1955 Prince Edward Island general election information
Canadian provincial election
1955 Prince Edward Island general election
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May 25, 1955 (1955-05-25)
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All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 16 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
PC
Leader
Alex W. Matheson
Reginald Bell
Party
Liberal
Progressive Conservative
Leader since
1953
1950
Leader's seat
4th Kings
2nd Queens
Last election
24 seats, 51.6%
6 seats, 46.7%
Seats won
27
3
Seat change
3
3
Popular vote
44,918
36,705
Percentage
55.0%
45.0%
Swing
3.4pp
1.7pp
Premier before election
Alex W. Matheson
Liberal
Premier after election
Alex W. Matheson
Liberal
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The 1955 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on May 25, 1955.[1]
The governing Liberals of Premier Alex W. Matheson increased their majority in the Legislature, winning three more seats over the opposition Progressive Conservatives led by Reginald Bell, who would resign as leader in 1957 following this election. Matheson took over as premier from his predecessor J. Walter Jones in May 1953 following his appointment to the Senate.
This election marked the first and only time (as of 2016) that a party has won six consecutive general elections on Prince Edward Island.
^"Provincial General Election Results, 1955" (PDF). Elections PEI. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2015.
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