1962 Prince Edward Island general election

1962 Prince Edward Island general election
← 1959 December 10, 1962 (1962-12-10) 1966 →
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 Decrease3 Increase3
Popular vote 44,707 43,604
Percentage 50.6% 49.4%
Swing Decrease0.3pp Increase0.3pp
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

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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.

  1. ^ "Provincial General Election Results, 1962" (PDF). Elections PEI. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2015.