1923 Prince Edward Island general election

The 1923 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on July 24, 1923.

1923 Prince Edward Island general election
July 24, 1923 (1923-07-24)
All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader James D. Stewart John Howatt Bell
Party Conservative Liberal
Leader since 1921 1915
Leader's seat 5th Kings 4th Prince (lost)
Last election 5 seats, 44.8% 24 seats, 53.5%
Seats won 25 5
Seat change 20 19
Popular vote 27,143 22,884
Percentage 52.3% 44.1%
Swing 7.5pp 9.4pp
Premier before election

John Howatt Bell
Liberal

 Premier after election

James D. Stewart
Conservative

The opposition Conservatives led by James D. Stewart gained many seats to defeat the incumbent government of Liberal Premier John Howatt Bell.

This election had a number of firsts for PEI. It was the first election in which women on the Island could vote, following legislation passed in 1921.

It also featured the first organized third party in a PEI election, when local members of the Progressive Party ran four candidates in three Prince County districts and collected just over 2% of the vote.

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