Wayne Collins (politician)
Appearance
Wayne Collins | |
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MLA for Winsloe-West Royalty | |
In office 2003 – June 12, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Don MacKinnon |
Succeeded by | Bush Dumville |
Personal details | |
Born | January 15, 1949 |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Wayne Alphonsus Collins (born 15 January 1949)[1] is a Canadian former radio journalist and politician. Originally from Newfoundland and Labrador, he worked primarily in Prince Edward Island.
Journalism
[edit]Collins worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, hosting Island Morning on CBCT-FM in Charlottetown from 1983 until April 2003.
Political office
[edit]Following his retirement, Collins joined the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party and was nominated as the party's candidate for the electoral district of Winsloe-West Royalty in the summer of 2003. He was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2003 general election held on September 29[2] and served until his defeat in 2007.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Minding the House: a biorgraphical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ^ Election results - 2003
- ^ Electoral results - 2007