Prince Edward Island general election, 1927

Prince Edward Island general election, 1927

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All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Albert C. Saunders James D. Stewart Party Liberal Conservative Leader since 1923 1921 Leader's seat 2nd Prince 5th Kings Last election 5 seats, 44.1% 25 seats, 52.3% Seats won 24 6 Seat change +19 -19 Popular vote 33,983 30,072 Percentage 53.1% 46.9% Swing +9.0pp -5.4pp
Premier before election James D. Stewart Conservative Premier-designate Albert C. Saunders Liberal

James D. Stewart
Conservative

Albert C. Saunders
Liberal

The 41st Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on June 25, 1927.

The opposition Liberals led by Albert C. Saunders gained a large number of seats to defeat the incumbent government of Conservative Premier James D. Stewart.

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.

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