60th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
60th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island | |||
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Majority parliament | |||
Parliament leaders | |||
Premier | Pat Binns | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Paul Connolly | ||
Party caucuses | |||
Government | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
Recognized | New Democratic Party | ||
Members | 27 MLA seats | ||
Sovereign | |||
Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – present | ||
Lieutenant Governor | Gilbert Clements 30 August 1995 – 28 May 2001 | ||
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The 60th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island was in session from January 3, 1997, to March 21, 2000. The Progressive Conservative Party led by Pat Binns formed the government. In 1996, the 16 dual-member districts were changed to 27 single-member districts. Thus the Assemblymen and Councillors were renamed MLAs
Wilbur MacDonald was elected speaker.
There were three sessions of the 60th General Assembly:
Session | Start | End |
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1st | January 3, 1997 | June 11, 1998 |
2nd | November 12, 1998 | June 8, 1999 |
3rd | November 16, 1999 | November 16, 1999 |
Members[]
District | Member | Party | |
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Alberton-Miminegash | Hector MacLeod | Liberal | |
Belfast-Pownal Bay | Wilbur MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | |
Borden-Kinkora | Eric Hammill | Progressive Conservative | |
Cascumpec-Grand River | Keith Milligan | Liberal | |
Charlottetown-Kings Square | Wayne Cheverie[1] Richard Brown (1997) |
Liberal | |
Charlottetown-Rochford Square | Paul Connolly | Liberal | |
Charlottetown-Spring Park | Wes MacAleer | Progressive Conservative | |
Crapaud-Hazel Grove | Norman MacPhee | Progressive Conservative | |
Evangeline-Miscouche | Robert Maddix | Liberal | |
Georgetown-Baldwin's Road | Michael Currie | Progressive Conservative | |
Glen Stewart-Bellevue Cove | Pat Mella | Progressive Conservative | |
Kensington-Malpeque | Mitch Murphy | Progressive Conservative | |
Montague-Kilmuir | Jim Bagnall | Progressive Conservative | |
Morell-Fortune Bay | Kevin MacAdam | Progressive Conservative | |
Murray River-Gaspereaux | Pat Binns | Progressive Conservative | |
North River-Rice Point | Ron MacKinley | Liberal | |
Park Corner-Oyster Bed | Beth MacKenzie | Progressive Conservative | |
Parkdale-Belvedere | Chester Gillan | Progressive Conservative | |
Sherwood-Hillsborough | Elmer MacFadyen | Progressive Conservative | |
Souris-Elmira | Andy Mooney | Progressive Conservative | |
St. Eleanors-Summerside | Nancy Guptill[2] | Liberal | |
Stanhope-East Royalty | Jamie Ballem | Progressive Conservative | |
Tignish-Deblois | Robert Morrissey | Liberal | |
Tracadie-Fort Augustus | Mildred Dover | Progressive Conservative | |
West Point-Bloomfield | Herb Dickieson | New Democrat | |
Wilmot-Summerside | Greg Deighan | Progressive Conservative | |
Winsloe-West Royalty | Don MacKinnon | Progressive Conservative |
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References[]
- Election results for the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly, 1996-11-18
- Mars-Proietti, Laura Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 2008 ISBN 978-1-59237-310-9
Categories:
- Terms of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
- 1997 establishments in Prince Edward Island
- 2000 disestablishments in Prince Edward Island