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49th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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The 49th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from March 1, 1960, to November 8, 1962. The Progressive Conservative Party led by Walter Russell Shaw formed the government.

John R. MacLean was elected speaker.

There were four sessions of the 49th General Assembly:

Session Start End
1st March 1, 1960 March 29, 1960
2nd February 9, 1961 March 16, 1961
3rd December 4, 1961 December 7, 1961
4th February 22, 1962 April 6, 1962

Members

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Kings

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District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected
1st Kings     John R. McLean Progressive
Conservative
1940, 1947, 1959
2nd Kings     Walter Dingwell Progressive
Conservative
1959
3rd Kings     Thomas A. Curran Progressive
Conservative
1959
4th Kings     Lorne Bonnell Liberal 1951
5th Kings     Stephen Hessian Liberal 1919,[a] 1935, 1955
District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected
1st Kings     Melvin J. McQuaid Progressive
Conservative
1959
2nd Kings     Leo Rossiter Progressive
Conservative
1955
3rd Kings     Douglas McGowan Progressive
Conservative
1959
4th Kings     Alexander Wallace Matheson Liberal 1940,[b] 1947
5th Kings     George Saville[c] Liberal 1935
  George J. Ferguson (1961) Liberal 1961

Prince

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District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected
1st Prince     Hubert Gaudet Progressive
Conservative
1951, 1959
2nd Prince     George Dewar Progressive
Conservative
1955
3rd Prince     Henry Wedge Progressive
Conservative
1959
4th Prince     J. George MacKay Liberal 1949
5th Prince     Hubert B. MacNeill Progressive
Conservative
1959
District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected
1st Prince     Don Campbell Progressive
Conservative
1951, 1959
2nd Prince     Robert Grindlay Progressive
Conservative
1959
3rd Prince     Keith Harrington Progressive
Conservative
1959
4th Prince    
Cleveland Baker Liberal 1935, 1947
5th Prince     G. Lorne Monkley Progressive
Conservative
1959

Queens

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District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected
1st Queens     Frank Myers Progressive
Conservative
1951, 1957
2nd Queens     Philip Matheson Progressive
Conservative
1943, 1959
3rd Queens     Andrew B. MacRae Progressive
Conservative
1959
4th Queens     J. Stewart Ross Liberal 1959
5th Queens     J. David Stewart Progressive
Conservative
1959
District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected
1st Queens     Walter Russell Shaw Progressive
Conservative
1959
2nd Queens     Reginald Bell[d] Progressive
Conservative
1943
  Lloyd MacPhail (1961) Progressive
Conservative
1961
3rd Queens     J. Russell Driscoll Progressive
Conservative
1959
4th Queens     Harold P. Smith Liberal 1953
5th Queens     Alban Farmer Progressive
Conservative
1959

Notes

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  1. ^ Assemblyman
  2. ^ 2nd Queens
  3. ^ died
  4. ^ resigned

References

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  • Election results for the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly, 1959-09-01
  • O'Handley, Kathryn Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1994 ISBN 0-921925-54-9