2025 Prince Edward Island Liberal Party leadership election

2025 Prince Edward Island Liberal Party leadership election

Date	October 4, 2025
Convention	Delta Hotels Prince Edward, Charlottetown
Resigning leader	Sharon Cameron
Candidates	2
Entrance fee	$22,500
Spending limit	$50,000
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The 2025 Prince Edward Island Liberal Party leadership election will take place on October 4, 2025, to elect a new leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party. The contest was prompted by the resignation of Sharon Cameron, who stepped down after the party's poor showing in the 2023 general election. ^[1] It was originally supposed to be held in May 2026. Candidate registration closes in July 2025. ^[2] The Greens held their leadership elections in June. The Progressive Conservatives have yet to schedule their leadership election.

Timeline

• April 6, 2023 – Sharon Cameron resigns as leader of the Liberal Party. Hal Perry is selected as interim leader 6 days later. ^{[3] [4]}
• July 4, 2025 – Deadline for candidates to apply & deposit 1 due ($7,500)
• July 11, 2025 - Deadline for Green Light Committee Approval
• August 24, 2025 - Deposit #2 due ($7,500)
• September 10, 2025 - Leadership Roundtable 1
• September 11, 2025 - Leadership Roundtable 2
• September 11, 2025 - Deposit #3 due ($7,500)
• September 17, 2025 - Leadership Roundtable 3
• September 18, 2025 - Leadership Roundtable 4
• September 24, 2025 - Membership Registration Cutoff
• September 29, 2025 - Voting Opens
• October 4, 2025 - Convention Day & Voting Closes

Declared

Candidates

• Robert Mitchell, interim party leader (2019); Minister of Health and Wellness (2018–2019), Minister of Communities, Land and Environment (2015–2018); MLA for Charlottetown-Sherwood (2007–2019), MLA for Charlottetown-Winsloe (2019–2020) ^[5]

List of political endorsements

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Federal Politicians

• Sean Casey, Member of Parliament for Charlottetown

Provincial Politicians

• Hal Perry, Interim Liberal Leader, Leader of the Opposition, and MLA for Tignish-Palmer Road
• Robert Henderson, Opposition Whip, and MLA for O'Leary-Inverness
• Gordon McNeilly, Opposition House Leader, and MLA for Charlottetown-West Royalty
• Carolyn Simpson, MLA for Charlottetown Hillsborough-Park
• Ian Rankin, Former Premier of Nova Scotia, and MHA for Timberlea-Prospect

Former Provincial Politicans

• Francis (Buck) Watts, Former MLA for Tracadie-Hillsborough and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
• Gerard Greenan, Former MLA for Summerside-St. Eleanors and Minister of Education & Attorney General
• Tina Mundy, Former MLA for Summerside-St. Eleanors and Minister of Family and Human Services
• Robert Maddix, Former MLA for Evangeline-Miscouche
• Kathleen Casey, Former MLA for Charlottetown-Lewis Point, and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
• Bush Dumville, Former MLA for West Royalty-Springvale
• Chris Palmer, Former MLA for Summerside-Wilmot and Minister of Economic Development and Tourism
• Richard Brown, Former MLA for Charlottetown-Victoria Park and Minister of Communities, Land and Environment
• Alan McIsaac, Former MLA for Vernon River-Stratford and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
• Sonny Gallant, Former MLA for Evangeline-Miscouche, Interim Liberal Leader, and Minister of Workforce and Advanced Learning

Former Liberal Candidates

• Nicole Ford, Former Candidate for District 15 Brackley-Hunter River
• Karen Lavers, Former Candidate for District 9 Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park

• Todd Cormier, founder and former owner of Eastern Fabricators in Georgetown

List of political endorsements

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Miscellaneous

• Jeff MacDonald, Former Owner of Eastern Fabricators
• Rob Mayhew, Former Co-Worker of Todd's
• Patricia Langhorne, Aunt of Todd Cormier
• Lorie Kane, Professional Golfer

References

1. Mackay, Cody (April 6, 2023). "P.E.I. Liberal Leader Sharon Cameron stepping down". CBC News . Retrieved April 6, 2023.
2. Brun, Stephen (March 17, 2025). "P.E.I. Liberals move their leadership convention up to October 2025". CBC News .
3. Davis, Tony (May 8, 2019). "P.E.I. Liberal Party names Robert Mitchell interim leader". CBC News. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
4. Ross, Shane (April 12, 2023). "Hal Perry takes over as interim leader of P.E.I. Liberals". CBC News. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
5. Nguyen, Thinh (March 14, 2025). "Former MLA Robert Mitchell announces bid for P.E.I. Liberal leadership". CBC News .