1939 Prince Edward Island general election

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates The 1939 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on May 18, 1939.

The governing Liberals of Premier Thane Campbell were able to retain a strong majority in the Legislature, though not as impressive as their total sweep of all 30 seats in the previous election. Campbell became Premier in 1936 following the death of his predecessor Walter Lea. This election was the first to see a government re-elected to a second term since the 1915 election.

The Conservatives, led by former Premier William J.P. MacMillan were able to win back three districts and return an Official Opposition to Legislature. Following the lead of the federal Conservatives in 1942, the party changed its name to the "Progressive Conservatives" (or PCs), which remains the party's name today.

Party standings

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27	3
Liberal	Conservative

Party		Party Leader	Seats			Popular Vote
			1935	Elected	Change	#	%	Change	Liberal	Thane Campbell	30	27	-3	40,201	53.0%	-4.9%	Template:Canadian party colour	William J. P. MacMillan	-	3	+3	35,600	47.0%	+4.9%

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.

Kings

District	Assemblyman		Party	Councillor		Party
1st Kings	Template:Canadian party colour |	Herbert H. Acorn	Liberal	Template:Canadian party colour |	Peter A. MacIsaac	Liberal
2nd Kings	Template:Canadian party colour |	Harry Cox	Liberal	Template:Canadian party colour |	James P. McIntyre	Liberal
3rd Kings	Template:Canadian party colour |	John Mustard	Liberal	Template:Canadian party colour |	Francis MacPhee	Conservative
4th Kings	Template:Canadian party colour |	John A. Campbell	Liberal	Template:Canadian party colour |	Montague Annear	Liberal
5th Kings	Template:Canadian party colour |	William Hughes	Liberal	Template:Canadian party colour |	George Saville	Liberal

Queens

District	Assemblyman		Party	Councillor		Party
1st Queens	Template:Canadian party colour |	Donald N. McKay	Liberal	Template:Canadian party colour |	W. F. Alan Stewart	Liberal
2nd Queens	Template:Canadian party colour |	Angus McPhee	Liberal	Template:Canadian party colour |	Bradford W. LePage	Liberal
3rd Queens	Template:Canadian party colour |	Russell C. Clark	Liberal	Template:Canadian party colour |	Mark R. MacGuigan	Liberal
4th Queens	Template:Canadian party colour |	Dougald MacKinnon	Liberal	Template:Canadian party colour |	John Walter Jones	Liberal
5th Queens	Template:Canadian party colour |	W. F. Alan Stewart	Conservative	Template:Canadian party colour |	William J. P. MacMillan	Conservative

Prince

District	Assemblyman		Party	Councillor		Party
1st Prince	Template:Canadian party colour |	Aeneas Gallant	Liberal	Template:Canadian party colour |	Thane Alexander Campbell	Liberal
2nd Prince	Template:Canadian party colour |	George H. Barbour	Liberal	Template:Canadian party colour |	William H. Dennis	Liberal
3rd Prince	Template:Canadian party colour |	Marin Gallant	Liberal	Template:Canadian party colour |	Thomas Linkletter	Liberal
4th Prince	Template:Canadian party colour |	Cleveland Baker	Liberal	Template:Canadian party colour |	Horace Wright	Liberal
5th Prince	Template:Canadian party colour |	Edward P. Foley	Liberal	Template:Canadian party colour |	Brewer W. Robinson	Liberal