Prince Edward Island general election, 1939

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May 18, 1939 (1939-05-18)

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All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
16 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Thane Campbell	William J. P. MacMillan
Party	Liberal	Conservative
Leader since	1936	1933
Leader's seat	1st Prince	5th Queens
Last election	30 seats, 57.9%	0 seats, 42.1%
Seats won	27	3
Seat change	-3	+3
Popular vote	40,201	35,600
Percentage	53.0%	47.0%
Swing	-4.9pp	+4.9pp

Premier before election

Thane Campbell
Liberal

Premier

Thane Campbell
Liberal

The 44th 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.

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.

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