65th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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65th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Majority parliament
Prince Edward Island coat of arms.svg
Parliament leaders
Premier Wade MacLauchlan
Leader of the
Opposition
Jamie Fox (2015–17)
James Aylward (2017–19)
Party caucuses
Government Liberal Party
Opposition Progressive Conservative Party
Recognized Green Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly
Buck Watts
Members27 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Lieutenant
Governor
Antoinette Perry
20 October 2017 – present
  64th   66th

The 65th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island is the 65th sitting of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island and the 39th since confederation in 1873. The assembly was elected on May 4, 2015 with a re-election for Premier Wade MacLauchlan and the Liberals.

Contents

Members

Cabinet ministers are in bold, party leaders are in italic, and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly is designated by a dagger (†).

NamePartyRiding
  Colin LaVie Progressive Conservative Souris-Elmira
  Steven Myers Progressive Conservative Georgetown-St. Peters
  Allen Roach Liberal Montague-Kilmuir
  Darlene Compton Progressive Conservative Belfast-Murray River
  Alan McIsaac Liberal Vernon River-Stratford
  James Aylward Progressive Conservative Stratford-Kinlock
  Sidney MacEwen Progressive Conservative Morell-Mermaid
  Buck Watts Liberal Tracadie-Hillsborough Park
  Wade MacLauchlan Liberal York-Oyster Bed
  Robert Mitchell Liberal Charlottetown-Sherwood
  Doug Currie a Liberal Charlottetown-Parkdale
  Hannah Bell b (2017) Green
  Richard Brown Liberal Charlottetown-Victoria Park
  Jordan Brown Liberal Charlottetown-Brighton
  Kathleen Casey Liberal Charlottetown-Lewis Point
  Bush Dumville e Liberal West Royalty-Springvale
 Independent
  Heath MacDonald Liberal Cornwall-Meadowbank
  Peter Bevan-Baker Green Kellys Cross-Cumberland
  Brad Trivers Progressive Conservative Rustico-Emerald
  Jamie Fox Progressive Conservative Borden-Kinkora
  Matthew MacKay Progressive Conservative Kensington-Malpeque
  Janice Sherry c Liberal Summerside-Wilmot
  Chris Palmer d (2016)
  Tina Mundy Liberal Summerside-St. Eleanors
  Paula Biggar Liberal Tyne Valley-Linkletter
  Sonny Gallant Liberal Evangeline-Miscouche
  Robert Henderson Liberal O'Leary-Inverness
  Pat Murphy Liberal Alberton-Roseville
  Hal Perry Liberal Tignish-Palmer Road

Party membership

Number of members
per party by date
2015201620172018
May 4Aug 1Oct 17Oct 19Nov 27Jan 31
  Liberal 1817181716
  Progressive Conservative 8
  Green 12
 Independent01
Total members2726272627
Vacant01010
Government Majority989875

Membership changes

Membership changes in the 65th Assembly
DateNameDistrictPartyReason
 May 4, 2015See List of MembersElection day of the 2015 Prince Edward Island general election
 August 1, 2016 Janice Sherry Summerside-Wilmot Liberal Vacated seat
 October 17, 2016 Chris Palmer Summerside-Wilmot Liberal Elected in a by-election
 October 19, 2017 Doug Currie Charlottetown-Parkdale Liberal Vacated seat
 November 27, 2017 Hannah Bell Charlottetown-Parkdale Green Elected in a by-election
 January 31, 2018 Bush Dumville West Royalty-Springvale IndependentResigned from Liberal caucus

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