POLITICS

In 1966 the Liberal voters in the First District of Queens established a precedent by nominating a woman to con- test the riding in the forthcoming Provincial Election.

Mrs. Jean Canfield, Crapaud, was the chosen candidate. She was defeated, but in the next Election, she was successful, and had the honor of being the first woman in the Province to be elected as a Representative of the people in the Legislative As- sembly of Prince Edward Island. (

5 Mrs. Canfield also made history on October 10, 1972, by be- g l coming P.E.I.'s first female Cabinet Minister, who was not your

average modern-day militant feminist, but a soft-skoken woman who got her demanding tasks done with a quiet, but firm determination.

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Mrs. Canfield retired from active politics in 1979 and now 4 resides in Charlottetown.

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In 1989, a Spring Election was called for May 29. The Liberal Nomination Convention was held at Crapaud Hall on April 22, with over 300 persons in attendance. Mrs. Marion Miller, Crapaud, was

chosen candidate at this time.

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