| Election name | 1908 Prince Edward Island general election |
|---|---|
| Country | Prince Edward Island |
| Ongoing | no |
| Party colour | no |
| Party name | no |
| Previous election | 1904 Prince Edward Island general election |
| Previous year | 1904 |
| Outgoing members | 35th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
| Election date | November 18, 1908 |
| Elected mps | members |
| Next election | 1912 Prince Edward Island general election |
| Next year | 1912 |
| Elected members | 37th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
| Seats for election | All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
| Majority seats | 16 |
| Leader 1 | Francis Haszard |
| Leader since 1 | 1908 |
| Leaders seat 1 | 4th Queens |
| Last election 1 | 22 seats, 54.1% |
| Seats 1 | 17 |
| Seat change 1 | 5 |
| Popular vote 1 | 15,488 |
| Percentage 1 | 51.6% |
| Swing 1 | 2.5pp |
| Leader 2 | John A. Mathieson |
| Leader since 2 | 1903 |
| Leaders seat 2 | 5th Kings |
| Last election 2 | 8 seats, 45.9% |
| Seats 2 | 13 |
| Seat change 2 | 5 |
| Popular vote 2 | 14,541 |
| Percentage 2 | 48.4% |
| Swing 2 | 2.5pp |
| Posttitle | Premier after election |
| Before election | Francis Haszard |
| After election | Francis Haszard |
The 1908 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on November 18, 1908.[1]
The election was won by the governing Liberals, led by incumbent Premier Francis Haszard. Haszard had taken over from his predecessor, Arthur Peters, following his death in January 1908.
Haszard resigned as Premier in 1911 following appointment to the province's Supreme Court, and he was succeeded as Premier by H. James Palmer. Due to his designation as Premier, Palmer ran in a by-election in his district of 3rd Queens; traditionally, the Opposition does not run a candidate in these triggered by-elections, but the Conservatives did in the December, 1911 by-election and defeated Palmer in his own district.
The opposition Conservatives, led by John A. Mathieson, gained five seats in this election.
Party Standings
| Party | Party Leader | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Elected | % | Liberal | Francis Haszard | 22 | 17 | 15,488 | 51.6% | John A. Mathieson | 8 | 13 | 14,541 | 48.4% | ||
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.[2]
Kings
Prince
Queens
Sources
- ^ "Provincial General Election Results, 1908". Elections PEI. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ Fred Driscoll. "History and Politics of Prince Edward Island". Canadian Parliamentary Review
Further reading
- Hopkins, J. Castell (1909). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1908. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.