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.
Patrick George Binns,is a Canadian diplomat,the 30th premier of Prince Edward Island from 1996 to 2007 and Canadian Ambassador to Ireland from 2007 to 2010.
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.
James Matthew Lee was a Canadian politician who was the 26th premier of Prince Edward Island from 1981 to 1986. He was the leader of the PEI Progressive Conservative Party from 1981 to 1987.
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.
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.
Charlottetown-Brighton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island,Canada. It was formerly named Charlottetown-Rochford Square from 1996 to 2007.
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.
The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island,a political party in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island chooses its leadership by an open vote of party members at a convention called by the party executive when there is a vacancy in the leadership.
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.
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.
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.
The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island,Canada selected a new leader on February 28,2015,to replace Olive Crane who resigned on January 31,2013. The Progressive Conservatives have been the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island since June 12,2007,having lost the 2007 and 2011 provincial elections to the Liberals. The interim leader was Steven Myers.
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.
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.
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.
A Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election was held on October 20,2017 choosing MLA James Aylward as the new leader. Previous party leader Rob Lantz resigned on September 23,2015 after serving only seven months. The interim party leader was MLA Jamie Fox,from Lantz's resignation to Aylward's election.
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 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.
