Sonny Gallant

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Sonny Gallant
MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Evangeline-Miscouche
Assumed office
June 12, 2007
Preceded byWilfred Arsenault
Interim Leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party
Assumed office
September 16, 2019
Preceded byRobert Mitchell (interim)
Personal details
Born (1956-03-27) March 27, 1956 (age 65)
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceMiscouche

Stanley "Sonny" Gallant[1] (born March 27, 1956)[2] is a Canadian politician serving as interim leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Evangeline-Miscouche and is a member of the Liberal Party. On February 15, 2017, Gallant was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Workforce and Advanced Learning.[3] He was chosen interim leader of the Liberal Party on September 16, 2019.[4]

Electoral record[]

2019 Prince Edward Island general election: Evangeline-Miscouche
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sonny Gallant 1,100 44.6% -17.97
Green Nick Arsenault 761 30.8% +25.29
Progressive Conservative Jason Woodbury 575 23.3% -2.54
New Democratic Grant Gallant 33 1.3% -4.78
Total valid votes
Liberal hold Swing
[5]
2015 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sonny Gallant 1,419 62.57 -14.65
Progressive Conservative Debbie Montgomery 586 25.84 +7.10
New Democratic Grant Gallant 138 6.08
Green Jordan Cameron 125 5.51 +2.64
Total valid votes 2,268 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -10.88
[6]
2011 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sonny Gallant 1,722 77.22 +21.41
Progressive Conservative Edgar Arsenault 418 18.74 -21.06
Green Melissa Hotte 64 2.87 -1.51
Island Arthur Arsenault 26 1.17
Total valid votes 2,230 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +21.24
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sonny Gallant 1,311 55.81 +9.15
Progressive Conservative Wilfred Arsenault 935 39.80 -10.88
Green Mannie Gallant 103 4.38
Total valid votes 2,349 100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +10.02

References[]

  1. ^ "Sonny Gallant | Legislative Assembly". www.assembly.pe.ca. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Minding the House: a biorgraphical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  3. ^ "P.E.I. cabinet shuffle: Sonny Gallant and Pat Murphy in, Richard Brown out". CBC News. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Sonny Gallant named interim leader of P.E.I. Liberal Party | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. ^ "District 24 Results: Evangeline-Miscouche". Elections PEI. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. ^ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 5 May 2015.

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