James Aylward (politician)
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James Aylward | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Stratford-Kinlock | |
| In office October 18, 2011 – March 26, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Cynthia Dunsford |
| Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Stratford-Keppoch | |
| Assumed office April 23, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island | |
| In office October 20, 2017 – February 9, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jamie Fox (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Dennis King |
| Leader of the Opposition in Prince Edward Island | |
| In office October 20, 2017 – April 23, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jamie Fox |
| Succeeded by | Peter Bevan-Baker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 12, 1964 |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
James Aylward (b. January 12, 1964)[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 Stratford-Keppoch as a member of the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party. He served as the Leader of the Opposition and leader of the Progressive Conservative party from October 2017 to February 2019.
In December 2014, Aylward announced his candidacy in the 2015 Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election.[3] He lost to Rob Lantz on the second ballot, at the PC leadership convention on February 28, 2015.[4]
Aylward won the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party in 2017, defeating fellow MLA Brad Trivers.
On September 17, 2018 Aylward announced his pending resignation as party leader, effective upon the selection of his successor at the 2019 party leadership convention.[5]
Electoral record
| 2019 Prince Edward Island general election: Stratford-Keppoch | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | James Aylward | 1,270 | 42.5 | -7.8 | $5,903.30 | |||
| Liberal | David Dunphy | 882 | 29.5 | -4.4 | 8,888.76 | |||
| Green | Devon Strang | 805 | 26.9 | +21.0 | 3,436.51 | |||
| New Democratic | Lynne Thiele | 31 | 1.0 | -8.1 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 2,988 | 99.83 | $10,111.92 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 5 | 0.17 | ||||||
| Turnout | 2,993 | 80.80 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 3,704 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -7.8 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Prince Edward Island[6] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "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 April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Two in a row". Charlottetown Guardian. October 3, 2011. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ "James Aylward running for Progressive Conservative party leader". CBC News. December 8, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ "Rob Lantz wins P.E.I. PC leadership". CBC News. February 28, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ "UPDATED: James Aylward steps down as P.E.I. PC Leader | The Guardian". www.theguardian.pe.ca. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^ Chief Electoral Officer of Prince Edward Island (November 12, 2019). 2019 Report from the Chief Electoral Officer of Prince Edward Island (Web Version) (PDF) (Report). Retrieved March 10, 2022.
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