43rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

43rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Majority parliament
September 25, 1935 – April 21, 1939
Parliament leaders
PremierWalter Lea
August 15, 1935 – January 10, 1936
Thane Campbell
January 14, 1936 – May 11, 1943
Party caucuses
GovernmentLiberal Party
OppositionLiberal Party shadow cabinet*
* The Liberal Party won every seat in the Assembly, so Premier Lea named several members of his own caucus to act as an opposition.
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly
Stephen Hessian
Members15 MLA seats
Counsellors15 counsellor seats
Sovereign
MonarchGeorge V
6 May 1910 – 20 Jan. 1936
Edward VIII
20 Jan. 1936 – 11 Dec. 1936
11 Dec. 1936 – 6 Feb. 1952
Lieutenant
Governor
George Des Brisay de Blois
December 28, 1933 – October 1, 1939
Sessions
1st session
September 25, 1935 – September 25, 1935
2nd session
March 30, 1936 – April 18, 1936
3rd session
April 16, 1937 – March 22, 1937
4th session
April 22, 1938 – March 28, 1938
5th session
April 20, 1939 – March 20, 1939
← 42nd → 44th

The 43rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from September 25, 1935, to April 21, 1939. The Liberal Party led by Walter Lea formed the government, winning all the seats in the legislature. Thane Campbell became Premier and party leader following Lea's death in 1936.

Stephen Hessian was elected speaker.

There were five sessions of the 43rd General Assembly:

Session Start End
1st September 25, 1935 September 25, 1935
2nd March 30, 1936 April 18, 1936
3rd March 22, 1937 April 16, 1937
4th March 28, 1938 April 22, 1938
5th March 20, 1939 April 20, 1939

Members

Kings

District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected
    1st Kings Peter A. MacIsaac Liberal 1935
    2nd Kings Harry Cox Liberal 1927
    3rd Kings John Mustard Liberal 1927, 1935
    4th Kings John A. Campbell Liberal 1927
    5th Kings William Hughes Liberal 1935
District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected
    1st Kings Herbert H. Acorn Liberal 1935
    2nd Kings James P. McIntyre Liberal 1919, 1927
    3rd Kings Stephen Hessian Liberal 1919, 1935
    4th Kings Montague Annear Liberal 1931
    5th Kings George Saville Liberal 1935

Prince

District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected
    1st Prince Aeneas Gallant Liberal 1931
    2nd Prince George H. Barbour Liberal 1935
    3rd Prince Marin Gallant Liberal 1935
    4th Prince Cleveland Baker Liberal 1935
    5th Prince Edward P. Foley Liberal 1935
District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected
    1st Prince Thane Alexander Campbell Liberal 1931
    2nd Prince William H. Dennis Liberal 1915
    3rd Prince Thomas Linkletter Liberal 1935
   
4th Prince Walter Lea[a] Liberal 1915, 1927
  Horace Wright (1936) Liberal 1927,[b] 1936
    5th Prince Lucas R. Allan Liberal 1927

Queens

District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected
    1st Queens Donald N. McKay Liberal 1935
    2nd Queens Angus McPhee Liberal 1927, 1935
    3rd Queens Russell C. Clark Liberal 1927, 1935
    4th Queens Dougald MacKinnon Liberal 1935
    5th Queens T. William L. Prowse Liberal 1935
District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected
    1st Queens W. F. Alan Stewart Liberal 1927, 1935
    2nd Queens Bradford W. LePage Liberal 1919, 1927
    3rd Queens Mark R. MacGuigan Liberal 1935
    4th Queens John Walter Jones Liberal 1935
    5th Queens C. St. Clair Trainor Liberal 1935

Notes

  1. ^ died in 1936
  2. ^ Assemblyman

References

  • Election results for the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly, 1935-07-23
  • O'Handley, Kathryn Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1994 ISBN 0-921925-54-9