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The Honourable
Bradley G. Trivers
MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Rustico-Emerald
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 4, 2015
Preceded byCarolyn Bertram
Personal details
Born (1971-12-22) December 22, 1971 (age 52)
Perth, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Residence(s)New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island
EducationUniversity of Waterloo

Bradley (Brad) Grant Trivers (born 22 December 1971)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Rustico-Emerald as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.[2]

Political career

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He was previously the party's candidate in the same district for the 2011 election, losing to incumbent MLA Carolyn Bertram.[3]

Prior to his election to the legislature, Trivers ran an information technology consulting business in New Glasgow.[4] He is a graduate of the University of Waterloo.[4]

Trivers was defeated for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party, in 2017 by James Aylward.[5][6]

On May 9, 2019, Trivers was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Education and Lifelong Learning and Minister of Environment, Water and Climate Change.[7]

He was re-elected in the 2023 general election.[8]

Electoral record

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2023 Prince Edward Island general election: Rustico-Emerald
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Brad Trivers 1,990 62.5 +5.0
Green Ranald MacFarlane 559 17.6 -9.4
Liberal Flory Sanderson 532 16.7 +2.1
New Democratic David Wilson 102 3.2 +2.3
Total valid votes 3,408 100.0
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.2
Source(s)
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2019 Prince Edward Island general election: Rustico-Emerald
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Brad Trivers 1,918 57.5% +10.27
Green Colin Jeffrey 899 26.9% +17.22
Liberal Sandy MacKay 489 14.7% -19.63
New Democratic Sean Deagle 30 0.9% -7.86
Total valid votes 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing
2015 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Brad Trivers 1,585 47.23 +2.91
Liberal Bertha Campbell 1,152 34.33 -15.17
Green Marianne Janowicz 325 9.68 +3.50
New Democratic Leah-Jane Hayward 294 8.76
Total valid votes 3,356 100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.04
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References

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  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 2021-04-08.
  2. ^ a b "Few options for PC leader following loss" Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine. The Guardian, May 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Rustico-Emerald expected to see tight Liberal-PC fight". CBC News, April 29, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Brad Trivers seeking PC nod in District 18". The Guardian. Charlottetown, PEI. January 20, 2015. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "Brad Trivers leadership race - Google Search". www.google.ca. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  6. ^ "Brad Trivers says he's the best person to lead P.E.I. PC Party | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  7. ^ "'Be bold, be courageous' new P.E.I. premier tells his cabinet". CBC News. May 9, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  8. ^ Ross, Shane (April 4, 2023). "Who's in, who's out: Meet the new Legislative Assembly of P.E.I." CBC News.
  9. ^ "2023 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  10. ^ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 5 May 2015.


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