Canadian
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politician, who was elected 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 ...
Stratford-Keppoch
Stratford-Keppoch is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The district was contested for the first time in the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election, and was created from a portion of ...
as a member 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 ...
. He served as the
Leader of the Opposition
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and leader of the Progressive Conservative party from October 2017 to February 2019.
In December 2014, Aylward announced his candidacy in the
2015 Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election
The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island selected a new leader on February 28, 2015, to replace Olive Crane who resigned on January 31, 2013. The Progressive Conservatives have been the Official Opposition in the Legislative Ass ...
. He lost to
Rob Lantz
Rob Lantz is a Canadian politician. He was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island for seven months in 2015, having been elected during the party's leadership election on February 28, 2015. From 2006 to 2014, Lantz ...
on the second ballot, at the PC leadership convention on February 28, 2015.
Aylward won the
leadership
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of the Progressive Conservative Party in 2017, defeating fellow MLA
Brad Trivers
Grant Bradley (Brad) Trivers (born 22 December 1971) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election.2019 party leadership convention.