The 1927 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on June 25, 1927.
The opposition Liberals led by Albert C. Saunders gained many seats to defeat the incumbent government of Conservative Premier James D. Stewart.
Party Standings
+ ↓ 24 6 Liberal Conservative
PartyParty LeaderSeatsPopular Vote1923ElectedChange#%ChangeLiberalAlbert C. Saunders524+1933,98353.1%+9.0%James D. Stewart256-1930,07246.9%-5.4%
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 John Mustard Liberal Thomas V. Grant Liberal 4th Kings John A. Campbell Liberal Walter Bruce Butler Liberal 5th Kings Paul A. Scully Liberal James David Stewart Conservative
Queens
District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Queens Peter Sinclair Liberal W. F. Alan Stewart Liberal 2nd Queens Angus McPhee Liberal Bradford W. LePage Liberal 3rd Queens Russell C. Clark Liberal David McDonald Liberal 4th Queens J. James Larabee Liberal George S. Inman Liberal 5th Queens W. Chester S. McLure Conservative William J. P. MacMillan Conservative
Prince
District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Prince Jeremiah Blanchard Liberal Robert H. Gordon Liberal 2nd Prince Albert Charles Saunders Liberal William H. Dennis Liberal 3rd Prince Adrien Arsenault Conservative Harry A. Darby Liberal 4th Prince Horace Wright Liberal Walter Lea Liberal 5th Prince John F. MacNeill Conservative Lucas R. Allan Liberal
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