Darlene Compton MLA |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Belfast-Murray River |
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Assumed office May 4, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Charlie McGeoghegan |
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Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Residence | Pinette, Prince Edward Island |
Darlene Compton is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election. She will represent the electoral district of Belfast-Murray River as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
She was previously the party's candidate in the same district for a by-election in 2007, following the resignation of Pat Binns from the legislature, but lost to Charlie McGeoghegan. She ran again in the 2011 provincial election, again losing to McGeoghegan by a margin of just eight votes. She was subsequently a candidate in the party's 2015 leadership election, finishing third behind Rob Lantz and James Aylward.