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1900 Prince Edward Island Election
Overview
The 1900 Prince Edward Island Election was held on December 12th, 1900.
Result
Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island won the most seats in the election
Held on December 12th, 1900
Number of Electoral Districts 15
Legislature Legislative Assembly (1893 - 1993)
Fixed Date No
Electoral system : Originally, PEI had a bicameral legislative system with the Legislative Council serving as the Upper House and the House of Assembly as the Lower House. In 1893, the two bodies were amalgamated into a single assembly consisting of 15 dual member constituencies. Each riding elected a Councillor and Assemblyman to the Legislative Assembly.
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
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.
Results Districts Charts Legislature
Result
Total Electors Valid Ballots Valid Votes Invalid Votes Turnout Rate Unavailable 19,447 31,618 Unavailable Unavailable
Party Candidates Seats Won % of Seats Won % of Vote Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island 30 20 66.67% 53.50% Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island 29 10 33.33% 46.50%
Additional information for Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island
Party Founding : 1851 to 1942
Vote Share by Political Parties
Seats Won by Political Parties
Seats Share by Political Parties
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 2010
Election Result Notes
Note :
Councillor = John Kickham
Assemblyman = John McLean
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 1623
Election Result Notes
Note :
Councillor = S. C. Clark
Assemblyman = Arthur Peters
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 1731
Election Result Notes
Note :
Councillor = James Emmanuel MacDonald
Assemblyman = Malcolm MacDonald
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 1626
Election Result Notes
Final count :
"Seat awarded to Murdock MacKinnon by Statute after recount and appeal"
Note :
Councillor = Murdock MacKinnon
Assemblyman = John Alexander Mathieson
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 1375
Election Result Notes
Note :
Councillor = Daniel Gordon
Assemblyman = Archibald John McDonald
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 3097
Election Result Notes
Note :
Councillor = Benjamin Rogers
Assemblyman = Benjamin Gallant
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 709
Election Result Notes
Note :
Councillor = Alfred McWilliams
Assemblyman = James William Richards
Note :
Barclay and McWilliams contested one seat while Richards was acclaimed for the other.
Attributes
Acclamation
Yes
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 2194 2194
Election Result Notes
Note :
Councillor = Peter McNutt
Assemblyman = Joseph Felix Arsenault
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 2458 2458
Election Result Notes
Note :
Councillor = Joseph Read
Assemblyman = Samuel Edward Reid
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 1455 1455
Election Result Notes
Note :
Councillor = Robert C. McLeod
Assemblyman = George Godkin
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 2912 2912
Election Result Notes
Note :
Councillor = George W. Simpson
Assemblyman = Matthew Smith
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 2426 2426
Election Result Notes
Note :
Councillor = Donald Farquharson
Assemblyman = Albert Edward Douglas
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 2754 2754
Election Result Notes
Note :
Councillor = James Cummiskey
Assemblyman = Herbert James Palmer
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 2519 2519
Election Result Notes
Note :
Councillor = George Forbes
Assemblyman = David Purdy Irving
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2
Valid Vote Invalid Votes Valid Ballots Invalid Ballots Electors 2729 2729
Election Result Notes
Note :
Councillor = George Edward Hughes
Assemblyman = John Frederick Whear
Attributes
Acclamation
No
Incomplete Data
Yes
Electorial Formula
DMP
District Magnitude
2