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The period of 1900 to 1966 is marked with several controversies involving public administration in Prince Edward Island, including widespread government appointments based on patronage. [9] More recently, three former civil servants filed a $1.8M suit against a former P.E.I. premier and government agency over a privacy breach related to ...
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The Executive Council of Prince Edward Island (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Prince Edward Island) is the cabinet of that Canadian province. Almost always made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island , the Cabinet is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Canada while being smaller in size.
The politics of Prince Edward Island are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces. The capital of the province of Prince Edward Island is Charlottetown , where the lieutenant governor and the premier reside, and where the provincial legislature and cabinet are located.
A map of Canada, showing Prince Edward Island in red. Distribution of Prince Edward Island's 72 municipalities by municipal status type as of 2017. Prince Edward Island is the least populous province in Canada with 154,331 residents as of the 2021 census and is the smallest in land area at 5,681.18 km 2 (2,193.52 sq mi). [1]
The General Assembly of Prince Edward Island is the unicameral legislature of the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada, consisting of the lieutenant governor (representing the King of Canada) [1] and the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The legislature was first established in 1773.
Pursuant to Prince Edward Island's Municipal Government Act (MGA), each town elects a mayor and six councillors, unless an increase is enacted by municipal bylaw. [4] For the 2018–2022 term, nine of the ten towns have a council of seven, while Three Rivers has a council of thirteen, which results in a total of 92 elected officials governing towns in Prince Edward Island. [5]
The province had 7 premiers while a colony and 33 premiers after joining Confederation, of which 16 were from the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party and 23 were from the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party. The current premier is Dennis King, since May 9, 2019. King was the first premier of a minority government in PEI since ...