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 and the Liberals.

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Members

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Kathleen Casey) is designated by a dagger.

MemberPartyElectoral district
  Jim Bagnall Progressive Conservative Montague-Kilmuir
  Carolyn Bertram Liberal Rustico-Emerald
  Paula Biggar Liberal Tyne Valley-Linkletter
  Richard Brown Liberal Charlottetown-Victoria Park
  Allan Campbell Liberal Souris-Elmira
  Kathleen CaseyLiberal Charlottetown-Lewis Point
  Olive Crane Progressive Conservative Morell-Mermaid
  Doug Currie Liberal Charlottetown-Parkdale
  Michael Currie 2
Vacant
Progressive Conservative
None
Georgetown-St. Peters
 
  Valerie Docherty Liberal Kellys Cross-Cumberland
  Bush Dumville Liberal West Royalty-Springvale
  Cynthia Dunsford Liberal Stratford-Kinlock
  Sonny Gallant Liberal Evangeline-Miscouche
  Robert Ghiz Liberal Charlottetown-Brighton
  Gerard Greenan Liberal Summerside-St. Eleanors
  Robert Henderson Liberal O'Leary-Inverness
  Neil LeClair Liberal Tignish-Palmer Road
  Ron MacKinley Liberal Cornwall-Meadowbank
  Pat Binns 1
Charlie McGeoghegan (2007)
Progressive Conservative
Liberal
Belfast-Murray River
 
  Alan McIsaac Liberal Vernon River-Stratford
  Robert Mitchell Liberal Charlottetown-Sherwood
  Pat Murphy Liberal Alberton-Roseville
  Wes Sheridan Liberal Kensington-Malpeque
  Janice Sherry Liberal Summerside-Wilmot
  Robert Vessey Liberal York-Oyster Bed
  Buck Watts Liberal Tracadie-Hillsborough Park
  George Webster Liberal Borden-Kinkora

Party standings

Number of members
per party by date
20072011
May 28Aug 31Oct 15Mar 28
  Liberal 2324
  Progressive Conservative 432
Total members27262726
Vacant0101
Government Majority19202122

Membership changes

Membership changes in the 63rd Assembly
DateNameDistrictPartyReason
 May 28, 2007See List of MembersElection day of the 2007 Prince Edward Island general election
 August 30, 2007 Pat Binns Belfast-Murray River Progressive Conservative Vacated seat
 October 15, 2007 Charlie McGeoghegan Belfast-Murray River Liberal Elected in a by-election
 March 28, 2011 Michael Currie Georgetown-St. Peters Progressive ConservativeVacated seat to run in the 2011 Canadian federal election

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