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48th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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The 48th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from February 21, 1956, to August 3, 1959. The Liberal Party led by Alexander Wallace Matheson formed the government.

Augustin Gallant was elected speaker. Edward Foley replaced Gallant as speaker in 1959.

There were four sessions of the 48th General Assembly:

Session Start End
1st February 21, 1956 March 29, 1956
2nd February 26, 1957 April 18, 1957
3rd March 11, 1958 April 12, 1958
4th February 10, 1959 March 25, 1959

Members

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Kings

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District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected
1st Kings     William Acorn Liberal 1951
2nd Kings     Harvey Douglas Liberal 1950
3rd Kings     Joseph Campbell Liberal 1947, 1955
4th Kings     Lorne Bonnell Liberal 1951
5th Kings     Stephen Hessian Liberal 1919,[a] 1935, 1955
District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected
1st Kings     Brenton St. John Liberal 1949
2nd Kings     Leo Rossiter Progressive
Conservative 		1955
3rd Kings     Keir Clark Liberal 1947
4th Kings     Alexander Wallace Matheson Liberal 1940,[b] 1947
5th Kings     George Saville Liberal 1935

Prince

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District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected
1st Prince     Prosper Arsenault Liberal 1955
2nd Prince     George Dewar Progressive
Conservative 		1955
3rd Prince     Augustin Gallant Liberal 1954
4th Prince     J. George MacKay Liberal 1949
5th Prince     Edward P. Foley Liberal 1935, 1951
District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected
1st Prince     Fred Ramsay Liberal 1943, 1955
2nd Prince     Forrest Phillips Liberal 1946
3rd Prince     Frank MacNutt Liberal 1951
4th Prince    
Cleveland Baker Liberal 1935, 1947
5th Prince     Morley Bell Liberal 1945, 1955

Queens

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District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected
1st Queens     Frederic Large Liberal 1947, 1955
2nd Queens     George Kitson Liberal 1940, 1951
3rd Queens     Russell C. Clark Liberal 1927, 1935
4th Queens     Dougald MacKinnon Liberal 1935
5th Queens     Earle MacDonald Liberal 1951
District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected
1st Queens     W. F. Alan Stewart[c] Liberal 1927, 1935
  Frank Myers (1957) Progressive
Conservative 		1951, 1957
2nd Queens     Reginald Bell Progressive
Conservative 		1943
3rd Queens     Eugene Cullen Liberal 1944
4th Queens     Harold P. Smith Liberal 1953
5th Queens     Alex MacIsaac Liberal 1955

Notes

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  1. ^ Assemblyman
  2. ^ 2nd Queens
  3. ^ died in 1956

References

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  • Election results for the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly, 1955-05-25
  • O'Handley, Kathryn Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1994 ISBN 0-921925-54-9
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