43rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

43rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Majority parliament
25 September 1935 – 21 April 1939
Parliament leaders
Premier	Walter Lea August 15, 1935 – January 10, 1936
	Thane Campbell January 14, 1936 – May 11, 1943
Party caucuses
Government	Liberal Party
Opposition	Liberal Party shadow cabinet*
* The Liberal Party won every seat in the Assembly, so Premier Lea named several members of his own caucus to act as an opposition.
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Assembly	Stephen Hessian
Members	15 MLA seats
Counsellors	15 counsellor seats
Sovereign
Monarch	George V 6 May 1910 – 20 Jan. 1936
	Edward VIII 20 Jan. 1936 – 11 Dec. 1936
	11 Dec. 1936 – 6 Feb. 1952
Lieutenant Governor	George Des Brisay de Blois December 28, 1933 – October 1, 1939
Sessions
1st session September 25, 1935 – September 25, 1935
2nd session March 30, 1936 – April 18, 1936
3rd session April 16, 1937 – March 22, 1937
4th session April 22, 1938 – March 28, 1938
5th session April 20, 1939 – March 20, 1939
← 42nd → 44th

The 43rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from September 25, 1935, to April 21, 1939. The Liberal Party led by Walter Lea formed the government, winning all the seats in the legislature. Thane Campbell became Premier and party leader following Lea's death in 1936.

Stephen Hessian was elected speaker.

There were five sessions of the 43rd General Assembly:

Notes:

• Election results for the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly, 1935-07-23
• O'Handley, Kathryn Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1994 ISBN 0-921925-54-9