Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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The Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island is one of two parts of the General Assembly, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown.

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[edit] Composition

The Legislative Assembly currently has 27 single-member districts.

Prior to the 1996 provincial election, the province was divided into 16 dual-member districts, each of which was represented by one member who held the title Assemblyman and one member who held the title Councillor. This was a holdover from the legislature's historic bicameral structure — instead of simply abolishing its upper house as most Canadian provinces with historically bicameral legislatures did, Prince Edward Island merged the two Houses in 1893. All voters in a district voted for the assemblyman, while only landowners could vote for the councillor. Excepting the division of 5th Queens, the district that contained the capital city of Charlottetown, into two districts in 1966, these district boundaries were never adjusted for demographic or population changes.

The property qualification was discontinued in 1963, largely eliminating any practical distinction between the two roles, although the nominal titles continued to be used until the current single-member districts were introduced in 1996.

[edit] Members

Cabinet ministers are in bold, party leaders are in italic, and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly 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 Currie Progressive Conservative 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
     Charlie McGeoghegan 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

[edit] Party standings

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Affiliation Members
     Liberal Party 24
     Progressive Conservative Party 3
 Total
 27
 Government Majority
 14

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