Leader of the Opposition (Prince Edward Island)

Last updated
Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent
Hal Perry
since 2023
Term length While leader of the largest party not in government
Inaugural holder Daniel Gordon
Formation1894

The leader of the Opposition in Prince Edward Island is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party not in government in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.

   Green Party of Prince Edward Island
   Prince Edward Island Liberal Party
   Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party

This list is incomplete

#LeaderPartyTook officeLeft office
  Neil McLeod Conservative 18911893
  Daniel Gordon Conservative 18941903
  John A. Mathieson Conservative19041911
  John Richards Liberal 19121915
  John Howatt Bell Liberal19151919
  Aubin E. Arsenault Conservative19191921
  James D. Stewart Conservative19211923
  Albert C. Saunders Liberal19231927
  James D. Stewart Conservative19271931
  Walter Lea Liberal19311935
No Official Opposition Leader 1935–1939
  William J.P. MacMillan Progressive Conservative 19401950
  Reginald R. Bell Progressive Conservative19501959
  Alexander Wallace Matheson Liberal19591965
  Lorne Bonnell Liberal19651965
  Alexander B. Campbell Liberal19651966
  Walter Russell Shaw Progressive Conservative19661970
  George Dewar Progressive Conservative19701973
  Melvin McQuaid Progressive Conservative19731976
  J. Angus MacLean Progressive Conservative19771979
  William Bennett Campbell Liberal19791981
  Gilbert Clements Liberal19811982
  Joe Ghiz Liberal19821986
  Leone Bagnall Progressive Conservative19861993
  Pat Mella Progressive Conservative19931996
  Keith Milligan Liberal19961999
  Paul Connolly Liberal19992000
  Ron MacKinley Liberal20002003
  Robert Ghiz Liberal20032007
  Pat Binns Progressive Conservative20072007
  Olive Crane Progressive Conservative20072010
  Jim Bagnall Progressive Conservative20102010
  Olive Crane Progressive Conservative20102013
  Hal Perry Progressive Conservative20132013
  Steven Myers Progressive Conservative20132015
  Jamie Fox Progressive Conservative20152017
  James Aylward Progressive Conservative20172019
  Peter Bevan-Baker Green 20192023
  Hal Perry Liberal2023

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