1959 Prince Edward Island general election information
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1959 Prince Edward Island general election
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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
Walter R. Shaw
Alex W. Matheson
Party
Progressive Conservative
Liberal
Leader since
1957
1953
Leader's seat
1st Queens
4th Kings
Last election
3 seats, 45.0%
27 seats, 55.0%
Seats won
22
8
Seat change
19
19
Popular vote
43,845
42,214
Percentage
50.9%
49.1%
Swing
5.9pp
5.9pp
Premier before election
Alex W. Matheson
Liberal
Premier after election
Walter R. Shaw
Progressive Conservative
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The 1959 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on September 1, 1959.[1]
The governing Liberals of Premier Alex W. Matheson were defeated by the Progressive Conservatives led by Walter R. Shaw, who gained a massive number of districts across the Island to earn a majority government, despite a close result in the popular vote.
The defeat of the Matheson-led Liberals marked the end of the longest serving government in Island history. The Liberals had governed for 24 straight years since their initial victory in the 1935 general election, a feat that would not be rivaled by any other provincial government on the Island.
^"Provincial General Election Results, 1959" (PDF). Elections PEI. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
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