Matt MacFarlane | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Borden-Kinkora | |
Assumed office February 7, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Jamie Fox |
Personal details | |
Political party | Green Party of Prince Edward Island |
Residence | Augustine Cove |
Occupation | lawyer |
Matt MacFarlane is a Canadian politician. [1] He has been a Green member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island since winning the 2024 Borden-Kinkora provincial by-election. [2] MacFarlane was the unsuccessful Green candidate in Borden-Kinkora in 2019 and 2023. [3] He is the former president of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island and a lawyer by profession. [4] As of February 2024,he serves as the Third Party Whip in the Legislature.
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.
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.
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).
Borden-Kinkora is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island,Canada.
The Green Party of Prince Edward Island is a registered provincial political party and one of the three major parties in Prince Edward Island,Canada. The party was founded by Sharon Labchuk,a political organizer for the federal Green Party of Canada. It is a party in the international green political tradition,espousing environmentalism,grassroots democracy,and social justice.
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.
James Rodd was the leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island from November 2007 when he was selected as interim leader at the party's annual general meeting following the resignation of Dean Constable. Rodd was ratified as leader at a leadership convention held on April 4,2009.
The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island held a leadership election in Charlottetown on October 2,2010 to select a new leader after the resignation of former Premier Pat Binns on August 30,2007 following the defeat of the party in the 2007 general election. Olive Crane was appointed interim leader on September 4,2007 and served until June 2010 when she resigned to successfully run for leader. Jamie Ballem,Fred McCardle,Jamie Fox,and Peter Llewellyn were all also candidates for the party's leadership.
George Thomas Webster is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Borden-Kinkora in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2015 as a member of the Liberal Party.
J. Eric Hammill was a Canadian farmer and politician from Prince Edward Island. He represented Borden-Kinkora in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1996 to 2003 as a Progressive Conservative.
Fred McCardle is a Canadian politician,who represented the electoral district of Borden-Kinkora in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2003 to 2007. He was a member of the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party. McCardle is a fifth generation farmer who has run his family farm for 35 years;growing potatoes,cereals and grasses.
Peter Stewart Bevan-Baker is a Scottish-Canadian politician. He served as the leader of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island from 2012 to 2023. He is currently the member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island representing New Haven-Rocky Point. He previously stood as a candidate for both the Green Party of Ontario and the Green Party of Canada. Bevan-Baker is a dentist by profession as well as being an active writer,musician and public speaker. Bevan-Baker served as the Leader of the Official Opposition in the 66th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2019 to 2023.
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.
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.
Larry Duchesne is a Canadian politician,who was leader of the Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party from 1991 to 1995.
The 68th Prince Edward Island general election is the next general election to be held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island (PEI),to elect the 68th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. It is tentatively scheduled for the fixed election date of Monday,October 4,2027,but may be held earlier under certain circumstances.
The 2024 Borden-Kinkora provincial by-election was originally scheduled for February 5,2024. However,because of impending weather conditions,Elections PEI announced the election would be postponed until Tuesday,February 6,2024,with the same voting locations in place. It was then postponed again to February 7. It was triggered by the resignation of Progressive Conservative Jamie Fox from the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.
Augustine Cove is an unincorporated area in Prince County,Prince Edward Island,Canada. The community is located on Prince Edward Island Route 10.
The Green Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election has been called by the resignation of leader Peter Bevan-Baker and will be held in 2025 or 2026 on Prince Edward Island.