Janice Sherry

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 byGregory Deighan
Succeeded byChris Palmer
Personal details
Born (1960-06-14) June 14, 1960
Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Political partyLiberal

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.

Electoral record
2015 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJanice Sherry1,13539.44-15.79
Progressive ConservativeBrian Ramsay1,10538.39+1.64
New DemocraticScott Gaudet35312.27
GreenDonald MacFadzen-Reid2859.90+1.88
Total valid votes 2,878100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -8.72
[9]
2011 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJanice Sherry1,31555.23-1.87
Progressive ConservativeShirley Anne Cameron87536.75-3.15
GreenRosalyn Ridlington Abbott1918.02
Total valid votes 2,381100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +0.64
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJanice Sherry1,64557.10+16.65
Progressive ConservativeGerard McCardle1,06339.90-12.23
New DemocraticRyan Pollard1736.00-1.41
Total valid votes 2,881100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +14.44

References
  • "MLA biography". Government of Prince Edward Island. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016.
  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 7 April 2021.
  2. "Ghiz shuffles cabinet". CBC News. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  3. "Veterans bounced from P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  4. "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.
  5. "Premier reduces departments, shuffles deputies". The Guardian. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  6. "Wade MacLauchlan takes over as P.E.I. premier, replacing Robert Ghiz". CTV News. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  7. "P.E.I. cabinet restructured under MacLauchlan". CBC News. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  8. "Janice Sherry calling it quits - Local - The Guardian". www.theguardian.pe.ca. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  9. 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.
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