The General Assembly of Prince Edward Island is the legislature of the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Today, the legislature is made of two elements: the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island,[1] and the unicameral assembly called the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The legislature was first established in 1773.
Like the Canadian federal government, Prince Edward Island uses a Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which members are sent to the Legislative Assembly after general elections and from there the party with the most seats chooses a Premier of Prince Edward Island and Executive Council of Prince Edward Island. The premier acts as Prince Edward Island's head of government, while the Queen of Canada acts as its head of state.
The legislature was originally bicameral, with an upper house called the Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island and a lower house called the House of Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The Legislative Council also held executive power until 1839. In 1893 the houses were amalgamated into the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Unlike other provinces that eliminated their upper house, the assembly continued to have a distinction between members elected as Councillors and members elected as Assemblymen. This distinction was eliminated in 1996, giving all members the title Member of the Legislative Assembly.
List of Assemblies
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Election |
Dissolution |
| 65th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
2015–present |
May 4, 2015 |
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| 64th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
2011 - 2015 |
October 3, 2011 |
April 6, 2015 |
| 63rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
2007 - 2011 |
May 28, 2007 |
August 28, 2011 |
| 62nd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
2003 - 2007 |
September 29, 2003 |
April 30, 2007 |
| 61st General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
2000 - 2003 |
April 17, 2000 |
September 2, 2003 |
| 60th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1996 - 2000 |
November 18, 1996 |
March 21, 2000 |
| 59th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1993 - 1996 |
March 29, 1993 |
October 21, 1996 |
| 58th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1989 - 1993 |
May 29, 1989 |
March 1, 1993 |
| 57th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1986 - 1989 |
April 21, 1986 |
February 13, 1989 |
| 56th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1982 - 1986 |
September 27, 1982 |
March 25, 1986 |
| 55th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1979 - 1982 |
April 23, 1979 |
August 31, 1982 |
| 54th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1978 - 1979 |
April 24, 1978 |
March 27, 1979 |
| 53rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1974 - 1978 |
April 29, 1974 |
March 28, 1978 |
| 52nd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1970 - 1974 |
May 11, 1970 |
April 3, 1974 |
| 51st General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1966 - 1970 |
May 30, 1966 |
March 26, 1970 |
| 50th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1962 - 1966 |
December 10, 1962 |
April 14, 1966 |
| 49th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1959 - 1962 |
September 1, 1959 |
November 8, 1962 |
| 48th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1955 - 1959 |
May 25, 1955 |
August 3, 1959 |
| 47th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1951 - 1955 |
April 26, 1951 |
April 27, 1955 |
| 46th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1947 - 1951 |
December 11, 1947 |
March 31, 1951 |
| 45th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1943 - 1947 |
September 15, 1943 |
October 27, 1947 |
| 44th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1939 - 1943 |
May 18, 1939 |
August 20, 1943 |
| 43rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1935 - 1939 |
July 23, 1935 |
April 21, 1939 |
| 42nd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1931 - 1935 |
August 6, 1931 |
June 15, 1935 |
| 41st General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1927 - 1931 |
June 25, 1927 |
July 2, 1931 |
| 40th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1923 - 1927 |
July 26, 1923 |
June 2, 1927 |
| 39th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1919 - 1923 |
July 24, 1919 |
June 23, 1923 |
| 38th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1915 - 1919 |
September 16, 1915 |
June 26, 1919 |
| 37th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1912 - 1915 |
January 3, 1912 |
August 21, 1915 |
| 36th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1908 - 1912 |
November 18, 1908 |
December 5, 1911 |
| 35th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1904 - 1908 |
December 7, 1904 |
October 15, 1908 |
| 34th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1900 - 1904 |
December 12, 1900 |
November 9, 1904 |
| 33rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1897 - 1900 |
July 28, 1897 |
November 12, 1900 |
| 32nd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1893 - 1897 |
December 13, 1893 |
June 25, 1897 |
| 31st General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1890 - 1893 |
January 30, 1890 |
November 18, 1893 |
| 30th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1886 - 1890 |
June 30, 1886 |
January 7, 1890 |
| 29th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1883 - 1886 |
May 8, 1882 |
June 5, 1886 |
| 28th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1879 - 1882 |
April 2, 1879 |
April 15, 1882 |
| 27th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1876 - 1879 |
August 10, 1876 |
March 12, 1879 |
| 26th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1873 - 1876 |
April 24, 1873 |
July 1, 1876 |
| 25th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1871 - 1873 |
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| 24th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1870 - 1871 |
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| 23rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1867 - 1870 |
April 19, 1870 |
April 18, 1867 |
| 22nd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1863 - 1867 |
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| 21st General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1859 - 1863 |
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| 20th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1854 - 1859 |
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| 19th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1854 |
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| 18th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1850 - 1854 |
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| 17th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1847 - 1850 |
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| 16th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1843 - 1847 |
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| 15th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1839 - 1843 |
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| 14th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1835 - 1839 |
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| 13th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1831 - 1835 |
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| 12th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1825 - 1831 |
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| 11th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1820 - 1825 |
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| 10th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1818 - 1820 |
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| 9th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1812 - 1818 |
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| 8th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1806 - 1812 |
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| 7th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1802 - 1806 |
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| 6th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1790 - 1802 |
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| 5th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1787 - 1790 |
August, 1787 |
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| 4th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1785 - 1787 |
March, 1785 |
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| 3rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1779 - 1784 |
July, 1779 |
January, 1784 |
| 2nd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1774 - 1779 |
October 1, 1774 |
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| 1st General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
1773 - 1774 |
July 4, 1773 |
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See also
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