| 43rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| 25 September 1935 – 21 April 1939 | |||
 | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | Walter Lea August 15, 1935 – January 10, 1936 | ||
| Thane Campbell January 14, 1936 – May 11, 1943 | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Liberal Party | ||
| Opposition | Liberal Party shadow cabinet* | ||
| * The Liberal Party won every seat in the Assembly, so Premier Lea named named several members of his own caucus to act as an opposition. | |||
| Legislative Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the Assembly | Stephen Hessian | ||
| Members | 15 MLA seats | ||
| Counsellors | 15 counsellor seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | George V 6 May 1910 – 20 Jan. 1936 | ||
| Edward VIII 20 Jan. 1936 – 11 Dec. 1936 | |||
| George VI 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 | |||
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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 | 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
| 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
| 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:
- ↑ died in 1936
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
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