Neil LeClair

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	(1956-02-23) February 23, 1956 (age 68) Tignish, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Political 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

v t e 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

v t e 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.