60th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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60th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Majority parliament
Prince Edward Island coat of arms.svg
Parliament leaders
Premier Pat Binns
Leader of the
Opposition
Paul Connolly
Party caucuses
Government Progressive Conservative Party
Opposition Liberal Party
Recognized New Democratic Party
Members27 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
6 February 1952 – present
Lieutenant
Governor
Gilbert Clements
30 August 1995 – 28 May 2001
  59th   61st

The 60th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from January 3, 1997, to March 21, 2000. The Progressive Conservative Party led by Pat Binns formed the government. In 1996, the 16 dual-member districts were changed to 27 single-member districts. Thus the Assemblymen and Councillors were renamed MLAs

Contents

Wilbur MacDonald was elected speaker.

There were three sessions of the 60th General Assembly:

SessionStartEnd
1stJanuary 3, 1997June 11, 1998
2ndNovember 12, 1998June 8, 1999
3rdNovember 16, 1999November 16, 1999

Members

DistrictMemberPartyFirst elected / previously elected
Alberton-Miminegash    Hector MacLeod Liberal 1993
Belfast-Pownal Bay    Wilbur MacDonald Progressive Conservative 1982, [a] 1996
Borden-Kinkora    Eric Hammill Progressive Conservative 1996
Cascumpec-Grand River    Keith Milligan Liberal 1981
Charlottetown-Kings Square   Wayne Cheverie [b] Liberal 1986
Richard Brown (1997) Liberal 1997
Charlottetown-Rochford Square    Paul Connolly Liberal 1982
Charlottetown-Spring Park    Wes MacAleer Progressive Conservative 1996
Crapaud-Hazel Grove    Norman MacPhee Progressive Conservative 1996
Evangeline-Miscouche    Robert Maddix Liberal 1993
Georgetown-Baldwin's Road    Michael Currie Progressive Conservative 1996
Glen Stewart-Bellevue Cove    Pat Mella Progressive Conservative 1993
Kensington-Malpeque    Mitch Murphy Progressive Conservative 1996
Montague-Kilmuir    Jim Bagnall Progressive Conservative 1996
Morell-Fortune Bay    Kevin MacAdam Progressive Conservative 1996
Murray River-Gaspereaux    Pat Binns Progressive Conservative 1978, [c] 1996
North River-Rice Point    Ron MacKinley Liberal 1985
Park Corner-Oyster Bed    Beth MacKenzie Progressive Conservative 1996
Parkdale-Belvedere    Chester Gillan Progressive Conservative 1996
Sherwood-Hillsborough    Elmer MacFadyen Progressive Conservative 1996
Souris-Elmira    Andy Mooney Progressive Conservative 1996
St. Eleanors-Summerside    Nancy Guptill [d] Liberal 1987
Stanhope-East Royalty    Jamie Ballem Progressive Conservative 1996
Tignish-Deblois    Robert Morrissey Liberal 1982
Tracadie-Fort Augustus    Mildred Dover Progressive Conservative 1996
West Point-Bloomfield    Herb Dickieson New Democrat 1996
Wilmot-Summerside    Greg Deighan Progressive Conservative 1996
Winsloe-West Royalty    Don MacKinnon Progressive Conservative 1996

Notes

  1. 4th Queens (Assemblyman)
  2. resigned to accept appointment
  3. 4th Kings (Assemblyman)
  4. resigned in 1999

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