59th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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The 59th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from June 7, 1993, to October 21, 1996. The Liberal Party led by Catherine Callbeck formed the government. After Callbeck's resignation, Keith Milligan became party leader and premier in October 1996.

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Nancy Guptill was elected speaker.

There were four sessions of the 59th General Assembly:

SessionStartEnd
1stJune 7, 1993August 11, 1993
2ndMarch 9, 1994May 19, 1994
3rdMarch 9, 1995May 4, 1995
4thFebruary 29, 1996May 2, 1996

Members

Kings

DistrictAssemblymanPartyFirst elected / previously electedCouncillorPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Kings    Roger Soloman Liberal 1993   Ross Young Liberal 1991
2nd Kings    Claude Matheson Liberal 1989   Walter Bradley Liberal 1989
3rd Kings    Peter Doucette Liberal 1989   Roberta Hubley Liberal 1989
4th Kings    Stanley Bruce Liberal 1984   Gilbert R. Clements [1] Liberal 1970, 1979
5th Kings    Rose Marie MacDonald Liberal 1988   Barry Hicken Liberal 1986

Prince

DistrictAssemblymanPartyFirst elected / previously electedCouncillorPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Prince    Robert Morrissey Liberal 1982   Hector MacLeod Liberal 1993
2nd Prince    Keith Milligan Liberal 1981   Randy Cooke [2] Liberal 1993
3rd Prince    Robert Maddix Liberal 1993   Edward Clark [3] Liberal 1970
4th Prince    Stavert Huestis Liberal 1984  
 Libbe Hubley Liberal 1989
5th Prince    Walter McEwen Liberal 1989   Nancy Guptill Liberal 1987

Queens

DistrictAssemblymanPartyFirst elected / previously electedCouncillorPartyFirst elected / previously elected
1st Queens    Marion Murphy Liberal 1989   Catherine Sophia Callbeck [3] Liberal 1974 [a] , 1993
2nd Queens    Gordon MacInnis Liberal 1986   Ron MacKinley Liberal 1985
3rd Queens    Pat Mella Progressive
Conservative 		1993   Tom Dunphy Liberal 1986
4th Queens    Alan Buchanan [3] Liberal 1989   Lynwood MacPherson Liberal 1986
5th Queens    Wayne Cheverie Liberal 1986   Tim Carroll [3] Liberal 1986
6th Queens    Jeannie Lea [3] Liberal 1993   Paul Connolly Liberal 1982

Notes:

  1. ↑ named Lieutenant-Governor in 1995
  2. ↑ resigned in 1995
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 resigned in 1996

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References

  1. ↑ 4th Prince (Assemblyman)
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