Hal Perry (politician)
| Hal Perry | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Tignish-Palmer Road | |
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Assumed office October 18, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Neil LeClair |
| Personal details | |
| Political party |
Liberal (since 2013) Progressive Conservative (2011–13) |
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]
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.
Election results
| Prince Edward Island general election, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| Prince Edward Island general election, 2011: 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
- ↑ "Two In A Row". The Guardian. October 3, 2011. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- 1 2 "Tory MLA crosses floor citing EI concerns". CBC News. October 3, 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- 1 2 "Perry to step down as Opposition leader". CBC News. February 11, 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ↑ "Liberal Tina Mundy resigns from cabinet: cites 'financial matter'". CBC News. May 21, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ↑ "P.E.I. cabinet shuffle: Tina Mundy, Robert Henderson in, Hal Perry out". CBC News. January 7, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ↑ "Hal Perry out, Tina Mundy, Robert Henderson in after P.E.I. cabinet shuffle". The Guardian. January 7, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ↑ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Retrieved 5 May 2015.