Prince (electoral district)

Prince
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

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

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

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeAlfred Lefurgey3,501
LiberalJames William Richards3,408
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames William Richards3,520
ConservativeAlfred Lefurgey3,356
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames William Richards3,529
ConservativePatrick Charles Murphy3,414
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Joseph Read4,298
Government (Unionist)Alfred Lefurgey3,974
By-election on 20 October 1919

Read's death, 6 April 1919

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWilliam Lyon Mackenzie Kingacclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAlfred Edgar MacLean5,930
ConservativeJames A. McNeil4,671
ProgressiveHorace Wright2,693
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAlfred Edgar MacLean6,692
ConservativeG. Shelton Sharp5,167
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAlfred Edgar MacLean7,362
ConservativeJ. Edward Wyatt5,641
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAlfred Edgar MacLean8,058
ConservativeJ. Frank Arnett6,485
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAlfred Edgar MacLean9,233
ConservativeJ. Frank Arnett5,063
By-election on 2 January 1940

MacLean's death, 28 October 1939

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames Layton Ralstonacclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames Layton Ralston8,745
National GovernmentJohn Adolphus MacPhee5,767
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn Watson MacNaught7,346
Progressive ConservativeErnest H. Strong7,277
Co-operative CommonwealthCyrus F. Gallant911
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn Watson MacNaught8,007
Progressive ConservativeJohn H. Price7,834
Co-operative CommonwealthDonald Maclean1,182
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn Watson MacNaught8,782
Progressive ConservativeJohn H. Price7,431
Co-operative CommonwealthJames Harrison MacFarlane552
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeOrville Howard Phillips8,119
LiberalJohn Watson MacNaught7,885
Co-operative CommonwealthMuriel Alice Macinnis339
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeOrville Howard Phillips10,444
LiberalJohn Watson MacNaught6,636
Co-operative CommonwealthCyrus F. Gallant215
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeOrville Howard Phillips9,133
LiberalJ. George Mackay8,492
New DemocraticArnold Wood735
Social CreditR.L. Mackillop153
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn Watson MacNaught8,967
Progressive ConservativeLorne Monkley8,387
New DemocraticGregory Mcinnis247
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeDavid MacDonald9,082
LiberalJohn Watson MacNaught8,312
New DemocraticHarvey Dawson384

See also

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