Prior to that, Prince Edward Island was a British colony; the House of Assembly dates to 1769.
The number of seats has varied over time, from a high of thirty-two between the 1960s and 1990s, to the current low of twenty-seven.
Prior to 1996, PEI used 16 dual-member ridings; the 32 members have sat together since the 1893 abolition of the Legislative Council.
The table below shows the total number of seats won by the major political parties at each election (if greater than zero).
It also shows the percentage of the vote obtained by the major political parties at each election, if greater than 0.1%.