64th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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.

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 – present
Lieutenant
Governor		Frank Lewis
11 September 2011 – 20 October 2017
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Members

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

Name Party Riding
  Colin LaVie Progressive Conservative Souris-Elmira
  Steven Myers Progressive Conservative Georgetown-St. Peters
  Allen Roach Liberal Montague-Kilmuir
  Charlie McGeoghegan Liberal Belfast-Murray River
  Alan McIsaac Liberal Vernon River-Stratford
     James Aylward Progressive Conservative Stratford-Kinlock
  Olive Craneb Progressive Conservative Morell-Mermaid
  Independent
  Buck Watts Liberal Tracadie-Hillsborough Park
  Robert Vesseyc
Vacant		 Liberal York-Oyster Bed
  None
  Robert Mitchell Liberal Charlottetown-Sherwood
  Doug Currie Liberal Charlottetown-Parkdale
  Richard Brown Liberal Charlottetown-Victoria Park
  Robert Ghizd
Vacant		 Liberal Charlottetown-Brighton
  None
  Kathleen Casey Liberal Charlottetown-Lewis Point
  Bush Dumville Liberal West Royalty-Springvale
  Ron MacKinley Liberal Cornwall-Meadowbank
  Valerie Docherty Liberal Kellys Cross-Cumberland
  Carolyn Bertram† Liberal Rustico-Emerald
  George Webster Liberal Borden-Kinkora
  Wes Sheridane
Vacant		 Liberal Kensington-Malpeque
  None
  Janice Sherry Liberal Summerside-Wilmot
  Gerard Greenan Liberal Summerside-St. Eleanors
  Paula Biggar Liberal Tyne Valley-Linkletter
  Sonny Gallant Liberal Evangeline-Miscouche
  Robert Henderson Liberal O'Leary-Inverness
  Pat Murphy Liberal Alberton-Roseville
  Hal Perrya Progressive Conservative Tignish-Palmer Road
  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
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