The 1962 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on December 10, 1962.
The governing Progressive Conservatives of Premier Walter R. Shaw won re-election with a majority government over the opposition Liberals, led by former Premier Alex W. Matheson.
Party Standings
+ ↓ 19 11 PC Liberal
PartyParty LeaderSeatsPopular Vote1959ElectedChange#%ChangeWalter R. Shaw2219-344,70750.6%-0.3%LiberalAlex W. Matheson811+343,60449.4%+0.3%
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. This landowner requirement would be abolished before the next election
Kings
District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Kings John R. McLean Progressive Conservative Daniel J. MacDonald Liberal 2nd Kings Walter Dingwell Progressive Conservative Leo Rossiter Progressive Conservative 3rd Kings Thomas A. Curran Progressive Conservative Douglas McGowan Progressive Conservative 4th Kings Lorne Bonnell Liberal Alexander Wallace Matheson Liberal 5th Kings Arthur MacDonald Liberal George J. Ferguson Liberal
Queens
District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Queens Frank Myers Progressive Conservative Walter Russell Shaw Progressive Conservative 2nd Queens Philip Matheson Progressive Conservative Lloyd MacPhail Progressive Conservative 3rd Queens Andrew B. MacRae Progressive Conservative J. Russell Driscoll Progressive Conservative 4th Queens J. Stewart Ross Liberal Harold P. Smith Liberal 5th Queens J. David Stewart Progressive Conservative Alban Farmer Progressive Conservative
Prince
District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Prince Prosper Arsenault Liberal Robert E. Campbell Liberal 2nd Prince George Dewar Progressive Conservative Robert Grindlay Progressive Conservative 3rd Prince Henry Wedge Progressive Conservative Keith Harrington Progressive Conservative 4th Prince J. George MacKay Liberal Frank Jardine Liberal 5th Prince Hubert B. MacNeill Progressive Conservative G. Lorne Monkley Progressive Conservative
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