47th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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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 Councillor Party
1st Kings     William Acorn Liberal     Brenton St. John Liberal
2nd Kings     Liberal     Thomas R. Cullen Liberal
3rd Kings     John A. MacDonald Progressive
Conservative 		    Keir Clark Liberal
4th Kings     Lorne Bonnell Liberal     Alexander Wallace Matheson Liberal
5th Kings     Liberal     Liberal

Prince[]

District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party
1st Prince     Progressive
Conservative 		    Progressive
Conservative
2nd Prince     Liberal     Forrest Phillips Liberal
3rd Prince     [1]

Augustin Gallant (1954)

Liberal     Liberal
4th Prince     J. George MacKay Liberal    
Cleveland Baker Liberal
5th Prince     Edward P. Foley Liberal     Lorne H. MacFarlane Liberal

Queens[]

District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party
1st Queens     Frank Myers Progressive
Conservative 		    W. F. Alan Stewart Liberal
2nd Queens     Liberal     Reginald Bell Progressive
Conservative
3rd Queens     Russell C. Clark Liberal     Eugene Cullen Liberal
4th Queens     Dougald MacKinnon Liberal     John Walter Jones[2]

(1953)

Liberal
5th Queens     Liberal     William J. P. MacMillan Progressive
Conservative

Notes:

  1. ^ resigned
  2. ^ named to Senate

References[]

  • 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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