Prince Edward Island general election, 1904

Prince Edward Island general election, 1904

December 7, 1904

All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 16 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader Arthur Peters John A. Mathieson Party Liberal Conservative Leader since 1901 1903 Leader's seat 2nd Kings 5th Kings Last election 21 seats, 53.5% 9 seats, 46.5% Seats won 22 8 Seat change +1 -1 Popular vote 17,011 14,427 Percentage 54.1% 45.9% Swing +0.6pp -0.6pp

Premier before election Arthur Peters Liberal Premier-designate Arthur Peters Liberal

The 35th Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on December 7, 1904.^[1]

The election was won by the governing Liberals, led by incumbent Premier Arthur Peters. Peters' own election in the district of 2nd Kings was almost in doubt, due to a tie vote of 515 votes each for him and his Conservative opponent; following a judicial recount, a by-election was held where Peters was acclaimed as the district's Assemblyman.

Peters died in January 1908, and was succeeded as Premier by Francis Haszard.

The opposition Conservatives, led by John A. Mathieson, lost one seat.

Party Standings

Party		Party Leader	Seats		Popular Vote
			1900	Elected	#	%
	Liberal	Arthur Peters	21	22	17,011	54.1%
	Conservative	John A. Mathieson	9	8	14,427	45.9%

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		Austin L. Fraser	Conservative		John Kickham	Conservative
2nd Kings		Arthur Peters [3]	Liberal		James McInnis	Liberal
3rd Kings		Walter A. O. Morson	Conservative		Patrick D. Bowlen	Liberal
4th Kings		Albert P. Prowse	Conservative		Murdock MacKinnon	Conservative
5th Kings		Archibald J. MacDonald	Conservative		John Alexander Mathieson	Conservative

Prince

District	Assemblyman		Party	Councillor		Party
1st Prince		Benjamin Gallant	Liberal		John Agnew	Liberal
2nd Prince		James W. Richards	Liberal		Alfred McWilliams	Liberal
3rd Prince		Joseph F. H. Arsenault	Liberal		Peter MacNutt	Liberal
4th Prince		Samuel E. Reid	Liberal		Joseph Read	Liberal
5th Prince		John M. Clarke	Liberal		George Godkin	Liberal

Queens

District	Assemblyman		Party	Councillor		Party
1st Queens		Matthew Smith	Liberal		George Simpson	Liberal
2nd Queens		Albert E. Douglas	Liberal		John McMillan	Liberal
3rd Queens		Leonard Wood	Conservative		James H. Cummiskey	Liberal
4th Queens		David P. Irving	Liberal		Francis L. Haszard	Liberal
5th Queens		James Warburton	Liberal		George E. Hughes	Liberal

Sources

1. "Provincial General Election Results, 1904" (PDF). Elections PEI.
2. Fred Driscoll. "History and Politics of Prince Edward Island" (PDF). Canadian Parliamentary Review.
3. Peters tied with Harry D. MacLean for votes in 1904; he was elected by acclamation in 1905