Prince Edward Island general election, 1900

Prince Edward Island general election, 1900

December 12, 1900

All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 16 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party   CON Leader Donald Farquharson Daniel Gordon Party Liberal Conservative Leader since 1898 1894 Leader's seat 2nd Queens 5th Kings Last election 19 seats 11 seats Seats won 21 9 Seat change +2 -2 Popular vote 16,916 14,699 Percentage 53.5% 46.5%

Premier before election Donald Farquharson Liberal Premier-designate Donald Farquharson Liberal

The 34th Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on December 12, 1900.^[1]

The election was won by the governing Liberals, led by incumbent Premier Donald Farquharson. Farquharson would later give up his office in 1901 to run successfully for federal office. He was succeeded by Arthur Peters, who previously served as the province's Attorney General.

The opposition Conservatives, led by Daniel Gordon, lost two seats. This was Gordon's final election before stepping down as Conservative leader in 1903 - he was succeeded by John A. Mathieson

Party standings

Party		Party Leader	Seats		Popular Vote
			1898	Elected	#	%
	Liberal	Donald Farquharson	19	21	16,916	53.5%
	Conservative	Daniel Gordon	11	9	14,699	46.5%

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.^[2]

Kings

District	Assemblyman		Party	Councillor		Party
1st Kings		John McLean	Conservative		John Kickham	Conservative
2nd Kings		Arthur Peters	Liberal		Anthony McLaughlin	Liberal
3rd Kings		Malcolm MacDonald	Liberal Conservative		James E. MacDonald	Conservative
4th Kings		John A. Mathieson	Conservative		Alexander F. Bruce[3] Murdock MacKinnon (1900)	Liberal Conservative
5th Kings		Archibald J. MacDonald	Conservative		Daniel Gordon	Conservative

Prince

District	Assemblyman		Party	Councillor		Party
1st Prince		Benjamin Rogers	Liberal		Benjamin Gallant	Liberal
2nd Prince		James W. Richards	Liberal		Alfred McWilliams	Liberal
3rd Prince		Joseph F. Arsenault	Conservative		Peter MacNutt	Conservative
4th Prince		Samuel E. Reid	Liberal		Joseph Read	Liberal
5th Prince		George Godkin	Liberal		Robert C. McLeod	Liberal

Queens

District	Assemblyman		Party	Councillor		Party
1st Queens		Matthew Smith	Liberal		George Simpson	Liberal
2nd Queens		Edward Douglas	Liberal		Donald Farquharson	Liberal
3rd Queens		H. James Palmer	Liberal		James H. Cummiskey	Liberal
4th Queens		David P. Irving	Liberal		George Forbes	Liberal
5th Queens		John F. Whear	Liberal		George E. Hughes	Liberal

Sources

1. "Provincial General Election Results, 1900" (PDF). Elections PEI.
2. Fred Driscoll. "History and Politics of Prince Edward Island" (PDF). Canadian Parliamentary Review.
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