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55th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
The 55th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from June 29, 1979, to August 31, 1982. The Progressive Conservative Party led by Angus MacLean formed the government. When MacLean retired from politics in 1979, James Lee became premier and party leader.
Daniel Compton was elected speaker.
There were four sessions of the 55th General Assembly:
| Session | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | June 29, 1979 | August 1, 1979 |
| 2nd | February 7, 1980 | April 12, 1980 |
| 3rd | February 19, 1981 | April 24, 1981 |
| 4th | March 4, 1982 | May 7, 1982 |
Members
Kings
| District | Assemblyman | Party | First elected / previously elected | District | Councillor | Party | First elected / previously elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Kings | Ross "Johnny" Young | Liberal | 1978 | |||||
| 2nd Kings | Roddy Pratt | Progressive | ||||||
| Conservative | 1978 | |||||||
| 3rd Kings | William Bennett Campbell | Liberal | 1970 | |||||
| A. A. "Joey" Fraser (1981) | Progressive | |||||||
| Conservative | 1981 | |||||||
| 4th Kings | Pat Binns | Progressive | ||||||
| Conservative | 1978 | |||||||
| 5th Kings | Arthur J. MacDonald | Liberal | 1962, 1970 | |||||
| 1st Kings | Albert Fogarty | Progressive | ||||||
| Conservative | 1979 | |||||||
| 2nd Kings | Leo Rossiter | Progressive | ||||||
| Conservative | 1955 | |||||||
| 3rd Kings | Bud Ings | Liberal | 1970 | |||||
| 4th Kings | Gilbert R. Clements | Liberal | 1970, 1979 | |||||
| 5th Kings | Lowell Johnston | Progressive | ||||||
| Conservative | 1978 |
Prince
| District | Assemblyman | Party | First elected / previously elected | District | Councillor | Party | First elected / previously elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Prince | Russell Perry | Liberal | 1970 | |||||
| 2nd Prince | George R. Henderson | Liberal | 1974 | |||||
| Keith Milligan (1981) | Liberal | 1981 | ||||||
| 3rd Prince | Léonce Bernard | Liberal | 1975 | |||||
| 4th Prince | William MacDougall | Progressive | ||||||
| Conservative | 1978 | |||||||
| 5th Prince | George McMahon | Progressive | ||||||
| Conservative | 1976 | |||||||
| 1st Prince | Robert E. Campbell | Liberal | 1962 | |||||
| 2nd Prince | Allison Ellis | Liberal | 1978 | |||||
| 3rd Prince | Edward Clark | Liberal | 1970 | |||||
| 4th Prince | Prowse Chappel | Progressive | ||||||
| Conservative | 1978 | |||||||
| 5th Prince | Peter Pope | Progressive | ||||||
| Conservative | 1979 |
Queens
| District | Assemblyman | Party | First elected / previously elected | District | Councillor | Party | First elected / previously elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Queens | Marion Reid | Progressive | |||||
| Conservative | 1979 | ||||||
| 2nd Queens | Gordon Lank | Progressive | |||||
| Conservative | 1979 | ||||||
| 3rd Queens | Horace B. Carver | Progressive | |||||
| Conservative | 1978 | ||||||
| 4th Queens | J. Angus MacLean | Progressive | |||||
| Conservative | 1976 | ||||||
| 5th Queens | James M. Lee | Progressive | |||||
| Conservative | 1975 | ||||||
| 6th Queens | Barry Clark | Progressive | |||||
| Conservative | 1978 | ||||||
| 1st Queens | Leone Bagnall | Progressive | |||||
| Conservative | 1979 | ||||||
| 2nd Queens | Lloyd MacPhail | Progressive | |||||
| Conservative | 1961 | ||||||
| 3rd Queens | Fred Driscoll | Progressive | |||||
| Conservative | 1978 | ||||||
| 4th Queens | Daniel Compton | Progressive | |||||
| Conservative | 1970 | ||||||
| 5th Queens | Wilfred MacDonald | Progressive | |||||
| Conservative | 1979 | ||||||
| 6th Queens | Jim Larkin | Progressive | |||||
| Conservative | 1979 |
Notes:
References
- Election results for the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly, 1979-04-23
- O'Handley, Kathryn Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1994
References
- elected to federal seat
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