1955 Prince Edward Island general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1955 Prince Edward Island general election Prince Edward Island parliamentary no no no 1951 Prince Edward Island general election 1951 47th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 1955 05 25 members 1959 Prince Edward Island general election 1959 All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 16 175x175px PE Liberal nohash Alex W. Matheson 1953 PE Liberal name 4th Kings 24 seats, 51.6% 27 3 44,918 55.0% 3.4pp PC PE PC nohash Reginald Bell 1950 PE PC name 2nd Queens 6 seats, 46.7% 3 3 36,705 45.0% 1.7pp Premier Premier after election Alex W. Matheson PE Liberal name Alex W. Matheson PE Liberal name The 1955 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on May 25, 1955.http://www.electionspei.ca/pdfs/ceoreports/results/1955Report.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150525202753/http://www.electionspei.ca/pdfs/ceoreports/results/1955Report.pdf dead May 25, 2015 Provincial General Election Results, 1955 Elections PEI The governing Liberals of Premier Alex W. Matheson increased their majority in the Legislature, winning three more seats over the opposition Progressive Conservatives led by Reginald Bell, who would resign as leader in 1957 following this election. Matheson took over as premier from his predecessor J. Walter Jones in May 1953 following his appointment to the Senate. This election marked the first and only time (as of 2016) that a party has won six consecutive general elections on Prince Edward Island. Party Standings + ↓ 27 3 Liberal PC PartyParty LeaderSeatsPopular Vote1951ElectedChange#%Change PE Liberal rowLiberalAlex W. Matheson2427+344,91855.0%+3.4% PE PC rowPE PC nameReginald Bell63-336,70545.0%-1.7% Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal PE Liberal 55.03 PC PE PC 44.97Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px Liberal PE Liberal 90.00 PC PE PC 10.00 Members Elected The Legislature of Prince Edward Island had two levels of membership from 1893 to 1996 - Assemblymen and Councillors. This was a holdover from when the Island had a bicameral legislature, the General Assembly and the Legislative Council. In 1893, the Legislative Council was abolished and had its membership merged with the Assembly, though the two titles remained separate and were elected by different electoral franchises. Assembleymen were elected by all eligible voters of within a district, while Councillors were only elected by landowners within a district.http://www.revparl.ca/11/2/11n2_88e_Driscoll.pdf History and Politics of Prince Edward Island Fred Driscoll Canadian Parliamentary Review Kings District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Kings     William Acorn Liberal     Brenton St. John Liberal 2nd Kings     Harvey Douglas Liberal     Leo Rossiter Progressive Conservative 3rd Kings     Joseph Campbell Liberal     Keir Clark Liberal 4th Kings     Lorne Bonnell Liberal     Alexander Wallace Matheson Liberal 5th Kings     Stephen Hessian Liberal     George Saville Liberal Queens District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Queens     Frederic Large Liberal     W. F. Alan Stewart Liberal Progressive Conservative 2nd Queens     George Kitson Liberal     Reginald Bell Progressive Conservative 3rd Queens     Russell C. Clark Liberal     Eugene Cullen Liberal 4th Queens     Dougald MacKinnon Liberal     Harold P. Smith Liberal 5th Queens     Earle MacDonald Liberal     Alex MacIsaac Liberal Prince District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Prince     Prosper Arsenault Liberal     Fred Ramsay Liberal 2nd Prince     George Dewar Progressive Conservative     Forrest Phillips Liberal 3rd Prince     Augustin Gallant Liberal     Frank MacNutt Liberal 4th Prince     J. George MacKay Liberal     Cleveland Baker Liberal 5th Prince     Edward P. Foley Liberal     Morley Bell Liberal Sources Category:1955 elections in Canada Category:Elections in Prince Edward Island Category:1955 in Prince Edward Island Category:May 1955 in Canada