The 1931 Prince Edward Island general election was held on 6 August 1931 in the Canadian Province of Prince Edward Island. The governing Liberals of Premier Walter Lea were defeated by the Conservatives led by James D. Stewart.
Party standings
+ ↓ 18 12 Conservative Liberal
PartyParty LeaderSeatsPopular Vote1927ElectedChange#%ChangeJames D. Stewart618+1236,21951.7%+4.8%LiberalWalter Lea2412-1233,83648.3%-4.8%
Members elected
The 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.
Kings
District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Kings Augustine A. MacDonald Conservative Harry D. McLean Conservative 2nd Kings Harry Cox Liberal James P. McIntyre Liberal 3rd Kings Leslie Hunter Conservative Francis MacPhee Conservative 4th Kings John A. Campbell Liberal Montague Annear Liberal 5th Kings J. Howard MacDonald Conservative James David Stewart Conservative
Queens
District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Queens Thomas Wigmore Conservative Walter G. MacKenzie Conservative 2nd Queens David F. Bethune Conservative Bradford W. LePage Liberal 3rd Queens Matthew W. Wood Conservative J. Augustine MacDonald Conservative 4th Queens J. James Larabee Liberal Callum J. Bruce Liberal 5th Queens W. Allen Stewart Conservative William Joseph Parnell MacMillan Conservative
Prince
District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Prince Aeneas Gallant Liberal Thane Alexander Campbell Liberal 2nd Prince Shelton Sharp Conservative William H. Dennis Liberal 3rd Prince Adrien Arsenault Conservative Thomas MacNutt Conservative 4th Prince Heath Strong Conservative Walter Lea Liberal 5th Prince Leonard M. MacNeill Conservative Lucas Allen Liberal
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