66th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

Last updated
66th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Minority, then Majority parliament
Prince Edward Island coat of arms.svg
Parliament leaders
Premier Dennis King
Leader of the
Opposition
Peter Bevan-Baker
Party caucuses
Government Progressive Conservative Party
Opposition Green Party
Recognized Liberal Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly
Colin LaVie
Members27 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Charles III
8 September 2022 – present
Lieutenant
Governor
Antoinette Perry
20 October 2017 – 17 October 2024
  65th   67th

The 66th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was the 66th sitting of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island and the 40th since confederation in 1873. The membership of the assembly was determined by the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election, where the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island led by Dennis King won a plurality of seats. With a victory in a November 2020 by-election, King's PCs became a majority government.

Contents

Seating plan

Hudson Trivers MacKay Thompson Jameson Deagle Bell
Aylward Myers KING Compton MacEwen Fox McLane
LaVie
Bernard Beaton Lund BEVAN-BAKER GALLANT McNeilly
Howard Altass Hammarlund Bell Perry Henderson

Members of the General Assembly

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

NamePartyRidingFirst elected / previously elected
  Colin LaVie Progressive Conservative Souris-Elmira 2011
  Steven Myers Progressive Conservative Georgetown-Pownal 2011
  Cory Deagle Progressive Conservative Montague-Kilmuir 2019
  Darlene Compton Progressive Conservative Belfast-Murray River 2015
  Michele Beaton Green Mermaid-Stratford 2019
  James Aylward Progressive Conservative Stratford-Keppoch 2011
  Sidney MacEwen Progressive Conservative Morell-Donagh 2015
  Bloyce Thompson Progressive Conservative Stanhope-Marshfield 2019
  Natalie Jameson Progressive Conservative Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park 2019
  Robert Mitchell
(until September 3, 2020)
Liberal Charlottetown-Winsloe 2007
  Zack Bell
(from November 2, 2020)
Progressive Conservative2020
  Hannah Bell Green Charlottetown-Belvedere 2017
  Karla Bernard Green Charlottetown-Victoria Park 2019
  Ole Hammarlund Green Charlottetown-Brighton 2019
  Gord McNeilly Liberal Charlottetown-West Royalty 2019
  Dennis King Progressive Conservative Brackley-Hunter River 2019
  Heath MacDonald
(until August 18, 2021)
Liberal Cornwall-Meadowbank 2015
  Mark McLane
(from November 15, 2021)
Progressive Conservative2021
  Peter Bevan-Baker Green New Haven-Rocky Point 2015
  Brad Trivers Progressive Conservative Rustico-Emerald 2015
  Jamie Fox Progressive Conservative Borden-Kinkora 2015
  Matthew MacKay Progressive Conservative Kensington-Malpeque 2015
  Lynne Lund Green Summerside-Wilmot 2019
  Steve Howard Green Summerside-South Drive 2019
  Trish Altass Green Tyne Valley-Sherbrooke 2019
  Sonny Gallant *Liberal Evangeline-Miscouche 2007
  Robert Henderson Liberal O'Leary-Inverness 2007
  Ernie Hudson Progressive Conservative Alberton-Bloomfield 2019
  Hal Perry Liberal Tignish-Palmer Road 2011 [a]

[*] Gallant is serving as the legislative leader for the Liberals, as the Liberal party leader Sharon Cameron has no seat in the legislature.

Party membership

Number of members
per party by date
201920202021
April 23July 15September 3November 2August 18November 15
  Progressive Conservative 12131415
  Green 8
  Liberal 654
Total members262726272627
Vacant101010
Government Majority–2–10123

Membership changes

Membership changes in the 66th Assembly
DateNameDistrictPartyReason
 April 23, 2019See List of MembersElection day of the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election
 July 15, 2019 Natalie Jameson Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park Progressive Conservative Won in deferred 2019 election extension
 September 3, 2020 Robert Mitchell Charlottetown-Winsloe Liberal Resigned, after thirteen years in political service for both provincial districts. [1]
 November 2, 2020 Zack Bell Charlottetown-WinsloeProgressive ConservativeWon by–election
 August 18, 2021 Heath MacDonald Cornwall-Meadowbank LiberalResigned, to run in the 2021 Canadian federal election, for Malpeque riding.
 November 15, 2021 Mark McLane Cornwall-MeadowbankProgressive ConservativeWon by–election

See also

Notes

  1. First elected as a Progressive Conservative

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2003 Prince Edward Island general election</span> Canadian provincial election

The 2003 Prince Edward Island general election was held 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1925 Canadian federal election</span>

The 1925 Canadian federal election was held on October 29, 1925 to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 15th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative party took the most seats in the House of Commons, although not a majority. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's Liberal Party was invited to form a minority government. Unlike the Conservative party, King's Liberals had the conditional support of the many Farmer/Progressive MPs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island</span> Political party in Prince Edward Island, Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of three major political parties on Prince Edward Island. The party and its rival, the Liberals, have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851.

William Bennett Campbell,, was a Canadian politician who was the 24th premier of Prince Edward Island.

The New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island is a social democratic political party in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Ghiz</span> Canadian politician (born 1974)

Robert Watson Joseph Ghiz is a Canadian politician who served as the 31st premier of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2015. He is the son of the 27th premier, Joe Ghiz.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Prince Edward Island general election</span> Canadian provincial election

The 2000 Prince Edward Island general election was held on April 17, 2000, to elect the 27 members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1966 Prince Edward Island general election</span> Canadian provincial election

The 1966 Prince Edward Island general election was held on May 30, 1966.

The politics of Prince Edward Island are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces. The capital of the province of Prince Edward Island is Charlottetown, where the lieutenant governor and the premier reside, and where the provincial legislature and cabinet are located.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2007 Prince Edward Island general election</span> Canadian provincial election

The 2007 Prince Edward Island general election was held on May 28, 2007. It elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The incumbent Progressive Conservative government was defeated by the Liberal opposition after holding power for eleven years.

Mary Olive Crane is a Canadian politician and social worker from Douglas Station, Prince Edward Island. She was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2010 on an interim basis and 2010 to 2013 on a permanent basis. She was also leader of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2010 and 2010 to 2013.

John "Hal" Perry is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2011 provincial election. He represents the district of Tignish-Palmer Road as a member of the Liberal Party. He was originally elected as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, but left the Progressive Conservative Party and joined the Liberal Party on October 3, 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Prince Edward Island general election</span> Canadian provincial election

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, or at the request of the premier. 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.

Jordan Kent Macdonald Brown is a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Charlottetown-Brighton in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island as a member of the Liberal Party from 2015 to 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">65th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island</span>

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Prince Edward Island general election</span> Canadian provincial election

The 2019 Prince Edward Island general election was held to elect the members of the 66th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The vote in 26 of the 27 districts was held on 23 April 2019, while the vote for the member from Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park was deferred to 15 July due to the death of the Green Party's candidate. However, Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park still voted in a referendum on electoral reform. Natalie Jameson won the deferred election in the district.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dennis King (politician)</span> Canadian politician

Dennis King is the 33rd and current premier of Prince Edward Island since 2019 and current leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island. He and the PC government were re-elected in the 2023 general election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Prince Edward Island general election</span> Canadian provincial election

The 2023 Prince Edward Island general election was held to elect the members of the 67th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island on 3 April 2023. The election normally required by 2 October under Prince Edward Island's fixed election date legislation was called early by Premier Dennis King at his nomination meeting on 6 March.

References

  1. Ryan, Carolyn (September 3, 2020). "Liberal MLA Robert Mitchell posts that he's stepping down". CBC news. Retrieved September 3, 2020.