James Aylward (politician)

James Aylward (born January 12, 1964)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2011 provincial election.[2] He represents the district of Stratford-Keppoch as a member of the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party. He served as the Leader of the Opposition and leader of the Progressive Conservative party from October 2017 to February 2019.

James Aylward
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Stratford-Kinlock
In office
October 18, 2011 – March 26, 2019
Preceded byCynthia Dunsford
Succeeded byRiding dissolved
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Stratford-Keppoch
In office
April 23, 2019 – March 6, 2023
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byJill Burridge
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island
In office
October 20, 2017 – February 9, 2019
Preceded byJamie Fox (interim)
Succeeded byDennis King
Leader of the Opposition in Prince Edward Island
In office
October 20, 2017 – April 23, 2019
Preceded byJamie Fox
Succeeded byPeter Bevan-Baker
Personal details
Born (1964-01-12) January 12, 1964
Political partyProgressive Conservative

In December 2014, Aylward announced his candidacy in the 2015 Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election.[3] He lost to Rob Lantz on the second ballot, at the PC leadership convention on February 28, 2015.[4]

Aylward won the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party in 2017, defeating fellow MLA Brad Trivers.

On September 17, 2018 Aylward announced his pending resignation as party leader, effective upon the selection of his successor at the 2019 party leadership convention.[5]

Electoral record
2019 Prince Edward Island general election: Stratford-Keppoch
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeJames Aylward1,27042.5-7.8$5,903.30
LiberalDavid Dunphy88229.5-4.48,888.76
GreenDevon Strang80526.9+21.03,436.51
New DemocraticLynne Thiele311.0-8.1none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 2,988 99.83   $10,111.92
Total rejected ballots 5 0.17
Turnout 2,993 80.80
Eligible voters 3,704
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -7.8
Source: Elections Prince Edward Island[6]

References
  1. "Minding the House: a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. "Two in a row". Charlottetown Guardian. October 3, 2011. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  3. "James Aylward running for Progressive Conservative party leader". CBC News. December 8, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  4. "Rob Lantz wins P.E.I. PC leadership". CBC News. February 28, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  5. "UPDATED: James Aylward steps down as P.E.I. PC Leader | The Guardian". www.theguardian.pe.ca. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  6. Chief Electoral Officer of Prince Edward Island (November 12, 2019). 2019 Report from the Chief Electoral Officer of Prince Edward Island (Web Version) (PDF) (Report). Retrieved March 10, 2022.


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