Colin LaVie (born 28 October 1962)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2011 provincial election.[2] He represents the district of Souris-Elmira as a member of the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party.
Colin LaVie | |
|---|---|
| 32nd Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island | |
| In office 13 June 2019 – 6 March 2023 | |
| Premier | Dennis King |
| Lieutenant Governor | Antoinette Perry |
| Preceded by | Buck Watts |
| Succeeded by | Darlene Compton |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Souris-Elmira | |
| In office October 18, 2011 – March 6, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Allan Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Robin Croucher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 28, 1962 Souris, Prince Edward Island |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
On 13 June 2019, he was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.[3][4]
Electoral record
edit| 2019 Prince Edward Island general election: Souris-Elmira | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Colin LaVie | 1,347 | 44.7 | +0.3 | ||||
| Liberal | Tommy Kickham | 861 | 28.6 | -7.2 | ||||
| Green | Boyd Leard | 804 | 26.7 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,012 | 100.0 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
| 2015 Prince Edward Island general election: Souris-Elmira | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Colin LaVie | 1,179 | 44.4% | |||||
| Liberal | Tommy Kickham | 951 | 35.8% | |||||
| New Democratic | Susan Birt | 528 | 19.9% | |||||
| 2011 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Colin LaVie | 1,302 | 48.58 | +5.68 | ||||
| Liberal | Allan Campbell | 1,272 | 47.46 | -2.88 | ||||
| Island | Jason MacGregor | 106 | 3.96 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,680 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.28 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Minding the House: a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "Five Tories to join 22 Liberals at legislature" Archived 2012-12-16 at archive.today. Charlottetown Guardian, October 3, 2011.
- ^ Neatby, Stu (13 June 2019). "UPDATE: PC MLA Colin LaVie elected speaker of P.E.I. legislature | The Journal Pioneer". The Journal Pioneer. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ MacMillan, Sarah (13 June 2019). "Colin LaVie elected Speaker of P.E.I. Legislature". CBC News. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "2019 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
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