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
Kings
| District | Assemblyman | Party | First elected / previously elected | Councillor | Party | First elected / previously elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Kings | William Acorn | Liberal | 1951 | Brenton St. John | Liberal | 1949 | ||
| 2nd Kings | Harvey Douglas | Liberal | 1950 | Leo Rossiter | Progressive Conservative |
1955 | ||
| 3rd Kings | Joseph Campbell | Liberal | 1947, 1955 | Keir Clark | Liberal | 1947 | ||
| 4th Kings | Lorne Bonnell | Liberal | 1951 | Alexander Wallace Matheson | Liberal | 1940, 1947 | ||
| 5th Kings | Stephen Hessian | Liberal | 1919, 1935, 1955 | George Saville | Liberal | 1935 | ||
Prince
| District | Assemblyman | Party | First elected / previously elected | Councillor | Party | First elected / previously elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Prince | Prosper Arsenault | Liberal | 1955 | Fred Ramsay | Liberal | 1943, 1955 | ||
| 2nd Prince | George Dewar | Progressive Conservative |
1955 | Forrest Phillips | Liberal | 1946 | ||
| 3rd Prince | Augustin Gallant | Liberal | 1954 | Frank MacNutt | Liberal | 1951 | ||
| 4th Prince | J. George MacKay | Liberal | 1949 | |
Cleveland Baker | Liberal | 1935, 1947 | |
| 5th Prince | Edward P. Foley | Liberal | 1935, 1951 | Morley Bell | Liberal | 1945, 1955 | ||
Queens
| District | Assemblyman | Party | First elected / previously elected | Councillor | Party | First elected / previously elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Queens | Frederic Large | Liberal | 1947, 1955 | W. F. Alan Stewart Frank Myers (1957) |
Liberal |
1927, 1935 1951, 1957 | ||
| 2nd Queens | George Kitson | Liberal | 1940, 1951 | Reginald Bell | Progressive Conservative |
1943 | ||
| 3rd Queens | Russell C. Clark | Liberal | 1927, 1935 | Eugene Cullen | Liberal | 1944 | ||
| 4th Queens | Dougald MacKinnon | Liberal | 1935 | Harold P. Smith | Liberal | 1953 | ||
| 5th Queens | Earle MacDonald | Liberal | 1951 | Alex MacIsaac | Liberal | 1955 | ||
Notes
- 2nd Queens
- Assemblyman
- died in 1956
References
- 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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