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43rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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43rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Majority parliament
25 September 1935 – 21 April 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

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Kings

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

Prince

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District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party
1st Prince     Aeneas Gallant Liberal     Thane Alexander Campbell Liberal
2nd Prince     George H. Barbour Liberal     William H. Dennis Liberal
3rd Prince     Marin Gallant Liberal     Thomas Linkletter Liberal
4th Prince     Cleveland Baker Liberal    
Walter Lea[1]

Horace Wright (1936)

Liberal
5th Prince     Edward P. Foley Liberal     Lucas R. Allan Liberal

Queens

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

Notes:

  1. ^ died in 1936

References

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