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.
67th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 2023–present By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause RetainedCornwall-MeadowbankJuly 13, 2026Mark McLane Progressive ConservativeTayte Willows GreenDeathNoGeorgetown-PownalDecember 8, 2025Steven Myers Progressive ConservativeBrendan Curran Progressive ConservativeResignationYesBrackley-Hunter RiverAugust 12, 2025Dennis King Progressive ConservativeKent Dollar Progressive ConservativeResignationYesCharlottetown-Hillsborough ParkAugust 12, 2025Natalie Jameson Progressive ConservativeCarolyn Simpson LiberalResigned to run for Charlottetown seat, in the 2025 federal election, defeated.NoBorden-KinkoraFebruary 7, 2024Jamie Fox Progressive ConservativeMatt MacFarlane GreenResigned to run for Malpeque seat, in the 2025 federal election, defeated.No
66th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 2019–2023 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause RetainedCornwall-MeadowbankNovember 15, 2021Heath MacDonald LiberalMark McLane Progressive ConservativeResignationNoCharlottetown-WinsloeNovember 2, 2020Robert Mitchell LiberalZack Bell Progressive ConservativeResignationNo
65th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 2015–2019 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause RetainedCharlottetown-ParkdaleNovember 27, 2017Doug Currie LiberalHannah Bell GreenResignationNoSummerside-WilmotOctober 17, 2016Janice Sherry LiberalChris Palmer LiberalResignationYes
64th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 2011–2015 no by-elections
63rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 2007–2011 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause RetainedBelfast-Murray RiverOctober 15, 2007Pat Binns Progressive ConservativeCharlie McGeoghegan LiberalResignation, Appointed Ambassador to IrelandNo
62nd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 2003–2007 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause RetainedMorell-Fortune BayMarch 20, 2006Kevin MacAdam Progressive ConservativeOlive Crane Progressive ConservativeResignationYes
61st General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 2000–2003 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause RetainedMorell-Fortune BayFebruary 26, 2001Kevin MacAdam Progressive ConservativeKevin MacAdam Progressive ConservativeResignation to contest the 2000 Federal ElectionYes
60th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1996–2000 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause RetainedCharlottetown-Kings SquareNovember 17, 1997Wayne Cheverie LiberalRichard Brown LiberalResignation upon appointment as Chairman for the Prince Edward Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission.Yes
59th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1993–1996 no by-elections
58th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1989–1993 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained1st Kings AssemblymanMarch 18, 1991Johnny Young LiberalRoss Young LiberalDeathYes
57th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1986–1989 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained5th Kings AssemblymanJuly 11, 1988Arthur J. MacDonald LiberalRose Marie MacDonald LiberalAppointed to the Workmen's Compensation BoardYes5th Prince CouncillorSeptember 14, 1987Peter Pope Progressive ConservativeNancy Guptill LiberalResignationNo5th Prince AssemblymanNovember 10, 1986George McMahon Progressive ConservativeAndy Walker Progressive ConservativeAppointed to the provincial Supreme CourtYes
56th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1982–1986 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained2nd Queens CouncillorDecember 2, 1985Lloyd MacPhail Progressive ConservativeRon MacKinley LiberalAppointed Lieutenant GovernorNo4th Prince AssemblymanDecember 2, 1985William MacDougall Progressive ConservativeStavert Huestis LiberalResignationNo4th Kings AssemblymanNovember 26, 1984Pat Binns Progressive ConservativeStanley Bruce LiberalResignation to contest the 1984 Federal ElectionNo
55th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1979–1982 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained3rd Queens AssemblymanJuly 13, 1981Bennett Campbell LiberalJoey Fraser Progressive ConservativeResignation to contest a Federal by-electionNo2nd Prince AssemblymanFebruary 2, 1981George Henderson LiberalKeith Milligan LiberalResignation to contest the 1980 Federal ElectionYes
54th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1978–1979 no by-elections
53rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1974–1978 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained1st Kings CouncillorNovember 8, 1976Melvin McQuaid Progressive ConservativeJames Bernard Fay LiberalAppointed to the provincial Supreme Court No4th Queens AssemblymanNovember 8, 1976Vernon MacIntyre Progressive ConservativeAngus MacLean Progressive ConservativeDeathYes5th Prince AssemblymanNovember 8, 1976Earle Hickey LiberalGeorge McMahon Progressive ConservativeResignationNo2nd Prince CouncillorNovember 8, 1976Joshua MacArthur LiberalGeorge Dewar Progressive ConservativeResignation (ill-health)No3rd Prince AssemblymanNovember 3, 1975William Gallant LiberalLéonce Bernard LiberalResignationYes5th Queens AssemblymanFebruary 17, 1975Gordon Lockhart Bennett LiberalJames Lee Progressive ConservativeAppointed Lieutenant GovernorNo
52nd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1970–1974 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained2nd Queens AssemblymanDecember 4, 1972Sinclair Cutcliffe LiberalBennett Carr Progressive ConservativeResignation to contest the 1972 Federal ElectionNo4th Kings AssemblymanDecember 4, 1972Lorne Bonnell LiberalJohn Bonnell LiberalAppointed to the SenateYes1st Kings CouncillorDecember 4, 1972Daniel J. MacDonald LiberalMelvin McQuaid Progressive ConservativeResignation to contest the 1972 Federal ElectionNo5th Queens CouncillorNovember 23, 1970Elmer Blanchard LiberalPeter McNeill LiberalDeathYes
51st General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1966–1970 no by-elections
50th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1962–1966 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained5th Prince CouncillorFebruary 9, 1965Lorne Monkley Progressive ConservativeAlexander Campbell LiberalResignation to contest the 1963 Federal ElectionNo1st Kings AssemblymanFebruary 9, 1965John R. McLean Progressive ConservativeWilliam Acorn LiberalDeathNo
49th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1959–1962 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained5th Kings CouncillorJuly 17, 1961George Saville LiberalGeorge J. Ferguson LiberalDeathYes2nd Queens CouncillorJuly 17, 1961Reginald Bell Progressive ConservativeLloyd MacPhail Progressive ConservativeResignation upon appointment to the provincial Supreme CourtYes
48th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1955–1959 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained1st Queens AssemblymanJuly 4, 1957W. F. Alan Stewart LiberalFrank Myers Progressive ConservativeDeathNo
47th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1951–1955 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained3rd Prince AssemblymanNovember 29, 1954J. Wilfred Arsenault LiberalAugustin Gallant LiberalResignationYes4th Queens CouncillorSeptember 10, 1953John Walter Jones LiberalHarold P. Smith LiberalAppointed to the SenateYes
46th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1947–1951 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained2nd Kings AssemblymanDecember 4, 1950Harry Cox LiberalHarvey Douglas LiberalResignationYes2nd Prince AssemblymanAugust 1, 1949†George Hilton Barbour LiberalWalter Darby LiberalAppointed to the SenateYes1st Kings CouncillorJuly 18, 1949Thomas Joseph Kickham LiberalBrenton St. John LiberalResignation to contest the 1949 Federal ElectionYes4th Kings AssemblymanJuly 4, 1949†John A. Campbell LiberalDaniel A. MacRae LiberalResignationYes4th Prince CouncillorJuly 4, 1949†Horace Wright LiberalJohn George MacKay LiberalResignationYes † Won by acclamation
45th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1943–1947 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained5th Prince AssemblymanNovember 26, 1946Daniel MacNeill Progressive ConservativeFrancis MacNeill Progressive ConservativeDeathYes2nd Prince CouncillorSeptember 17, 1946William H. Dennis LiberalForrest Phillips LiberalDeathYes5th Prince CouncillorDecember 19, 1945Ernest Strong Progressive ConservativeMorley Bell LiberalResignation to contest the 1945 Federal ElectionNo1st Prince AssemblymanDecember 19, 1945Joseph Alphonsus Bernard LiberalClarence Morrissey Progressive ConservativeAppointed Lieutenant GovernorNo3rd Kings CouncillorJune 4, 1945Francis MacPhee Progressive ConservativeJohn Augustine Macdonald Progressive ConservativeResignation to contest the 1945 Federal ElectionYes3rd Queens CouncillorJuly 10, 1944†Mark MacGuigan LiberalEugene Cullen LiberalAppointed to provincial Supreme CourtYes † Won by acclamation
44th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1939–1943 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained2nd Queens CouncillorNovember 7, 1940Bradford William LePage LiberalAlexander Wallace Matheson LiberalAppointed Lieutenant GovernorYes2nd Queens AssemblymanNovember 7, 1940Angus McPhee LiberalGeorge Kitson LiberalDeathYes1st Kings AssemblymanFebruary 8, 1940Herbert H. Acorn LiberalJohn R. McLean ConservativeDeathNo
43rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1935–1939 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained4th Prince CouncillorFebruary 29, 1936Walter Lea LiberalHorace Wright LiberalDeathYes
42nd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1931–1935 By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained5th Prince AssemblymanOctober 12, 1932Leonard M. MacNeill ConservativeJohn F. MacNeill LiberalDeathNo5th Prince AssemblymanSeptember 16, 1931†Leonard M. MacNeill ConservativeLeonard M. MacNeill ConservativeSought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Public Works and HighwaysYes2nd Prince AssemblymanSeptember 16, 1931†Shelton Sharp ConservativeShelton Sharp ConservativeSought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture and Provincial Secretary-TreasurerYesCharlottetown Common & Royalty CouncillorSeptember 16, 1931†William J. P. MacMillan ConservativeWilliam J. P. MacMillan ConservativeSought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Education and Public HealthYes5th Kings CouncillorSeptember 16, 1931†James David Stewart ConservativeJames David Stewart ConservativeSought reelection upon appointment as Premier and Attorney and Advocate GeneralYes † Won by acclamation
41st General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1927–1931