Note : “B. Rogers” recorded in reports on the election in 1st Prince is quite likely Benjamin Rogers, and is treated as such. He would later serve 1st Prince in the Island’s Assembly, and in the Legislative Council. (See “Minding the House”, sub. “Rogers, Honourable Benjamin”). His name was mistakenly omitted by the Patriot newspaper when it published the official list of candidates.

Note : Unfortunately, the identity of Woodside (1st Prince) is not known for certain; however, he was most likely Neil Woodside, a Liberal who contested a Legislative Council seat in 1st Prince in 1874.

Note : For most of his political career, Stanislaus Francis Perry was a staunch Liberal; however, in 1870 Perry, and a number of Catholic Liberals, abandoned the party and sided with James C. Pope’s Conservatives in a coalition when Liberal Premier R.P. Haythorne opted not to fund Catholic schools. His affiliation remained with the Conservative coalition into the election of 1873. (See Minding the House, sub. “Perry, Stanislaus Francis”)

Note : The political affiliation of John Yeo in 2nd Prince in the 1873 general election is not certain. He was first elected to the House of Assembly as a Conservative in 1858 but was leader of the provincial Liberals in the 1880s and a federal Liberal in the 1890s. He was appointed to the Island’s Executive Council in 1870 by Conservative Premier James C. Pope, so it seems likely that he was still a Conservative in 1873. He was elected in 1876 under the Free School banner (for information on the Free School Coalition, see note in “1876 General Election”), which may signal the beginning of his transition to the Liberals. John was acclaimed in 2nd Prince in 1873, along with his elder brother, James (Liberal).(Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993, Blair Weeks, Susan Connolly and Natalie Munn, Acorn Press, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. sub. “Yeo, Honourable John”)

Citation : Sinclair was an incumbent at this election.

Note : Donald Farquharson withdrew before election day.