The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of three major political parties on Prince Edward Island. The party and its rival,the Liberals,have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851.
The New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island,and a branch of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP).
Robert Watson Joseph Ghiz is a Canadian politician who served as the 31st premier of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2015. He is the son of the 27th premier,Joe Ghiz.
The Green Party of Prince Edward Island is a registered provincial political party and one of the three major parties in Prince Edward Island,Canada. The party was founded by Sharon Labchuk,a political organizer for the federal Green Party of Canada. It is a party in the international green political tradition,espousing environmentalism,grassroots democracy,and social justice.
The politics of Prince Edward Island are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces. The capital of the province of Prince Edward Island is Charlottetown,where the lieutenant governor and the premier reside,and where the provincial legislature and cabinet are located.
Dean Constable was the leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island (NDP) from 2006 to 2007. He replaced Gary Robichaud as leader. Constable used to be the theatre stage manager for the Charlottetown Festival. Constable was elected the leader of the Island New Democrats on April 23,2006,by a narrow margin over labour leader Mike DesRoches.
James Rodd was the leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island from November 2007 when he was selected as interim leader at the party's annual general meeting following the resignation of Dean Constable. Rodd was ratified as leader at a leadership convention held on April 4,2009.
Mary Olive Crane is a Canadian politician and social worker from Douglas Station,Prince Edward Island. She was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2010 on an interim basis and 2010 to 2013 on a permanent basis. She was also leader of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2010 and 2010 to 2013.
The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party,a political party in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island chooses its leadership by an open vote of party members at a convention called by the party executive when there is a vacancy in the leadership. The first convention was held when Alex W. Matheson sought reelection as leader in 1961.
James Aylward is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2011 provincial election. He represents the district of Stratford-Keppoch as a member of the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party. He served as the Leader of the Opposition and leader of the Progressive Conservative party from October 2017 to February 2019.
The New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island has held numerous leadership elections in its history.
The 2015 Prince Edward Island general election was held May 4,2015,to elect members of the 65th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Under amendments passed by the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in 2008,Prince Edward Island elections are usually held on the first Monday of October in the fourth calendar year,unless it is dissolved earlier by the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island due to a motion of no confidence. The current government had hinted that an election would be held "before Mother's Day" 2015,and such a dissolution would avoid any conflicts with the next federal election,expected to be held in October 2015.
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.
Larry Duchesne is a Canadian politician,who was leader of the Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party from 1991 to 1995.
A Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election was held on October 20,2017 choosing MLA James Aylward as the new leader. Previous party leader Rob Lantz resigned on September 23,2015 after serving only seven months. The interim party leader was MLA Jamie Fox,from Lantz's resignation to Aylward's election.
A Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party leadership convention was held on April 7,2018,as a result of the resignation of Michael Redmond on December 6,2017,after he placed fourth place in the Charlottetown-Parkdale by-election held on November 27,2017.
Dennis King is the 33rd and current premier of Prince Edward Island since 2019 and current leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island. He and the PC government were re-elected in the 2023 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 date legislation was called early by Premier Dennis King at his nomination meeting on 6 March.
The 2022 New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election was held on April 23,2022. It was initially planned for November 6,2021,but was postponed. The election was called due to the position being vacated by former leader Joe Byrne. His resignation followed his failed run during 2019 Prince Edward Island general election in District 12,Charlottetown-Victoria Park,losing to Green Party candidate Karla Bernard. Byrne resigned as PEI NDP leader effective September 1,2020. Michelle Neill was the sole candidate and was elected leader unanimously.
The 2017 Charlottetown-Parkdale provincial by-election took place on November 27,2017. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the district's incumbent MLA Doug Currie on October 19.
