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63rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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The 63rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island is the 63rd sitting of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island and the 37th since confederation in 1873. The assembly was elected on May 28, 2007 with the result of a change of government and a landslide for Robert Ghiz and the Liberals.

Members

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The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Kathleen Casey) is designated by a dagger.

Member Party Electoral district First elected / previously elected
  Jim Bagnall Progressive Conservative Montague-Kilmuir 1996
  Carolyn Bertram Liberal Rustico-Emerald 2003
  Paula Biggar Liberal Tyne Valley-Linkletter 2007
  Richard Brown Liberal Charlottetown-Victoria Park 1997, 2003
  Allan Campbell Liberal Souris-Elmira 2007
  Kathleen Casey Liberal Charlottetown-Lewis Point 2007
  Olive Crane Progressive Conservative Morell-Mermaid 2006
  Doug Currie Liberal Charlottetown-Parkdale 2007
  Michael Currie2 Progressive Conservative Georgetown-St. Peters 1996
  Vacant None
  Valerie Docherty Liberal Kellys Cross-Cumberland 2007
  Bush Dumville Liberal West Royalty-Springvale 2007
  Cynthia Dunsford Liberal Stratford-Kinlock 2007
  Sonny Gallant Liberal Evangeline-Miscouche 2007
  Robert Ghiz Liberal Charlottetown-Brighton 2003
  Gerard Greenan Liberal Summerside-St. Eleanors 2007
  Robert Henderson Liberal O'Leary-Inverness 2007
  Neil LeClair Liberal Tignish-Palmer Road 2007
  Ron MacKinley Liberal Cornwall-Meadowbank 1985
  Pat Binns1 Progressive Conservative Belfast-Murray River 1978,[a] 1996
  Charlie McGeoghegan Liberal 2007
  Alan McIsaac Liberal Vernon River-Stratford 2007
  Robert Mitchell Liberal Charlottetown-Sherwood 2007
  Pat Murphy Liberal Alberton-Roseville 2007
  Wes Sheridan Liberal Kensington-Malpeque 2007
  Janice Sherry Liberal Summerside-Wilmot 2007
  Robert Vessey Liberal York-Oyster Bed 2007
  Buck Watts Liberal Tracadie-Hillsborough Park 2007
  George Webster Liberal Borden-Kinkora 2007
  • ^1 resigned August 30, 2007.
  • ^2 resigned March 28, 2011.

Party standings

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Number of members
per party by date
2007 2011
May 28 Aug 31 Oct 15 Mar 28
  Liberal 23 24
  Progressive Conservative 4 3 2
Total members 27 26 27 26
Vacant 0 1 0 1
Government Majority 19 20 21 22

Membership changes

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Membership changes in the 63rd Assembly
Date Name District Party Reason
  May 28, 2007 See List of Members Election day of the 2007 Prince Edward Island general election
  August 30, 2007 Pat Binns Belfast-Murray River Progressive Conservative Vacated seat
  October 15, 2007 Charlie McGeoghegan Belfast-Murray River Liberal Elected in a by-election
  March 28, 2011 Michael Currie Georgetown-St. Peters Progressive Conservative Vacated seat to run in the 2011 Canadian federal election

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 4th Kings (Assemblyman)
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