The 1931 Prince Edward Island general election 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.
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All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Party Standings
edit| 18 | 12 |
| Conservative | Liberal |
| Party | Party Leader | Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
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| 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
editThe 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
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editSources
edit- ^ "Provincial General Election Results, 1931" (PDF). Elections PEI. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2015.
- ^ Fred Driscoll. "History and Politics of Prince Edward Island" (PDF). Canadian Parliamentary Review.
Further reading
edit- The Editors, ed. (1933). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1932. Toronto: The Annual Review Company.
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