43rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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.

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

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	First elected / previously elected
1st Kings		Peter A. MacIsaac	Liberal	1935
2nd Kings		Harry Cox	Liberal	1927
3rd Kings		John Mustard	Liberal	1927, 1935
4th Kings		John A. Campbell	Liberal	1927
5th Kings		William Hughes	Liberal	1935
District	Councillor		Party	First elected / previously elected
1st Kings		Herbert H. Acorn	Liberal	1935
2nd Kings		James P. McIntyre	Liberal	1919, 1927
3rd Kings		Stephen Hessian	Liberal	1919, 1935
4th Kings		Montague Annear	Liberal	1931
5th Kings		George Saville	Liberal	1935

Prince

District	Assemblyman		Party	First elected / previously elected
1st Prince		Aeneas Gallant	Liberal	1931
2nd Prince		George H. Barbour	Liberal	1935
3rd Prince		Marin Gallant	Liberal	1935
4th Prince		Cleveland Baker	Liberal	1935
5th Prince		Edward P. Foley	Liberal	1935
District	Councillor		Party	First elected / previously elected
1st Prince		Thane Alexander Campbell	Liberal	1931
2nd Prince		William H. Dennis	Liberal	1915
3rd Prince		Thomas Linkletter	Liberal	1935
4th Prince		Walter Lea[a]	Liberal	1915, 1927
		Horace Wright (1936)	Liberal	1927,[b] 1936
5th Prince		Lucas R. Allan	Liberal	1927

Queens

District	Assemblyman		Party	First elected / previously elected
1st Queens		Donald N. McKay	Liberal	1935
2nd Queens		Angus McPhee	Liberal	1927, 1935
3rd Queens		Russell C. Clark	Liberal	1927, 1935
4th Queens		Dougald MacKinnon	Liberal	1935
5th Queens		T. William L. Prowse	Liberal	1935
District	Councillor		Party	First elected / previously elected
1st Queens		W. F. Alan Stewart	Liberal	1927, 1935
2nd Queens		Bradford W. LePage	Liberal	1919, 1927
3rd Queens		Mark R. MacGuigan	Liberal	1935
4th Queens		John Walter Jones	Liberal	1935
5th Queens		C. St. Clair Trainor	Liberal	1935

Notes

1. died in 1936
2. Assemblyman

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