1962 Prince Edward Island general election

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates 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

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19	11
PC	Liberal

Party		Party Leader	Seats			Popular Vote
			1959	Elected	Change	#	%	Change	Template:Canadian party colour	Walter R. Shaw	22	19	-3	44,707	50.6%	-0.3%	Liberal	Alex W. Matheson	8	11	+3	43,604	49.4%	+0.3%

Popular vote PC   50.62% Liberal   49.38%

Seats summary PC   63.33% Liberal   36.67%

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	Template:Canadian party colour |	John R. McLean	Progressive Conservative	Template:Canadian party colour |	Daniel J. MacDonald	Liberal
2nd Kings	Template:Canadian party colour |	Walter Dingwell	Progressive Conservative	Template:Canadian party colour |	Leo Rossiter	Progressive Conservative
3rd Kings	Template:Canadian party colour |	Thomas A. Curran	Progressive Conservative	Template:Canadian party colour |	Douglas McGowan	Progressive Conservative
4th Kings	Template:Canadian party colour |	Lorne Bonnell	Liberal	Template:Canadian party colour |	Alexander Wallace Matheson	Liberal
5th Kings	Template:Canadian party colour |	Arthur MacDonald	Liberal	Template:Canadian party colour |	George J. Ferguson	Liberal

Queens

District	Assemblyman		Party	Councillor		Party
1st Queens	Template:Canadian party colour |	Frank Myers	Progressive Conservative	Template:Canadian party colour |	Walter Russell Shaw	Progressive Conservative
2nd Queens	Template:Canadian party colour |	Philip Matheson	Progressive Conservative	Template:Canadian party colour |	Lloyd MacPhail	Progressive Conservative
3rd Queens	Template:Canadian party colour |	Andrew B. MacRae	Progressive Conservative	Template:Canadian party colour |	J. Russell Driscoll	Progressive Conservative
4th Queens	Template:Canadian party colour |	J. Stewart Ross	Liberal	Template:Canadian party colour |	Harold P. Smith	Liberal
5th Queens	Template:Canadian party colour |	J. David Stewart	Progressive Conservative	Template:Canadian party colour |	Alban Farmer	Progressive Conservative

Prince

District	Assemblyman		Party	Councillor		Party
1st Prince	Template:Canadian party colour |	Prosper Arsenault	Liberal	Template:Canadian party colour |	Robert E. Campbell	Liberal
2nd Prince	Template:Canadian party colour |	George Dewar	Progressive Conservative	Template:Canadian party colour |	Robert Grindlay	Progressive Conservative
3rd Prince	Template:Canadian party colour |	Henry Wedge	Progressive Conservative	Template:Canadian party colour |	Keith Harrington	Progressive Conservative
4th Prince	Template:Canadian party colour |	J. George MacKay	Liberal	Template:Canadian party colour |	Frank Jardine	Liberal
5th Prince	Template:Canadian party colour |	Hubert B. MacNeill	Progressive Conservative	Template:Canadian party colour |	G. Lorne Monkley	Progressive Conservative