# 1947 Prince Edward Island general election

The 1947 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on December 11, 1947.
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 Assembleyman 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 |
| Party | Party | Party Leader | Seats | Seats | Seats | Popular Vote | Popular Vote | Popular Vote |
| Party | Party | Party Leader | 1943 | Elected | Change | # | % | Change |
| | Liberal | J. Walter Jones | 20 | 24 | +4 | 40,758 | 50.3% | -1.0% |
| | Progressive Conservative | William J. P. MacMillan | 10 | 6 | -4 | 36,661 | 45.3% | -0.8% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Co-operative Commonwealth | - | - | - | 3,509 | 4.3% | +2.2% |
| | Independent | Independent | - | - | - | 89 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
Popular vote
Liberal
50.31%
PC
42.25%
CCF
4.33%
Others
0.11% :
Seats summary
Liberal
80.00%
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.

### 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

* ↑ "Provincial General Election Results, 1947" (PDF). Elections PEI. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2015.
* ↑ Fred Driscoll. "History and Politics of Prince Edward Island" (PDF). Canadian Parliamentary Review.