Prince Edward Island general election, 1900

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Results of the 1900 PEI general election.
Results of the 1900 PEI general election.

The Prince Edward Island general election, 1900 was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on December 13, 1900. The election was won by the governing Liberals.

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[edit] Party standings

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Summary of the election results
Party Party leader Candidates Seats Popular vote
1897 1900 Change # % % Change
     Liberal Donald Farquharson 30 19 21 +2 53.5
     Conservative 29 11 9 -2 46.5
Total 59 30 30 100  

[edit] Results by district

[edit] Kings County

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   Conservative
1st Kings
Assemblyman
Alexander Robertson
384
    John McLean
776
1st Kings
Councillor
Laughlan McDonald
356
    John Kickham
454
2nd Kings
Assemblyman
    Arthur Peters
511
James McIsaac
315
2nd Kings
Councillor
Anthony McLaughlin
359
    S. C. Clarke
438
3rd Kings
Assemblyman
    Malcolm MacDonald
513
Walter Morson
509
3rd Kings
Councillor
Thomas Kickham
328
    James E. MacDonald
381
4th Kings
Assemblyman
John Annear
469
    John Alexander Mathieson
486
4th Kings
Councillor
Alexander Bruce
3351
    Murdock McKinnon
3331
5th Kings
Assemblyman
Duncan McCormick
353
    Archibald McDonald
457
5th Kings
Councillor
Wallace Jenkins
212
    Daniel Gordon
313

[edit] Notes

  1. The result in 4th Kings was subject to a judicial appeal, under which the seat was awarded to Murdock McKinnon.

[edit] Prince County

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   Conservative
1st Prince
Assemblyman
    Benjamin Gallant
1,032
F. J. Buote
819
1st Prince
Councillor
    Benjamin Rogers
709
James Birch
537
2nd Prince
Assemblyman
    James W. Richards
acclaimed
none
2nd Prince
Councillor
    Alfred McWilliams
512
James Barclay
197
3rd Prince
Assemblyman
Joseph Felix Arsenault
619
    Joseph F. H. Arsenault
664
3rd Prince
Councillor
    Peter McNutt
472
John A. McDonald
439
4th Prince
Assemblyman
    Samuel Reid
794
Neil McQuarrie
705
4th Prince
Councillor
    Joseph Read
516
John Anderson
443
5th Prince
Assemblyman
    George Godkin
544
Gilbert DesRoches
424
5th Prince
Councillor
    Robert McLeod
278
James McNeill
209

[edit] Queens County

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Liberal   Conservative
Charlottetown Common
Assemblyman
  John Whear
1,251
S. R. Jenkins
759
Charlottetown Common
Councillor
  George Edward Hughes
443
James Paton
276
1st Queens
Assemblyman
    Matthew Smith
895
William Campbell
785
1st Queens
Councillor
    George W. Simpson
636
D. B. McLeod
596
2nd Queens
Assemblyman
    Albert Douglas
958
Ephraim Gallant
498
2nd Queens
Councillor
    Donald Farquharson
645
John Mellish
325
3rd Queens
Assemblyman
    H. James Palmer
841
Thomas McLean
788
3rd Queens
Councillor
    James Cummiskey
596
Peter McCourt
529
4th Queens
Assemblyman
    David Irving
742
A. A. Maclean
719
4th Queens
Councillor
    George Forbes
533
Henry Wood
525

[edit] Source