If there’s one thing we love in P.E.I., it’s talking politics. And this past year has given us more poli talk than in recent memory.

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The year of many elections began early in 2025 with the January announcement by Justin Trudeau that he would resign as prime minister and the subsequent February resignation of Dennis King as P.E.I. premier. Both announcements launched a series of opportunities for public and party votes that, in the case of the provincial premiership, continues to this day.

Trudeau’s resignation, as we know, took effect in March after a federal Liberal leadership convention handed the dual roles of party leader and prime minister to Mark Carney. Carney maintained those roles after the April 28 federal election.

The upheaval in Ottawa brought with it some implications for P.E.I.’s provincial politics, which began before an election was called with the resignations of MLAs Jamie Fox in November 2023 and Natalie Jameson who officially stepped down Feb. 11, 2025. Little did we know at the time this would be just 10 days before King would also make his exit, prompting two byelections that had to happen within six months. (Sorry about all the numbers and dates, but don’t worry, there won’t be a quiz.)

By the end of February, Islanders could be forgiven for losing track of where the vacancies were and what stage we were at to fill them. We still had 10 more months of the year to........

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