# Prince Edward (provincial electoral district)

Prince Edward was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

Prince Edward :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1870 | Absalom Greeley | Conservative |
| 1st | 1870–1871 | William Anderson | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1871–1872 | James Simeon McCuaig | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Gideon Striker | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | Gideon Striker | Liberal |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | Gideon Striker | Liberal |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | James Hart | Liberal |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | John Allison Sprague | Liberal |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | John Allison Sprague | Liberal |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | John Caven | Patrons of Industry |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | William Ryerson Dempsey | Conservative |
| 10th | 1902–1904 | Morley Currie | Liberal |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | Morley Currie | Liberal |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Robert Addison Norman | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | Robert Addison Norman | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | Nelson Parliament | Liberal |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Nelson Parliament | Liberal |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | Horace Stanley Colliver | Conservative |
| 17th | 1926–1928 | William Edgar Raney | United Farmers |
| 17th | 1928–1929 | Horace Stanley Colliver | Conservative |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | Horace Stanley Colliver | Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||
| Merged into Prince Edward—Lennox before the 1934 election |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Absalom Greeley | 1,605 | 58.66 |
| | Conservative | Mr. Solmes | 1,131 | 41.34 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,736 | 76.53 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,575 |
| | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, July 1870 Resignation of Absalom Greeley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Anderson | 1,337 | 54.95 | +13.62 |
| | Independent | S. Sprague | 1,096 | 45.05 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,433 | 100.0 | −11.07 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +13.62 |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:315}$ |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Gideon Striker | 1,522 | 52.23 |
| | Conservative | William Anderson | 1,392 | 47.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,914 | 78.19 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,727 |
| Election voided |||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, January 1872 Previous election voided :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Gideon Striker | 1,644 | 49.62 |
| | Conservative | James Simeon McCuaig | 1,669 | 50.38 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,313 | 100.0 |
| By-election result reversed on petition |||||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:315}$ |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, January 1872 By-election result reversed on petition :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Gideon Striker | Acclaimed |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:315}$ |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Gideon Striker | 1,762 | 50.91 |
| | Conservative | R. Clapp | 1,699 | 49.09 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,461 | 77.90 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,443 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gideon Striker | 1,894 | 50.47 | −0.44 |
| | Conservative | R. Clapp | 1,859 | 49.53 | +0.44 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,753 | 73.78 | −4.12 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 5,087 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −0.44 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||