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  Prince Edward Island general election, 1996 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island conducted a general election on November 18, 1996 to elect the 27 members of the Island legislature.
It was the first election since Prince Edward Island became a province that there were new boundaries.
The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island was elected to its first majority government in 14 years.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prince_Edward_Island_general_election,_1996   (201 words)

  
 Prince Edward Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The island's namesake is Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent (1767-1820), the father of Queen Victoria.
Prince Edward Island is the first province in Canada to elect a Premier of non-European descent (Joseph Atallah Ghiz) in 1986.
Prince Edward Island has an incredible level of political overrepresentation, with 4 Members of Parliament, 4 Senators, 27 Members of the Legislative Assembly, 2 cities, 7 towns and 60 incorporated rural communities (having over 500 municipal councillors and mayors) to give a total of 566 elected officials for a population of 138,307 (as of 2006).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prince_Edward_Island   (2514 words)

  
 Prince Edward Island
Europeans called it the Island of Saint John in 1763; in 1799 the island was renamed Prince Edward Island, in honor of Prince Edward of England.
Prince Edward Island (PEI), one of Canada's four Atlantic Provinces, is the smallest of the ten provinces in both size and population.
Prince Edward Island's 2001 population of 135,294 is fairly evenly divided between urban and rural dwellers.
www.nationsencyclopedia.com /canada/Nunavut-to-Yukon/Prince-Edward-Island.html   (4721 words)

  
 Elections PEI: Prince Edward Island: Women in Prince Edward Island Politics
Catherine Callbeck (Lib.), Assemblyman, was elected to represent the District of Fourth Prince in the 29 April 1974 Provincial General Election.
Nancy Guptill (Lib.), Councillor, was reelected to represent the District of Fifth Prince in the 29 March 1993 Provincial General Election.
Libbe Hubley (Lib.), Councillor, was reelected to represent the District of Fourth Prince in the 29 March 1993 Provincial General Election.
www.electionspei.ca /provincial/historical/women/index.php   (1458 words)

  
 Welcome to Prince Edward Island, Canada
Prince Edward Island (simply PEI or P.E.I.; French, l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is a Canadian province situated in the Maritimes.
Prince Edward Island's population remained stable but western expansion in Canada reduced its proportion of the nation's population.
Known as the "Garden Province", the island is located in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, east of New Brunswick and north of Nova Scotia from which it is separated by the Northumberland Strait.
www.hometowncanada.com /pe   (2254 words)

  
 Institute of Island Studies
Elections to the House of Keys, the directly elected first branch of the Isle of Man Parliament, Tynwald, took place on 22 November.
The 2001 election was in many respects a quiet one; there did not seem to many Island-wide issues which concerned the electorate.
The manifestos of candidates vary considerably, but often focus as much on local constituency issues as the wider policy issues which are of increasing importance to a small island, with significant legislative and executive autonomy, which is somewhat dependent on its role as an off-shore finance centre in an increasingly interdependent and global market-place.
www.upei.ca /islandstudies/art_sjb_2.htm   (746 words)

  
 Election Resources on the Internet: Federal Elections in Canada - Elections to the House of Commons
In the ensuing January 23, 2006 general election, the Liberals were defeated by the Conservatives, who emerged as the largest party in the House of Commons, although well short of an absolute majority.
The colonies of British Columbia and Prince Edward Island were admitted as provinces in 1871 and 1873, respectively.
Between 1962 and 1980, eight federal elections were held in Canada, five of which (1962, 1963, 1965, 1972 and 1979) resulted in minority governments, as no party won an absolute majority of seats in the House of Commons.
www.electionresources.org /ca   (2310 words)

  
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 Prince Edward Island: Premiers Gallery, JOSEPH ATALLAH GHIZ
He became Leader of the provincial Liberal Party in 1981 and was elected as MLA for Sixth Queens and Leader of the Opposition in the general election of 1982.
He was re-elected in the general election of 1986 and was sworn in as Premier and President of the Executive Council on May 2, 1986.
In the spring of 1995, Ghiz was appointed to the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island.
www.gov.pe.ca /premiersgallery/ghiz.php3   (390 words)

  
 Elections PEI: Home Page
The principal mandate of Elections PEI is to inform and enable all qualified electors and candidates to exercise their democratic right and ensure their constitutional entitlement in elections as entrenched in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Elections PEI has produced a count of electors in each of the proposed electoral districts outlined in Bill No. 49 - An Act to Amend the Electoral Boundaries Act.
A By-election was held in District No. 2 Morell-Fortune Bay on May 20, 2006.
www.electionspei.ca   (322 words)

  
 CBC - Prince Edward Island Votes 2003
Anyone who remembers the 1986 election could not help but notice they were the same people who watched TV with Joe when the Liberals were elected.
There were New Democrats in 24 of 27 districts, and at the end of the night the popular vote had dropped to three per cent, nearly four per cent less than in the 2000 general election.
He promised 10 years in 1996, and given the traditional pattern of elections in the province, three and a half years should bring the Island to the end of the Binns decade.
www.cbc.ca /peivotes2003   (1366 words)

  
 November 1996
Yugoslavia: In parliamentary elections, the ruling coalition comprised of the Socialist Party of Serbia, the Yugoslav United Left, and New Democracy, wins 64 seats in the 138-seat federal parliament, followed by the opposition Zajedno (Together) coalition with 22 seats, the Democratic Party of Socialists with 20 seats, and the Serbian Radical Party with 16 seats.
Elections to all 435 House of Representatives and 34 (out of 100) Senate seats result in the Republicans keeping control of both houses.
Canada: In the provincial election in Prince Edward Island, the Progressive Conservatives win 47.5% of the vote and 18 seats, followed by the Liberals with 44.7% (8 seats) and the New Democratic Party with 7.9% (1 seat).
www.rulers.org /1996-11.html   (1570 words)

  
 Nelson - Political Science-Canadian Politics on the Web/Elections
The data from the 1997 election study are available on-line; the raw frequencies for a number of variables in their massive survey can be read directly with your browser, or you can download the full data set in SPSS format to analyze on your own computer.
Elections Canada provides the interim election results for the country as a whole, by province and by major metropolitan area.
Vancouver 1999 Local General Election Results - You can also read the results of the plebiscite held on what Vancouverites wished to do with their municipal electoral system.
www.nelson.com /nelson/polisci/elections.html   (1123 words)

  
 PART 21: GENERAL
The Chief Electoral Officer shall, in the case of a general election, without delay, and, in the case of a by-election, within 90 days after the return of the writ, publish, in the manner and form that he or she considers appropriate, a report that sets out
The Chief Electoral Officer shall, as soon as possible after a general election, make a report to the Speaker of the House of Commons that sets out any amendments that, in his or her opinion, are desirable for the better administration of this Act.
YOU DO CAUSE election to be made according to law of a member to serve in the House of Commons of Canada for the said electoral district in the Province aforesaid (in case of a by-election: in the place of.
laws.justice.gc.ca /en/E-2.01/238002.html   (2360 words)

  
 PEI Election Watch
The election is now old news, Pat Binns has taken his old seat at his old desk for another term -- 4 years to do what he has done for the last 8.
As the CBC says "Many of the key districts in this election are expected to be inside the Charlottetown city limits." These swing ridings are the key to a Liberal presence in Province House or could sew up another sweep for the PCs.
Elections PEI has an excellent website with all the information that we ned to find our polls, including mail in and advance, and what to do when we are there.
smartpei.typepad.com /pei_election_watch   (7276 words)

  
 Institute of Island Studies
Prince Edward Island and the Canadian Constitution: A Brief to the Standing Committee on the Constitution.
Submissions: The content of all submissions must be relevant to the mandate of the Institute of Island Studies and should be of use to Island Studies students and researchers at the University of Prince Edward Island.
Technical Issues: A document whose content is otherwise acceptable for the IIS Website may be rejected for posting on the basis of technical issues (including, for instance, availability of server space, corruption of a file, or challenges to conversion to a postable format).
www.upei.ca /islandstudies/library.htm   (2464 words)

  
 Burial Sites of Interesting People on Prince Edward Island, Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Sir Louis Henry Davies, a Premier of Prince Edward Island (the youngest person at the age of 31 to be elected as a Premier of a Canadian province), who served in the Federal Cabinet of Sir Wilfred Laurier and served a length term as Chief Justice of Canada.
Surveyor on the Prince Edward Island and the Intercontinental Railways
Her elopement was a sensation throughout the Island, especially when the vessel had to sail for California with captain Irving at the helm, and she was voted off it by the passengers and crew.
www.islandregister.com /burials/ip1.html   (11585 words)

  
 CanadaInfoLink is everything you wanted to know about Canada and canadian information about provinces, provincial ...
Binns, Premier and Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island, was born October 8, 1948.
He was elected to the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly in 1978.
Binns was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly for District 5, Murray River-Gaspereaux, in the general election of November 18, 1996.
www.canadainfolink.ca /prem_prince_edward_island.htm   (398 words)

  
 cric.ca - Canada's Portal - Quick Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Elected to Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly for Murray River-Gaspereaux 1996.
A Tory tidal wave swept the Island in the last provincial election, carrying away all but one lonely Liberal to stand in Opposition to Premier Pat Binns and his Conservative government.
It is estimated that in 2005-06, support through major transfers to Prince Edward Island will total $456 million (about $3,291 per person).
cric.ca /en_html/guide/provinc_elections/princeedwardisland_elec.html   (380 words)

  
 "Genealogy Notes" of Prince Edward Island - The Dunphy family of Johnston River
+and#9;11and#9;Mand#9;iii.and#9; Nicholas Edward DUNPHY was born on 16 Aug 1873 in Fort Augustus, Pe, was baptized on 14 Sep 1873 in St Patrick's Church, Fort Augustus, Pe and died on 27 Sep 1954 in Brookline, MA.
Monsignor Dunphy was The Vicar General of the Archdioces of Winnipeg.He was ordained to th e priesthood on June 15 1957.
He returned to the Island in 1946 and then to Mon treal where he remained until 1949, as he and his wife were now legally seprated.
members.tripod.com /~Al_Beagan/Dunphy.htm   (7636 words)

  
 Prince Edward Island: News Release (Electoral Boundaries Commission Appointed)
E-2.1, the Commission is to be established following the third general election after the Act comes into force.
The Legislative Assembly passed the Act in 1994; therefore, after the general elections of 1996, 2000 and 2003, the Commission is to be created and charged with the responsibility of reviewing the provincial electoral districts and making report, complete with recommendations, to the Legislative Assembly.
The Commission will hold public hearings and, in preparing recommendations, will also take into consideration the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, enumeration data from the 2003 General Election, existing polling divisions, geographical features, population patterns, communities of interest, municipal boundaries and such other factors as the Commission may deem relevant.
www.gov.pe.ca /news/getrelease.php3?number=3445   (265 words)

  
 CBC - Canada Votes 2006 - Voter Toolkit
Aside from the millions raised by political parties to fuel their campaigns, there's the cost of the electoral process and millions in reimbursements to parties and candidates - borne by the taxpayer.
Changes to the election financing laws last time around significantly altered the way those reimbursements are done and increased the cost of holding an election.
In 1996, Elections Canada began maintaining a National Register of Electors, rather than creating a new list each time through door-to-door registration.
www.cbc.ca /canadavotes/voterstoolkit/electioncosts.html   (314 words)

  
 Mapleleafweb.com: Voter Almanac - Ontario Provincial Election Information
He served as the Minister of Natural Resources from 1993-1995 and as Attorney General of Ontario from 1990-1993 in Ontario's first NDP government.
In the provincial election of 1999, de Jong served a campaign manager and party spokesperson.
De Jong was born in 1955 and was raised on a dairy farm.
www.mapleleafweb.com /election/quick/on.html   (535 words)

  
 Burial Sites of Interesting People on Prince Edward Island, Page 4   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Situated on Breakwater Street, this large granite monument was erected in 1981 to commemorate the loss of the Iceland II in 1967, as well as those fisherman who have lost their lives on the sea.
The potato registered and known as "Island Sunshine" was acclaimed for its resistance to blight, a crippling potato disease.
The Wyatt Centre in Summerside and the Wyatt Dining Hall at the University of Prince Edward Island are named for her.
www.islandregister.com /burials/ip4.html   (10695 words)

  
 Environmental Coalition of Prince Edward Island - Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In general, Farm and Garden is a forum for the sharing and exchange of ideas and techniques to improve the organic industry.
Native Trees and Woodland Shrubs of Prince Edward Island by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Charlottetown, PEI
Prince Edward Island Speech From the Throne-Delivered by His Honour, The honourable Gilbert R. Clements, Lieutenant Governor at the Opening of the Fourth Session of the Fifty-Ninth General Assembly of Prince Edward Island, February 29, 1996, 2:00 P.M. Prince Edward island's Response To: "A Framework for Discussion on the Environment"
www.ecopei.ca /libres.html   (7135 words)

  
 Compendium of Election Administration in Canada
Election expenses limit for each party in all districts
The last general election was held in June 1997.
· Statistics on the last general election · Rates of pay for selected election officials ·
www.elections.ca /loi/com2000/Statistics/sta01_e.html   (644 words)

  
 Canadian Political Parties/Les Partis politiques du Canada
Canada 2004 - Election Prediction Project/Projet de prévision électorale
Elections B.C. British Columbia Electoral Boundaries Commission, BC-EBC
Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party, PEI NDP
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Biak is the largest island in its small [[archipelago]], and has many [[Atollatolls]], [[Reefreefs]], and [[Coralcorals]]
In 1996, GAMA decided to anchor Origins in a single location.
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