Wayne Collins (politician)

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Wayne Collins
MLA for Winsloe-West Royalty
In office
2003 – June 12, 2007
Preceded byDon MacKinnon
Succeeded byBush Dumville
Personal details
Born (1949-01-15) January 15, 1949 (age 73)
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Wayne Alphonsus Collins (born 15 January 1949)[1] is a Canadian former radio journalist and politician. Originally from Newfoundland and Labrador, he worked primarily in Prince Edward Island.

Journalism[]

Collins worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, hosting Island Morning on CBCT-FM in Charlottetown from 1983 until April 2003.

Political office[]

Following his retirement, Collins joined the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party and was nominated as the party's candidate for the electoral district of Winsloe-West Royalty in the summer of 2003. He was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2003 general election held on September 29[2] and served until his defeat in 2007.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "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 2021-04-04.
  2. ^ Election results - 2003
  3. ^ Electoral results - 2007


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