51st General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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The 51st General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from November 23, 1966, to March 26, 1970. The Liberal Party led by Alex Campbell formed the government.

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Prosper Arsenault was elected speaker.

There were five sessions of the 51st General Assembly:

SessionStartEnd
1stNovember 23, 1966November 24, 1966
2ndMarch 14, 1967May 19, 1967
3rdFebruary 22, 1968April 25, 1968
4thMarch 11, 1969June 6, 1969
5thFebruary 26, 1970March 26, 1970

Members

Kings

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st Kings    Bruce L. Stewart [1] Liberal    Daniel J. MacDonald Liberal
2nd Kings    Walter Dingwell Progressive
Conservative
   Leo Rossiter Progressive
Conservative
3rd Kings    Thomas A. Curran Progressive
Conservative
   Preston MacLure Progressive
Conservative
4th Kings    Lorne Bonnell Liberal    Keir Clark Liberal
5th Kings    Cyril Sinnott Progressive
Conservative
   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    Max Thompson Liberal   
Frank Jardine Liberal
5th Prince    Earle Hickey Liberal    Alexander B. Campbell Liberal

Queens

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st Queens    Frank Myers Progressive
Conservative
   Walter Russell Shaw Progressive
Conservative
2nd Queens    Sinclair Cutcliffe Liberal    Lloyd MacPhail Progressive
Conservative
3rd Queens    Cecil A. Miller Liberal    J. Russell Driscoll Progressive
Conservative
4th Queens    J. Stewart Ross Liberal    Harold P. Smith Liberal
5th Queens    Gordon L. Bennett Liberal    Elmer Blanchard Liberal
6th Queens [2]    J. David Stewart Progressive
Conservative
   Alban Farmer Progressive
Conservative

Notes:

  1. William A. Acorn died; by-election held July 11, 1966
  2. new riding

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