Neil LeClair
Neil J. LeClair | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Tignish-Palmer Road | |
| In office June 12, 2007 – October 18, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Gail Shea |
| Succeeded by | Hal Perry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 23, 1956 Tignish, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
Neil J. LeClair (born 23 February 1956)[1] is a Canadian politician.
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Tignish-Palmer Road and is a member of the Liberal Party.
On June 12, 2007, LeClair was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Agriculture.[2] In January 2009, LeClair was moved to Minister of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development.[3][4] He was defeated by his Progressive Conservative opponent, Hal Perry in the 2011 election.[5] In January 2015, LeClair announced he would again seek the riding's Liberals nomination for the 2015 election,[6] but was defeated by Perry, who had crossed the floor to the Liberals in 2013.[7][8]
Election results[edit]
| 2007 Prince Edward Island general election: Tignish-Palmer Road | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Neil LeClair | 1,569 | 55.15 | +11.18 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gail Shea | 1,276 | 44.85 | −10.44 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,845 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +10.81 | ||||||
| 2011 Prince Edward Island general election: 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[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 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Prince Edward Island Cabinet Appointed". 12 June 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Richard Brown dropped as Innovation Minister". The Guardian. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Ghiz tweaks PEI cabinet". The Globe and Mail. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Two In A Row". The Guardian. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Neil LeClair running for Liberal nomination in Tignish-Palmer Road". CBC News. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Hal Perry gets Liberal nod over Neil LeClair in Tignish-Palmer Road". The Guardian. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Hal Perry wins Liberal nomination over Neil LeClair". CBC News. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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