1931 Prince Edward Island general election

August 6, 1931 (1931-08-06)
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 Walter Lea Party Conservative Liberal Leader since 1921 1930 Leader's seat 5th Kings 4th Prince Last election 6 seats, 46.9% 24 seats, 53.1% Seats won 18 12 Seat change 12 12 Popular vote 36,219 33,836 Percentage 51.7% 48.3% Swing 4.8pp 4.8pp
Map of PEI's ridings coloured in based on how they voted
Premier before election Walter Lea Liberal Premier after election James D. Stewart Conservative

The 1931 Prince Edward Island general election was held on 6 August 1931 in the Canadian Province of Prince Edward Island.^[1] The governing Liberals of Premier Walter Lea were defeated by the Conservatives led by James D. Stewart.

Party Standings

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]

Sources

Further reading

• The Editors, ed. (1933). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1932. Toronto: The Annual Review Company. {{cite book}}: |editor= has generic name (help)