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.
Janice A. Sherry | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Summerside-Wilmot | |
| In office June 12, 2007 – August 1, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Gregory Deighan |
| Succeeded by | Chris Palmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 14, 1960 Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
| Political party | Liberal |
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 edit
| 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 edit
- "MLA biography". Government of Prince Edward Island. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ghiz shuffles cabinet". CBC News. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Premier reduces departments, shuffles deputies". The Guardian. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Wade MacLauchlan takes over as P.E.I. premier, replacing Robert Ghiz". CTV News. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "P.E.I. cabinet restructured under MacLauchlan". CBC News. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Janice Sherry calling it quits - Local - The Guardian". www.theguardian.pe.ca. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ 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.