52nd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

The 52nd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from June 2, 1970, to April 3, 1974. The Liberal Party led by Alex Campbell formed the government.

Cecil A. Miller was elected speaker.

There were five sessions of the 52nd General Assembly:

Session Start End
1st June 2, 1970 June 25, 1970
2nd February 18, 1971 November 26, 1971
3rd March 2, 1972 April 14, 1972
4th January 23, 1973 March 16, 1973
5th March 7, 1974 April 3, 1974

Members

Kings

District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected
    1st Kings Bruce L. Stewart Liberal 1966
    2nd Kings Walter Dingwell Progressive
Conservative
1959
    3rd Kings William Bennett Campbell Liberal 1970
    4th Kings Lorne Bonnell[1] Liberal 1951
  John Bonnell (1972) Liberal 1972
    5th Kings Arthur J. MacDonald Liberal 1962, 1970
District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected
    1st Kings Daniel J. MacDonald[2] Liberal 1962
  Melvin J. McQuaid (1972) Progressive
Conservative
1959, 1972
    2nd Kings Leo Rossiter Progressive
Conservative
1955
    3rd Kings Bud Ings Liberal 1970
    4th Kings Gilbert R. Clements Liberal 1970
    5th Kings George J. Ferguson Liberal 1961

Prince

District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected
    1st Prince Russell Perry Liberal 1970
    2nd Prince George Dewar Progressive
Conservative
1955
    3rd Prince William Gallant Liberal 1970
    4th Prince Robert Schurman[3] Liberal 1970
    5th Prince Earle Hickey Liberal 1966
District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected
    1st Prince Robert E. Campbell Liberal 1962
    2nd Prince Joshua MacArthur Liberal 1970
    3rd Prince Edward Clark Liberal 1970
   
4th Prince Frank Jardine Liberal 1962
    5th Prince Alexander B. Campbell Liberal 1965

Queens

District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected
    1st Queens Jean Canfield Liberal 1970
    2nd Queens Sinclair Cutcliffe[4] Liberal 1966
  Bennett Carr (1972) Liberal 1972
    3rd Queens Cecil A. Miller Liberal 1966
    4th Queens J. Stewart Ross Liberal 1959
    5th Queens Gordon L. Bennett Liberal 1966
    6th Queens Allison MacDonald Liberal 1970
District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected
    1st Queens Ralph Johnstone Liberal 1970
    2nd Queens Lloyd MacPhail Progressive
Conservative
1961
    3rd Queens Levi McNally Liberal 1970
    4th Queens Daniel Compton Progressive
Conservative
1970
    5th Queens Elmer Blanchard[5] Liberal 1966
  Peter McNeil (1970) Liberal 1970
    6th Queens John H. Maloney Liberal 1970

Notes:

  1. ^ named to Senate
  2. ^ elected to federal seat
  3. ^ died in 1973
  4. ^ ran unsuccessfully for federal seat
  5. ^ died

References

  • Election results for the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly, 1970-05-11
  • O'Handley, Kathryn Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1994 ISBN 0-921925-54-9