65th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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65th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Majority parliament
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Parliament leaders
PremierWade MacLauchlan
Leader of the
Opposition		Jamie Fox (2015–17)
James Aylward (2017–19)
Party caucuses
GovernmentLiberal Party
OppositionProgressive Conservative Party
RecognizedGreen Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly		Buck Watts
Members27 MLA seats
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
6 February 1952 – present
Lieutenant
Governor		Antoinette Perry
20 October 2017 – present
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The 65th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island is the 65th sitting of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island and the 39th since confederation in 1873. The assembly was elected on May 4, 2015 with a re-election for Premier Wade MacLauchlan and the Liberals.

Members[]

Cabinet ministers are in bold, party leaders are in italic, and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly is designated by a dagger (†).

Name Party Riding
  Colin LaVie Progressive Conservative Souris-Elmira
  Steven Myers Progressive Conservative Georgetown-St. Peters
  Allen Roach Liberal Montague-Kilmuir
  Darlene Compton Progressive Conservative Belfast-Murray River
  Alan McIsaac Liberal Vernon River-Stratford
  James Aylward Progressive Conservative Stratford-Kinlock
  Sidney MacEwen Progressive Conservative Morell-Mermaid
  Buck Watts† Liberal Tracadie-Hillsborough Park
  Wade MacLauchlan Liberal York-Oyster Bed
  Robert Mitchell Liberal Charlottetown-Sherwood
  Doug Curriea Liberal Charlottetown-Parkdale
  Hannah Bellb (2017) Green
  Richard Brown Liberal Charlottetown-Victoria Park
  Jordan Brown Liberal Charlottetown-Brighton
  Kathleen Casey Liberal Charlottetown-Lewis Point
  Bush Dumvillee Liberal West Royalty-Springvale
  Independent
  Heath MacDonald Liberal Cornwall-Meadowbank
  Peter Bevan-Baker Green Kellys Cross-Cumberland
  Brad Trivers Progressive Conservative Rustico-Emerald
  Jamie Fox Progressive Conservative Borden-Kinkora
  Matthew MacKay Progressive Conservative Kensington-Malpeque
  Janice Sherryc Liberal Summerside-Wilmot
  Chris Palmerd (2016)
  Tina Mundy Liberal Summerside-St. Eleanors
  Paula Biggar Liberal Tyne Valley-Linkletter
  Sonny Gallant Liberal Evangeline-Miscouche
  Robert Henderson Liberal O'Leary-Inverness
  Pat Murphy Liberal Alberton-Roseville
  Hal Perry Liberal Tignish-Palmer Road
  • ^a Resigned as an MLA on October 19, 2017.
  • ^b Elected in a by-election on November 27, 2017.
  • ^c Resigned as an MLA on August 1, 2016.
  • ^d Elected in a by-election on October 17, 2016.
  • ^e Resigned from Liberal caucus on January 31, 2018.

Party membership[]

Number of members
per party by date 		2015 2016 2017 2018
May 4 Aug 1 Oct 17 Oct 19 Nov 27 Jan 31
  Liberal 18 17 18 17 16
  Progressive Conservative 8
  Green 1 2
  Independent 0 1
Total members 27 26 27 26 27
Vacant 0 1 0 1 0
Government Majority 9 8 9 8 7 5

Membership changes[]

Membership changes in the 65th Assembly
Date Name District Party Reason
  May 4, 2015 See List of Members Election day of the 2015 Prince Edward Island general election
  August 1, 2016 Janice Sherry Summerside-Wilmot Liberal Vacated seat
  October 17, 2016 Chris Palmer Summerside-Wilmot Liberal Elected in a by-election
  October 19, 2017 Doug Currie Charlottetown-Parkdale Liberal Vacated seat
  November 27, 2017 Hannah Bell Charlottetown-Parkdale Green Elected in a by-election
  January 31, 2018 Bush Dumville West Royalty-Springvale Independent Resigned from Liberal caucus

See also[]

  • List of Prince Edward Island General Assemblies

External links[]

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