Darlene Compton (born January 21, 1961) is a Canadian politician who was the 33rd Speaker of the Prince Edward Island legislature from 2023 to 2025. She served as the second deputy premier, and minister of finance and the status of women of Prince Edward Island from 2019 to 2023. She was elected to the

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 ...

in the 2015 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of

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as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. She was previously the party's candidate in the same district for a by-election in 2007, following the resignation of

Pat Binns Patrick George Binns (born October 8, 1948) is a Canadian diplomat, the 30th premier of Prince Edward Island from 1996 to 2007 and Canadian Ambassador to Ireland from 2007 to 2010. Binns has a long history of public service, most notably being ...

from the legislature, but lost to Charlie McGeoghegan. She ran again in the 2011 provincial election, again losing to McGeoghegan by a margin of just eight votes. She was subsequently a candidate in the party's 2015 leadership election, finishing third behind

Rob Lantz Robert Lantz (born 1969/1970) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 34th premier of Prince Edward Island since February 21, 2025. He is the interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island, and previously ser ...

and James Aylward. On May 9, 2019 Compton was appointed deputy premier, following Premier Dennis King's recommendation. She was re-elected in the 2023 general election. As of June 2022, Compton is a shareholder in several energy and tobacco companies, including

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and Phillip Morris.

Electoral record

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