1974 Prince Edward Island general election

The 1974 Prince Edward Island general election was held on April 29, 1974.

This election was the first that the New Democratic Party contested as a provincial party on PEI, and the first third party to run candidates since the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, the NDP's predecessor, contested their last election in 1951.

Party standings

+ ↓ 26 6 Liberal PC

PartyParty LeaderSeatsPopular Vote1966ElectedChange#%ChangeLiberalAlex Campbell2726-164,21254.0%-4.4%Melvin McQuaid56+147,47039.9%-1.7%Aquinas Ryan-0-7,3276.2%+6.2%

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. Before 1963, Councillors were only elected by landowners within a district, but afterward were elected in the same manner as Assemblymen.

Kings

District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Kings     Bruce L. Stewart Liberal     Melvin J. McQuaid Progressive Conservative Liberal 2nd Kings     Walter Dingwell Progressive Conservative     Leo Rossiter Progressive Conservative 3rd Kings     William Bennett Campbell Liberal     Bud Ings Liberal 4th Kings     Charles Fraser Liberal     Gilbert R. Clements Liberal 5th Kings     Arthur J. MacDonald Liberal     Waldron Lavers Liberal

Prince

District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Prince     Russell Perry Liberal     Robert E. Campbell Liberal 2nd Prince     George R. Henderson Liberal     Joshua MacArthur Liberal Progressive Conservative 3rd Prince     William Gallant Liberal     Edward Clark Liberal 4th Prince     Catherine Sophia Callbeck Liberal     Frank Jardine Liberal 5th Prince     Earle Hickey Liberal     Alexander B. Campbell Liberal

Queens

District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Queens     Jean Canfield Liberal     Ralph Johnstone Liberal 2nd Queens     David Ford Liberal     Lloyd MacPhail Progressive Conservative 3rd Queens     Cecil A. Miller Liberal     Levi McNally Liberal 4th Queens     Vernon MacIntyre Progressive Conservative     Daniel Compton Progressive Conservative 5th Queens     Gordon L. Bennett Liberal Progressive Conservative     George Proud Liberal 6th Queens     Allison MacDonald Liberal     John H. Maloney Liberal

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