44th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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The 44th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from March 2, 1940, to August 20, 1943. The Liberal Party led by Thane Campbell formed the government. John Walter Jones became premier and party leader in May 1943 after Campbell accepted an appointment as a judge.

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Walter F. Alan Stewart was elected speaker.

There were four sessions of the 44th General Assembly:

SessionStartEnd
1stMarch 20, 1940May 2, 1940
2ndMarch 24, 1941April 10, 1941
3rdMarch 16, 1942April 2, 1942
4thMarch 5, 1943April 2, 1943

Members

Kings

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st Kings    Herbert H. Acorn [1]

John R. McLean (1940)

 Liberal

Conservative/
Prog. Conservative

   Peter A. MacIsaac Liberal
2nd Kings    Harry Cox Liberal    James P. McIntyre Liberal
3rd Kings    John Mustard Liberal    Francis MacPhee Conservative/
Prog. Conservative
4th Kings    John A. Campbell Liberal    Montague Annear Liberal
5th Kings    William Hughes Liberal    George Saville Liberal

Prince

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st Prince    Aeneas Gallant Liberal    Thane Alexander Campbell Liberal
2nd Prince    George H. Barbour Liberal    William H. Dennis Liberal
3rd Prince    Marin Gallant Liberal    Thomas Linkletter Liberal
4th Prince    Cleveland Baker Liberal   
 Horace Wright Liberal
5th Prince    Edward P. Foley Liberal    Brewer W. Robinson Liberal

Queens

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st Queens    Donald N. McKay Liberal    W. F. Alan Stewart Liberal
2nd Queens    Angus McPhee [1]

George Kitson

Liberal    Bradford W. LePage [2]

Alexander W. Matheson (1940)

 Liberal
3rd Queens    Russell C. Clark Liberal    Mark R. MacGuigan Liberal
4th Queens    Dougald MacKinnon Liberal    John Walter Jones Liberal
5th Queens    William Allan Stewart Conservative/
Prog. Conservative 		   William J. P. MacMillan Conservative/
Prog. Conservative

Notes:

  1. 1 2 died
  2. ↑ appointed Lieutenant Governor

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