1955 Prince Edward Island general election

The 1955 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on May 25, 1955.

1955 Prince Edward Island general election
May 25, 1955 (1955-05-25)
All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
PC
Leader Alex W. Matheson Reginald Bell
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative
Leader since 1953 1950
Leader's seat 4th Kings 2nd Queens
Last election 24 seats, 51.6% 6 seats, 46.7%
Seats won 27 3
Seat change 3 3
Popular vote 44,918 36,705
Percentage 55.0% 45.0%
Swing 3.4pp 1.7pp
Premier before election

Alex W. Matheson
Liberal

 Premier after election

Alex W. Matheson
Liberal

The governing Liberals of Premier Alex W. Matheson increased their majority in the Legislature, winning three more seats over the opposition Progressive Conservatives led by Reginald Bell, who would resign as leader in 1957 following this election. Matheson took over as premier from his predecessor J. Walter Jones in May 1953 following his appointment to the Senate.

This election marked the first and only time (as of 2016) that a party has won six consecutive general elections on Prince Edward Island.

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