| Election Name: | 1947 Prince Edward Island general election |
| Country: | Prince Edward Island |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | no |
| Party Name: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1943 Prince Edward Island general election |
| Previous Year: | 1943 |
| Previous Mps: | 45th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
| Elected Mps: | members |
| Next Election: | 1951 Prince Edward Island general election |
| Next Year: | 1951 |
| Next Mps: | 47th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
| Seats For Election: | All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
| Majority Seats: | 16 |
| Leader1: | J. Walter Jones |
| Leader Since1: | 1943 |
| Leaders Seat1: | 4th Queens |
| Last Election1: | 20 seats, 51.3% |
| Seats1: | 24 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 40,758 |
| Percentage1: | 50.3% |
| Swing1: | 1.0pp |
| Leader2: | William J. P. MacMillan |
| Leader Since2: | 1933 |
| Leaders Seat2: | 5th Queens |
| Last Election2: | 10 seats, 46.1% |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 36,661 |
| Percentage2: | 45.3% |
| Swing2: | 0.8pp |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Premier | |
| Posttitle: | Premier after election |
| Before Election: | J. Walter Jones |
| After Election: | J. Walter Jones |
The 1947 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on December 11, 1947.[1]
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.
| 24 | 6 | |
| Liberal | PC |
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.[2]
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||