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
    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

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

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

  1. ^ 2nd Queens (Assemblyman)
  2. ^ resigned
  3. ^ 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