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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
Kings
| District | Assemblyman | Party | First elected / previously elected | District | Councillor | 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 | |||||
| 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, 1947 | |||||
| 5th Kings | George Saville | Liberal | 1935 |
Prince
| District | Assemblyman | Party | First elected / previously elected | District | Councillor | Party | First elected / previously elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Prince | Hubert Gaudet | Progressive | ||||||
| Conservative | 1951 | |||||||
| 2nd Prince | Walter Darby | Liberal | 1949 | |||||
| 3rd Prince | J. Wilfred Arsenault | Liberal | 1947 | |||||
| Augustin Gallant (1954) | Liberal | 1954 | ||||||
| 4th Prince | J. George MacKay | Liberal | 1949 | |||||
| 5th Prince | Edward P. Foley | Liberal | 1935, 1951 | |||||
| 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
| District | Assemblyman | Party | First elected / previously elected | District | Councillor | 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 | |||||
| 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 | Liberal | 1935 | |||||
| Harold P. Smith (1953) | Liberal | 1953 | ||||||
| 5th Queens | William J. P. MacMillan | Progressive | ||||||
| Conservative | 1923, 1939 |
Notes
References
- Election results for the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly, 1951-04-26
- O'Handley, Kathryn Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1994
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