The 1982 Prince Edward Island general election was held on September 27, 1982.
In 1981, after just two years as premier, Angus MacLean resigned his position after the election of James Lee to the Progressive Conservative leadership. In the same year, the Liberals selected future premier Joe Ghiz as their leader. Lee called an early election (traditionally elections in PEI are held every four years) in which a few seats changed hands, but the overall count stayed the same as in 1979.
This election also marked the lowest point in popular support for the New Democrats on PEI, who were led by an interim leader.
Party standings
+ ↓ 21 11 PC Liberal
PartyParty LeaderSeatsPopular Vote1979ElectedChange#%ChangeJames Lee2121-71,27453.7%+0.4%LiberalJoe Ghiz1111-60,77145.8%+0.5%David Burke (interim)00-6290.5%-0.8%
Members elected
The Legislature of Prince Edward Island had two levels of membership from 1893 to 1996 - Assemblymen and Councillors. This was a holdover from when the Island had a bicameral legislature, the General Assembly and the Legislative Council.
In 1893, the Legislative Council was abolished and had its membership merged with the Assembly, though the two titles remained separate and were elected by different electoral franchises. Assembleymen were elected by all eligible voters of within a district. Before 1963, Councillors were only elected by landowners within a district, but afterward they were elected in the same manner as Assemblymen.
Kings
District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Kings Ross "Johnny" Young Liberal Albert Fogarty Progressive Conservative 2nd Kings Roddy Pratt Progressive Conservative Francis O'Brien Progressive Conservative 3rd Kings A. A. "Joey" Fraser Progressive Conservative Peter MacLeod Progressive Conservative 4th Kings Pat Binns Progressive Conservative Gilbert R. Clements Liberal 5th Kings Arthur J. MacDonald Liberal Lowell Johnston Progressive Conservative
Prince
District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Prince Robert Morrissey Liberal Robert E. Campbell Liberal 2nd Prince Keith Milligan Liberal Allison Ellis Liberal 3rd Prince Léonce Bernard Liberal Edward Clark Liberal 4th Prince William MacDougall Progressive Conservative Prowse Chappel Progressive Conservative 5th Prince George McMahon Progressive Conservative Peter Pope Progressive Conservative
Queens
District Assemblyman Party Councillor Party 1st Queens Marion Reid Progressive Conservative Leone Bagnall Progressive Conservative 2nd Queens Gordon Lank Progressive Conservative Lloyd MacPhail Progressive Conservative 3rd Queens Horace B. Carver Progressive Conservative Fred Driscoll Progressive Conservative 4th Queens Wilbur MacDonald Progressive Conservative Daniel Compton Progressive Conservative 5th Queens James M. Lee Progressive Conservative Wilfred MacDonald Progressive Conservative 6th Queens Joseph Atallah Ghiz Liberal Paul Connolly Liberal
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