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23-410: The Island Party of Prince Edward Island formed after the 2007 election. The party officially registered on March 5, 2010, and the first leader of the party was Jay Gallant, who served in an interim role. In March 2011, former Liberal candidate Billy Cann was acclaimed as the leader of the party. The party fielded 12 candidates in the 2011 election under Cann. On August 9, 2012, Cann announced that he

46-473: A general election. After three and a half years, Callbeck resigned and was succeeded by Keith Milligan , under whom the Liberals were defeated in the 1996 election , falling to 8 seats. Wayne Carew was elected leader in 1999, and saw the party's fortunes fall further, winning a single seat in the 2000 election . Robert Ghiz , son of Joe Ghiz, was elected leader in 2003. After more than ten years in opposition,

69-442: A seat in the 2015 provincial election . On October 15, 2015, the party chose Borden-Kinkora MLA Jamie Fox as interim leader James Aylward , MLA for Stratford-Kinlock , defeated Brad Trivers and was chosen leader on October 19, 2017, replacing interim leader Jamie Fox. On September 17, 2018, Aylward announced his pending resignation as leader, effective upon the election of his successor on February 9, 2019. Dennis King

92-591: The Liberals , have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851. The policies of the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives (PCs) are very similar. The major differences are in their allegiances to federal parties and in personalities. The PC Party began as the Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island , and changed its name in 1942 to reflect the development of the federal Progressive Conservative Party . The Progressive Conservatives formed

115-794: The Municipal Government Act (MGA), which the group considers it to be contentious, in order to ensure democracy is respected. Furthermore, to make sure that local residents have a say in how money is spent within municipalities, the Island Party proposed a vote on yearly budgets in every city in PEI. They believe that by doing so, the Minister 's powers will be reduced and the government will no longer be able to create or restructure municipalities without approval from residents. The Island Party also believes that regional cooperation should be promoted through

138-531: The Prince Edward Island Liberal Association , is a political party in the province of Prince Edward Island , Canada. The PEI Liberals are affiliated with the federal Liberal Party of Canada . The party was created when PEI was a British colony by reformers who agitated for the system of responsible government . This was granted by the British crown to the colony in 1851. George Coles

161-561: The United States , and the federal Tory government's decision to close a military base on the island. The party's enthusiasm for economic intervention in the economy had waned since the Campbell years. Ghiz resigned in 1993 and was succeeded by Catherine Callbeck . Callbeck was the third female premier in Canadian history and, after the 1993 election , the first to lead her party to victory in

184-400: The Liberals returned to government in the 2007 election , and were re-elected in 2011 . Ghiz resigned in 2015 and was succeeded as party leader and premier by Wade MacLauchlan , who led the Liberals to a third victory in 2015 . After twelve years in government, the Liberals were defeated in the 2019 election , and were reduced to third party status for the first time in their history, behind

207-576: The Progressive Conservatives and the Green Party . MacLauchlan resigned as party leader shortly after the election. As the only candidate to seek the leadership, Sharon Cameron was named leader on November 19, 2022. The party regained opposition status in the 2023 Prince Edward Island general election , winning three seats to the Greens ' two, though the party's 17.2% share of the popular vote

230-517: The centre of the political spectrum. The Liberals being slightly to the left and the Conservatives (Tories) slightly to the right. Traditionally, the Tories have done better among Protestant voters, while Liberals have had more support from Catholics . Politics on the island, however, has never been sectarian, and both parties have always had voters and members from both populations. Indeed, it has been

253-421: The controversial Municipal Government Act as a significant reason for the party re-forming. In addition to serving as president, Smitz was also the acting leader of the relaunched party. On March 10, 2023, Cecile Sly (Ahava Kálnássy de Kálnás) was appointed as the party leader. The party nominated 11 candidates for the 2023 election under leader Ahava Kálnássy de Kálnás, electing none and receiving around 1% of

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276-463: The creation of economic development zones.  Representatives from community councils and industry sectors within these zones could be elected to serve on a regional board while preserving and strengthening the Islanders' communities . Besides regionalization, as per the party's website, the party's plank is as follows: PEI Liberal Party The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party , officially

299-485: The custom until recently for a Liberal incumbent of one denomination to be opposed by a Tory challenger of the same denomination and vice versa. This had tended to minimise religious sectarianism within the parties. The Liberals have also traditionally enjoyed the support of the province's small Acadian population concentrated in Prince County at the west end of the island. Conservative support has tended to be greater on

322-434: The eastern half of the island. In the past forty years, the most significant figures in the party have been Alexander B. Campbell and, later, Joe Ghiz . Liberal governments in the 1960s and 1970s under Campbell supported diversification of the province's agricultural economy. Government incentives were provided to attract manufacturing and tourism. Under Ghiz in the 1980s, the Liberals opposed free trade between Canada and

345-479: The government in Prince Edward Island under Premier Pat Binns , starting in 1996 . The party lost its bid for a fourth mandate in 2007. In October 2010, following the resignation of Binns as party leader (in 2007), a leadership election was held . Jim Bagnall became interim leader of the party in 2010 when previous interim leader MLA Olive Crane resigned the post to seek the permanent leadership of

368-487: The party's platform as "right-leaning" with "some progressive social policy," and compared the party to the United Farmers movement. Members of the party participated in the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests against COVID-19 public health mandates . The Island Party sees regionalization as an attempt to unload some of the tax burden for major infrastructure on rural Islanders. Noticeably, the Island Party wants to review

391-551: The party. Crane won the PC leadership in October 2010, and served for over two years. She resigned as party leader on 31 January 2013, and was succeeded by Steven Myers as interim leader. Rob Lantz was elected leader of the party at a leadership election on February 28, 2015, at the University of Prince Edward Island Sports Centre, but resigned on September 23, 2015, after failing to win

414-446: The popular vote. Party leader Ahava Kálnássy de Kálnás said they were proud of their diverse candidates which were distributed across the province, though she was disappointed that they weren't invited to any leaders’ debates. Ahava Kálnássy de Kálnás was removed as party leader on February 11, 2024, by a non-confidence vote from the membership. Political scientist of University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) , Don Desserud, described

437-495: The state acquisition of large landed estates. These estates were broken up and turned over to tenants and squatters. The Liberals have been one of only two parties forming government on the island since 1851, the other being the Progressive Conservatives . The Liberals have formed government more often, but not in recent times. In practice, there is little to distinguish the two parties from each other: both lean towards

460-416: Was elected leader of the party, succeeding Aylward. Traditionally, the Tories have done better among Protestant voters, while Liberals have had more support from Catholics. Politics on the island, however, has never been sectarian, and both parties have always had voters and members from both populations. Indeed, it has been the custom until recently for a Liberal incumbent of one denomination to be opposed by

483-432: Was its dominant figure in its first decades. While initially supportive of Canadian Confederation , Coles and the Liberals soured on the project, and it was not until 1873 that the island joined Canada as a means of relieving the PEI government's severe debts. The early party supported the abolition of school fees, and a resolution to the " Land Question " that divided the province. The Liberals supported land reform through

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506-462: Was leaving the party to join the NDP . On March 1, 2015, Paul Smitz was named the interim leader of the party. However, the party was deregistered later that year, when it failed to nominate the required 10 candidates for the 2015 election and did not file an information return. The party re-registered on September 9, 2022. Party president, Paul Smitz, cited Liberal and PC governments' failure to rescind

529-404: Was the lowest in the party's history. Cameron placed third in her own district, and resigned as party leader days later. Hal Perry was appointed interim leader on April 12, 2023. Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of three major political parties on Prince Edward Island . The party and its rival,

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