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2023 Prince Edward Island General Election
The 2023 Prince Edward Island general election was held to elect the members of the 67th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island on 3 April 2023. The election normally required by 2 October under Prince Edward Island's Fixed election dates in Canada, fixed election date legislation was snap election, called early by Premier Dennis King (politician), Dennis King at his nomination meeting on 6 March. The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island, Progressive Conservatives under incumbent Premier Dennis King (politician), Dennis King won a majority government, gaining a combined seven seats from the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party, Liberal and Green Party of Prince Edward Island, Green parties. The Liberals won three seats and became the Parliamentary opposition, Official Opposition, replacing the Greens who held two of their seats; however, newly acclaimed Liberal leader Sharon Cameron challenged Green leader Peter Bevan-Baker for his own seat and lost, placing thir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of Prince Edward Island
The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island () together with the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island form the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The Legislative Assembly meets at Province House (Prince Edward Island), Province House, which is at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown. Bills passed by the Assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor in the name of the King of Canada. History As a colony, Prince Edward Island originally had a bicameral legislature founded in 1773 with the Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island serving as the upper house and the House of Assembly as the lower house. Together they composed the 1st General Assembly of Prince Edward Island, 1st General Assembly of the Island of Saint John. After the name of the colony changed in 1798, the body became known as the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. In 1769, a British Order in Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Edward Island Liberal Party
The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party, officially the Prince Edward Island Liberal Association'','' is a political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is one of the three parties currently represented in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, and along with its primary rival the Conservative Party of PEI, one of only two parties with continual presence in the provincial legislature since confederation. The PEI Liberals has formed the government of Prince Edward Island for 90 of the approximately 160 years since PEI became a province of Canada. It has produced 21 of the province's 34 premiers, including: * Canada's youngest Premier ( Alex Campbell, 32 years and 8 months in 1966, a record to be broken by New Brunswick's Brian Gallant who became premier in 2014 at age 32 years and 5 months) * Canada's first and third premiers of non-European descent ( Joe Ghiz upon winning the 1986 election, and his son Robert Ghiz became the third upon winning t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny Gallant
Stanley "Sonny" Gallant (born March 27, 1956) is a Canadian politician who served as interim leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party from 2019 to 2022. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Evangeline-Miscouche from 2007 to 2023 and is a member of the Liberal Party. On February 15, 2017, Gallant was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island The Executive Council of Prince Edward Island (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Prince Edward Island) is the cabinet of that Canadian province. Almost always made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, the ... as Minister of Workforce and Advanced Learning, serving until 2023. He was chosen interim leader of the Liberal Party on September 16, 2019, serving until November 19, 2022. Electoral record References External links Biography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Jameson
Natalie Jameson represented the Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park district, in the PEI Legislative Assembly from 2019 to 2025. She has held cabinet portfolios in the Progressive Conservative government of Dennis King. Before entering politics, she worked in community investment, human resources, and accounting within Canada’s energy sector. She holds a business degree from UPEI and a Certificate in Tourism and Travel Management from Holland College. Early life Jameson is the daughter of Kevin and Christa Curran, and grew up in Charlottetown. She attended both Holland College and the University of Prince Edward Island. Political career Jameson was elected as the MLA for District 9, Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park in the deferred election held on July 15, 2019. She was re-elected in the 2023 Prince Edward Island Provincial Election. Jameson resigned from the Legislative Assembly on February 11, 2025. She is the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in Charlottet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBC News
CBC News is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation's English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.ca. Founded in 1941 by the public broadcaster, CBC News is the largest news broadcaster in Canada and has local, regional, and national broadcasts and stations. It frequently collaborates with its organizationally separate French-language counterpart, Radio-Canada Info. History The first CBC newscast was a bilingual radio report on November 2, 1936. The CBC News Service was inaugurated during World War II on January 1, 1941, when Dan McArthur, chief news editor, had Wells Ritchie prepare for the announcer Charles Jennings a national report at 8:00 pm. Previously, CBC relied on The Canadian Press to provide it with wire copy for its news bulletins. Readers who followed Jennings were Lorne Greene, Frank Herbert and Earl Cameron. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Mitchell (Prince Edward Island Politician)
Robert Mitchell (born 13 May 1963) is a Canadian politician. Mitchell was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Charlottetown-Winsloe as a member of the Liberal Party until 2020. On May 20, 2015, Mitchell was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island The Executive Council of Prince Edward Island (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Prince Edward Island) is the cabinet of that Canadian province. Almost always made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, the ... as Minister of Communities, Land and Environment. On January 10, 2018, Mitchell was moved to Minister of Health and Wellness in a cabinet shuffle. From May 8 to September 9, 2019, he served as interim leader of the Liberal Party on Prince Edward Island. On September 3, 2020, he stepped down from his political position as MLA for Charlottetown-Winsloe, after thirteen yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wade MacLauchlan
H. Wade MacLauchlan (born 10 December 1954), is a Canadian legal academic, university administrator, politician and community leader. He served as the fifth president of the University of Prince Edward Island from 1999 to 2011, becoming president emeritus in 2012. He served as the 32nd premier of Prince Edward Island from 2015 to 2019. His government was defeated in the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election, April 23, 2019 general election. MacLauchlan announced his intention to step down as Liberal leader on 26 April 2019, and completed his term as Premier on 9 May 2019. Early life, education and career MacLauchlan was born on 10 December 1954, the third of five children of Harry and Marjorie MacLauchlan, living in Stanhope, Prince Edward Island. Stanhope is the oldest Scottish community on PEI, with the first Scottish people, Scottish settlers arriving on the ship "Falmouth" in June 1770. The MacLauchlan's were early residents of Stanhope, with a large extended family in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Prince Edward Island General Election
The 2019 Prince Edward Island general election was held to elect the members of the 66th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The vote in 26 of the 27 districts was held on 23 April 2019, while the vote for the member from Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park was deferred to 15 July due to the death of the Green Party's candidate. However, Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park still voted in a referendum on electoral reform. Natalie Jameson won the deferred election in the district. The Progressive Conservatives under new leader Dennis King won thirteen seats (including the deferred seat) to form a minority government. The Greens under leader Peter Bevan-Baker won eight seats to form the Official Opposition. The Liberals under Premier Wade MacLauchlan were reduced to six seats and MacLauchlan lost in his own district. The Progressive Conservatives' share of the popular vote was steady at 37%, the Green Party enjoyed a 20 point increase to 31%, and the Liberals' share dropped 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections Prince Edward Island
Elections Prince Edward Island is the Prince Edward Island non-partisan agency of the legislative assembly charged with running provincial elections, referendums, and municipal elections. References External links * Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is an island Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. While it is the smallest province by land area and population, it is the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ... Politics of Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voter Turnout
In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate (often defined as those who cast a ballot) of a given election. This is typically either the percentage of Voter registration, registered voters, Suffrage, eligible voters, or all Voting age, voting-age people. According to Stanford University political scientists Adam Bonica and Michael McFaul, there is a consensus among political scientists that "democracies perform better when more people vote." Institutional factors drive the vast majority of differences in turnout rates.Michael McDonald and Samuel Popkin"The Myth of the Vanishing Voter"in American Political Science Review. December 2001. p. 970. For example, simpler parliamentary democracies where voters get shorter ballots, fewer elections, and a multi-party system that makes accountability easier see much higher turnout than the systems of the United States, Japan, and Switzerland. Significance Some parts of society are more likely to vote than others. As turnou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Prince Edward Island General Election
The 2011 Prince Edward Island general election was held on October 3, 2011. The Liberal government of Premier Robert Ghiz was elected to a second majority government, winning one seat less than they did in 2007. Ghiz himself considered 18 seats to be a marker for a strong majority. He won 22. Health care was an important issue during the election, especially in rural areas. The Progressive Conservatives retained their position as Official Opposition, winning five seats. Olive Crane used the issue of the Provincial Nominee Program during the election, as well as issues surrounding immigration and investments that came under investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Federal Minister Jason Kenney during the election. Results Both the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives lost votes, and lost in the share of vote. Turnout was down and seven thousand fewer voters cast ballots total. The Greens and New Democrats increased both their raw vote and their share of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Party
The Island Party of Prince Edward Island, also known as the Island Party of PEI or the Island Party for short, is a Canadian political party active in Prince Edward Island. History The Island Party of Prince Edward Island formed after the 2007 election. The party officially registered on March 5, 2010, and the first leader of the party was Jay Gallant, who served in an interim role. In March 2011, former Liberal candidate Billy Cann was acclaimed as the leader of the party. The party fielded 12 candidates in the 2011 election under Cann. On August 9, 2012, Cann announced that he was leaving the party to join the NDP. On March 1, 2015, Paul Smitz was named the interim leader of the party. However, the party was deregistered later that year, when it failed to nominate the required 10 candidates for the 2015 election and did not file an information return. The party re-registered on September 9, 2022. Party president, Paul Smitz, cited Liberal and PC governments' failure to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
