Colin LaVie

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image =

| name = Colin LaVie

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|10|28}}

| birth_place = Souris, Prince Edward Island

| residence =

| office=32nd Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

| term_start= 13 June 2019

| term_end = 6 March 2023

| predecessor = Buck Watts

| successor = Darlene Compton

| office1 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Souris-Elmira

| term_start1 = October 18, 2011

| term_end1 = March 6, 2023

| predecessor1 = Allan Campbell

| successor1 = Robin Croucher

| party = Progressive Conservative

| religion =

| occupation =

}}

Colin LaVie (born 28 October 1962){{cite web |url=https://www.assembly.pe.ca/sites/www.assembly.pe.ca/files/Historical%20MLA%20Bios/L-2.pdf |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island |title=Minding the House: a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.) |accessdate=2021-04-05}} is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2011 provincial election.[http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Decision%20%2711/Decision%20%2711/2011-10-03/article-2765847/Allan-Campbell-loses-to-Colin-LaVie/1 "Five Tories to join 22 Liberals at legislature"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121216043120/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Decision%20'11/Decision%20'11/2011-10-03/article-2765847/Allan-Campbell-loses-to-Colin-LaVie/1 |date=2012-12-16 }}. Charlottetown Guardian, October 3, 2011. He represents the district of Souris-Elmira as a member of the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party.

On 13 June 2019, he was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.{{cite news |last1=Neatby |first1=Stu |title=UPDATE: PC MLA Colin LaVie elected speaker of P.E.I. legislature {{!}} The Journal Pioneer |url=https://www.journalpioneer.com/news/local/update-pc-mla-colin-lavie-elected-speaker-of-pei-legislature-322092/ |accessdate=13 June 2019 |publisher=The Journal Pioneer |date=13 June 2019 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20190614012331/https://www.journalpioneer.com/news/local/update-pc-mla-colin-lavie-elected-speaker-of-pei-legislature-322092/ |archivedate=14 June 2019 |language=en |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=MacMillan |first1=Sarah |title=Colin LaVie elected Speaker of P.E.I. Legislature |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-colin-lavie-elected-speaker-legislature-1.5173494 |accessdate=13 June 2019 |publisher=CBC News |date=13 June 2019}}

Electoral record

{{2019 Prince Edward Island general election/Souris-Elmira}}

{{2015 Prince Edward Island general election/Souris-Elmira}}

{{CANelec/top|PE|2011|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|PE|PC|Colin LaVie|1,302|48.58|+5.68}}

{{CANelec|PE|Liberal|Allan Campbell|1,272|47.46|-2.88}}

{{CANelec|PE|Island|Jason MacGregor|106|3.96|}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|2,680|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/gain|PE|PC|Liberal|+4.28}}

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