63rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
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The 63rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island is the 63rd sitting of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
and the 37th since confederation in 1873. The assembly was elected on May 28, 2007 with the result of a change of government and a landslide for Robert Ghiz led Liberals.
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Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, along with the Lieutenant-Governor, forms the parliament of the province. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown....
and the 37th since confederation in 1873. The assembly was elected on May 28, 2007 with the result of a change of government and a landslide for Robert Ghiz led Liberals.
Members
Cabinet ministers are in bold, party leaders are in italic, and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly is designated by a dagger.| Member | Party | Electoral district |
Jim Bagnall Jim Bagnall Jim Bagnall is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 1996 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Montague-Kilmuir and is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party... |
Progressive Conservative | Montague-Kilmuir Montague-Kilmuir Montague-Kilmuir is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada.-Members:The riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:-Election results:|Liberal|Allen Roach... |
Carolyn Bertram Carolyn Bertram Carolyn Bertram is a Canadian politician.She was first elected to the Prince Edward Island Legislature in September 2003 to represent District 17, Crapaud-Hazel Grove. Ms. Bertram served as Opposition Critic for Education, Tourism, the Status of Women and Community and Cultural Affairs. She also... |
Liberal | Rustico-Emerald |
Paula Biggar Paula Biggar Paula Biggar is a Canadian politician.She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Tyne Valley-Linkletter and is a member of the Liberal Party... |
Liberal | Tyne Valley-Linkletter Tyne Valley-Linkletter Tyne Valley-Linkletter is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The district was formerly named Cascumpec-Grand River from 1996 to 2007.-Members:... |
Richard Brown Richard Brown (Canadian politician) Richard Brown is a Canadian politician.The Honourable Richard Brown was appointed by Premier Robert Ghiz as Minister of Environment, Energy and Forestry on January 13, 2009.... |
Liberal | Charlottetown-Victoria Park |
Allan Campbell Allan Campbell (politician) Allan V. Campbell is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Souris-Elmira and is a member of the Liberal Party.... |
Liberal | Souris-Elmira Souris-Elmira Souris-Elmira is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The riding was created for the 1996 election from 1st Kings and a small part of 5th Kings and 2nd Kings.-Members:... |
Kathleen Casey Kathleen Casey Kathleen Casey is a Canadian politician. Casey was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Charlottetown-Lewis Point and is a member of the Liberal Party... † |
Liberal | Charlottetown-Lewis Point |
Olive Crane Olive Crane Olive Crane is a Canadian politician and social worker from Douglas Station, Prince Edward Island. She is the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island.... |
Progressive Conservative | Morell-Mermaid Morell-Mermaid Morell-Mermaid is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Created from mostly 2nd Kings and parts of 3rd and 5th Kings, in 1996... |
Doug Currie Doug Currie Douglas W. Currie is a Canadian politician.He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Charlottetown-Parkdale and is a member of the Liberal Party.... |
Liberal | Charlottetown-Parkdale |
Michael Currie Michael Currie (politician) Michael F. Currie is a Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in from 1996 to 2011. He represented the electoral district of Georgetown-St. Peters... |
Progressive Conservative | Georgetown-St. Peters Georgetown-St. Peters Georgetown-St. Peters is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was created from mostly 3rd Kings and part of 5th Kings... |
Valerie Docherty Valerie Docherty Valerie E. Docherty is a Canadian politician.She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election... |
Liberal | Kellys Cross-Cumberland |
Bush Dumville Bush Dumville Stanley Forrest Dumville is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election... |
Liberal | West Royalty-Springvale |
Cynthia Dunsford Cynthia Dunsford Cynthia Dunsford is a Canadian politician.A native of Moncton, New Brunswick, she was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election... |
Liberal | Stratford-Kinlock |
Sonny Gallant Sonny Gallant Sonny Gallant is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Evangeline-Miscouche and is a member of the Liberal Party.-External links:*... |
Liberal | Evangeline-Miscouche |
Robert Ghiz Robert Ghiz Robert Watson Joseph Ghiz, MLA is a Canadian politician who has been the 31st Premier of Prince Edward Island since 2007... |
Liberal | Charlottetown-Brighton |
Gerard Greenan Gerard Greenan Gerard Greenan is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Summerside-St. Eleanors and is a member of the Liberal Party. On June 12, 2007, he was sworn in as Attorney General... |
Liberal | Summerside-St. Eleanors Summerside-St. Eleanors Summerside-St. Eleanors is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Prior to 2007, it was called St... |
Robert Henderson Robert Henderson (Canadian politician) Robert Henderson is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of O'Leary-Inverness and is a member of the Liberal Party. He is the son of former MP George Henderson.-External links:*... |
Liberal | O'Leary-Inverness O'Leary-Inverness O'Leary-Inverness is provincial electoral district #25, for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was formerly known as West Point-Bloomfield from 1996 to 2007. It was created in 1996 from parts of 1st Prince and 2nd Prince... |
Neil LeClair Neil LeClair Neil J. LeClair is a Canadian politician.He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Tignish-Palmer Road and is a member of the Liberal Party. He was defeated by Hal Perry in the 2011 election.-External... |
Liberal | Tignish-Palmer Road Tignish-Palmer Road Tignish-Palmer Road is provincial electoral district #27, for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was formerly Tignish-DeBlois from 1996 to 2007.-Members:The riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:... |
Ron MacKinley Ron MacKinley Ronald W. "Ronnie" MacKinley is a Prince Edward Island Liberal politician, and a current member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.... |
Liberal | Cornwall-Meadowbank |
Charlie McGeoghegan Charlie McGeoghegan Charlie McGeoghegan is a Canadian politician.He graduated from Montague High School in 1992.He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in a by-election on October 15, 2007, following the resignation of Pat Binns... |
Liberal | Belfast-Murray River Belfast-Murray River Belfast-Murray River is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Created mostly from 4th Kings, part of 5th Kings and a small part of 4th Queens in 1996... |
Alan McIsaac Alan McIsaac Alan McIsaac is a Canadian politician.He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Vernon River-Stratford and is a member of the Liberal Party.... |
Liberal | Vernon River-Stratford |
Robert Mitchell | Liberal | Charlottetown-Sherwood |
Pat Murphy Pat Murphy (Canadian politician) Pat Murphy is a Canadian politician.Murphy was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election and represents the electoral district of Alberton-Roseville and is a member of the Liberal Party.... |
Liberal | Alberton-Roseville Alberton-Roseville Alberton-Roseville is provincial electoral district #26, for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was formerly known as Alberton-Miminegash from 1996 to 2007.It includes, among others, the following communities:*Alberton... |
Wes Sheridan Wes Sheridan Wesley J. Sheridan is a Canadian politician.A native of Shediac, New Brunswick and a graduate of Dartmouth College, Sheridan was an assistant manager at the Malpeque Bay Credit Union prior to entering politics.... |
Liberal | Kensington-Malpeque |
Janice Sherry Janice Sherry Janice Sherry is a Canadian politician.She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Summerside-Wilmot and is a member of the Liberal Party.... |
Liberal | Summerside-Wilmot Summerside-Wilmot Summerside-Wilmot is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Formerly named Wilmot-Summerside 1996-2007.-Members:The riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:... |
Robert Vessey Robert Vessey (Canadian politician) Robert Vessey is a Canadian politician.He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election and represents the electoral district of York-Oyster Bed as a member of the Liberal Party.... |
Liberal | York-Oyster Bed York-Oyster Bed York-Oyster Bed is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The district was named Stanhope-East Royalty from 1996 until 2007.-Members:... |
Buck Watts Buck Watts Francis "Buck" Watts is a Canadian politician.He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Tracadie-Hillsborough Park and is a member of the Liberal Party.... |
Liberal | Tracadie-Hillsborough Park |
George Webster | Liberal | Borden-Kinkora |
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| May 28 | Aug 31 | Oct 15 | Mar 28 |
Liberal Prince Edward Island Liberal Party The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister... |
23 | 24 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Total members | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | ||||
| Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Government Majority | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||||
Membership changes
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| Date | Name | District | Party | Reason |
May 28, 2007 | See List of Members | Election day of the 2007 Prince Edward Island general election Prince Edward Island general election, 2007 The 63rd Prince Edward Island general election was held on May 28, 2007. It elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Prince Edward Island, Canada... |
August 31, 2007 | Pat Binns Pat Binns Patrick George Binns , is a Canadian diplomat who was named Ambassador to Ireland on August 30, 2007.Binns has a long history of public service, most notably being the 30th Premier of Prince Edward Island, holding office from 1996 to 2007, during which time he was the leader of the Prince Edward... |
Belfast-Murray River Belfast-Murray River Belfast-Murray River is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Created mostly from 4th Kings, part of 5th Kings and a small part of 4th Queens in 1996... |
Progressive Conservative | Vacated seat |
October 15, 2007 | Charlie McGeoghegan Charlie McGeoghegan Charlie McGeoghegan is a Canadian politician.He graduated from Montague High School in 1992.He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in a by-election on October 15, 2007, following the resignation of Pat Binns... |
Belfast-Murray River | Liberal Prince Edward Island Liberal Party The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister... |
Elected in a by-election |
March 28, 2011 | Michael Currie Michael Currie (politician) Michael F. Currie is a Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in from 1996 to 2011. He represented the electoral district of Georgetown-St. Peters... |
Georgetown-St. Peters Georgetown-St. Peters Georgetown-St. Peters is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was created from mostly 3rd Kings and part of 5th Kings... |
Progressive Conservative | Vacated seat to run in the 2011 Canadian federal election | |||
External links
- The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, government website