1947 Prince Edward Island Election

Overview

The 1947 Prince Edward Island Election was held on December 11th, 1947.

Result

Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island won the most seats in the election

Held on

December 11th, 1947

Number of Electoral Districts

15

Fixed Date

No

Election Notes

Franchise : Fifteen members of the Assembly elected by male property owners as Councillors, and the other one-half by all male residents over the age of 21 as Assemblymen. Elected to 15 dual-member ridings, five in each county.

Sources : Prince Edward Island Historical Review of Provincial Election Results: 1900 to 26 February 2001. Elections Prince Edward Island.

Muddling Through: the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly
A paper prepared for the Canadian Study of Parliament Group
by Wayne MacKinnon. http://www.studyparliament.ca/English/pdf/PEI-MacKinnon.pdf

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Result

Total ElectorsValid BallotsValid VotesInvalid VotesTurnout Rate
Unavailable81,01781,017UnavailableUnavailable
PartyCandidatesSeats Won% of Seats Won% of Vote
Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island302480.00%50.31%
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island30620.00%45.25%
Independent100%0.11%
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation1600%4.33%

Legislature Composition

Vote Share by Political Parties

Seats Won by Political Parties

Seats Share by Political Parties

Prince edward island

Kings County 1st District

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
39723972
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandHarry Francis1079
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandThomas KickhamThomas Kickham was elected914
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandAugustine MacDonald855
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandJohn McLeanJohn McLean was elected1124

Election Result Notes

Note : Councillor = Thomas Joseph Kickham
Assemblyman = John Robert McLean

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2

Kings County 2nd District

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
32043204
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandR BurgeR Burge was elected744
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandHarry CoxHarry Cox was elected935
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandThomas Cullen701
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandMilton Rogerson824

Election Result Notes

Note : Councillor = R. Louis Burge
Assemblyman = Harry H. Cox

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2

Kings County 3rd District

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
31123112
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandJoseph CampbellJoseph Campbell was elected872
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandKeir ClarkKeir Clark was elected765
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandLeslie Hunter643
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandJohn MacDonald (PE)832

Election Result Notes

Note : Councillor = Keir Clark
Assemblyman = Joseph G. Campbell

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2

Kings County 4th District

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
37133713
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandJohn CampbellJohn Campbell was elected1119
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandFrank Macfarlane915
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandAlexander MathesonAlexander Matheson was elected871
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandMurdock McGowan808

Election Result Notes

Note : Councillor = Alexander W. Matheson
Assemblyman = John A. Campbell

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2

Kings County 5th District

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
30413041
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandWilliam HughesWilliam Hughes was elected934
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandFred Johnson605
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandDaniel MacLean724
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandGeorge SavilleGeorge Saville was elected778

Election Result Notes

Note : Councillor = George Edward Saville
Assemblyman = William Wade Hughes

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2

Prince County 1st District

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
70757075
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationD Campbell427
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandT Campbell1290
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationDaniel MacKay291
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandClarence Morrissey1419
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandFrederick RamsayFrederick Ramsay was elected1706
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandJoseph RichardJoseph Richard was elected1942

Election Result Notes

Note : Councillor = Frederick Carr Ramsay
Assemblyman = Joseph Hector Richard

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2

Prince County 2nd District

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
46034603
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandGeorge BarbourGeorge Barbour was elected1283
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationJ Locke273
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationDonald MacLean274
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandPeter McCaull904
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandForrest PhillipsForrest Phillips was elected1052
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandJ Sharpe817

Election Result Notes

Note : Councillor = Forrest William Phillips
Assemblyman = George Barbour

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2

Prince County 3rd District

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
33823382
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandEdward Arnett763
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandJoseph ArsenaultJoseph Arsenault was elected1057
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationCyrus Gallant365
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandPeter Gallant89
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationEdward Larkin257
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandThomas LinkletterThomas Linkletter was elected851

Election Result Notes

Note : Councillor = Thomas Linkletter
Assemblyman = Joseph Wilfred Arsenault

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2

Prince County 4th District

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
66206620
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandChester BakerChester Baker was elected1806
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandJohn Pillman1201
IndependentJohn Read89
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandHeath Strong1630
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationIrving Toombs279
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationDavid Walker291
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandHorace WrightHorace Wright was elected1324

Election Result Notes

Note : Councillor = Horace Wright
Assemblyman = Chester Cleveland Baker

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2

Prince County 5th District

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
64956495
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandCarrol DelaneyCarrol Delaney was elected2148
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationChester Gaudet100
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandLorne MacFarlaneLorne MacFarlane was elected1429
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandFrancis McNeill1670
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandErnest Strong1093
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationChesley Woodside55

Election Result Notes

Note : Councillor = Lorne MacFarlane
Assemblyman = Carrol W. Delaney

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2

Queens County 1st District

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
57205720
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandErnest Holmes1163
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandFrederic LargeFrederic Large was elected1528
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandWalter MacKenzie1396
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationMurdoch Macleod182
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandWalter StewartWalter Stewart was elected1336
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationGeorge Wotton115

Election Result Notes

Note : Councillor = Walter Fitz-Alan Stewart
Assemblyman = Frederic Alfred Large

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2

Queens County 2nd District

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
60626062
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandRichard BellRichard Bell was elected1431
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandGordon Holmes1241
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationErnest Houston83
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationLorne Houston93
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandLaughlin MacKinnon1584
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandJohn MathesonJohn Matheson was elected1630

Election Result Notes

Note : Councillor = Richard Reginald Bell
Assemblyman = John Philip Matheson

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2

Queens County 3rd District

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
58745874
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandRussell ClarkRussell Clark was elected1885
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandEugene CullenEugene Cullen was elected1393
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandJ Gilles1393
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandJohn MacDonald1203

Election Result Notes

Note : Councillor = Eugene Patrick Cullen
Assemblyman = Russell C. Clark

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2

Queens County 4th District

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
44184418
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandJohn JonesJohn Jones was elected1040
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandDougald MacKinnonDougald MacKinnon was elected1290
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandD Riley1095
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandMatthew Wood993

Election Result Notes

Note : Councillor = John Walter Jones
Assemblyman = Dougald MacKinnon

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2

Queens County 5th District

Valid VoteInvalid VotesValid BallotsInvalid BallotsElectors
1372613726
Party NameCandidateElectedVotes
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandF Dougan1887
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationWilliam Kells255
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationDouglas MacFarlane169
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandWilliam MacMillanWilliam MacMillan was elected2519
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward IslandDavid MathiesonDavid Mathieson was elected4888
Liberal Party of Prince Edward IslandThomas Prowse4008

Election Result Notes

Note : Councillor = William MacMillan
Assemblyman = David L. Mathieson

Attributes

Acclamation No
Incomplete Data Yes
Electorial Formula DMP
District Magnitude 2