Prince Edward Island general election, 1927

Prince Edward Island general election, 1927

June 25, 1927

All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 16 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader Albert C. Saunders James D. Stewart Party Liberal Conservative Leader since 1923 1921 Leader's seat 2nd Prince 5th Kings Last election 5 seats, 44.1% 25 seats, 52.3% Seats won 24 6 Seat change +19 -19 Popular vote 33,983 30,072 Percentage 53.1% 46.9% Swing +9.0pp -5.4pp

Premier before election James D. Stewart Conservative Premier-designate Albert C. Saunders Liberal

The 41st Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on June 25, 1927.^[1]

The opposition Liberals led by Albert C. Saunders gained a large number of seats to defeat the incumbent government of Conservative Premier James D. Stewart.

Party Standings

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24	6
Liberal	Conservative

Party		Party Leader	Seats			Popular Vote
			1923	Elected	Change	#	%	Change
	Liberal	Albert C. Saunders	5	24	+19	33,983	53.1%	+9.0%
	Conservative	James D. Stewart	25	6	-19	30,072	46.9%	-5.4%

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. 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		Augustine A. MacDonald	Conservative		Harry D. McLean	Conservative
2nd Kings		Harry Cox	Liberal		James P. McIntyre	Liberal
3rd Kings		John Mustard	Liberal		Thomas V. Grant	Liberal
4th Kings		John A. Campbell	Liberal		Walter Bruce Butler	Liberal
5th Kings		Paul A. Scully	Liberal		James David Stewart	Conservative

Queens

District	Assemblyman		Party	Councillor		Party
1st Queens		Peter Sinclair	Liberal		W. F. Alan Stewart	Liberal
2nd Queens		Angus McPhee	Liberal		Bradford W. LePage	Liberal
3rd Queens		Russell C. Clark	Liberal		David McDonald	Liberal
4th Queens		J. James Larabee	Liberal		George S. Inman	Liberal
5th Queens		W. Chester S. McLure	Conservative		William J. P. MacMillan	Conservative

Prince

District	Assemblyman		Party	Councillor		Party
1st Prince		Jeremiah Blanchard	Liberal		Robert H. Gordon	Liberal
2nd Prince		Albert Charles Saunders	Liberal		William H. Dennis	Liberal
3rd Prince		Adrien Arsenault	Conservative		Harry A. Darby	Liberal
4th Prince		Horace Wright	Liberal		Walter Lea	Liberal
5th Prince		John F. MacNeill	Conservative		Lucas R. Allan	Liberal

Sources

1. "Provincial General Election Results, 1927" (PDF). Elections PEI.
2. Fred Driscoll. "History and Politics of Prince Edward Island" (PDF). Canadian Parliamentary Review.