School Trustee Elections

2005 School Trustee Elections

School Trustee Elections were held on Prince Edward Island on Monday, May 30th, 2005. A total of 29 trustees were elected or acclaimed to the three School Boards/Districts. Nominations closed at 4:00 PM on Friday, May 13th, 2005.

Official results from the 2005 School Trustee Elections:

• Eastern School District
• Western School Board
• French Language School Board

In 1996 Elections P.E.I. was commissioned by the Department of Education to design and describe electoral zones within the three Island school districts/boards for the purpose of dividing the boards into zones for electing trustees to the boards.

Since 1996, Elections P.E.I. has conducted the School Trustee Elections for the Eastern School District, the Western School Board and the French Language School Board.

The breakdown of the 29 trustee positions that were filled by the election process is as follows:

• The Eastern School District contains eleven zones, (including the City of Charlottetown) and one trustee will be elected in each zone.
• The Western School Board contains nine electoral zones, (including the City of Summerside) and one trustee will be elected in each zone.
• The French Language School Board contains a total of six electoral zones across the province and will elect a total of nine trustees to the Board; three from zone 1 (the Evangeline Region); one each from zone 2 (West Prince), zone 3 (East Prince), and zone 4 (North Shore), two from zone 5 (Central Queens including the City of Charlottetown) and one from zone 6 (Souris East).

Additional information is available by contacting Elections P.E.I. at 1-888-234-8683.

School Board Reference Materials

• School Board Election Results
• Find your School District/Zone
• Thinking About Serving as a School Trustee? [PDF, 1.3MB]
• Legislation
• Regulations
• A Brief History of the Administration of PEI Education and the Role of PEI Trustees
• About School Board Trustees
• List of Current Returning Officers