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<a href="http://www.electionspei.ca/index.php"><span style="color:blue">Elections PEI</span></a>; Secondary Sources: Journals of the <a href="http://www.assembly.pe.ca/index.php"><span style="color:blue">Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island</span></a>, Parliamentary Guide, <a href="https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/publications/orders-in-council"><span style="color:blue">Executive Council</span> </a>Records.</span></i></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><strong><a href="https://www.electionspei.ca/historical-election-data-pdf"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Summary of Provincial Elections and By-elections from 1873-2023</span></span></span></span></a></strong></p> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-title"> <div class="spoiler-toggle show-icon"> </div> 1700 - 1800</div> <div class="spoiler-content" style="display: none;"> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>1773</strong> - The first House of Assembly elected on July 4, 1773 and consisted of 18 members</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>1799</strong> - The name of the Island changed to Prince Edward Island.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><strong>1803</strong> - The First <i>Election Act</i> passed regarding elections to the House of Assembly.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><strong>1830</strong> - The right to vote extended to Catholic males.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><strong>1838</strong> - The Assembly increased to 24 members elected in 4 dual member constituencies in each of the three counties.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><strong>1856</strong> - The Assembly further expanded to 30 members elected in 5 dual member districts in<br> each of the three counties. During this same time there was also a Legislative Council<br> which represented electors with property interests. The Legislative Council initially<br> consisted of 12 members and by 1859 expanded to 17 members.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><strong>1861</strong> - An Act proclaimed which made the Legislative Assembly elective and reduced its number<br> of members to 13 members. These members elected in dual member constituencies in<br> each county and a single member constituency in the Charlottetown area.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><strong>1893</strong> - The Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council joined to create 15 dual districts (30<br> members) with five electoral districts in each of the three counties.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> - The <i>Act Respecting the Representation of the People of the Legislature</i> passed by the<br> Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council adjusting the boundaries of ridings in<br> Kings County so that the five districts in the County were more equitable in terms of<br> population.</span></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-title"> <div class="spoiler-toggle show-icon"> </div> 1900 - 1969</div> <div class="spoiler-content" style="display: none;"> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>1921</strong> - Voting franchise extended to include women.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>1961</strong> - The Provincial Government appointed a <a href="/sites/www.electionspei.ca/files/EPEI1962ElecRef_1.pdf" target="_blank">Royal Commission on Electoral Reform</a>.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>1963</strong> - The Royal Commission on Electoral Reform recommended a provincial Election Act and to: create<br> the position of a Chief Electoral Officer; establish a system for enumerating electors. The<br> Commission suggested to extend the vote to the Province's aboriginal peoples; abolish the<br> franchise for Councillor seats; and the number of electoral districts remains at 15 dual member<br> districts with the elimination of the electoral district of 5th Kings and a new electoral district<br> added to Queens, namely, sixth Queens.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>1965</strong> - <em>Election Act</em> revised, the number of electoral districts increased from 15 dual member districts to<br> 16 dual member districts and the electoral district of 5th Kings recreated and added to Kings<br> County before the 1966 provincial general election.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>1965</strong> - <strong>July 13</strong>, G. Lorne Monkley (1965 to 1978) appointed as the province's first Chief Electoral Officer.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>1967</strong> - An amendment to the <em>Election Act</em> approved on May 17, 1967 changing the qualifications of<br> electors from 21 years of age to 18 years of age on or before ordinary polling day. The first<br> provincial election that followed this change held on May 11, 1970.</span></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-title"> <div class="spoiler-toggle show-icon"> </div> 1970 - 1989</div> <div class="spoiler-content" style="display: none;"> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><strong>1973</strong> - <strong>May 17</strong> - Layton Schurman (1973 to 1996) appointed as the province's first Deputy Chief<br> Electoral Officer.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><strong>1974</strong> - The provincial Government established a legislative committee, the Electoral<br> Boundaries Committee. The committee recommended rearranging the electoral <br> boundaries to provide for better geographical and population representation. The<br> province took no action on the committee's recommendation.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><strong>1978</strong> - <strong>Nov 1</strong> - Arthur J. Currie (1978 to 1986) appointed as the province's second Chief Electoral<br> Officer, with Layton Schurman remaining as the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><strong>1982</strong> - Government of Canada adopted the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><strong>1986</strong> - <strong>Aug 7</strong> - Merrill H. Wigginton (1986 to 2005) appointed as the province's third Chief<br> Electoral Officer, with Layton Schurman remaining as the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer.</span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-title"> <div class="spoiler-toggle show-icon"> </div> 1990 - 1995</div> <div class="spoiler-content" style="display: none;"> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>1991</strong> <strong>Feb 15 </strong>- Donald MacKinnon filed an application with the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island<br> asking that sections 147, 148, 149 150 and 151 of the Election Act be declared null and void.<br> These sections were the electoral boundaries descriptions for the 16 electoral districts.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>1992</strong> <strong>Oct-Dec</strong> - Prince Edward Island Supreme Court held hearings before The Honourable Mr. Justice<br> DesRoches. The City of Charlottetown joined Mr. MacKinnon as an intervenor</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>1993 </strong> <strong>Feb 16</strong> - Justice DesRoches issued a decision stating that sections 147 to 151 of the Election Act<br> were contrary to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms pending the necessary legislative<br> action to remedy the legislation. Justice DesRoches also recommended that remedial action<br> should take place within a reasonable period of time.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b> </b> <strong>Sep 9</strong> - Order in Council No. EC451/93 established the Election Act and Electoral Boundaries<br> Commission.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>1993 Oct </strong>- The Election Act and Electoral Boundaries Commission called for submissions from the<br> public.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>1994 Mar 17</strong> - The Election Act and Electoral Boundaries Commission presented its final report to the<br> Legislative Assembly of PEI recommending 30 single member districts.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <strong>May 6</strong> - Ross Young presented a private members bill, Bill No. 100, the Electoral Boundaries Act<br> to the Legislative Assembly from which the present map has been drawn</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <strong>May 11</strong> - Electoral Boundaries Act, Bill No. 100, received second reading.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <strong> May 19</strong> - Electoral Boundaries Act received Assent. This Act comes into force upon a passing of<br> an order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council pursuant to section 5 of the Election Act for the<br> general election next following enactment of this Act.</span></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-title"> <div class="spoiler-toggle show-icon"> </div> 1996 - 2000</div> <div class="spoiler-content" style="display: none;"> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>1995 Feb 17 </strong>- City of Charlottetown and other urban centres filed a Notice of Application to the<br> Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island claiming the Electoral Boundaries Act was inconsistent<br> with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and that the process by which the Legislative<br> Assembly determined the Electoral Boundaries Act was flawed.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>1996 Mar-Apr</strong> - Chief Justice K. R. MacDonald, Supreme Court, Trials Division, heard the City of<br> Charlottetown's application.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>1996 June 6 </strong>- Lowell J. Croken was appointed as the province's second Deputy Chief Electoral Officer.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <strong>Nov 18</strong> - Provincial general election was held based on the newly designed electoral districts as<br> approved by the Electoral Boundaries Act thus creating the first Legislative Assembly of 27<br> single members.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <strong>Dec 13</strong> - Chief Justice K. R. MacDonald, Supreme Court, Trials Division, dismissed the City of<br> Charlottetown's application.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>1998</strong> The city of Charlottetown filed an application to the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island<br> requesting the Supreme Court to overturn Chief Justice MacDonald's December 13, 1996<br> electoral boundaries decision.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <strong>Dec. 9-13</strong> - The appeal of Mr. Justice Kenneth R. MacDonald's December 13, 1996, electoral<br> boundaries decision was heard by the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>1999 April 6</strong> - The Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island issued a decision supporting Chief Justice<br> MacDonald's December 13, 1996 decision.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> The City of Charlottetown filed an application to the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa to<br> requesting the Court to overturn Chief Justice MacDonald's December 13, 1996 electoral<br> boundaries decision.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> December - The Supreme Court of Canada denies an application by the City of Charlottetown for<br> leave to appeal a P.E.I. Supreme Court decision on the Electoral Boundaries Act.</span></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-title"> <div class="spoiler-toggle show-icon"> </div> 2001 - 2005</div> <div class="spoiler-content" style="display: none;"> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><strong>2001</strong> - The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Special Committee on the Election Act<br> requested Elections PEI to review systems of proportional representations presently in<br> existence in other jurisdictions.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><strong>2002 - April 5</strong> - Merrill H. Wigginton, Chief Electoral Officer, presented The Honourable Mildred<br> Dover, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly with the <a href="/sites/www.electionspei.ca/files/elec_prop_rep02.pdf">Elections PEI Report on Proportional Representation</a> (PDF)</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><strong>2003 - January 21</strong> - Retired Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island,<br> Honourable Norman H. Carruthers appointed to head the Prince Edward Island<br> Commission on Electoral Reform. Commissioner Carruthers consulted with Islanders and<br> delivered his <a data-entity-substitution="file" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="f213d984-7474-48bd-9466-0fafa1b5c1d0" href="/sites/test.electionspei.ca/files/2003elec_commission.pdf">2003 Electoral Reform Commission Report</a> (PDF) to Premier Pat Binns on<br> December 18, 2003.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> <strong>September 29</strong> - general election held electing the third Legislative Assembly based on<br> the Electoral Boundaries Act 27 single member districts.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><strong>2004 - January 5</strong> - Electoral Boundaries Commission appointed to review the electoral<br> boundaries for the 27 provincial electoral districts. The Commission was comprised of<br> Justice John McQuaid, Chair and Commissioners John Mitchell, Q.C. and Roberta Hubley.<br> The Commission released an Interim Report on June 30, 2004 and a <a href="/sites/www.electionspei.ca/files/er_premier2003_1.pdf" target="_blank">Final Report</a> on<br> October 5, 2004 presented to The Honourable Greg Deighan, Speaker of the Legislative<br> Assembly.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> <strong>December 16</strong> - The Legislative Assembly passed Motion No. 32 which directed the<br> Legislative Standing Committee on Legislative Management to appoint an eight person<br> commission, known as the Commission on Prince Edward Island's Electoral Future.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> The Commission directed to further the work of the Prince Edward Island Electoral<br> Reform Commission. The Commission is to develop and conduct a public education<br> program, designed to increase among the general public of P.E.I. awareness of the<br> present First Past the Post Electoral System and a Mixed Member Proportional System<br> as well as to develop a clear and concise plebiscite question.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><strong>2005 - February 17</strong> - Hon. Greg Deighan, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and Chair of the<br> Standing Committee on Legislative Management, announced appointments to the<br> Commission on Prince Edward Island’s Electoral Future. Speaker Deighan said, "The<br> Standing Committee on Legislative Management was directed by the Legislative<br> Assembly to appoint an eight Member Commission to: </span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">develop and conduct a public education program to increase among Islanders an<br> understanding of our present "first past the post" electoral system and, as an alternative, a mixed member proportional system</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">develop a plebiscite question on which electoral system is preferred by Islanders</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">recommend when a plebiscite on this matter should be held</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> The Chair Leonard Russell filed this <a data-entity-substitution="file" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d4b1160d-5214-449f-8ee2-394fa098b83b" href="/sites/test.electionspei.ca/files/2005elec_commission.pdf">2005 Commission on PEI's Electoral Reform Future</a> to the Hon. Greg Deighan</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> <strong>April 30</strong> - Lowell J. Croken appointed as the Acting Chief Electoral Officer.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> <strong> September 7</strong> - The Green Party of Prince Edward Island was officially registered as the<br> fourth provincial political party on P.E.I.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> <strong>October 28</strong> - The Final Report by <a href="/sites/www.electionspei.ca/files/elec_elecrfrm05_1.pdf" target="_blank">Commission on Prince Edward Island’s Electoral Future</a> presented to the Speaker of the House, The Hon. Gregory J. Deighan</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> <strong>November 28</strong> - <a href="/sites/www.electionspei.ca/files/epei_MMPRplebis_1.pdf" target="_blank">Provincial Plebiscite for the Mixed Member Proportional System</a> for<br> Prince Edward Island. The Plebiscite ran under the <a href="https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/legislation/P-10-Plebiscites%20Act.pdf" target="_blank">Plebiscites Act</a> and the <a href="https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/legislation/P%2610-1-Plebiscites%20Act%20Proportional%20System%20Regulations.pdf" target="_blank">Proportional System Regulations.</a></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-title"> <div class="spoiler-toggle show-icon"> </div> 2006-2010</div> <div class="spoiler-content" style="display: none;"> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><strong>2006 - May 4 </strong>- Legislative Assembly rejected the proposed electoral boundaries as<br> recommended by the Electoral Boundaries Commission on October 5, 2004. The<br> Legislative Assembly<a href="/sites/www.electionspei.ca/files/2006-04-05-report.pdf" target="_blank"> Report of the Special Committee on Prince Edward Island’s Electoral Boundaries</a><br> directed Elections PEI to produce new electoral maps and descriptions delineating the area and boundaries<br> of the province's 27 electoral districts. The boundaries were to be limited to a plus or minus of 15% variance as<br> compared to the electoral quotient.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> <strong>May 9</strong> - Lowell J. Croken appointed as the Chief Electoral Officer. Norma Palmer-Bowers<br> appointed as the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> <strong>June 14</strong> - <a href="/sites/www.electionspei.ca/files/elec_2006EBC_1.pdf" target="_blank">Elections PEI Report of the Descriptions and Maps</a> for the<br> Proposed 27 Electoral Districts released to the public.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> <strong>June 28</strong> - The Legislative Assembly approved Bill No. 49 - An Act to Amend the Electoral<br> Boundaries Act creating new electoral boundaries as proposed by Cletus Dunn MLA,<br> District No. 26 Alberton - Miminegash.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><strong>2007 - April 27</strong> - Election Act was amended to establish fixed election dates at 4 year<br> intervals with the next general election to be held on Monday, May 12, 2008 and<br> thereafter, general elections shall be held on the second Monday of May in the fourth<br> calendar year following ordinary polling day in the most recent election. </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"> <strong>May 28</strong> - General election held electing the first Legislative Assembly based on the 2006<br> amended Electoral Boundaries Act 27 single member districts.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><strong>2008 - May 22</strong> - Election Act was amended to change the fixed election date to Monday,<br> October 3, 2011 and thereafter, general elections shall be held on the first Monday of<br> October in the fourth calendar year following ordinary polling day in the most recent<br> election (October 3, 2011).</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><strong>2010 - March 5</strong> - The Island Party of Prince Edward Island officially registered as the fifth<br> provincial political party on P.E.I</span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-title"> <div class="spoiler-toggle show-icon"> </div> 2011 - 2015</div> <div class="spoiler-content" style="display: none;"> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>2011 October 3 </strong>- General election was held electing the second Legislative Assembly based on the <br> 2006 amended Electoral Boundaries Act 27 single member districts.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>2012 April 2</strong> - Norma Palmer-Bowers retired as the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <strong>November 22</strong> - Judy Richard was appointed as the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>2013 January 4</strong> - Gary McLeod was appointed as the Chief Electoral Officer.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>2015 July 2015</strong> - Premier, Hon. Wade MacLauchlan released a report intitled the <a href="/sites/www.electionspei.ca/files/democraticrenew.pdf" target="_blank">White Paper on Democratic Renewal</a><br> which renewed the conversation on electoral reform. It outlined the guidelines of a special legislative committee, the Comittee on Democratic Renewal which was<br> formed to determine the plebiscite question and its format which would be presented to Islanders in 2016.</span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong> November 27</strong> - Special Committee on Democratic Renewal release their First Report with <a href="/sites/www.electionspei.ca/files/Special%20Committee%20on%20Democratic%20Renewal%201st%20copy.pdf" target="_blank">Recommendations in Response to the White Paper on Democratic Renewal</a></span></span></span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-title"> <div class="spoiler-toggle show-icon"> </div> 2016 Plebiscite on Democratic Renewal</div> <div class="spoiler-content" style="display: none;"> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>2016 May 2016</b> -The Plebiscites Act was amended </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> allowing for 16 and 17 year olds the opportunity to vote in the plebiscite on<br> Democratic Renewal. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Election Act was amended to allow the Chief Electoral Officer the authority to collect and<br> maintain information about persons who live in the Province and may become eligible to vote. This allows for the pre-registration of underage voters (16 and 17 years of age)<br> who will become an eligible elector in the Register of Electors once they become 18.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <b>October 29-November 7</b> - A provincial plebiscite on Electoral Reform was held utilizing online voting methods paired with two days of in-person paper ballot voting. The <br> plebiscite ballot used Preferential Ballot voting method offering 5 choices for Islanders on the ballot:</span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">First-Past-The-Post</span></span></span></li> <li style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">First-Past-The-Post Plus Leaders</span></span></span></li> <li style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Mixed Member Proportional Representation</span></span></span></li> <li style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dual Member Proportional Representation</span></span></span></li> <li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Preferential Ballot.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> The plebiscite saw an overall voter turnout of 37,354 (36.5%) with Mixed Member Proportional<br> Representation winning in the 4th round of counting.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> This plebiscite was not binding, but an initiative aimed at seeking public opinion on the interest for change. Due to low voter turnout, it<br> was determined by Government that a Referendum be held in conjunction with the next provincial election in hopes of increasing voter participation and reaching turnout<br> levels which would initiate further action. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A referendum on Electoral Reform is scheduled to take place with the next provincial election, in 2019.</span></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-title"> <div class="spoiler-toggle show-icon"> </div> 2016 - 2018</div> <div class="spoiler-content" style="display: none;"> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>2016 April 15 - </strong> Special Committee on Democratic Renewal release their Second Report with <a href="/sites/www.electionspei.ca/files/Special%20Committee%20on%20Democratic%20Renewal%201st%20copy.pdf" target="_blank">Recommendations in Response to the White Paper on Democratic Renewal</a></span></span></span> - <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A<br> Plebiscite Question</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <strong>October 17</strong> - <a href="/sites/www.electionspei.ca/files/EPEI_CEO_2016_1.pdf" target="_blank">Provincial By-Election in District 21: Summerside – Wilmot</a> with Chris Palmer (LIB) winning the By-Election<br> <strong>December</strong> - PEI electoral boundaries commission named: Chair: <strong>Gerard Mitchell. </strong> Commissioners: Lynn Murray, Libby Shaw, Elmer MacDonald and Kerri Carpenter</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>2017 April 26 </strong>- Stephanie Roberts was appointed as the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer<br> <strong>May 5</strong> -<a href="/sites/www.electionspei.ca/files/epeiEBC2017_1.pdf" target="_blank"> 2017 Report of the Electoral Boundaries Commission </a></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong> June 5</strong>- Marian Johnston, Clerk Assistant and Clerk of Committees for the Legislative Assembly is acting Chief Electoral Officer.<br> <strong>November 16</strong> - Tim Garrity was appointed as Chief Electoral Officer<br> <strong>November 27</strong> - <a href="/sites/www.electionspei.ca/files/CEO%20Report%20_DIGITAL.pdf" target="_blank">Provincial By-Election for District 11: Charlottetown - Parkdale</a> with Hannah Bell (Green) winning the by-election.<br> <strong> November</strong> – PEI Electoral Boundaries Commission appointed to draw an electoral map of 18 districts to be used as an educational tool as part of the Referendum on electoral<br> voting systems. Gerard Mitchell named as Chair with Commissioners: Lynn Murray Libby Shaw Elmer MacDonald Kerri Carpenter</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>2018 March 13</strong> – Electoral Boundaries Commission submits the <a href="/sites/www.electionspei.ca/files/OnLine%20Edition%20Complete18%20District%20Map.pdf" target="_blank">Special Report of the Electoral Boundaries Commission</a> to the Speaker of the House the Hon. Francis (Buck) Watts<strong> </strong></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>November 28</strong> – Gerard Mitchell appointed as Referendum Commissioner of PEI to oversee the upcoming Referendum to vote on the voting system PEI will use to elect members<br> to the Legislative Assembly.</span></span></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-title"> <div class="spoiler-toggle show-icon"> </div> 2019-2021</div> <div class="spoiler-content" style="display: none;"> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>2019 – February 1</strong> – Referendum period begins and triggers a provincial general election to be held within an eight month window </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>2019 - March 26</strong> - Writ issued for an April 23rd provincial general election.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><strong>2019 - April 19</strong> - Green Party Candidate, Josh Underhay from District 9 passed away as a result of an accident forcing the retraction of the Grant of Poll, and forcing a <br> "deferred election" to be held no later than July 19, 2019.<br> <strong>2019 - April 23</strong> - PEI elects a Minority Government for the first time since the 1880's. The legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island will now consist of <br> 12 Progressive Conservatives,8 Green Party and 6 Liberal. The final seat will be decided with the By-Election in District 9.<br> NOTE: Voting was delayed at one polling station on Election Day due to a bomb threat. The Poll was evacuated and RCMP with the assistance<br> of a trained bomb dog searched the premises and after 2 hours deemed it safe to resume the polling activities. This is an on-going <br> investigation.<br> <strong>2019 - April 23</strong> - Referendum PEI reports the island wide referendum vote to decide the future of PEI's electoral system was completed with the Opponents winning <br> in 12 districts and the Proponents winning in 15. A total of 17 districts (or 60% threshold) was established in order to be declared a winner.<span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span></span><br> <strong>2019 - May 09</strong> - Premier-designate <b>Dennis King</b> sworn-in as Prince Edward Island's 33rd premier, alongside the new executive council, by<br> Lt.-Gov. Antoinette Perry at the Kings Playhouse in Georgetown. </p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><strong>2019 - July 15</strong> - Deferred Election completed in District 9 with PC Candidate Natalie Jameson unofficially winning with the majority of votes at 43.7% </p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><strong>2019 - July 31</strong> - Natalie Jameson officially declared winner of the District 9 Deferred Election on Declaration Day</p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><strong>2019 - August 14</strong> - The Referendum Commissioner files the <a href="https://wdf.princeedwardisland.ca/download/dms?objectId=b6e9b581-38b8-4622-9110-c2a4db23fb69&fileName=2019-referendum-commissioner-report.pdf">2019 Referendum PEI Report</a> (PDF) with the Speaker of the House. </p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><strong>2020 - September 3</strong> - District 10 MLA Robert Mitchell resigns after 13 years of service<br> <strong>2020 - November 2</strong> - PC candidate Zack Bell unofficially wins the District 10 Charlottetown-Winsloe By-Election with the majority of votes at 49.1%<br> <strong>2020- November 18 </strong>- Zack Bell officially declared winner of the District 10 Charlottetown-Winsloe By-Election on Declaration Day</p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"><strong>2021- August 18</strong> - Liberal MLA Heath MacDonald resigns from his seat in District 16 to run in the Federal Election<br> <strong>2021- November 15</strong> - PC Candidate Mark McLane unofficially wins the District 16 Cornwall-Meadowbank By-Election with the majority of votes at 40%</p> </div> </div> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-title"> <div class="spoiler-toggle show-icon"> </div> 2023 </div> <div class="spoiler-content" style="display: none;"> <p><strong>April 3, 2023: </strong> Provincial General Election:<br> - The legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island will now consist of 22 Progressive Conservatives, 3 Liberal<br> and 2 Green Party.<br> - The Green Party falls to third party status and the Liberals become the Official Opposition.<br> - MLA from District 4 Belfast Murray River, Darlene Compton; is voted in as the new Speaker of the House.</p> <p><b>April 12, 2023: </b>Hal Perry, MLA for District 27 Tignish - Palmer Road becomes the Liberal Party of PEI Interim Leader.<br> </p> <p><strong>May 9, 2023</strong>: -Swearing in of a new Cabinet by <em>Her Honour, Antoinette Perry</em>, Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island.<br> - District 2: Steven Myers - Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Action<br> - District 3: Cory Deagle - Minister of Fisheries, Tourism, Sport & Culture<br> - District 5: Jenn Redmond - Minister of Workforce, Advanced Learning & Population<br> - District 6: Jill Burridge - Minister of Finance<br> - District 8: Bloyce Thompson - Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General <br> and Deputy Premier<br> - District 9: Natalie Jameson - Minister of Education & Early Years and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women<br> - District 13: Rob Lantz - Minister of Housing, Land & Communities<br> - District 15: Dennis King - <strong>Premier of Prince Edward Island, </strong>Minister Responsible for Intergovernmental Affairs, <br> and Minister Responsible for Indigenous Relations.<br> - District 16: Mark McLane- Minister of Health & Wellness<br> - District 22: Barb Ramsay - Minister of Social Development & Seniors<br> - District 24: Gilles Arsenault - Minster of Economic Development, Innovation & Trade and <br> Minister Responsible for Acadian and Francophone Affairs<br> - District 25: Ernie Hudson - Minister of Transportation & Infrastructure</p> <p><b>May 12, 2023: -</b>Opening the 67th General Assembly with the election of a Speaker and the Speech from the Throne;<br> Darlene Compton; MLA for District 4 Belfast-Murray River. MLA from District 7, Sidney MacEwen is named Deputy<br> Speaker of the House. </p> <p><strong>June 17, 2023:</strong> Peter Bevan-Baker resigns as leader of P.E.I.'s Green Party<br> <br> <strong>July 20, 2023: </strong>Karla Bernard, MLA District 12, named interim leader of P.E.I.'s Green Party</p> <p><strong>November 11, 2023:</strong> Jamie Fox, MLA District 19 resigns from the Legislative Assembly as he will be the PC Candidate for <br> Malpeque in the yet to be determined Federal Election </p> <p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-title"> <div class="spoiler-toggle show-icon"> </div> 2024</div> <div class="spoiler-content" style="display: none;"> <p><strong>January 9, 2024:</strong> Writ of Election issued for a District 19 Borden-Kinkora By-Election for Monday February 5, 2024.<br> <strong>February 5, 2024: </strong> District 19 By-Election postponed for 2 days due to a three day winter storm.<br> <strong>February 7, 2024:</strong> Ordinary Polling Day for District 19 Borden-Kinkora By-Election<br> <strong>February 16, 2024:</strong> Declaration Day: Green Party Candidate Matthew MacFarlane officially declared as the winner by Elections <br> PEI CEO</p> <p><strong>February 21, 2024:</strong> Matthew MacFarlane (Green Party) sworn in as the new MLA in the Legislative Assembley of PEI,<br> representing District 19 Borden-Kinkora </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="No-Menu_Related-Links Related-Links field field--name-field-no-menu-related-links field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">You might be interested in...</div> <div class="field__item"> <div data-history-node-id="1821" class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="Related-Information_Links field field--name-field-related-information-links field--type-link field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://www.electionspei.ca/sites/www.electionspei.ca/files/PEICoalitionforWomeninGovernment_1921_2023.pdf">History of women in PEI Government (PDF)</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </main> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="site-footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="site-footer__top clearfix"> <section class="row region region-footer-first"> <div id="block-elections-mainnavigation-6" class="main-nav-footer block block-superfish block-superfishmain"> <div class="content"> <ul id="superfish-main--2" class="menu sf-menu sf-main sf-vertical sf-style-none"> <li id="main-menu-link-contentba4607f7-5eb3-4d73-aeda-a1de4ab36e90--2" class="sf-depth-1 sf-no-children"><a href="/provincial-elections" class="sf-depth-1">Provincial Elections</a></li><li id="main-menu-link-content4e67fa4a-e8de-443c-b585-48fc6eff45e3--2" class="sf-depth-1 sf-no-children"><a href="/municipal-elections" class="sf-depth-1">Municipal Elections</a></li><li id="main-menu-link-contentd01aea2b-6b5b-4c67-83cc-e413c7492eb0--2" class="sf-depth-1 sf-no-children"><a href="/school-board-trustee-elections" class="sf-depth-1">School Board Elections</a></li><li id="main-menu-link-content99f8c942-a527-4e89-8b4d-547f69b5ebb1--2" class="active-trail sf-depth-1 sf-no-children"><a href="/resources" class="sf-depth-1">Resources</a></li><li id="main-menu-link-contentb5d30bf8-80cb-4249-9025-dfbd1736bdd1--2" class="sf-depth-1 sf-no-children"><a href="/about-elections" class="sf-depth-1">About Elections</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <section class="row region region-footer-second"> <div id="block-elections-contactus" class="block block-block-content block-block-contenta3b349b7-4ab7-4603-9a4a-df1e9e01b25e"> <div class="content"> <div class="f2 clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="76bd4115-95d1-43e1-ade5-a169dc30ab88" href="/index.php/about-elections">About Elections PEI</a></p> <p><a href="/media">Media</a></p> <p><a href="/contact-us">Contact us</a></p> <p><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="ea7d9d9d-cc34-4efe-8c4c-3e75e612ad0d" href="/index.php/careers">Careers</a></p> <p style=" margin:0; 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