The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island conducted a general election on September 29, 2003 to elect the 27 members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The election was called on September 2 by Premier Pat Binns, who enjoyed a high level of popularity among voters.
The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, along with the Queen of Canada in Right of Prince Edward Island, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island, 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.
Lawrence A. MacAulay is a Canadian politician, who has represented the riding of Cardigan, Prince Edward Island in the House of Commons since 1988. On November 4, 2015, he was appointed the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in the present Cabinet, headed by Justin Trudeau. As a senior cabinet minister, MacAulay is second in the order of succession, after Trudeau and Ralph Goodale.
Canadian federal elections have provided the following results in Prince Edward Island.
The 1979 Prince Edward Island general election was held on April 23, 1979.
The 1947 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on December 11, 1947.
The 1943 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on September 15, 1943.
The 1904 Prince Edward Island general election was held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on December 7, 1904.
Donald Alexander MacKinnon was a Canadian teacher, lawyer, politician, author, and the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1904 to 1910.
The 20th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island represented the colony of Prince Edward Island between September 26, 1854, and 1859.
The 18th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island represented the colony of Prince Edward Island between March 5, 1850, and 1854.
The 13th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island represented the colony of Prince Edward Island between February 3, 1831, and 1835.
The 11th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island represented Prince Edward Island between July 25, 1820, and 1825.
The 10th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island represented the colony of Prince Edward Island between November 3, 1818, and 1820.
The 28th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from April 24, 1879, to April 15, 1882. The majority party was the Conservative Party led by William Wilfred Sullivan.
The 30th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from March 29, 1887, to January 7, 1890. The majority party was the Conservative Party led by William Wilfred Sullivan. After Sullivan resigned to serve in the province's Supreme Court, Neil McLeod became party leader and premier.
Bernard Donald McLellan was a Canadian farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1888 to 1893 and West Prince in the House of Commons of Canada from 1898 to 1900 as a Liberal member.
The 42nd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from March 2, 1932, to June 15, 1935. The Conservative Party led by James David Stewart formed the government. William J. P. MacMillan became Premier and party leader following Stewart's death in 1933.
The 2015 Prince Edward Island general election was held May 4, 2015 to elect members of the 65th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Under amendments passed by the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in 2008, Prince Edward Island elections are usually held on the first Monday of October in the fourth calendar year, unless it is dissolved earlier by the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island due to a motion of no confidence. The current government had hinted that an election would be held "before Mother's Day" 2015, and such a dissolution would avoid any conflicts with the next federal election, expected to be held in October 2015.
The 2019 Prince Edward Island general election will occur on or before October 7, 2019 under the fixed-election date provisions of the Prince Edward Island Elections Act requiring a provincial election to be held by the first Monday of October in the fourth calendar year unless it is called earlier by the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island due to a motion of no-confidence in the Legislative Assembly or at the request of the Premier. The election will be held concurrently with a referendum on electoral reform.
