51st General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

The 51st General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from November 23, 1966, to March 26, 1970. The Liberal Party led by Alex Campbell formed the government.

Prosper Arsenault was elected speaker.

There were five sessions of the 51st General Assembly:

Session Start End
1st November 23, 1966 November 24, 1966
2nd March 14, 1967 May 19, 1967
3rd February 22, 1968 April 25, 1968
4th March 11, 1969 June 6, 1969
5th February 26, 1970 March 26, 1970

Members

District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected
    1st Kings Bruce L. Stewart[1] Liberal 1966
    2nd Kings Walter Dingwell Progressive
Conservative
1959
    3rd Kings Thomas A. Curran Progressive
Conservative
1959
    4th Kings Lorne Bonnell Liberal 1951
    5th Kings Cyril Sinnott Progressive
Conservative
1966
District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected
    1st Kings Daniel J. MacDonald Liberal 1962
    2nd Kings Leo Rossiter Progressive
Conservative
1955
    3rd Kings Preston MacLure Progressive
Conservative
1966
    4th Kings Keir Clark Liberal 1947,[a] 1966
  Independent Liberal
    5th Kings George J. Ferguson Liberal 1961
District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected
    1st Prince Prosper Arsenault Liberal 1955, 1962
    2nd Prince George Dewar Progressive
Conservative
1955
    3rd Prince Henry Wedge Progressive
Conservative
1959
    4th Prince Max Thompson Liberal 1966
    5th Prince Earle Hickey Liberal 1966
District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected
    1st Prince Robert E. Campbell Liberal 1962
    2nd Prince Robert Grindlay Progressive
Conservative
1959
    3rd Prince Keith Harrington Progressive
Conservative
1959
   
4th Prince Frank Jardine Liberal 1962
    5th Prince Alexander B. Campbell Liberal 1965
District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected
    1st Queens Frank Myers Progressive
Conservative
1951, 1957
    2nd Queens Sinclair Cutcliffe Liberal 1966
    3rd Queens Cecil A. Miller Liberal 1966
    4th Queens J. Stewart Ross Liberal 1959
    5th Queens Gordon L. Bennett Liberal 1966
    6th Queens[2] J. David Stewart Progressive
Conservative
1959
District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected
    1st Queens Walter Russell Shaw Progressive
Conservative
1959
    2nd Queens Lloyd MacPhail Progressive
Conservative
1961
    3rd Queens J. Russell Driscoll Progressive
Conservative
1959
    4th Queens Harold P. Smith Liberal 1953
    5th Queens Elmer Blanchard Liberal 1966
    6th Queens[3] Alban Farmer Progressive
Conservative
1959

Notes:

  1. ^ William A. Acorn died; by-election held July 11, 1966
  2. ^ new riding
  3. ^ new riding

Notes

  1. ^ 3rd Kings (Councillor)

References

  • Election results for the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly, 1966-05-30
  • O'Handley, Kathryn Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1994 ISBN 0-921925-54-9