The 1900 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on December 12, 1900.
The election was won by the governing Liberals, led by incumbent Premier Donald Farquharson. Farquharson would later give up his office in 1901 to run successfully for federal office. He was succeeded by Arthur Peters, who previously served as the province's Attorney General.
The opposition Conservatives, led by Daniel Gordon, lost two seats. This was Gordon's final election before stepping down as Conservative leader in 1903 - he was succeeded by John A. Mathieson
Party standings
PartyParty LeaderSeatsPopular Vote1898Elected#%LiberalDonald Farquharson192216,91653.5%ConservativeDaniel Gordon11814,69946.5%
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 John McLean Conservative John Kickham Conservative 2nd Kings Arthur Peters Liberal Anthony McLaughlin Liberal 3rd Kings Malcolm MacDonald Liberal Conservative James E. MacDonald Conservative 4th Kings John A. Mathieson Conservative Alexander F. Bruceelection appealed Murdock MacKinnon (1900) Liberal Conservative 5th Kings Archibald J. MacDonald Conservative Daniel Gordon Conservative
Prince
District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Prince Benjamin Rogers Liberal Benjamin Gallant Liberal 2nd Prince James W. Richards Liberal Alfred McWilliams Liberal 3rd Prince Joseph F. Arsenault Conservative Peter MacNutt Liberal 4th Prince Samuel E. Reid Liberal Joseph Read Liberal 5th Prince George Godkin Liberal Robert C. McLeod Liberal
Queens
District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Queens Matthew Smith Liberal George Simpson Liberal 2nd Queens Edward Douglas Liberal Donald Farquharson Liberal 3rd Queens H. James Palmer Liberal James H. Cummiskey Liberal 4th Queens David P. Irving Liberal George Forbes Liberal 5th Queens John F. Whear Liberal George E. Hughes Liberal
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