27th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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The 27th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from March 15, 1877, to March 12, 1879. The first government formed was a Protestant coalition led by Louis Henry Davies. After the coalition failed, the Conservative Party led by William Wilfred Sullivan formed a government.

There were three sessions of the 27th General Assembly:

SessionStartEnd
1stMarch 15, 1877April 18, 1877
2ndMarch 14, 1878April 18, 1878
3rdFebruary 27, 1879March 11, 1879

Henry Beer was elected speaker.

Members

Electoral districtMemberPartyFirst elected
  1st Kings James R. McLean Liberal 1873
 1st Kings Lauchlin MacDonald Liberal 1875
  2nd Kings William W. Sullivan Conservative 1873
 2nd Kings Hilary McIsaac Conservative 1873
  3rd Kings James E. MacDonald Conservative 1873
 3rd Kings John G. Scrimgeour Liberal 1876
  Donald Ferguson Conservative 1878
  4th Kings James Robertson Liberal 1876
 4th Kings Samuel Prowse Conservative 1876
  5th Kings Daniel Gordon Conservative 1876
 5th Kings Lewis J. Westaway Liberal 1876
  1st Prince Nicholas Conroy Liberal 1873
 1st Prince Edward Hackett Independent1876
  Peter Gavin (1878) Conservative 1878
  2nd Prince John Yeo Conservative 1873
 2nd Prince James W. Richards Conservative 1873
  3rd Prince Joseph O. Arsenault Conservative 1873
 3rd Prince John A. MacDonald Conservative 1873
  4th Prince John R. Calhoun Liberal 1876
 4th Prince William C. Lea Liberal 1876
  5th Prince Angus McMillan Liberal 1876
 5th Prince John Lefurgey Conservative 1873
  1st Queens William Dunbar Stewart Conservative 1873
 1st Queens William Campbell Conservative 1873
  2nd Queens Donald McKay Conservative 1876
 2nd Queens Donald Farquharson Liberal 1876
  3rd Queens Francis Kelly Conservative 1873
 3rd Queens Henry Beer Liberal 1873
  4th Queens William Welsh Liberal 1873
 4th Queens John F. Robertson Independent1876
  Donald Montgomery (1878)Independent1878
  James Nicholson (1878) Conservative 1878
  5th Queens Louis H. Davies Liberal 1873
 5th Queens George W. Deblois Conservative 1876

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