The Public Inquiries Act Electoral Reform was established by Order-in-Council No. EC13/61 on January 10, 1961, and constituted under the Public Inquiries Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1951. Ca. 130.
The commission's mandate, as outlined in the Order-in-Council, was to "inquire into and concerning all matters relating to the election of members to the Legislative Assembly, and to make recommendations as are deemed proper respecting such matters and to report thereon to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council."
The five members appointed to the Commission were:
The following Commissioner's resigned on the 10th day of January 1961 (Effective as of April 6, 1961) "in compliance with the matters falling under the Terms of Reference."
The following Commissioner's appointed by: Order-in-Council No. EC176/61 on April 6, 1961
Province of Prince Edward Island Report of the Royal Commission on Electoral Reform (March 1962) had 19 recommendations amongst them were: a provincial Election Act and also recommended the following: create the position of a Chief Electoral Officer; establish a system for enumerating electors; extend the vote to the Province's aboriginal peoples; abolish the franchise for Councillor seats; and the number of electoral districts remains at 15 dual member districts with the elimination of the electoral district of 5th Kings and a new electoral district added to Queens, namely, sixth Queens.
In 1965 the Election Act was revised, the number of electoral districts was increased from 15 dual member districts to 16 dual member districts and the electoral district of 5th Kings was recreated and added to Kings County before the 1966 provincial general election.
