50th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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The 50th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from March 14, 1963, to April 14, 1966. The Progressive Conservative Party led by Walter Russell Shaw formed the government.

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John R. MacLean was elected speaker. Frank Myers replaced MacLean as speaker in 1965.

There were four sessions of the 50th General Assembly:

SessionStartEnd
1stMarch 14, 1963March 29, 1963
2ndFebruary 11, 1964March 16, 1964
3rdFebruary 8, 1965March 24, 1965
4thFebruary 24, 1966April 7, 1966

Members

Kings

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st Kings    John R. McLean [1]

William A. Acorn (1965)

Progressive
Conservative

Liberal

   Daniel J. MacDonald Liberal
2nd Kings    Walter Dingwell Progressive
Conservative
   Leo Rossiter Progressive
Conservative
3rd Kings    Thomas A. Curran Progressive
Conservative
   Douglas McGowan Progressive
Conservative
4th Kings    Lorne Bonnell Liberal    Alexander Wallace Matheson Liberal
5th Kings    Arthur MacDonald Liberal    George J. Ferguson Liberal

Prince

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st Prince    Prosper Arsenault Liberal    Robert E. Campbell Liberal
2nd Prince    George Dewar Progressive
Conservative
   Robert Grindlay Progressive
Conservative
3rd Prince    Henry Wedge Progressive
Conservative
   Keith Harrington Progressive
Conservative
4th Prince    J. George MacKay Liberal   
Frank Jardine Liberal
5th Prince    Hubert B. MacNeill Progressive
Conservative
   G. Lorne Monkley [2]

Alexander B. Campbell (1965)

Progressive
Conservative

Liberal

Queens

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st Queens    Frank Myers Progressive
Conservative
   Walter Russell Shaw Progressive
Conservative
2nd Queens    Philip Matheson Progressive
Conservative
   Lloyd MacPhail Progressive
Conservative
3rd Queens    Andrew B. MacRae Progressive
Conservative
   J. Russell Driscoll Progressive
Conservative
4th Queens    J. Stewart Ross Liberal    Harold P. Smith Liberal
5th Queens    J. David Stewart Progressive
Conservative
   Alban Farmer Progressive
Conservative

Notes:

  1. died in 1964
  2. ran for federal seat

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