Hal Perry (politician)
| Hal Perry | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Tignish-Palmer Road | |
| Incumbent | |
| 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]
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, 2011: Tignish-Palmer Road | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Hal Perry | 1,175 | 50.15% | |||||
| Liberal | Neil LeClair | 1,142 | 48.74% | |||||
| Island | Derek D. Peters | 26 | 1.11% | |||||
References
- ↑ "Five Tories to join 22 Liberals at legislature". Charlottetown Guardian, October 3, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tory MLA crosses floor citing EI concerns. CBC News, October 3, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Perry to step down as Opposition leader". CBC News, February 11, 2013.
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