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38th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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The 38th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from March 29, 1916, to June 26, 1919. The Conservative Party led by John Alexander Mathieson formed the government. Aubin-Edmond Arsenault succeeded Mathieson as Premier and party leader in 1917.

John S. Martin was elected speaker. Albert P. Prowse became speaker in 1918.

There were five sessions of the 38th General Assembly:

Session Start End
1st March 29, 1916 May 4, 1916
2nd August 4, 1916 August 5, 1916
3rd March 15, 1917 April 26, 1917
4th March 26, 1918 April 26, 1918
5th April 2, 1919 May 4, 1919

Members

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Kings

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District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party
1st Kings     Augustine A. MacDonald Conservative     John McLean[1]

Harry D. McLean (1916)

Conservative
2nd Kings     Harvey D. McEwen Conservative     James D. McInnis[2]

R. J. MacDonald (1917)

Liberal

Conservative

3rd Kings     John A. Dewar Conservative     James J. Johnston Liberal
4th Kings     Albert P. Prowse Conservative     Murdock MacKinnon Conservative
5th Kings     Roderick J. McLellan Conservative     John Alexander Mathieson[3]

James David Stewart (1917)

Conservative

Prince

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District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party
1st Prince     Benjamin Gallant Liberal     Charles E. Dalton Conservative
2nd Prince     Albert Charles Saunders Liberal     William H. Dennis Liberal
3rd Prince     Aubin Edmond Arsenault Conservative     Alfred E. MacLean Liberal
4th Prince     John Howatt Bell Liberal    
Walter Lea Liberal
5th Prince     James A. MacNeill Conservative     Hubert Howatt[4] Liberal

Queens

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District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party
1st Queens     Murdock Kennedy Conservative     Alexander McNevin Conservative
2nd Queens     George E. Hughes Liberal     John McMillan Liberal
3rd Queens     Leonard Wood Conservative     David McDonald Liberal
4th Queens     John S. Martin Conservative     George Forbes Liberal
5th Queens     James Paton Conservative     Stephen R. Jenkins Conservative

Notes:

  1. ^ named to Senate
  2. ^ died in 1917
  3. ^ named judge
  4. ^ died in 1919

References

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  • Election results for the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly, 1915-09-16
  • O'Handley, Kathryn Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1994 ISBN 0-921925-54-9