1935 Prince Edward Island general election

1935 Prince Edward Island general election
← 1931 July 23, 1935 (1935-07-23) 1939 →
30 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Walter Lea William J. P. MacMillan
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since 1930 1933
Leader's seat 4th Prince 5th Queens (lost)
Last election 12 seats, 48.3% 18 seats, 51.7%
Seats won 30 0
Seat change Increase18 Decrease18
Popular vote 43,824 31,840
Percentage 57.9% 42.1%
Swing Increase9.6pp Decrease9.6pp
Map of PEI's ridings coloured in based on how they voted
Premier before election

William J. P. MacMillan
Conservative

Premier after election

Walter Lea
Liberal

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The 1935 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on 23 July 1935.[1] The Liberal Party led by Walter Lea swept the board by winning every seat in every constituency. This was the first time that a government in the British Commonwealth would face no opposition in an elected chamber.[2] To date, this feat has only been accomplished one other time in Canadian history, the 1987 New Brunswick election.

  1. ^ "Provincial General Election Results, 1935" (PDF). Elections PEI. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "Walter Maxfield Lea". PEI Legislative Documents Online.