Prince (electoral district)
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 Prince Edward Island electoral district |
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1903 |
| District abolished | 1966 |
| First contested | 1904 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
Prince was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1903 from parts of East Prince and West Prince ridings.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Egmont and Malpeque ridings.
It consisted of the County of Prince.
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1904 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Alfred Lefurgey | 3,501 | ||||||
| Liberal | James William Richards | 3,408 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1908 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James William Richards | 3,520 | ||||||
| Conservative | Alfred Lefurgey | 3,356 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1911 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James William Richards | 3,529 | ||||||
| Conservative | Patrick Charles Murphy | 3,414 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1917 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Joseph Read | 4,298 | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | Alfred Lefurgey | 3,974 | ||||||
| By-election on 20 October 1919
Read's death, 6 April 1919 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Lyon Mackenzie King | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1921 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Alfred Edgar MacLean | 5,930 | ||||||
| Conservative | James A. McNeil | 4,671 | ||||||
| Progressive | Horace Wright | 2,693 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Alfred Edgar MacLean | 6,692 | ||||||
| Conservative | G. Shelton Sharp | 5,167 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Alfred Edgar MacLean | 7,362 | ||||||
| Conservative | J. Edward Wyatt | 5,641 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Alfred Edgar MacLean | 8,058 | ||||||
| Conservative | J. Frank Arnett | 6,485 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Alfred Edgar MacLean | 9,233 | ||||||
| Conservative | J. Frank Arnett | 5,063 | ||||||
| By-election on 2 January 1940
MacLean's death, 28 October 1939 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Layton Ralston | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Layton Ralston | 8,745 | ||||||
| National Government | John Adolphus MacPhee | 5,767 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Watson MacNaught | 7,346 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ernest H. Strong | 7,277 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Cyrus F. Gallant | 911 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Watson MacNaught | 8,007 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John H. Price | 7,834 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Donald Maclean | 1,182 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Watson MacNaught | 8,782 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John H. Price | 7,431 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | James Harrison MacFarlane | 552 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Orville Howard Phillips | 8,119 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Watson MacNaught | 7,885 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Muriel Alice Macinnis | 339 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Orville Howard Phillips | 10,444 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Watson MacNaught | 6,636 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Cyrus F. Gallant | 215 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Orville Howard Phillips | 9,133 | ||||||
| Liberal | J. George Mackay | 8,492 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Arnold Wood | 735 | ||||||
| Social Credit | R.L. Mackillop | 153 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Watson MacNaught | 8,967 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lorne Monkley | 8,387 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Gregory Mcinnis | 247 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | David MacDonald | 9,082 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Watson MacNaught | 8,312 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Harvey Dawson | 384 | ||||||
