67th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island | |||
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Majority parliament | |||
Parliament leaders | |||
Premier | Dennis King | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Hal Perry | ||
Party caucuses | |||
Government | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
Recognized | Green Party | ||
Legislative Assembly | |||
Speaker of the Assembly | Darlene Compton | ||
Members | 27 MLA seats | ||
Sovereign | |||
Monarch | Charles III 8 September 2022 – present | ||
Lieutenant Governor | Antoinette Perry 20 October 2017 – 17 October 2024 | ||
Wassim Salamoun 17 October 2024 – present | |||
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The 67th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island is the 67th sitting of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island and the 41st since confederation in 1873. The membership of the assembly was determined by the 2023 Prince Edward Island general election, where the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island, led by Dennis King, won a majority of seats. It was then reduced by one following the by-election of Green MLA Matt MacFarlane.
Current as of February 2024 [1]
Cabinet ministers are in bold, party leaders are in italic, and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly is designated by a dagger (†).
Number of members per party by date | 2023 | 2024 | ||
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April 3 | November 11 | February 7 | ||
Progressive Conservative | 22 | 21 | ||
Liberal | 3 | |||
Green | 2 | 3 | ||
Total members | 27 | 26 | 27 | |
Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Government Majority | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Membership changes in the 67th Assembly | ||||||
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Date | Name | District | Party | Reason | ||
April 3, 2023 | See List of Members | Election day of the 2023 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||
November 11, 2023 | Jamie Fox | Borden-Kinkora | Progressive Conservative | Resigned to run for Malpeque seat, in the 2025 federal election [2] | ||
February 7, 2024 | Matt MacFarlane | Borden-Kinkora | Green | Won by-election |
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.
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.
Jeffrey E. Lantz is a Canadian lawyer, judge and former politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2000 provincial election.
James Aylward is a Canadian politician affiliated with the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party. His political career began with his election to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2011 provincial election, representing the district of Stratford-Keppoch.
Steven Myers 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 Georgetown-Pownal as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island and was Leader of the Opposition in the legislature, from 2013 to 2015.
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.
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.
Darlene Compton is a Canadian politician who became the 33rd Speaker of the Prince Edward Island legislature in 2023. She served as the second deputy premier, and minister of finance and the status of women of Prince Edward Island from 2019 to 2023. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Belfast-Murray River as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Sidney MacEwen is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Morell-Donagh as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. He was re-elected in the 2023 general election.
Bradley (Brad) Grant Trivers is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Rustico-Emerald as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Jamie D. Fox is a Canadian politician, who served as interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island and Opposition leader in the Legislative Assembly from October 15, 2015 to October 20, 2017. Fox was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Borden-Kinkora. In October 2017, James Alyward was elected as the Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of PEI after Fox serving for two years as the Interim Leader.
Matthew MacKay is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Kensington-Malpeque as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Natalie Jameson is a Canadian politician, who serves as Minister of Education and Lifelong Learning in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. She represents the district of Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island.
Zack Bell is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in a by-election on November 2, 2020. He represents the district of Charlottetown-Winsloe as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island.