Registered Political Parties
Section 24 of the Election Act provides for the
registration of political parties. The requirements for registration are that one or more
of the following conditions be met by a party:
- held at least one seat in the Legislative Assembly following the most recent election; or,
- endorsed at least 10 nominated candidates in the most recent general election; or,
- endorses at least 10 nominated candidates following the date of a writ of election for a general election; or
- at any time, except between the date a writ of election and polling day, provides the Chief Electoral Officer with the names, addresses and signatures of persons who
- represent 0.35% of the number of electors eligible to vote at the last general election,
- are currently eligible to vote in an election, and
- request the registration of that political party.
Currently Registered Parties
Green Party of Prince Edward Island
Party information last updated November 6, 2012
- Abbreviation
- Green Party of PEI
- Leader
- Peter Bevan-Baker
- Official Agent Green Party of PEI
- Jeremy Stiles
- President
- Jeremy Stiles
- Vice-President
- Elizabeth Schoales
- Secretary
- Vacant
- Treasurer
- Darcie Lanthier
- Contact
- Seaview, Kensington RR 2, PE C0B 1M0
- (902) 621-0719
- Email
- http://greenparty.pe.ca/
New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island
Party information last updated October 15, 2012
- Abbreviation
- NDP of P.E.I.
- Leader
- Mike Redmond
- Official Agent P.E.I. NDP and Past President
- Lorne Cudmore
- President
- Andrew Want
- First Vice President
- Marian White
- Second Vice President
- Lloyd LeFurgey
- Third Vice President
- Lorraine Begley
- Treasurer
- Chris MacDonald
- Secretary
- Shawn Bowman
- Women's Representative
- Colleen MacQuarrie
- Youth Representative
- Chris Van Ouwerkerk
- Provincial Council Rep
- Jacqueline Robichaud
- Contact
- 81 Prince Street, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4R3
- (902) 892-1930
- Fax: (902) 368-7180
- Email
- http://ndppei.ca
The Prince Edward Island Liberal Association Inc.
Party information last updated September 10, 2011
- Abbreviation
- Liberal Party of P.E.I.
- Leader
- Honourable Robert Ghiz
- Official Agent Liberal Party of P.E.I.
- Michael Fitzpatrick, CA
- President
- Ewan Clark
- Vice President - Male
- Chris Bulman
- Vice President - Female
- Marilyn Lowther
- Treasurer
- Neil Handrahan
- Secretary
- David Brown
- Contact
- 129 Kent Street, Suite 205, PO Box 2559, Charlottetown, C1A 8C2
- (902) 368-3449
- (877) 740-3449
- Fax: (902) 368-3687
- Email
- http://www.liberal.pe.ca/
Progressive Conservative Association of Prince Edward Island
Party information last updated November 6, 2012
- Abbreviation
- PC Party of PEI
- Leader
- Honourable Olive Crane
- Official Agent P.C. Party of P.E.I.
- Michelle Burge
- President
- Blake Doyle
- Past President
- Sylvia Poirier
- Vice President
- Michael Drake
- Treasurer
- Ryan Pineau
- Secretary
- Charles Blue
- Contact
- P.O. Box 578, 30 Pond Street, Unit B, Charlottetown, PE C1A 9P2
- (902) 628-8679
- (800) 859-4221
- Fax: (902) 628-6428
- Email
- http://www.www.peipcparty.ca
The Island Party of P.E.I.
Party information last updated August 9, 2012
- Abbreviation
- Island Party
- Leader
- Vacant
- Official Agent Island Party of P.E.I.
- Winnifred Murphy
- President
- Sandra Sharpe
- Secretary-Treasurer
- Joanne Donahue
- Contact
- 1254 Peakes Rd, Mount Stewart RR 5, C0A 1T0
- (902) 583-2145
- Email
- http://theislandpartypei.ca/
Note: The PEI Family Party is not a registered political party in Prince Edward Island.
Historically Registered Parties
From 1900 to the present, candidates have run for provincial office under the banner of eight parties:
- Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
- Conservative
- Draft Beer Party
- Garden Party
- Green Party of PEI
- Liberal
- New Democratic Party/Island New Democrats
- Progressive Conservative
- Progressive
The Database of Nominated Candidates can be
used to search for the candidates that have run for political parties from 1900 to 2003.
Independent Candidates
Under Section 40 of the Election Act,
the leader of the registered party designated in the nomination paper must certify that the candidate named is the
official candidate of the party; otherwise, the person nominated shall be shown as an independent on the ballot paper.
