55th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

The 55th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from June 29, 1979 to August 31, 1982. The Progressive Conservative Party led by Angus MacLean formed the government. When MacLean retired from politics in 1979, James Lee became premier and party leader.

Daniel Compton was elected speaker.

There were four sessions of the 55th General Assembly:

Session Start End
1st June 29, 1979 August 1, 1979
2nd February 7, 1980 April 12, 1980
3rd February 19, 1981 April 24, 1981
4th March 4, 1982 May 7, 1982

Members

Kings

District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party
1st Kings     Ross "Johnny" Young Liberal     Albert Fogarty Conservative
2nd Kings     Roddy Pratt Conservative     Leo Rossiter Conservative
3rd Kings     William Bennett Campbell[1]

A. A. "Joey" Fraser (1981)

 Liberal

Conservative

     A. E. Bud Ings Liberal
4th Kings     Pat Binns Conservative     Gilbert R. Clements Liberal
5th Kings     Arthur J. MacDonald Liberal     Lowell Johnston Conservative

Prince

District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party
1st Prince     Russell Perry Liberal     Robert E. Campbell Liberal
2nd Prince     George R. Henderson[1]

Keith Milligan (1981)

 Liberal     Allison Ellis Liberal
3rd Prince     Léonce Bernard Liberal     Edward Clark Liberal
4th Prince     William MacDougall Conservative    
Prowse Chappel Conservative
5th Prince     George McMahon Conservative     Peter Pope Conservative

Queens

District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party
1st Queens     Marion Reid Conservative     Leone Bagnall Conservative
2nd Queens     Gordon Lank Conservative     Lloyd MacPhail Conservative
3rd Queens     Horace B. Carver Conservative     Fred Driscoll Conservative
4th Queens     J. Angus MacLean Conservative     Daniel Compton Conservative
5th Queens     James M. Lee Conservative     Wilfred MacDonald Conservative
6th Queens     Barry Clark Conservative     Jim Larkin Conservative

Notes:

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 elected to federal seat

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