35th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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The 35th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from February 8, 1904, to October 15, 1908. The Liberal Party led by Arthur Peters formed the government. On February 1, 1908, Francis Haszard became Liberal party leader and Premier after Peters died in office.

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There were four sessions of the 35th General Assembly:

SessionStartEnd
1stFebruary 8, 1905May 5, 1905
2ndMarch 13, 1906April 21, 1906
3rdFebruary 19, 1907April 13, 1907
4thFebruary 25, 1908April 15, 1908

Albert E. Douglas was elected speaker.

Members

Kings

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st Kings    Austin L. Fraser Conservative    John Kickham Conservative
2nd Kings    Arthur Peters [1] Liberal    James McInnis Liberal
3rd Kings    Walter A. O. Morson Conservative    Patrick D. Bowland Liberal
4th Kings    Albert P. Prowse Conservative    Murdock MacKinnon Conservative
5th Kings    Archibald J. MacDonald Conservative    John Alexander Mathieson Conservative

Prince

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st Prince    Benjamin Gallant Liberal    John Agnew Liberal
2nd Prince    James W. Richards Liberal    Alfred McWilliams Liberal
3rd Prince    Joseph F. H. Arsenault Liberal    Peter MacNutt Conservative
4th Prince    Samuel E. Reid Liberal   
 Joseph Read Liberal
5th Prince    John M. Clarke Liberal    George Godkin Liberal

Queens

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st Queens    Matthew Smith Liberal    George Simpson [2]

Murdock Kennedy (1906)

 Liberal

Conservative

2nd Queens    Albert E. Douglas [3] Liberal    John McMillan Liberal
3rd Queens    Leonard Wood Conservative    James H. Cummiskey Liberal
4th Queens    David P. Irving Liberal    Francis L. Haszard Liberal
5th Queens    James Warburton Liberal    George E. Hughes Liberal

Notes:

  1. ↑ Peters tied with Harry D. MacLean for votes in 1904; he was elected by acclamation in 1905
  2. ↑ died in 1906
  3. ↑ died in 1908

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