Prince (electoral district)
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 Prince Edward Island electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1903 |
| District abolished | 1966 |
| First contested | 1904 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
Prince was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1968.
History
[edit]This riding was created in 1903 from parts of East Prince and West Prince ridings.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Egmont and Malpeque ridings.
It consisted of the County of Prince.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince | ||||
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Alfred Lefurgey | Conservative | |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | James William Richards | Liberal | |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | |||
| 13th | 1917–1919 | Joseph Read | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | |
| 1919–1921 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | Liberal | ||
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Alfred Edgar MacLean | ||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | |||
| 16th | 1926–1930 | |||
| 17th | 1930–1935 | |||
| 18th | 1935–1939 | |||
| 1940–1940 | James Layton Ralston | |||
| 19th | 1940–1945 | |||
| 20th | 1945–1949 | John Watson MacNaught | ||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | |||
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | |||
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Orville Howard Phillips | Progressive Conservative | |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | |||
| 25th | 1962–1963 | |||
| 26th | 1963–1965 | John Watson MacNaught | Liberal | |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | David MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | |
Election results
[edit]| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Alfred Lefurgey | 3,501 | ||||||
| Liberal | James William Richards | 3,408 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James William Richards | 3,520 | ||||||
| Conservative | Alfred Lefurgey | 3,356 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James William Richards | 3,529 | ||||||
| Conservative | Patrick Charles Murphy | 3,414 | ||||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Joseph Read | 4,298 | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | Alfred Lefurgey | 3,974 | ||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, October 20, 1919 Federal by-election following Joseph Reed's death on April 6, 1919 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal | William Lyon Mackenzie King | acclaimed |  | |||||
| Total valid votes | - | - | ||||||
Source(s) "Prince, Prince Edward Island (1904-09-20 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. | ||||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Alfred Edgar MacLean | 5,930 | ||||||
| Conservative | James A. McNeil | 4,671 | ||||||
| Progressive | Horace Wright | 2,693 | ||||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Alfred Edgar MacLean | 6,692 | ||||||
| Conservative | G. Shelton Sharp | 5,167 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Alfred Edgar MacLean | 7,362 | ||||||
| Conservative | J. Edward Wyatt | 5,641 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Alfred Edgar MacLean | 8,058 | ||||||
| Conservative | J. Frank Arnett | 6,485 | ||||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Alfred Edgar MacLean | 9,233 | ||||||
| Conservative | J. Frank Arnett | 5,063 | ||||||
| By-election on 2 January 1940 MacLean's death, 28 October 1939 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Layton Ralston | acclaimed | |||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Layton Ralston | 8,745 | ||||||
| National Government | John Adolphus MacPhee | 5,767 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Watson MacNaught | 7,346 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ernest H. Strong | 7,277 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Cyrus F. Gallant | 911 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Watson MacNaught | 8,007 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John H. Price | 7,834 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Donald Maclean | 1,182 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Watson MacNaught | 8,782 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John H. Price | 7,431 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | James Harrison MacFarlane | 552 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Orville Howard Phillips | 8,119 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Watson MacNaught | 7,885 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Muriel Alice Macinnis | 339 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Orville Howard Phillips | 10,444 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Watson MacNaught | 6,636 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Cyrus F. Gallant | 215 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Orville Howard Phillips | 9,133 | ||||||
| Liberal | J. George Mackay | 8,492 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Arnold Wood | 735 | ||||||
| Social Credit | R.L. Mackillop | 153 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Watson MacNaught | 8,967 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lorne Monkley | 8,387 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Gregory Mcinnis | 247 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | David MacDonald | 9,082 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Watson MacNaught | 8,312 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Harvey Dawson | 384 | ||||||
See also
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