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
[edit]Kings
[edit]| District | Assemblyman | Party | First elected / previously elected | Councillor | Party | First elected / previously elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Kings | William Acorn | Liberal | 1951 | Brenton St. John | Liberal | 1949 | ||
| 2nd Kings | Harvey Douglas | Liberal | 1950 | Thomas R. Cullen | Liberal | 1943, 1951 | ||
| 3rd Kings | John A. MacDonald | Progressive Conservative |
1945, 1951 | Keir Clark | Liberal | 1947 | ||
| 4th Kings | Lorne Bonnell | Liberal | 1951 | Alexander Wallace Matheson | Liberal | 1940,[a] 1947 | ||
| 5th Kings | William Hughes | Liberal | 1935 | George Saville | Liberal | 1935 | ||
Prince
[edit]| District | Assemblyman | Party | First elected / previously elected | Councillor | Party | First elected / previously elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Prince | Hubert Gaudet | Progressive Conservative |
1951 | Don Campbell | Progressive Conservative |
1951 | ||
| 2nd Prince | Walter Darby | Liberal | 1949 | Forrest Phillips | Liberal | 1946 | ||
| 3rd Prince | J. Wilfred Arsenault[b] Augustin Gallant (1954) |
Liberal | 1947 1954 |
Frank MacNutt | Liberal | 1951 | ||
| 4th Prince | J. George MacKay | Liberal | 1949 | |
Cleveland Baker | Liberal | 1935, 1947 | |
| 5th Prince | Edward P. Foley | Liberal | 1935, 1951 | Lorne H. MacFarlane | Liberal | 1947 | ||
Queens
[edit]| District | Assemblyman | Party | First elected / previously elected | Councillor | Party | First elected / previously elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Queens | Frank Myers | Progressive Conservative |
1951 | W. F. Alan Stewart | Liberal | 1927, 1935 | ||
| 2nd Queens | George Kitson | Liberal | 1940, 1951 | Reginald Bell | Progressive Conservative |
1943 | ||
| 3rd Queens | Russell C. Clark | Liberal | 1927, 1935 | Eugene Cullen | Liberal | 1944 | ||
| 4th Queens | Dougald MacKinnon | Liberal | 1935 | John Walter Jones[c] Harold P. Smith (1953) |
Liberal | 1935 1953 | ||
| 5th Queens | Earle MacDonald | Liberal | 1951 | William J. P. MacMillan | Progressive Conservative |
1923, 1939 | ||
Notes
[edit]- ^ 2nd Queens
- ^ resigned
- ^ named to Senate
References
[edit]- Election results for the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly, 1951-04-26
- O'Handley, Kathryn Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1994 ISBN 0-921925-54-9