1923 Prince Edward Island general election

1923 Prince Edward Island general election
← 1919 July 24, 1923 (1923-07-24) 1927 →
All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader James D. Stewart John Howatt Bell
Party Conservative Liberal
Leader since 1921 1915
Leader's seat 5th Kings 4th Prince (lost)
Last election 5 seats, 44.8% 24 seats, 53.5%
Seats won 25 5
Seat change Increase20 Decrease19
Popular vote 27,143 22,884
Percentage 52.3% 44.1%
Swing Increase7.5pp Decrease9.4pp
Premier before election

John Howatt Bell
Liberal

Premier after election

James D. Stewart
Conservative

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The 1923 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on July 24, 1923.[1]

The opposition Conservatives led by James D. Stewart gained many seats to defeat the incumbent government of Liberal Premier John Howatt Bell.

This election had a number of firsts for PEI. It was the first election in which women on the Island could vote, following legislation passed in 1921.[2]

It also featured the first organized third party in a PEI election, when local members of the Progressive Party ran four candidates in three Prince County districts and collected just over 2% of the vote.

  1. ^ "Provincial General Election Results, 1923" (PDF). Elections PEI. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Women in Politics". Elections PEI.