Bradley G. Trivers
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Rustico-Emerald
Assumed office
May 4, 2015
Preceded byCarolyn Bertram
Personal details
Born (1971-12-22) December 22, 1971
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

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

2023 Prince Edward Island general election: Rustico-Emerald
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBrad Trivers1,99062.5+5.0
GreenRanald MacFarlane55917.6-9.4
LiberalFlory Sanderson53216.7+2.1
New DemocraticDavid Wilson1023.2+2.3
Total valid votes 3,408 100.0
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.2
Source(s)
2019 Prince Edward Island general election: Rustico-Emerald
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBrad Trivers1,91857.5%+10.27
GreenColin Jeffrey89926.9%+17.22
LiberalSandy MacKay48914.7%-19.63
New DemocraticSean Deagle300.9%-7.86
Total valid votes 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing
2015 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBrad Trivers1,58547.23+2.91
LiberalBertha Campbell1,15234.33-15.17
GreenMarianne Janowicz3259.68+3.50
New DemocraticLeah-Jane Hayward2948.76
Total valid votes 3,356100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.04
[10]

References

  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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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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