2011 • October 3: The
Prince Edward Island Liberal Party under
Robert Ghiz is re-elected with a majority government in the
64th Prince Edward Island general election.
2012 • October 13: The
New Democratic Party elects
Michael Redmond as party leader. • November 3: The
Green Party elects
Peter Bevan-Baker as party leader • December 5:
Progressive Conservative leader
Olive Crane announces her intention to resign as party leader in January 2013 after party members narrowly vote against having a leadership review. Crane further announces that she will stay on as Leader of the Opposition.
2013 • January 30:
Olive Crane resigns as Leader of the Opposition. The
Progressive Conservative caucus names
Tignish-Palmer Road MLA
Hal Perry, a candidate for the interim leadership, as Leader of the Opposition. • January 31: Olive Crane resigns as
Progressive Conservative leader.
Georgetown-St. Peters MLA
Steven Myers is elected interim PC leader over Leader of the Opposition and
Tignish-Palmer Road MLA
Hal Perry. Perry initially announces that he will remain Leader of the Opposition, despite Myers' urging that the party leader should hold both positions. • February 11:
Tignish-Palmer Road MLA
Hal Perry steps down as Leader of the Opposition, citing internal divisions within the
Progressive Conservative Party. Interim PC leader and
Georgetown-St. Peters MLA
Steven Myers is subsequently named Leader of the Opposition. • October 3: In what is believed to be the first instance of a sitting MLA
crossing the floor,
Tignish-Palmer Road MLA
Hal Perry leaves the
Progressive Conservatives to join the
Liberals, citing his concerns with the federal
Conservative governments changes to
employment insurance. • October 4:
Morell-Mermaid MLA and former
Progressive Conservative leader
Olive Crane is kicked out of the party. Crane subsequently announces she will sit as an
independent.
2014 • November 13:
Robert Ghiz announces he will be resigning as Premier in early 2015 as soon as the
Prince Edward Island Liberal Party elects a new leader.
2015 • February 21: The
Prince Edward Island Liberal Party held its
leadership election. As the sole candidate nominated,
Wade MacLauchlan was acclaimed the new leader and incoming premier. • February 23:
Robert Ghiz resigns as Premier. Wade MacLauchlan is appointed and sworn in as the new Premier. Later that day, Ghiz,
Wes Sheridan, and
Robert Vessey resign as MLAs, triggering potential by-elections in their former seats (
Charlottetown-Brighton,
Kensington-Malpeque, and
York-Oyster Bed, respectively). • February 28: At the party's
leadership election,
Rob Lantz is elected leader of the
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island. • April 6: After being nominated as the Liberal candidate for
York-Oyster Bed, Premier Wade MacLauchlan
dropped the writ, calling for an election on May 4, 2015. • April 10: The Island Party drops out of the campaign, due to not having enough candidates • April 27: Party leaders' first televised debate, held in
Summerside. • April 30: A second televised debate was held for the party leaders, in
Charlottetown. • May 4: Election results - The Liberals win a third consecutive majority government, with a reduced number of 18 seats. The Progressive Conservatives remain as the official opposition, with an increase to 8 seats. The Greens make Prince Edward Island political history, winning their first seat. ==Opinion polls==