55th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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The 55th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from June 29, 1979, to August 31, 1982. The Progressive Conservative Party led by Angus MacLean formed the government. When MacLean retired from politics in 1979, James Lee became premier and party leader.

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Daniel Compton was elected speaker.

There were four sessions of the 55th General Assembly:

SessionStartEnd
1stJune 29, 1979August 1, 1979
2ndFebruary 7, 1980April 12, 1980
3rdFebruary 19, 1981April 24, 1981
4thMarch 4, 1982May 7, 1982

Members

Kings

DistrictAssemblymanPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Kings    Ross "Johnny" Young Liberal 1978
2nd Kings    Roddy Pratt Progressive
Conservative
1978
3rd Kings    William Bennett Campbell [1] Liberal 1970
  A. A. "Joey" Fraser (1981) Progressive
Conservative
1981
4th Kings    Pat Binns Progressive
Conservative
1978
5th Kings    Arthur J. MacDonald Liberal 1962, 1970
DistrictCouncillorPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Kings    Albert Fogarty Progressive
Conservative
1979
2nd Kings    Leo Rossiter Progressive
Conservative
1955
3rd Kings    Bud Ings Liberal 1970
4th Kings    Gilbert R. Clements Liberal 1970, 1979
5th Kings    Lowell Johnston Progressive
Conservative
1978

Prince

DistrictAssemblymanPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Prince    Russell Perry Liberal 1970
2nd Prince    George R. Henderson [1] Liberal 1974
  Keith Milligan (1981) Liberal 1981
3rd Prince    Léonce Bernard Liberal 1975
4th Prince    William MacDougall Progressive
Conservative
1978
5th Prince    George McMahon Progressive
Conservative
1976
DistrictCouncillorPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Prince    Robert E. Campbell Liberal 1962
2nd Prince    Allison Ellis Liberal 1978
3rd Prince    Edward Clark Liberal 1970
4th Prince   
Prowse Chappel Progressive
Conservative
1978
5th Prince    Peter Pope Progressive
Conservative
1979

Queens

DistrictAssemblymanPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Queens    Marion Reid Progressive
Conservative
1979
2nd Queens    Gordon Lank Progressive
Conservative
1979
3rd Queens    Horace B. Carver Progressive
Conservative
1978
4th Queens    J. Angus MacLean Progressive
Conservative
1976
5th Queens    James M. Lee Progressive
Conservative
1975
6th Queens    Barry Clark Progressive
Conservative
1978
DistrictCouncillorPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Queens    Leone Bagnall Progressive
Conservative
1979
2nd Queens    Lloyd MacPhail Progressive
Conservative
1961
3rd Queens    Fred Driscoll Progressive
Conservative
1978
4th Queens    Daniel Compton Progressive
Conservative
1970
5th Queens    Wilfred MacDonald Progressive
Conservative
1979
6th Queens    Jim Larkin Progressive
Conservative
1979

Notes:

  1. 1 2 elected to federal seat

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