Hal Perry (politician)

Hal Perry is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2011 provincial election.[1] He represents the district of Tignish-Palmer Road as a member of the Liberal Party.[2] He was originally elected as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, but left the Progressive Conservative Party and joined the Liberal Party on October 3, 2013.[2]

Hal Perry MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Tignish-Palmer Road
Incumbent
Assumed office October 18, 2011
Preceded by	Neil LeClair
Personal details
Political party	Liberal (since 2013) Progressive Conservative (2011–13)

He was chosen as Opposition Leader on January 30, 2013, following the resignation of Olive Crane,[3] but resigned from that position on February 11 after losing the race for the interim leadership of the Progressive Conservatives to Steven Myers.[3]

On May 21, 2015, Perry was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Education, Early Learning and Culture, following Tina Mundy's resignation from cabinet.[4] He was shuffled out of cabinet in January 2016.[5][6]

Prior to his election, Perry was employed as a property development officer with the PEI Department of Environment, Energy and Forestry.

Perry is a direct descendant of 19th century Speaker of the PEI Legislature Stanislaus Francis Perry.

Election results

2015 Prince Edward Island general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hal Perry	1,486	58.23	+9.49
	Progressive Conservative	Joseph Profit	818	32.05	-18.01
	Green	Malcolm Pitre	167	6.54
	New Democratic	John A'Hearn	81	3.17
Total valid votes			2,552	100.0
	Liberal hold		Swing		+13.75
Liberal candidate Hal Perry gained 8.08 percentage points from his 2011 performance running as a Progressive Conservative.
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2011 Prince Edward Island general election: Tignish-Palmer Road
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Hal Perry	1,175	50.15	+5.30
	Liberal	Neil LeClair	1,142	48.74	−6.41
	Island	Derek D. Peters	26	1.11
Total valid votes			2,343	100.0
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+5.86

References

1. "Two In A Row". The Guardian. October 3, 2011. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
2. "Tory MLA crosses floor citing EI concerns". CBC News. October 3, 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
3. "Perry to step down as Opposition leader". CBC News. February 11, 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
4. "Liberal Tina Mundy resigns from cabinet: cites 'financial matter'". CBC News. May 21, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
5. "P.E.I. cabinet shuffle: Tina Mundy, Robert Henderson in, Hal Perry out". CBC News. January 7, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
6. "Hal Perry out, Tina Mundy, Robert Henderson in after P.E.I. cabinet shuffle". The Guardian. January 7, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
7. Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 5 May 2015.

External links

• Legislative Assembly of PEI biography