63rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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

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

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

Party standings

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

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

External links

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