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

DistrictAssemblymanPartyFirst elected / previously electedCouncillorPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Kings    Herbert H. Acorn [1]

John R. McLean (1940)

 Liberal

Conservative/
Prog. Conservative

1935
1940		   Peter A. MacIsaac Liberal 1935
2nd Kings    Harry Cox Liberal 1927   James P. McIntyre Liberal 1919, 1927
3rd Kings    John Mustard Liberal 1927, 1935   Francis MacPhee Conservative/
Prog. Conservative 		1926, 1931, 1939
4th Kings    John A. Campbell Liberal 1927   Montague Annear Liberal 1931
5th Kings    William Hughes Liberal 1935   George Saville Liberal 1935

Prince

DistrictAssemblymanPartyFirst elected / previously electedCouncillorPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Prince    Aeneas Gallant Liberal 1931   Thane Alexander Campbell Liberal 1931
2nd Prince    George H. Barbour Liberal 1935   William H. Dennis Liberal 1915
3rd Prince    Marin Gallant Liberal 1935   Thomas Linkletter Liberal 1935
4th Prince    Cleveland Baker Liberal 1935  
 Horace Wright Liberal 1927 [a] , 1936
5th Prince    Edward P. Foley Liberal 1935   Brewer W. Robinson Liberal 1939

Queens

DistrictAssemblymanPartyFirst elected / previously electedCouncillorPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Queens    Donald N. McKay Liberal 1935   W. F. Alan Stewart Liberal 1927, 1935
2nd Queens    Angus McPhee [1]

George Kitson

Liberal 1927, 1935
1940		   Bradford W. LePage [2]

Alexander W. Matheson (1940)

 Liberal 1919, 1927
1940
3rd Queens    Russell C. Clark Liberal 1927, 1935   Mark R. MacGuigan Liberal 1935
4th Queens    Dougald MacKinnon Liberal 1935   John Walter Jones Liberal 1935
5th Queens    William Allan Stewart Conservative/
Prog. Conservative 		1931, 1939   William J. P. MacMillan Conservative/
Prog. Conservative 		1923, 1939

Notes:

  1. 1 2 died
  2. ↑ appointed Lieutenant Governor

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