The 48th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from February 21, 1956, to August 3, 1959. The Liberal Party led by Alexander Wallace Matheson formed the government.
Augustin Gallant was elected speaker. Edward Foley replaced Gallant as speaker in 1959.
There were four sessions of the 48th General Assembly: SessionStartEnd 1st February 21, 1956 March 29, 1956 2nd February 26, 1957 April 18, 1957 3rd March 11, 1958 April 12, 1958 4th February 10, 1959 March 25, 1959
Members
Kings
District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected 1st Kings William Acorn Liberal1951 2nd Kings Harvey Douglas Liberal1950 3rd Kings Joseph Campbell Liberal1947, 1955 4th Kings Lorne Bonnell Liberal1951 5th Kings Stephen Hessian Liberal1919, 1935, 1955 District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected 1st Kings Brenton St. John Liberal1949 2nd Kings Leo Rossiter Progressive Conservative1955 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 Prosper Arsenault Liberal1955 2nd Prince George Dewar Progressive Conservative1955 3rd Prince Augustin Gallant Liberal1954 4th Prince J. George MacKay Liberal1949 5th Prince Edward P. Foley Liberal1935, 1951 District Councillor Party First elected / previously elected 1st Prince Fred Ramsay Liberal1943, 1955 2nd Prince Forrest Phillips Liberal1946 3rd Prince Frank MacNutt Liberal1951 4th Prince Cleveland Baker Liberal1935, 1947 5th Prince Morley Bell Liberal1945, 1955
Queens
District Assemblyman Party First elected / previously elected 1st Queens Frederic Large Liberal1947, 1955 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 Frank Myers (1957)Progressive Conservative1951, 1957 2nd Queens Reginald Bell Progressive Conservative1943 3rd Queens Eugene Cullen Liberal1944 4th Queens Harold P. Smith Liberal1953 5th Queens Alex MacIsaac Liberal1955
Notes
References Election results for the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly, 1955-05-25 O'Handley, Kathryn Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1994