List of Prince Edward Island by-elections

The list of Prince Edward Island by-elections includes every by-election held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island since 1873. By-elections occur whenever there is a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly, although an imminent general election may allow the vacancy to remain until the dissolution of the legislative assembly. Until 1932 incumbent members were required to recontest their seats upon being appointed to Cabinet. Nearly all of these Ministerial by-elections were uncontested.

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Borden-Kinkora	February 7, 2024	Jamie Fox		Progressive Conservative	Matt MacFarlane		Green	Resignation	No

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Cornwall-Meadowbank	November 15, 2021	Heath MacDonald		Liberal	Mark McLane		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Charlottetown-Winsloe	November 2, 2020	Robert Mitchell		Liberal	Zack Bell		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Charlottetown-Parkdale	November 27, 2017	Doug Currie		Liberal	Hannah Bell		Green	Resignation	No
Summerside-Wilmot	October 17, 2016	Janice Sherry		Liberal	Chris Palmer		Liberal	Resignation	Yes

no by-elections

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Belfast-Murray River	October 15, 2007	Pat Binns		Progressive Conservative	Charlie McGeoghegan		Liberal	Resignation, Appointed Ambassador to Ireland	No

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Morell-Fortune Bay	March 20, 2006	Kevin MacAdam		Progressive Conservative	Olive Crane		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Morell-Fortune Bay	February 26, 2001	Kevin MacAdam		Progressive Conservative	Kevin MacAdam		Progressive Conservative	Resignation to contest the 2000 Federal Election	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Charlottetown-Kings Square	November 17, 1997	Wayne Cheverie		Liberal	Richard Brown		Liberal	Resignation upon appointment as Chairman for the Prince Edward Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission.	Yes

no by-elections

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
1st Kings Assemblyman	March 18, 1991	Johnny Young		Liberal	Ross Young		Liberal	Death	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
5th Kings Assemblyman	July 11, 1988	Arthur J. MacDonald		Liberal	Rose Marie MacDonald		Liberal	Appointed to the Workmen's Compensation Board	Yes
5th Prince Councillor	September 14, 1987	Peter Pope		Progressive Conservative	Nancy Guptill		Liberal	Resignation	No
5th Prince Assemblyman	November 10, 1986	George McMahon		Progressive Conservative	Andy Walker		Progressive Conservative	Appointed to the provincial Supreme Court	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
2nd Queens Councillor	December 2, 1985	Lloyd MacPhail		Progressive Conservative	Ron MacKinley		Liberal	Appointed Lieutenant Governor	No
4th Prince Assemblyman	December 2, 1985	William MacDougall		Progressive Conservative	Stavert Huestis		Liberal	Resignation	No
4th Kings Assemblyman	November 26, 1984	Pat Binns		Progressive Conservative	Stanley Bruce		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1984 Federal Election	No

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
3rd Queens Assemblyman	July 13, 1981	Bennett Campbell		Liberal	Joey Fraser		Progressive Conservative	Resignation to contest a Federal by-election	No
2nd Prince Assemblyman	February 2, 1981	George Henderson		Liberal	Keith Milligan		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1980 Federal Election	Yes

no by-elections

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
1st Kings Councillor	November 8, 1976	Melvin McQuaid		Progressive Conservative	James Bernard Fay		Liberal	Appointed to the provincial Supreme Court	No
4th Queens Assemblyman	November 8, 1976	Vernon MacIntyre		Progressive Conservative	Angus MacLean		Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
5th Prince Assemblyman	November 8, 1976	Earle Hickey		Liberal	George McMahon		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
2nd Prince Councillor	November 8, 1976	Joshua MacArthur		Liberal	George Dewar		Progressive Conservative	Resignation (ill-health)	No
3rd Prince Assemblyman	November 3, 1975	William Gallant		Liberal	Léonce Bernard		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
5th Queens Assemblyman	February 17, 1975	Gordon Lockhart Bennett		Liberal	James Lee		Progressive Conservative	Appointed Lieutenant Governor	No

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
2nd Queens Assemblyman	December 4, 1972	Sinclair Cutcliffe		Liberal	Bennett Carr		Progressive Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1972 Federal Election	No
4th Kings Assemblyman	December 4, 1972	Lorne Bonnell		Liberal	John Bonnell		Liberal	Appointed to the Senate	Yes
1st Kings Councillor	December 4, 1972	Daniel J. MacDonald		Liberal	Melvin McQuaid		Progressive Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1972 Federal Election	No
5th Queens Councillor	November 23, 1970	Elmer Blanchard		Liberal	Peter McNeill		Liberal	Death	Yes

no by-elections

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
5th Prince Councillor	February 9, 1965	Lorne Monkley		Progressive Conservative	Alexander Campbell		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1963 Federal Election	No
1st Kings Assemblyman	February 9, 1965	John R. McLean		Progressive Conservative	William Acorn		Liberal	Death	No

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
5th Kings Councillor	July 17, 1961	George Saville		Liberal	George J. Ferguson		Liberal	Death	Yes
2nd Queens Councillor	July 17, 1961	Reginald Bell		Progressive Conservative	Lloyd MacPhail		Progressive Conservative	Resignation upon appointment to the provincial Supreme Court	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
1st Queens Assemblyman	July 4, 1957	W. F. Alan Stewart		Liberal	Frank Myers		Progressive Conservative	Death	No

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
3rd Prince Assemblyman	November 29, 1954	J. Wilfred Arsenault		Liberal	Augustin Gallant		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
4th Queens Councillor	September 10, 1953	John Walter Jones		Liberal	Harold P. Smith		Liberal	Appointed to the Senate	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
2nd Kings Assemblyman	December 4, 1950	Harry Cox		Liberal	Harvey Douglas		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
2nd Prince Assemblyman	August 1, 1949†	George Hilton Barbour		Liberal	Walter Darby		Liberal	Appointed to the Senate	Yes
1st Kings Councillor	July 18, 1949	Thomas Joseph Kickham		Liberal	Brenton St. John		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1949 Federal Election	Yes
4th Kings Assemblyman	July 4, 1949†	John A. Campbell		Liberal	Daniel A. MacRae		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
4th Prince Councillor	July 4, 1949†	Horace Wright		Liberal	John George MacKay		Liberal	Resignation	Yes

† Won by acclamation

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
5th Prince Assemblyman	November 26, 1946	Daniel MacNeill		Progressive Conservative	Francis MacNeill		Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
2nd Prince Councillor	September 17, 1946	William H. Dennis		Liberal	Forrest Phillips		Liberal	Death	Yes
5th Prince Councillor	December 19, 1945	Ernest Strong		Progressive Conservative	Morley Bell		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1945 Federal Election	No
1st Prince Assemblyman	December 19, 1945	Joseph Alphonsus Bernard		Liberal	Clarence Morrissey		Progressive Conservative	Appointed Lieutenant Governor	No
3rd Kings Councillor	June 4, 1945	Francis MacPhee		Progressive Conservative	John Augustine Macdonald		Progressive Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1945 Federal Election	Yes
3rd Queens Councillor	July 10, 1944†	Mark MacGuigan		Liberal	Eugene Cullen		Liberal	Appointed to provincial Supreme Court	Yes

† Won by acclamation

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
2nd Queens Councillor	November 7, 1940	Bradford William LePage		Liberal	Alexander Wallace Matheson		Liberal	Appointed Lieutenant Governor	Yes
2nd Queens Assemblyman	November 7, 1940	Angus McPhee		Liberal	George Kitson		Liberal	Death	Yes
1st Kings Assemblyman	February 8, 1940	Herbert H. Acorn		Liberal	John R. McLean		Conservative	Death	No

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
4th Prince Councillor	February 29, 1936	Walter Lea		Liberal	Horace Wright		Liberal	Death	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
5th Prince Assemblyman	October 12, 1932	Leonard M. MacNeill		Conservative	John F. MacNeill		Liberal	Death	No
5th Prince Assemblyman	September 16, 1931†	Leonard M. MacNeill		Conservative	Leonard M. MacNeill		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Public Works and Highways	Yes
2nd Prince Assemblyman	September 16, 1931†	Shelton Sharp		Conservative	Shelton Sharp		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture and Provincial Secretary-Treasurer	Yes
Charlottetown Common & Royalty Councillor	September 16, 1931†	William J. P. MacMillan		Conservative	William J. P. MacMillan		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Education and Public Health	Yes
5th Kings Councillor	September 16, 1931†	James David Stewart		Conservative	James David Stewart		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Premier and Attorney and Advocate General	Yes

† Won by acclamation

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
2nd Prince Assemblyman	October 21, 1930	Albert Charles Saunders		Liberal	Shelton Sharp		Conservative	Appointed to provincial Supreme Court	No
4th Queens Councillor	August 16, 1928	George S. Inman		Liberal	Callum J. Bruce		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
4th Prince Councillor	September 1, 1927†	Walter Lea		Liberal	Walter Lea		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture and Provincial Secretary-Treasurer	Yes
2nd Prince Assemblyman	September 1, 1927†	Albert Charles Saunders		Liberal	Albert Charles Saunders		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Premier and Attorney and Advocate General	Yes
2nd Kings Councillor	September 1, 1927†	James P. McIntyre		Liberal	James P. McIntyre		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Public Works	Yes

† Won by acclamation

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
4th Kings Councillor	January 14, 1926	Albert Prowse		Conservative	Norman MacLeod		Conservative	Death	Yes
3rd Kings Councillor	January 14, 1926	John Alexander Macdonald		Conservative	H. Frank McPhee		Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1925 Federal Election	Yes
5th Prince Councillor	January 14, 1926	Creelman McArthur		Liberal	George D. Pope		Conservative	Appointed to the Senate	No
5th Kings Councillor	September 27, 1923†	James David Stewart		Conservative	James David Stewart		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General	Yes
3rd Kings Councillor	September 27, 1923†	John Alexander Macdonald		Conservative	John Alexander Macdonald		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works	Yes
4th Prince Councillor	September 27, 1923†	John Howard Myers		Conservative	John Howard Myers		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary-Treasurer and Commissioner of Agriculture	Yes

† Won by acclamation

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
5th Prince Assemblyman	August 30, 1922	James A. MacNeill		Conservative	John F. MacNeill		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1921 Federal Election	No
3rd Prince Councillor	August 30, 1922	Alfred Edgar MacLean		Liberal	Thomas MacNutt		Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1921 Federal Election	No
3rd Prince Assemblyman	August 30, 1922	Aubin-Edmond Arsenault		Conservative	Adrien Arsenault		Conservative	Appointed to provincial Supreme Court	Yes
1st Prince Assemblyman	August 30, 1922	Benjamin Gallant		Liberal	Jeremiah Blanchard		Liberal	Death	Yes
4th Kings Councillor	August 30, 1922	William G. Sutherland		Liberal	Mark Bonnell		Liberal	Death	Yes
1st Queens Councillor	October 3, 1919	Cyrus Crosby		Liberal	Cyrus Crosby		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works	Yes
3rd Kings Councillor	October 3, 1919†	James J. Johnston		Liberal	James J. Johnston		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes
4th Prince Councillor	October 3, 1919†	Walter Lea		Liberal	Walter Lea		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary-Treasurer and Commissioner of Agriculture	Yes
4th Prince Assemblyman	October 3, 1919†	John Howatt Bell		Liberal	John Howatt Bell		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Premier	Yes

† Won by acclamation

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
2nd Kings Councillor	November 7, 1917	James McInnis		Liberal	R. J. MacDonald		Conservative	Death	No
5th Kings Councillor	July 25, 1917	John Alexander Mathieson		Conservative	James David Stewart		Conservative	Appointed Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island	Yes
3rd Prince Assemblyman	July 25, 1917	Aubin-Edmond Arsenault		Conservative	Aubin-Edmond Arsenault		Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General	Yes
1st Kings Councillor	January 5, 1916	John McLean		Conservative	Harry D. McLean		Conservative	Appointed to the Senate	Yes

no by-elections

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
4th Queens Councillor	November 15, 1911	Francis Haszard		Liberal	Alexander Macphail		Independent Conservative	Appointed Master of the Rolls	No
3rd Queens Assemblyman	November 15, 1911	Herbert James Palmer		Liberal	George F. Dewar		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General	No
2nd Queens Assemblyman	February 8, 1911	William Laird		Liberal	George Washington McPhee		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
3rd Kings Assemblyman	August 10, 1910	Walter Morson		Conservative	John A. Dewar		Conservative	Appointed Deputy Prothonotary of the Supreme Court	Yes
4th Prince Councillor	August 6, 1909	Joseph Read		Liberal	Michael C. Delaney		Conservative	Resignation to recontest over election petition	No
1st Queens Assemblyman	July 7, 1909	Matthew Smith		Liberal	Cyrus Crosby		Liberal	Death	Yes
2nd Prince Assemblyman	December 1908†	John Richards		Liberal	John Richards		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary-Treasurer and Commissioner of Agriculture	Yes

† Won by acclamation

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
1st Queens Councillor	December 19, 1906	George Simpson		Liberal	Murdock Kennedy		Conservative	Death	No
3rd Queens Councillor	November 22, 1905	James Cummiskey		Liberal	James Cummiskey		Liberal	Void Election	Yes
2nd Kings Assemblyman	March 28, 1905†	Vacant	N/A	N/A	Arthur Peters		Liberal	No return made due to a tie between Arthur Peters and Harvey David McEwen	N/A
4th Prince Assemblyman	February 23, 1905	Samuel E. Reid		Liberal	Samuel E. Reid		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary-Treasurer and Commissioner of Agriculture	Yes

† Won by acclamation

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
3rd Kings Councillor	March 29, 1904	James E. MacDonald		Conservative	Patrick Kelly		Conservative	Death	Yes
2nd Kings Councillor	March 16, 1904	Anthony McLaughlin		Liberal	James McInnis		Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Charlottetown Common & Royalty Assemblyman	March 16, 1904	John Whear		Liberal	James Warburton		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
3rd Kings Assemblyman	December 9, 1902	Malcolm MacDonald		Liberal	Walter Morson		Conservative	Death	No
2nd Queens Councillor	December 9, 1902	Donald Farquharson		Liberal	Dougald Currie		Conservative	Resignation to contest a federal by-election	No
1st Prince Councillor	January 30, 1901	Benjamin Rogers		Liberal	Benjamin Rogers		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary-Treasurer and Commissioner of Agriculture	Yes
3rd Queens Councillor	January 30, 1901†	James Cummiskey		Liberal	James Cummiskey		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works	Yes
2nd Kings Assemblyman	January 30, 1901†	Arthur Peters		Liberal	Arthur Peters		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes

† Won by acclamation

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
2nd Queens Assemblyman	July 11, 1900	Joseph Wise		Liberal	Albert E. Douglas		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
4th Queens Assemblyman	December 13, 1899	Hector C. McDonald		Liberal	Angus A. MacLean		Conservative	Appointed a county judge	No
4th Kings Assemblyman	December 13, 1899	Donald Alexander MacKinnon		Liberal	Albert Prowse		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Attorney General	No
1st Prince Assemblyman	July 25, 1899	Meddie Gallant		Liberal	Henry Pineau		Conservative	Void By-Election	No
5th Prince Assemblyman	February 2, 1899	Alfred Lefurgey		Liberal	Gilbert DesRoches		Conservative	Resignation to contest a federal by-election	No
4th Prince Assemblyman	February 2, 1899	John Howatt Bell		Liberal	Samuel E. Reid		Liberal	Resignation to contest a federal by-election	Yes
1st Queens Assemblyman	August 31, 1898	Alexander Warburton		Liberal	William Campbell		Conservative	Appointed a judge	No
1st Prince Assemblyman	July 20, 1898	Edward Hackett		Conservative	Meddie Gallant		Liberal	Resignation to contest a federal by-election	No
4th Queens Assemblyman	November 17, 1897†	Hector C. McDonald		Liberal	Hector C. McDonald		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes

† Won by acclamation

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
4th Prince Councillor	September 29, 1896	Alexander Laird		Liberal	William Campbell		Conservative	Death	No
3rd Prince Assemblyman	July 25, 1895	Joseph-Octave Arsenault		Conservative	Stephen Gallant		Liberal	Appointed to the Senate	No

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
1st Queens	May 29, 1891	James Miller Sutherland		Liberal	Alexander Warburton		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
1st Kings	May 14, 1891†	James R. McLean		Liberal	James R. McLean		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works	Yes
3rd Queens	May 14, 1891†	Frederick Peters		Liberal	Frederick Peters		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General	Yes
5th Prince	May 14, 1891†	Angus McMillan		Liberal	Angus McMillan		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary-Treasurer and Commissioner of Crown and Public Lands	Yes
1st Kings	April 9, 1891	John McLean		Conservative	Alexander D. Robertson		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1891 Federal Election	No
Charlottetown Common & Royalty	April 9, 1891	Patrick Blake		Conservative	John Theophilus Jenkins		Independent Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1891 Federal Election	No
3rd Queens	April 9, 1891	Donald Ferguson		Conservative	James Cummiskey		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1891 Federal Election	No
2nd Prince	April 9, 1891†	John Yeo		Liberal	Alfred McWilliams		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1891 Federal Election	Yes
3rd Kings	November 1890†	Hugh Lord McDonald		Conservative	James E. MacDonald		Conservative	Death	Yes

† Won by acclamation

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
4th Queens	March 15, 1888	Donald Charles Martin		Liberal	Alexander Warburton		Conservative	Death	No
1st Prince	March 15, 1888	Stanislaus Francis Perry		Liberal	Bernard Donald McLellan		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1887 Federal Election	Yes
3rd Queens	March 5, 1887	Donald Ferguson		Conservative	Donald Ferguson		Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1887 Federal Election	Yes
5th Prince	March 5, 1887†	John Lefurgey		Conservative	John Lefurgey		Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1887 Federal Election	Yes
4th Prince	February 4, 1887	George Bentley		Conservative	George Bentley		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works	Yes

† Won by acclamation

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
4th Queens	February 20, 1884	Angus D. MacMillan		Liberal	Alexander Martin		Conservative	Death	No
1st Prince	April 17, 1883	John Archibald Matheson		Liberal	John Archibald Matheson		Liberal	Void Election	Yes
4th Kings	July 31, 1882	James Edwin Robertson		Liberal	Samuel Prowse		Conservative	Resignation upon winning a seat in the 1882 Federal Election	No

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
1st Queens	March 1880†	William Campbell		Conservative	William Campbell		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works	Yes
4th Queens	October 21, 1879	Donald Montgomery		Conservative	Duncan Crawford		Conservative	Appointed Chief Superintendent of Education	Yes
1st Prince	1879	Nicholas Conroy		Liberal	Stanislaus Francis Perry		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
3rd Queens	May 19, 1879	Francis Kelly		Conservative	Donald A. MacDonald		Conservative	Death	Yes

† Won by acclamation

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
4th Queens	November 7, 1878†	John F. Robertson		Liberal	James Nicholson		Conservative	Resignation	No
1st Prince	November 1878	Edward Hackett		Conservative	Peter Gavin		Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1878 Federal Election	Yes
4th Queens	September 1878	William Welsh		Liberal	Donald Montgomery		Conservative	Resignation	No
3rd Kings	June 1878†	John Scrimgeour		Liberal	Donald Ferguson		Conservative	Resignation	No
Charlottetown Common & Royalty	September 28, 1876	Louis Henry Davies		Liberal	Louis Henry Davies		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General	Yes
		George Wastie Deblois		Conservative	George Wastie Deblois		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary-Treasurer	Yes
1st Queens	September 21, 1876†	William Dunbar Stewart		Liberal	William Dunbar Stewart		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works	Yes

† Won by acclamation

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
1st Kings	December 16, 1875	Emmanuel McEachern		Conservative	Lauchlin MacDonald		Liberal	Death	No
3rd Queens	November 1875	Francis Kelly		Conservative	Francis Kelly		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Commissioner of Crown Lands	Yes
1st Prince	April 17, 1875	Stanislaus Francis Perry		Liberal	Francis Gallant		Conservative	Resignation upon winning a seat in the 1874 Federal Election	No
5th Prince	February 11, 1875†	Thomas Kelly		Conservative	James Colledge Pope		Conservative	Resignation	Yes
1st Queens	October 14, 1873	Peter Sinclair		Liberal	William Campbell		Conservative	Resignation to contest a federal by-election upon Confederation	No
Charlottetown Common & Royalty	October 14, 1873	James Colledge Pope		Conservative	Frederick de St Croix Brecken		Conservative	Resignation to contest federal by-elections upon Confederation	Yes
		Frederick de St Croix Brecken		Conservative	John Theophilus Jenkins		Conservative		Yes
2nd Prince	October 1873	James Yeo		Liberal	James William Richards		Conservative	Resignation to contest a federal by-election upon Confederation	No
1st Prince	October 1873†	George William Howlan		Liberal	Nicholas Conroy		Liberal	Resignation to contest a federal by-election upon Confederation	Yes
4th Queens	September 1873	David Laird		Liberal	William Welsh		Liberal	Resignation to contest a federal by-election upon Confederation	Yes
3rd Kings	September 1873	Augustine Colin Macdonald		Conservative	James E. MacDonald		Conservative	Resignation to contest a federal by-election upon Confederation	Yes
2nd Kings	April 1873†	William Wilfred Sullivan		Conservative	William Wilfred Sullivan		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Solicitor General	Yes
Georgetown Common & Royalty	April 1873†	Thomas Heath Haviland		Conservative	Thomas Heath Haviland		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Colonial Secretary	Yes
Charlottetown Common & Royalty	April 1873†	Frederick de St Croix Brecken		Conservative	Frederick de St Croix Brecken		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes

† Won by acclamation

• List of federal by-elections in Canada

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• The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1885 JA Gemmill
• The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1882 CH Mackintosh
• The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1879 CH Mackintosh
• The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1876 Henry J. Morgan