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Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
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The Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island is one of two parts of the General Assembly, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown.
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The Legislative Assembly currently has 27 single-member districts.
Prior to the 1996 provincial election, the province was divided into 16 dual-member districts, each of which was represented by one member who held the title Assemblyman and one member who held the title Councillor. This was a holdover from the legislature's historic bicameral structure — instead of simply abolishing its upper house as most Canadian provinces with historically bicameral legislatures did, Prince Edward Island merged the two Houses in 1893. All voters in a district voted for the assemblyman, while only landowners could vote for the councillor. The property qualification was discontinued in 1963, largely eliminating any practical distinction between the two roles, although the nominal titles continued to be used until the current single-member districts were introduced in 1996.
Cabinet ministers are in bold, party leaders are in italic, and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly is designated by a dagger.
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| Liberal Party | 24 | |
| Progressive Conservative Party | 3 | |
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| Government Majority |
11 | |
- The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, government website
 Politics of Prince Edward Island |
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| Lieutenant Governor | Barbara Oliver Hagerman • Former lieutenant governors |
| Premier | Robert Ghiz • Former premiers |
| Opposition Leader | Olive Crane • Former Opposition Leaders |
| Speaker of the Assembly | Kathleen Casey • Former speakers |
| Legislative Assembly | Former Assemblies • Executive Council (Cabinet) |
| Political parties | Greens • Liberals • New Democrats • Progressive Conservative |
| Elections | 2007 general election • Past elections |
| Current issues | Equalization payments |
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