63rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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The 63rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island is the 63rd sitting of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island and the 37th since confederation in 1873. The assembly was elected on May 28, 2007 with the result of a change of government and a landslide for Robert Ghiz and the Liberals.

Members[]

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Kathleen Casey) is designated by a dagger.

Member Party Electoral district
  Jim Bagnall Progressive Conservative Montague-Kilmuir
  Carolyn Bertram Liberal Rustico-Emerald
  Paula Biggar Liberal Tyne Valley-Linkletter
  Richard Brown Liberal Charlottetown-Victoria Park
  Allan Campbell Liberal Souris-Elmira
  Kathleen Casey† Liberal Charlottetown-Lewis Point
  Olive Crane Progressive Conservative Morell-Mermaid
  Doug Currie Liberal Charlottetown-Parkdale
  Michael Currie2
Vacant 		Progressive Conservative
None 		Georgetown-St. Peters
 
  Valerie Docherty Liberal Kellys Cross-Cumberland
  Bush Dumville Liberal West Royalty-Springvale
  Cynthia Dunsford Liberal Stratford-Kinlock
  Sonny Gallant Liberal Evangeline-Miscouche
  Robert Ghiz Liberal Charlottetown-Brighton
  Gerard Greenan Liberal Summerside-St. Eleanors
  Robert Henderson Liberal O'Leary-Inverness
  Neil LeClair Liberal Tignish-Palmer Road
  Ron MacKinley Liberal Cornwall-Meadowbank
  Pat Binns1
Charlie McGeoghegan (2007) 		Progressive Conservative
Liberal 		Belfast-Murray River
 
  Alan McIsaac Liberal Vernon River-Stratford
  Robert Mitchell Liberal Charlottetown-Sherwood
  Pat Murphy Liberal Alberton-Roseville
  Wes Sheridan Liberal Kensington-Malpeque
  Janice Sherry Liberal Summerside-Wilmot
  Robert Vessey Liberal York-Oyster Bed
  Buck Watts Liberal Tracadie-Hillsborough Park
  George Webster Liberal Borden-Kinkora
  • ^1 resigned August 30, 2007.
  • ^2 resigned March 28, 2011.

Party standings[]

Number of members
per party by date 		2007 2011
May 28 Aug 31 Oct 15 Mar 28
  Liberal 23 24
  Progressive Conservative 4 3 2
Total members 27 26 27 26
Vacant 0 1 0 1
Government Majority 19 20 21 22

Membership changes[]

Membership changes in the 63rd Assembly
Date Name District Party Reason
  May 28, 2007 See List of Members Election day of the 2007 Prince Edward Island general election
  August 30, 2007 Pat Binns Belfast-Murray River Progressive Conservative Vacated seat
  October 15, 2007 Charlie McGeoghegan Belfast-Murray River Liberal Elected in a by-election
  March 28, 2011 Michael Currie Georgetown-St. Peters Progressive Conservative Vacated seat to run in the 2011 Canadian federal election

See also[]

  • List of Prince Edward Island General Assemblies

External links[]

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