47th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

The 47th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from October 23, 1951, to April 27, 1955. The Liberal Party led by John Walter Jones formed the government. Alexander Wallace Matheson replaced Jones as Premier and party leader in 1953.

Forest W. Phillips was elected speaker.

There were five sessions of the 47th General Assembly:

Session Start End
1st October 23, 1951 October 24, 1951
2nd March 11, 1952 April 9, 1952
3rd March 3, 1953 April 7, 1953
4th March 2, 1954 April 10, 1954
5th February 8, 1955 March 18, 1955

Members

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Kings

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District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected
1st Kings     William Acorn Liberal 1951
2nd Kings     Harvey Douglas Liberal 1950
3rd Kings     John A. MacDonald Progressive
Conservative 		1945, 1951
4th Kings     Lorne Bonnell Liberal 1951
5th Kings     William Hughes Liberal 1935
District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected
1st Kings     Brenton St. John Liberal 1949
2nd Kings     Thomas R. Cullen Liberal 1943, 1951
3rd Kings     Keir Clark Liberal 1947
4th Kings     Alexander Wallace Matheson Liberal 1940,[a] 1947
5th Kings     George Saville Liberal 1935

Prince

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District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected
1st Prince     Hubert Gaudet Progressive
Conservative 		1951
2nd Prince     Walter Darby Liberal 1949
3rd Prince     J. Wilfred Arsenault[b] Liberal 1947
  Augustin Gallant (1954) Liberal 1954
4th Prince     J. George MacKay Liberal 1949
5th Prince     Edward P. Foley Liberal 1935, 1951
District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected
1st Prince     Don Campbell Progressive
Conservative 		1951
2nd Prince     Forrest Phillips Liberal 1946
3rd Prince     Frank MacNutt Liberal 1951
4th Prince    
Cleveland Baker Liberal 1935, 1947
5th Prince     Lorne H. MacFarlane Liberal 1947

Queens

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District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected
1st Queens     Frank Myers Progressive
Conservative 		1951
2nd Queens     George Kitson Liberal 1940, 1951
3rd Queens     Russell C. Clark Liberal 1927, 1935
4th Queens     Dougald MacKinnon Liberal 1935
5th Queens     Earle MacDonald Liberal 1951
District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected
1st Queens     W. F. Alan Stewart Liberal 1927, 1935
2nd Queens     Reginald Bell Progressive
Conservative 		1943
3rd Queens     Eugene Cullen Liberal 1944
4th Queens     John Walter Jones[c] Liberal 1935
  Harold P. Smith (1953) Liberal 1953
5th Queens     William J. P. MacMillan Progressive
Conservative 		1923, 1939

Notes

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  1. ^ 2nd Queens
  2. ^ resigned
  3. ^ named to Senate

References

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  • Election results for the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly, 1951-04-26
  • O'Handley, Kathryn Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1994 ISBN 0-921925-54-9
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