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64th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Majority parliament
Parliament leaders
PremierWade MacLauchlan
Leader of the
Opposition		Jamie Fox
Party caucuses
GovernmentLiberal Party
OppositionProgressive Conservative Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly		Carolyn Bertram
Members27 MLA seats
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Lieutenant
Governor		Frank Lewis
11 September 2011 – 20 October 2017
← 63rd → 65th

The 64th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island is the 64th sitting of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island and the 38th since confederation in 1873. The assembly was elected on October 3, 2011 with a landslide re-election for Robert Ghiz and the Liberals. Ghiz resigned as premier on February 23, 2015 and was succeeded by Wade MacLauchlan, who wasn't a member of the 64th General Assembly.

Members

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Carolyn Bertram) is designated by a dagger.

Name Party Riding First elected / previously elected
  Colin LaVie Progressive Conservative Souris-Elmira 2011
  Steven Myers Progressive Conservative Georgetown-St. Peters 2011
  Allen Roach Liberal Montague-Kilmuir 2011
  Charlie McGeoghegan Liberal Belfast-Murray River 2007
  Alan McIsaac Liberal Vernon River-Stratford 2007
  James Aylward Progressive Conservative Stratford-Kinlock 2011
  Olive Crane Progressive Conservative Morell-Mermaid 2006
  Independent
  Buck Watts Liberal Tracadie-Hillsborough Park 2007
  Robert Vessey
Vacant 		Liberal York-Oyster Bed 2007
  None
  Robert Mitchell Liberal Charlottetown-Sherwood 2007
  Doug Currie Liberal Charlottetown-Parkdale 2007
  Richard Brown Liberal Charlottetown-Victoria Park 1997, 2003
  Robert Ghiz
Vacant 		Liberal Charlottetown-Brighton 2003
  None
  Kathleen Casey Liberal Charlottetown-Lewis Point 2007
  Bush Dumville Liberal West Royalty-Springvale 2007
  Ron MacKinley Liberal Cornwall-Meadowbank 1985
  Valerie Docherty Liberal Kellys Cross-Cumberland 2007
  Carolyn Bertram† Liberal Rustico-Emerald 2003
  George Webster Liberal Borden-Kinkora 2007
  Wes Sheridan
Vacant 		Liberal Kensington-Malpeque 2007
  None
  Janice Sherry Liberal Summerside-Wilmot 2007
  Gerard Greenan Liberal Summerside-St. Eleanors 2007
  Paula Biggar Liberal Tyne Valley-Linkletter 2007
  Sonny Gallant Liberal Evangeline-Miscouche 2007
  Robert Henderson Liberal O'Leary-Inverness 2007
  Pat Murphy Liberal Alberton-Roseville 2007
  Hal Perry Progressive Conservative Tignish-Palmer Road 2011
  Liberal
  • ^a Changed Affiliation on October 3, 2013
  • ^b Expelled from Caucus on October 4, 2013
  • ^c Resigned as an MLA on February 23, 2015
  • ^d Resigned as an MLA on February 24, 2015
  • ^e Resigned as an MLA on February 23, 2015

Party membership

Number of members
per party by date 		2011 2013 2015
Oct 3 Oct 3 Oct 4 Feb 23 Feb 24
  Liberal 22 23 21 20
  Progressive Conservative 5 4 3
  Independent 0 1
Total members 27 25 24
Vacant 0 2 3
Government Majority 17 19 17 16

Membership changes

Membership changes in the 64th Assembly
Date Name District Party Reason
  October 3, 2011 See List of Members Election day of the 2011 Prince Edward Island general election
  October 3, 2013 Hal Perry Tignish-Palmer Road Liberal Changed affiliation from Progressive Conservative to Liberal.
  October 4, 2013 Olive Crane Morell-Mermaid Independent Expelled from Progressive Conservative caucus
  February 23, 2015 Robert Vessey York-Oyster Bed Liberal Vacated seat
  February 23, 2015 Wes Sheridan Kensington-Malpeque Liberal Vacated seat
  February 24, 2015 Robert Ghiz Charlottetown-Brighton Liberal Vacated seat

See also

External links

Legislative Assemblies of Prince Edward Island
Colonial
Post-Confederation
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