48th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

The 48th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from February 21, 1956, to August 3, 1959. The Liberal Party led by Alexander Wallace Matheson formed the government.

Augustin Gallant was elected speaker. Edward Foley replaced Gallant as speaker in 1959.

There were four sessions of the 48th General Assembly:

Session Start End
1st February 21, 1956 March 29, 1956
2nd February 26, 1957 April 18, 1957
3rd March 11, 1958 April 12, 1958
4th February 10, 1959 March 25, 1959

Members

Kings

District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party
1st Kings     William Acorn Liberal     Brenton St. John Liberal
2nd Kings     Harvey Douglas Liberal     Leo Rossiter Progressive
Conservative
3rd Kings     Joseph Campbell Liberal     Keir Clark Liberal
4th Kings     Lorne Bonnell Liberal     Alexander Wallace Matheson Liberal
5th Kings     Stephen Hessian Liberal     George Saville Liberal

Prince

District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party
1st Prince     Prosper Arsenault Liberal     Fred Ramsay Liberal
2nd Prince     George Dewar Progressive
Conservative
    Forrest Phillips Liberal
3rd Prince     Augustin Gallant Liberal     Frank MacNutt Liberal
4th Prince     J. George MacKay Liberal    
Cleveland Baker Liberal
5th Prince     Edward P. Foley Liberal     Morley Bell Liberal

Queens

District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party
1st Queens     Frederic Large Liberal     W. F. Alan Stewart[1]

Frank Myers (1957)

Liberal

Progressive
Conservative

2nd Queens     George Kitson Liberal     Reginald Bell Progressive
Conservative
3rd Queens     Russell C. Clark Liberal     Eugene Cullen Liberal
4th Queens     Dougald MacKinnon Liberal     Harold P. Smith Liberal
5th Queens     Earle MacDonald Liberal     Alex MacIsaac Liberal

Notes:

  1. died in 1956
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References

  • Election results for the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly, 1955-05-25
  • O'Handley, Kathryn Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1994 ISBN 0-921925-54-9
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