1962 Prince Edward Island general election

December 10, 1962 (1962-12-10)
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 22 seats, 50.9% 8 seats, 49.1% Seats won 19 11 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 44,707 43,604 Percentage 50.6% 49.4% Swing 0.3pp 0.3pp
Seats won by each party per district. Voters elect two members (one Councillor and Assemblyman) from each of the 16 districts.
Premier before election Walter R. Shaw Progressive Conservative Premier after election Walter R. Shaw Progressive Conservative

The 1962 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on December 10, 1962.^[1]

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

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^[2]

Sources

Further reading

• Saywell, John T., ed. (1963). Canadian Annual Review for 1962. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.