54th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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The 54th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from June 6, 1978, to March 27, 1979. The Liberal Party led by Alex Campbell formed the government. Bennett Campbell became party leader and Premier in September 1978.

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Russell Perry was elected speaker.

There was one session of the 54th General Assembly:

SessionStartEnd
1stJune 6, 1978July 12, 1978

Members

Kings

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st Kings    Ross "Johnny" Young Liberal    James Fay Liberal
2nd Kings    Roddy Pratt Progressive
Conservative
   Leo Rossiter Progressive
Conservative
3rd Kings    William Bennett Campbell Liberal    Bud Ings Liberal
4th Kings    Pat Binns Progressive
Conservative
   Johnnie Williams Progressive
Conservative
5th Kings    Arthur J. MacDonald Liberal    Lowell Johnston Progressive
Conservative

Prince

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st Prince    Russell Perry Liberal    Robert E. Campbell Liberal
2nd Prince    George R. Henderson Liberal    Allison Ellis Liberal
3rd Prince    Léonce Bernard Liberal    Edward Clark Liberal
4th Prince    William MacDougall Progressive
Conservative
  
Prowse Chappel Progressive
Conservative
5th Prince    George McMahon Progressive
Conservative
   Alexander B. Campbell [1]
Liberal

Queens

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st Queens    Jean Canfield Liberal    Ralph Johnstone Liberal
2nd Queens    David Ford Liberal    Lloyd MacPhail Progressive
Conservative
3rd Queens    Horace B. Carver Progressive
Conservative
   Fred Driscoll Progressive
Conservative
4th Queens    J. Angus MacLean Progressive
Conservative
   Daniel Compton Progressive
Conservative
5th Queens    James M. Lee Progressive
Conservative
   George Proud Liberal
6th Queens    Barry Clark Progressive
Conservative
   John H. Maloney Liberal

Notes:

  1. resigned

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