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

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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.

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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.

Prince Edward Island Green Party Finance Critic Hannah Bell speaks with media following the release of the provincial budget in Charlottetown, P.E.I., April 6, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Rochford
Prince Edward Island Green Party Finance Critic Hannah Bell speaks with media following the release of the provincial budget in Charlottetown, P.E.I., April 6, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Rochford

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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