# 1939 Prince Edward Island general election

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

| 27 | 3 |
| Liberal | Conservative |
| Party | Party | Party Leader | Seats | Seats | Seats | Popular Vote | Popular Vote | Popular Vote |
| Party | Party | Party Leader | 1935 | Elected | Change | # | % | Change |
| | Liberal | Thane Campbell | 30 | 27 | -3 | 40,201 | 53.0% | -4.9% |
| | Conservative | 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 | Herbert H. Acorn | Liberal | Peter A. MacIsaac | Liberal |
| 2nd Kings | Harry Cox | Liberal | James P. McIntyre | Liberal |
| 3rd Kings | John Mustard | Liberal | Francis MacPhee | Conservative |
| 4th Kings | John A. Campbell | Liberal | Montague Annear | Liberal |
| 5th Kings | William Hughes | Liberal | George Saville | Liberal |

### Queens

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

### Prince

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

## Sources

* ↑ "Provincial General Election Results, 1939" (PDF). Elections PEI. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2015.
* ↑ Fred Driscoll. "History and Politics of Prince Edward Island" (PDF). Canadian Parliamentary Review.