Michael (Mike) Redmond is a

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politician, who was the leader of the

New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island The New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island (NDP PEI) is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and a branch of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). CCF The NDP's predecessor, the Co-opera ...

from 2012 to 2017."P.E.I. NDP elect Mike Redmond as party leader"

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, October 13, 2012. A facilities director at the Murphy's Community Centre in

Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in ...

, he won the leadership over activist Trevor Leclerc on October 13, 2012, following the resignation of

James Rodd James Rodd (January 29, 1956) was the leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island from November 2007 when he was selected as interim leader at the party's annual general meeting following the resignation of Dean Constable. Rodd was ...

. Under Redmond's leadership, the party — which has only ever elected one MLA,

Herb Dickieson Herb Dickieson (born March 8, 1954) is a retired physician and a former educator and politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Dickieson was the first and, to date, only member of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island to have sat i ...

, to the

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is the sole chamber of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The Legislative Assembly meets at Province House, which is locate ...

— saw significant increases in voter support, moving into second place in public opinion polls in 2013, ahead of the

Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of three major political parties on Prince Edward Island. The party and its rival, the Liberals, have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851. Histo ...

, for the first time in its history. However, this increase in popular support was not sustained, and Redmond and the NDP failed to win a seat in the 2015 provincial election. Redmond stood as the party's candidate in

Montague-Kilmuir Montague-Kilmuir is a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Members The riding has elected the following Members of the Legisl ...

in that election, finishing in third place. He announced his resignation as party leader in December 2017, after losing to

Hannah Bell Hannah Bell (born 9 August 1969) is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 13 December 2017 to 6 March 2023. She represents the electoral district of Charlottetown-Belvedere as a m ...

of the

Prince Edward Island Green Party The Green Party of Prince Edward Island is a registered provincial political party and one of the three major parties in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The party was founded by Sharon Labchuk, a political organizer for the federal Green Party of Can ...

in the Charlottetown-Parkdale by-election on November 27."Mike Redmond resigns as leader of P.E.I. NDP"

Prince Edward Island, December 6, 2017.

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Mike Redmond
Living people People from Queens County, Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island leaders Year of birth missing (living people) {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub