26th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island


The 26th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from March 4, 1874, to July 1, 1876. It was elected in the 1873 general election, which had been held when PEI was still a colony.
It was the first assembly after Prince Edward Island became a Canadian province.
The majority party was the Conservative Party led by Premier James Colledge Pope. After Pope resigned to run for a federal seat, Lemuel Owen became party leader and premier.
There were three sessions of the 26th General Assembly:
SessionStartEnd
1stMarch 4, 1874April 28, 1874
2ndMarch 18, 1875April 27, 1875
3rdMarch 16, 1876April 29, 1876

Cornelius Howatt was elected speaker.

Members

Electoral districtMemberPartyFirst elected
1st KingsEmmanuel McEachernConservative1873-
1st KingsLauchlin MacDonald Liberal1875-
1st KingsJ.R. McLeanLiberal1873-
2nd KingsWilliam W. SullivanConservative1873-
2nd KingsHilary McIsaacConservative1873-
3rd KingsL.C. OwenConservative1873-
3rd KingsA.C. MacDonaldIndependent1873-
3rd KingsJ.E. MacDonald Conservative1873-
4th KingsL.H. DaviesLiberal1873-
4th KingsManoah RoweLiberal1873-
5th KingsT.H. HavilandIndependent1873-
5th KingsA.J. MacDonaldConservative1873-
1st PrinceG.W. HowlanIndependent1873-
1st PrinceN. Conroy Liberal1873-
1st PrinceS.F. PerryLiberal1873-
1st PrinceFrancis Gallant Conservative1873-
2nd PrinceJohn YeoConservative1873-
2nd PrinceJames YeoIndependent1873-
2nd PrinceJames W. Richards Conservative1873-
3rd PrinceJohn A. MacDonaldConservative1873-
3rd PrinceJ.O. ArsenaultConservative1873-
4th PrinceA.E.C. HollandConservative1873-
4th PrinceC. HowattConservative1873-
5th PrinceJohn LefurgeyConservative1873-
5th PrinceThomas KellyConservative1873-
5th PrinceJames Colledge Pope Conservative1875-
1st QueensP. SinclairLiberal1873-
1st QueensWilliam Campbell Independent1873-
1st QueensW.D. StewartLiberal1873-
2nd QueensH. CallbeckLiberal1873-
2nd QueensW.S. McNeillLiberal1873-
3rd QueensH. BeerLiberal1873-
3rd QueensF. KellyConservative1873-
4th QueensDavid LairdIndependent1873-
4th QueensWilliam Welsh Liberal1873-
4th QueensBenjamin DaviesLiberal1873-
5th QueensJames Colledge PopeConservative1873-
5th QueensFrederick Brecken Conservative1873-
5th QueensFrederick BreckenConservative1873-
5th QueensJohn Theophilus Jenkins Conservative1873-

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