The 1904 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on December 7, 1904.
The election was won by the governing Liberals, led by incumbent Premier Arthur Peters. Peters' own election in the district of 2nd Kings was almost in doubt, due to a tie vote of 515 votes each for him and his Conservative opponent; following a judicial recount, a by-election was held where Peters was acclaimed as the district's Assemblyman.
Peters died in January 1908, and was succeeded as Premier by Francis Haszard.
The seat counts of both parties in this election did not change.
One of the two members from each constituency is styled a Councillor, and the other an Assemblyman. In electoral contests Councillor candidates runs against Councillor candidates; Assemblyman candidates against Assemblyman candidates.
Party Standings
PartyParty LeaderSeatsPopular Vote1900Elected#%LiberalArthur Peters222217,01154.1%John A. Mathieson8814,42745.9%
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 Austin L. Fraser Conservative John Kickham Conservative 2nd Kings Arthur PetersPeters tied with Harry D. MacLean for votes in 1904; he was elected by acclamation in 1905 Liberal James McInnis Liberal 3rd Kings Walter A. O. Morson Conservative Patrick D. Bowlen Liberal 4th Kings Albert P. Prowse Conservative Murdock MacKinnon Conservative 5th Kings Archibald J. MacDonald Conservative John Alexander Mathieson Conservative
Prince
District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Prince Benjamin Gallant Liberal John Agnew Liberal 2nd Prince James W. Richards Liberal Alfred McWilliams Liberal 3rd Prince Joseph F. H. Arsenault Liberal Peter MacNutt Liberal 4th Prince Samuel E. Reid Liberal Joseph Read Liberal 5th Prince John M. Clarke Liberal George Godkin Liberal
Queens
District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Queens Matthew Smith Liberal George Simpson Liberal 2nd Queens Albert E. Douglas Liberal John McMillan Liberal 3rd Queens Leonard Wood Conservative James H. Cummiskey Liberal 4th Queens David P. Irving Liberal Francis L. Haszard Liberal 5th Queens James Warburton Liberal George E. Hughes Liberal
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