The 47th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from October 23, 1951, to April 27, 1955. The Liberal Party led by John Walter Jones formed the government. Alexander Wallace Matheson replaced Jones as Premier and party leader in 1953.
Forest W. Phillips was elected speaker.
There were five sessions of the 47th General Assembly: SessionStartEnd 1st October 23, 1951 October 24, 1951 2nd March 11, 1952 April 9, 1952 3rd March 3, 1953 April 7, 1953 4th March 2, 1954 April 10, 1954 5th February 8, 1955 March 18, 1955
Members
Kings
District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected 1st Kings William Acorn Liberal1951 2nd Kings Harvey Douglas Liberal1950 3rd Kings John A. MacDonald Progressive Conservative1945, 1951 4th Kings Lorne Bonnell Liberal1951 5th Kings William Hughes Liberal1935 District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected 1st Kings Brenton St. John Liberal1949 2nd Kings Thomas R. Cullen Liberal1943, 1951 3rd Kings Keir Clark Liberal1947 4th Kings Alexander Wallace Matheson Liberal1940, 1947 5th Kings George Saville Liberal1935
Prince
District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected 1st Prince Hubert Gaudet Progressive Conservative1951 2nd Prince Walter Darby Liberal1949 3rd Prince J. Wilfred Arsenault Liberal1947 Augustin Gallant (1954) Liberal1954 4th Prince J. George MacKay Liberal1949 5th Prince Edward P. Foley Liberal1935, 1951 District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected 1st Prince Don Campbell Progressive Conservative1951 2nd Prince Forrest Phillips Liberal1946 3rd Prince Frank MacNutt Liberal1951 4th Prince Cleveland Baker Liberal1935, 1947 5th Prince Lorne H. MacFarlane Liberal1947
Queens
District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected 1st Queens Frank Myers Progressive Conservative1951 2nd Queens George Kitson Liberal1940, 1951 3rd Queens Russell C. Clark Liberal1927, 1935 4th Queens Dougald MacKinnon Liberal1935 5th Queens Earle MacDonald Liberal1951 District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected 1st Queens W. F. Alan Stewart Liberal1927, 1935 2nd Queens Reginald Bell Progressive Conservative1943 3rd Queens Eugene Cullen Liberal1944 4th Queens John Walter Jones Liberal1935 Harold P. Smith (1953) Liberal1953 5th Queens William J. P. MacMillan Progressive Conservative1923, 1939
Notes
References Election results for the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly, 1951-04-26 O'Handley, Kathryn Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1994