47th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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The 47th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from October 23, 1951, to April 27, 1955. The Liberal Party led by John Walter Jones formed the government. Alexander Wallace Matheson replaced Jones as Premier and party leader in 1953.

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Forest W. Phillips was elected speaker.

There were five sessions of the 47th General Assembly:

SessionStartEnd
1stOctober 23, 1951October 24, 1951
2ndMarch 11, 1952April 9, 1952
3rdMarch 3, 1953April 7, 1953
4thMarch 2, 1954April 10, 1954
5thFebruary 8, 1955March 18, 1955

Members

Kings

DistrictAssemblymanPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Kings    William Acorn Liberal 1951
2nd Kings    Harvey Douglas Liberal 1950
3rd Kings    John A. MacDonald Progressive
Conservative
1945, 1951
4th Kings    Lorne Bonnell Liberal 1951
5th Kings    William Hughes Liberal 1935
DistrictCouncillorPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Kings    Brenton St. John Liberal 1949
2nd Kings    Thomas R. Cullen Liberal 1943, 1951
3rd Kings    Keir Clark Liberal 1947
4th Kings    Alexander Wallace Matheson Liberal 1940, [a] 1947
5th Kings    George Saville Liberal 1935

Prince

DistrictAssemblymanPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Prince    Hubert Gaudet Progressive
Conservative
1951
2nd Prince    Walter Darby Liberal 1949
3rd Prince    J. Wilfred Arsenault [b] Liberal 1947
  Augustin Gallant (1954) Liberal 1954
4th Prince    J. George MacKay Liberal 1949
5th Prince    Edward P. Foley Liberal 1935, 1951
DistrictCouncillorPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Prince    Don Campbell Progressive
Conservative
1951
2nd Prince    Forrest Phillips Liberal 1946
3rd Prince    Frank MacNutt Liberal 1951
4th Prince   
Cleveland Baker Liberal 1935, 1947
5th Prince    Lorne H. MacFarlane Liberal 1947

Queens

DistrictAssemblymanPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Queens    Frank Myers Progressive
Conservative
1951
2nd Queens    George Kitson Liberal 1940, 1951
3rd Queens    Russell C. Clark Liberal 1927, 1935
4th Queens    Dougald MacKinnon Liberal 1935
5th Queens    Earle MacDonald Liberal 1951
DistrictCouncillorPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Queens    W. F. Alan Stewart Liberal 1927, 1935
2nd Queens    Reginald Bell Progressive
Conservative
1943
3rd Queens    Eugene Cullen Liberal 1944
4th Queens    John Walter Jones [c] Liberal 1935
  Harold P. Smith (1953) Liberal 1953
5th Queens    William J. P. MacMillan Progressive
Conservative
1923, 1939

Notes

  1. 2nd Queens
  2. resigned
  3. named to Senate

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