1919 Prince Edward Island general election

1919 Prince Edward Island general election
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All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader John Howatt Bell Aubin E. Arsenault
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative
Leader since 1915 1917
Leader's seat 4th Prince 3rd Prince
Last election 13 seats, 49.9% 17 seats, 50.1%
Seats won 24 5
Seat change Increase11 Decrease12
Popular vote 19,910 16,669
Percentage 53.5% 44.8%
Swing Increase3.6pp Decrease5.3pp
Premier before election

Aubin E. Arsenault
Conservative

Premier after election

John Howatt Bell
Liberal

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The 1919 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on July 24, 1919.[1]

The opposition Liberals led by John Howatt Bell gained eleven seats to defeat the incumbent government of Conservative Premier Aubin E. Arsenault, who had succeeded former Premier John A. Mathieson in 1917.

John A. Dewar, a former Conservative member, was elected as an Independent Assembleyman for 3rd Kings.[2]

  1. ^ "Provincial General Election Results, 1919" (PDF). Elections PEI. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2015.
  2. ^ Dewar won election and sat as an "Independent Farmer", from "John Alexander Dewar". Prince Edward Island Legislative Documents Online. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2015.