Gord McNeilly is a

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politician, who was elected to the

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in the

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. He represents the district of

Charlottetown-West Royalty Charlottetown-West Royalty is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was created prior to the 2019 election from parts of the former districts Charlottetown-Lewis Point and West Royalty- ...

as a member of the

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. In the 2015 provincial election, he ran as the NDP candidate in the district of

Charlottetown-Lewis Point Charlottetown-Lewis Point was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces an ...

, coming in a close second (30.67%) after the Liberal Kathleen Casey (34.26%). He was re-elected in the 2023 general election. He is the only black member of the legislature.

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