Prince Edward Island general election, 1931

Prince Edward Island general election, 1931

August 6, 1931

All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 16 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader James D. Stewart Walter Lea Party Conservative Liberal Leader since 1921 1930 Leader's seat 5th Kings 4th Prince Last election 6 seats, 46.9% 24 seats, 53.1% Seats won 18 12 Seat change +12 -12 Popular vote 36,219 33,836 Percentage 51.7% 48.3% Swing +4.8pp -4.8pp

Map of PEI's ridings coloured in based on how they voted

Premier before election Walter Lea Liberal Premier-designate James D. Stewart Conservative

The Prince Edward Island general election, 1931 was held on 6 August 1931 in the Canadian Province of Prince Edward Island.^[1] The governing Liberals of Premier Walter Lea were defeated by the Conservatives led by James D. Stewart.

Party Standings

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18	12
Conservative	Liberal

Party		Party Leader	Seats			Popular Vote
			1927	Elected	Change	#	%	Change
	Conservative	James D. Stewart	6	18	+12	36,219	51.7%	+4.8%
	Liberal	Walter Lea	24	12	-12	33,836	48.3%	-4.8%

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		Leslie Hunter	Conservative		Francis MacPhee	Conservative
4th Kings		John A. Campbell	Liberal		Montague Annear	Liberal
5th Kings		J. Howard MacDonald	Conservative		James David Stewart	Conservative

Queens

District	Assemblyman		Party	Councillor		Party
1st Queens		Thomas Wigmore	Conservative		Walter G. MacKenzie	Conservative
2nd Queens		David F. Bethune	Conservative		Bradford W. LePage	Liberal
3rd Queens		Matthew W. Wood	Conservative		J. Augustine MacDonald	Conservative
4th Queens		J. James Larabee	Liberal		Callum J. Bruce	Liberal
5th Queens		W. Allen Stewart	Conservative		William Joseph Parnell MacMillan	Conservative

Prince

District	Assemblyman		Party	Councillor		Party
1st Prince		Aeneas Gallant	Liberal		Thane Alexander Campbell	Liberal
2nd Prince		Shelton Sharp	Conservative		William H. Dennis	Liberal
3rd Prince		Adrien Arsenault	Conservative		Thomas MacNutt	Conservative
4th Prince		Heath Strong	Conservative		Walter Lea	Liberal
5th Prince		Leonard M. MacNeill	Conservative		Lucas Allen	Liberal

Sources

1. "Provincial General Election Results, 1931" (PDF). Elections PEI.
2. Fred Driscoll. "History and Politics of Prince Edward Island" (PDF). Canadian Parliamentary Review.