title: 38th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
text: # 38th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
  
  The 38th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from March 29, 1916, to June 26, 1919. The Conservative Party led by John Alexander Mathieson formed the government. Aubin-Edmond Arsenault succeeded Mathieson as Premier and party leader in 1917.
  
  John S. Martin was elected speaker. Albert P. Prowse became speaker in 1918.
  
  There were five sessions of the 38th General Assembly:
  
  | Session | Start | End |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st | March 29, 1916 | May 4, 1916 |
  | 2nd | August 4, 1916 | August 5, 1916 |
  | 3rd | March 15, 1917 | April 26, 1917 |
  | 4th | March 26, 1918 | April 26, 1918 |
  | 5th | April 2, 1919 | May 4, 1919 |
  
  ## Members
  
  ### Kings
  
  | District | Assemblyman | Party | Councillor | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1st Kings | Augustine A. MacDonald | Conservative | John McLean Harry D. McLean (1916) | Conservative |
  | 2nd Kings | Harvey D. McEwen | Conservative | James D. McInnis R. J. MacDonald (1917) | Liberal Conservative |
  | 3rd Kings | John A. Dewar | Conservative | James J. Johnston | Liberal |
  | 4th Kings | Albert P. Prowse | Conservative | Murdock MacKinnon | Conservative |
  | 5th Kings | Roderick J. McLellan | Conservative | John Alexander Mathieson James David Stewart (1917) | Conservative |
  
  ### Prince
  
  | District | Assemblyman | Party | Councillor | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1st Prince | Benjamin Gallant | Liberal | Charles E. Dalton | Conservative |
  | 2nd Prince | Albert Charles Saunders | Liberal | William H. Dennis | Liberal |
  | 3rd Prince | Aubin Edmond Arsenault | Conservative | Alfred E. MacLean | Liberal |
  | 4th Prince | John Howatt Bell | Liberal | Walter Lea | Liberal |
  | 5th Prince | James A. MacNeill | Conservative | Hubert Howatt | Liberal |
  
  ### Queens
  
  | District | Assemblyman | Party | Councillor | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1st Queens | Murdock Kennedy | Conservative | Alexander McNevin | Conservative |
  | 2nd Queens | George E. Hughes | Liberal | John McMillan | Liberal |
  | 3rd Queens | Leonard Wood | Conservative | David McDonald | Liberal |
  | 4th Queens | John S. Martin | Conservative | George Forbes | Liberal |
  | 5th Queens | James Paton | Conservative | Stephen R. Jenkins | Conservative |
  
  Notes:
  
  * ↑ named to Senate
  * ↑ died in 1917
  * ↑ named judge
  * ↑ died in 1919
  