Janice A. Sherry
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Summerside-Wilmot
In office
June 12, 2007 – August 1, 2016
Preceded byGregory Deighan
Succeeded byChris Palmer
Personal details
Born (1960-06-14) June 14, 1960 (age 63)
Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Political partyLiberal

Janice Ann Sherry (born 14 June 1960)[1] is a Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2016. She represented the electoral district of Summerside-Wilmot as a member of the Liberal Party.

In January 2010, Sherry was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Community Services, Seniors and Labour.[2] Following the 2011 election, Sherry was moved to Minister of Environment, Energy and Forestry.[3][4] She became Minister of Environment, Labour and Justice in November 2011, when Premier Robert Ghiz reduced the number of government departments.[5] Sherry retained the portfolio when Wade MacLauchlan took over as premier in February 2015,[6] but was dropped from cabinet following the 2015 election.[7]

Sherry resigned as MLA for Summerside-Wilmot on August 1, 2016.[8]

A native and resident of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Sherry is a former business owner.[citation needed]

Electoral record

2015 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Janice Sherry 1,135 39.44 -15.79
Progressive Conservative Brian Ramsay 1,105 38.39 +1.64
New Democratic Scott Gaudet 353 12.27
Green Donald MacFadzen-Reid 285 9.90 +1.88
Total valid votes 2,878 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -8.72
[9]
2011 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Janice Sherry 1,315 55.23 -1.87
Progressive Conservative Shirley Anne Cameron 875 36.75 -3.15
Green Rosalyn Ridlington Abbott 191 8.02
Total valid votes 2,381 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +0.64
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Janice Sherry 1,645 57.10 +16.65
Progressive Conservative Gerard McCardle 1,063 39.90 -12.23
New Democratic Ryan Pollard 173 6.00 -1.41
Total valid votes 2,881 100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +14.44

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 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Ghiz shuffles cabinet". CBC News. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Ghiz announces new cabinet; Brown, Bertram lose portfolios". The Guardian. 18 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Premier reduces departments, shuffles deputies". The Guardian. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Wade MacLauchlan takes over as P.E.I. premier, replacing Robert Ghiz". CTV News. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  7. ^ "P.E.I. cabinet restructured under MacLauchlan". CBC News. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Janice Sherry calling it quits - Local - The Guardian". www.theguardian.pe.ca. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  9. ^ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
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