Green Party of Prince Edward Island

Green Party of Prince Edward Island
Active provincial party
LeaderKarla Bernard (interim)
PresidentKathy Low
Deputy leaderMatt MacFarlane
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
HeadquartersCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Membership (2019)Increase 471[1]
IdeologyGreen politics
Green liberalism[2]
Social democracy[3]
Political positionCentre-left
Seats in Legislature
3 / 27
Website
www.greenparty.pe.ca

The Green Party of Prince Edward Island is a registered provincial political party and one of the three major parties in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The party was founded by Sharon Labchuk, a political organizer for the federal Green Party of Canada.[4] It is a party in the international green political tradition, espousing environmentalism, grassroots democracy, and social justice.

The party was registered in 2005 and first ran candidates in the 2007 general election. In the 2015 election, the party elected its first member of the provincial legislature: leader Peter Bevan-Baker defeated a Liberal incumbent to win the district of Kellys Cross-Cumberland with 54% of the vote.[5] The party won 8 seats in the 2019 election and, as the second largest party in the legislature, formed the Official Opposition for the first time in the history of any Green party in Canada.[6]

  1. ^ Ross, Shane (February 3, 2019). "Greens 'thrilled' as party celebrates best fundraising year 'by far'". CBC News. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Campbell, Kerry (April 23, 2019). "P.E.I. heads to the polls today — and it could make history". CBC. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Csernyik, Rob (April 25, 2019). "What Green Parties Everywhere Can Learn from a Rare Victory in Canada". The New Republic.
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  6. ^ Flanagan, Ryan (April 23, 2019). "P.E.I. election results: Seven things to know | CTV News". www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. Retrieved April 29, 2019.