Two candidates approved for P.E.I. Green Party leadership race

CHARLOTTETOWN — The Green Party of Prince Edward Island announced Friday that two candidates have been approved to seek the party’s leadership later this year.

Hannah Bell was elected as a Green member of the legislature in 2017, and was re-elected in 2019.

She has also held leadership roles in public administration, non-profit management and policy development, as well as serving as executive director of the P.E.I. Business Women’s Association.

Her challenger is Matthew MacFarlane, member of the legislature for Borden-Kinkora.

MacFarlane practised law for two decades and was also co-chairman of the South Shore Health and Wellness Centre, and president of the Atlantic branch of the Kidney Foundation of Canada.

Party members will elect a new leader at a leadership convention on June 7.

The governing Progressive Conservatives hold 19 seats in the 27-seat legislature, the Greens have three, as do the Liberals, and there are two vacancies.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 6, 2025.

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