1947 Prince Edward Island general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1947 Prince Edward Island general election Prince Edward Island parliamentary no no no 1943 Prince Edward Island general election 1943 45th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1947 12 11 members 1951 Prince Edward Island general election 1951 All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 16 175x175px PE Liberal nohash J. Walter Jones 1943 PE Liberal name 4th Queens 20 seats, 51.3% 24 4 40,758 50.3% 1.0pp 175x175px PE PC nohash William J. P. MacMillan 1933 PE PC name 5th Queens 10 seats, 46.1% 6 4 36,661 45.3% 0.8pp 1947PEI.png 300px Map of PEI's ridings coloured in based on how they voted Premier Premier after election J. Walter Jones PE Liberal name J. Walter Jones PE Liberal name The 1947 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on December 11, 1947.http://www.electionspei.ca/pdfs/ceoreports/results/1947Report.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150525202419/http://www.electionspei.ca/pdfs/ceoreports/results/1947Report.pdf dead May 25, 2015 Provincial General Election Results, 1947 Elections PEI The governing Liberals of Premier J. Walter Jones were able to increase their majority in the Legislature over the opposition Progressive Conservatives, led by former Premier William J.P. MacMillan. This would be MacMillan's last election as PC leader. The democratic socialist Co-operative Commonwealth Federation increased their share of the vote marginally, but were unable to capture any seats. Cyrus Gallant, the CCF's candidate for Assemblyman in 3rd Prince, made history as the first third-party candidate to place second in an electoral contest over one of the two major party candidates. Party Standings + ↓ 24 6 Liberal PC PartyParty LeaderSeatsPopular Vote1943ElectedChange#%Change PE Liberal rowLiberalJ. Walter Jones2024+440,75850.3%-1.0% PE PC rowPE PC nameWilliam J. P. MacMillan106-436,66145.3%-0.8% CA CCF rowCA CCF name---3,5094.3%+2.2% PE Independent rowPE Independent name---890.1%+0.1% Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal PE Liberal 50.31 PC PE PC 42.25 CCF PE CCF 4.33 Others PE Independent 0.11Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px Liberal PE Liberal 80.00 PC PE PC 20.00 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.http://www.revparl.ca/11/2/11n2_88e_Driscoll.pdf History and Politics of Prince Edward Island Fred Driscoll Canadian Parliamentary Review Kings District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Kings     John R. McLean Progressive Conservative     T. J. Kickham Liberal 2nd Kings     Harry Cox Liberal     Lou Burge Progressive Conservative 3rd Kings     Joseph G. Campbell Liberal     Keir Clark Liberal 4th Kings     John A. Campbell Liberal     Alexander Wallace Matheson Liberal 5th Kings     William Hughes Liberal     George Saville Liberal Queens District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Queens     Frederic Large Liberal     W. F. Alan Stewart Liberal 2nd Queens     Philip Matheson Progressive Conservative     Reginald Bell Progressive Conservative 3rd Queens     Russell C. Clark Liberal     Eugene Cullen Liberal 4th Queens     Dougald MacKinnon Liberal     John Walter Jones Liberal 5th Queens     David L. Matheson Progressive Conservative     William J. P. MacMillan Progressive Conservative Prince District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Prince     Hector Richard Liberal     Fred Ramsay Liberal 2nd Prince     George H. Barbour Liberal     Forrest Phillips Liberal 3rd Prince     J. Wilfred Arsenault Liberal     Thomas Linkletter Liberal 4th Prince     Cleveland Baker Liberal     Horace Wright Liberal 5th Prince     Carrol Delaney Liberal     Lorne H. MacFarlane Liberal Sources Category:1947 elections in Canada Category:Elections in Prince Edward Island Category:1947 in Prince Edward Island Category:December 1947 in Canada