The 1919 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on July 24, 1919.

The opposition Liberals led by John Howatt Bell gained eleven seats to defeat the incumbent government of Conservative Premier Aubin E. Arsenault, who had succeeded former Premier John A. Mathieson in 1917.

John A. Dewar, a former Conservative member, was elected as an Independent Assemblyman for 3rd Kings.Dewar won election and sat as an "Independent Farmer", from

Party Standings

PartyParty LeaderSeatsPopular Vote1915ElectedChange#%ChangeLiberalJohn Howatt Bell1324+1119,91053.5%+3.6%Aubin E. Arsenault175-1216,66944.8%-5.3%Independent-1+16461.7%+1.7%

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. Assembly men were elected by all eligible voters of within a district, while Councillors were only elected by landowners within a district.

Kings

District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Kings     Daniel C. MacDonald Liberal     Harry D. McLean Conservative 2nd Kings     Robert Cox Liberal     James P. McIntyre Liberal 3rd Kings     John A. Dewar Independent     James J. Johnston Liberal 4th Kings     Wallace B. Butler Liberal     William G. Sutherland Liberal 5th Kings     Stephen Hessian Liberal     James David Stewart Conservative

Queens

District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Queens     Murdock Kennedy Conservative     Cyrus Crosby Liberal 2nd Queens     Bradford W. LePage Liberal     George E. Hughes Liberal 3rd Queens     Peter Brodie Liberal     David McDonald Liberal 4th Queens     James C. Irving Liberal     Frederick J. Nash Liberal 5th Queens     Edmund Higgs Liberal     Gavan Duffy Liberal

Prince

District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Prince     Benjamin Gallant Liberal     Christopher Metherall Liberal 2nd Prince     Albert Charles Saunders Liberal     William H. Dennis Liberal 3rd Prince     Aubin Edmond Arsenault Conservative     Alfred E. MacLean Liberal 4th Prince     John Howatt Bell Liberal     Walter Lea Liberal 5th Prince     James A. MacNeill Conservative     Creelman McArthur Liberal

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