseph-Félix Arsenault

Joseph-Félix Arsenault

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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|3rd Prince

3rd 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
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|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....

775 (53.74 %)
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|Michael C. Delaney

Michael C. Delaney

Michael C. Delaney was a merchant and politician.-Life:He was born in Malpeque, Prince Edward Island, the son of John Delaney and Mary Quigley. Delaney sold agricultural products; his two sons later joined him in the business. In 1871, he married Altimira Jane Robinson...

667 (46.26 %)
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|Samuel E. Reid

Samuel E. Reid

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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....

Councillor
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|Joseph Read

Joseph Read (Canadian politician)

Joseph Read was a merchant, ship owner and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 4th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1900 to 1909 and Prince in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1919 as a Liberal.He was born in Summerside, Prince Edward...

Joseph Read (Canadian politician)

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|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
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|John M. Clarke

John M. Clarke

John Montague Clarke was a lumber merchant, contractor and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 5th Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1904 to 1908 as a Liberal....

523 (55.52 %)
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|James A. MacNeill

James A. MacNeill

James A. MacNeill was a blacksmith, merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented 5th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1908 to 1922 and from 1923 to 1926 as a Conservative member.He was born at Travellers Rest, Prince Edward Island,...

419 (44.48 %)
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|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...

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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|5th Prince

5th Prince

Councillor
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|George Godkin

George Godkin

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296 (60.04 %)
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|J. Edward Wyatt

J. Edward Wyatt

James Edward "Ned" Wyatt was a lawyer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 5th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1908 to 1915 as a Conservative....

197 (39.96 %)
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|Robert C. McLeod

Robert C. McLeod (Prince Edward Island politician)

Robert C. McLeod was a merchant, farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 5th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1901 to 1904 as a Liberal....

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