Neil LeClair
Canadian politician
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Neil J. LeClair (born 23 February 1956)[1] is a Canadian politician.
Neil J. LeClair | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Tignish-Palmer Road | |
| In office June 12, 2007 – October 18, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Gail Shea |
| Succeeded by | Hal Perry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 23, 1956 Tignish, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Tignish-Palmer Road and is a member of the Liberal Party.
On June 12, 2007, LeClair was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Agriculture.[2] In January 2009, LeClair was moved to Minister of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development.[3][4] He was defeated by his Progressive Conservative opponent, Hal Perry in the 2011 election.[5] In January 2015, LeClair announced he would again seek the riding's Liberals nomination for the 2015 election,[6] but was defeated by Perry, who had crossed the floor to the Liberals in 2013.[7][8]
Election results
| 2007 Prince Edward Island general election: Tignish-Palmer Road | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Neil LeClair | 1,569 | 55.15 | +11.18 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gail Shea | 1,276 | 44.85 | −10.44 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,845 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +10.81 | ||||||
| Source:[9] | ||||||||
| 2011 Prince Edward Island general election: Tignish-Palmer Road | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Hal Perry | 1,175 | 50.15 | +5.30 | ||||
| Liberal | Neil LeClair | 1,142 | 48.74 | −6.41 | ||||
| Island | Derek D. Peters | 26 | 1.11 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,343 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.86 | ||||||
