Constitution, Prince Edward Island is entitled to four seats in the Senate of Canada, and a corresponding minimum of four seats in the House of Commons of Canada. This results in PEI being considerably overrepresented in the current House, as six of Canada's ten provinces are to varying degrees. As of April 2019, PEI is regarded as a stronghold for the Liberal Party of Canada, having been represented exclusively by Liberal Members of Parliament from 1988 until 2008. In 2006, it was one of only two provinces (the other being Alberta) to give more than 50 percent of its votes to a single party. Much of this can be attributed to the total collapse and eventual demise of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, which had previously been the stronger of PEI's two competing political parties for much of the 20th century. The Reform Party/Canadian Alliance rejected Red Toryism, and the Conservative Party of Canada has yet to be accepted as a legitimate heir to the old Progressive Conservatives. The federal New Democratic Party has never attracted much support on PEI, although it is more successful than its provincial counterpart. In 2008, Gail Shea became the first conservative MP from PEI since 1988. In the most recent federal election of 2019, however, the Greens have seen a rise in support, as their Official Opposition status on the provincial level has benefitted it on the federal stage. However, all 4 seats remain in Liberal hands. See also Politics of Canada Political culture of Canada Council of the Federation Political parties of Prince Edward Island List of Prince Edward Island general elections (post-Confederation) Premier of Prince Edward Island (list) Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island References External links General information Political History on the Government of Prince Edward Island website Women in Prince Edward Island Politics on the Government of Prince Edward Island website Prince Edward Island History and Politics at InfoPlease.com List of Political Science courses at the University of Prince Edward Island website, including PoliSci 202: Politics and Government of Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Joins Confederation 1873 at A Country by Consent, by the Canada History Project PEIBlogs.com -- "the definitive Prince Edward Island blogroll since 2004" Political parties Green Party of PEI Other sources Francis William Pius Bolger, Prince Edward Island and Confederation: 1863-1873, CCHA, Report, 28 (1961), 25–30.