The 21st General Assembly of Prince Edward Island represented the colony of Prince Edward Island between April 12, 1859, and 1863. An elected assembly had been dissolved by the governor earlier in 1859 because it could not choose a speaker.
The Assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Prince Edward Island, Dominick Daly. Donald Montgomery was elected speaker.
Edward Palmer was Premier.
This was the last election while an appointed Legislative council was in operation. Before the next election in 1863, PEI switched to an elected Legislative Council operating alongside an elected House of Assembly.
Members
The members of the Prince Edward Island Legislature after the general election of 1859 were:
RidingName1st PrinceNicholas ConroyPatrick Doyle2nd PrinceJohn YeoDavid Ramsay3rd PrinceJames YeoStanislaus F. Perry4th PrinceJames C. PopeCornelius Howatt1st QueensDonald MontgomeryColin Holm2nd QueensAlexander LairdJohn Longworth3rd QueensGeorge ColesFrancis Kelly4th QueensJohn H. GrayWilliam Douse1st KingsJohn KnightWilliam Cooper2nd KingsEdward WhelanJohn Sutherland3rd KingsEdward ThorntonRonald Walker4th KingsJoseph WightmanFinlay McNeillTown and Royalty of CharlottetownEdward PalmerDaniel DaviesTown and Royalty of GeorgetownThomas Heath HavilandAndrew A. McDonaldRoderick MacAulay after April 27, 1859Town and Royalty of PrincetownGeorge SinclairDonald Montgomery
Note that the losing candidate for Georgetown and Royalty, Roderick MacAulay, petitioned the Prince Edward Island House of Assembly to complain about an undue election. Specifically, Roderick MacAulay claimed that a number of people had voted in the Georgetown / Georgetown Royalty electoral district who were not entitled to vote. As a result, the colonial government held a review of the eligibility of some of the voters. This review took place at the Georgetown courthouse starting on March 25, 1859. As a result of this review, Roderick MacAulay was declared elected by the House of Assembly in place of Andrew A. MacDonald on April 27, 1859. Roderick MacAulay took his seat in the House of Assembly the following day.
External links Journal of the House of Assembly of Prince Edward Island (1859)