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 byGail Shea
Succeeded byHal Perry
Personal details
Born (1956-02-23) February 23, 1956 (age 67)
Tignish, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Political partyLiberal

Neil J. LeClair (born 23 February 1956)[1] is a Canadian politician.

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
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

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 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Prince Edward Island Cabinet Appointed". 12 June 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Richard Brown dropped as Innovation Minister". The Guardian. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Ghiz tweaks PEI cabinet". The Globe and Mail. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Two In A Row". The Guardian. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Neil LeClair running for Liberal nomination in Tignish-Palmer Road". CBC News. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Hal Perry gets Liberal nod over Neil LeClair in Tignish-Palmer Road". The Guardian. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Hal Perry wins Liberal nomination over Neil LeClair". CBC News. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.


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