1970 Prince Edward Island general election

1970 Prince Edward Island general election
← 1966 May 11, 1970 (1970-05-11) 1974 →
All 32 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Lib
PC
Leader Alex Campbell George Key
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative
Leader since December 11, 1965 September 21, 1968
Leader's seat 5th Prince Ran in 2nd Prince (lost)
Last election 17 seats, 50.5% 15 seats, 49.5%
Seats won 27 5
Seat change Increase10 Decrease10
Popular vote 64,484 46,015
Percentage 58.4% 41.6
Swing Increase7.9pp Decrease7.9pp
Seats won by each party per district. Voters elect two members (one Councillor and Assemblyman) from each of the 16 districts.
Premier before election

Alex Campbell
Liberal

Premier after election

Alex Campbell
Liberal

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The 1970 Prince Edward Island general election was held on May 11, 1970.[1]

The incumbent Liberal government of Alex Campbell was easily re-elected, gaining a total of 7.9% in the popular vote on the Tories, who dropped by the identical amount, as only the two parties ran any candidates in both the 1970 and 1966 elections.[2]

Jean Canfield, the first woman ever elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, was a victorious candidate in 1st Queens in this election.[3]

  1. ^ "Provincial General Election Results, 1970" (PDF). Elections PEI. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Big Grit Win in PEI (Pt. 1)". Ottawa Journal. May 12, 1970. p. 1. Retrieved March 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Big Grit Win (Pt. 2)". Ottawa Journal. May 12, 1970. p. 25. Retrieved March 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon