Frenchfort, PE - Stanhope-Marshfield MLA Bloyce Thompson today announced that he is seeking re-election for District 8, Stanhope-Marshfield, in the next provincial election.

“We’ve faced a number of challenges over the last four years, but Premier Dennis King stood firm and helped guide our province through it all. I am running again because a new Dennis King PC government is the best way forward for Islanders,” says Thompson

Thompson cites a number of key accomplishments during the last four years, most notably shepherding the first overhaul of the Lands Protection Act in four decades, standing up for the potato industry during the Potato Wart trade dispute, expanding restorative justice programs, launching new mental health resources for farmers, upgrades and expansion to LM Montgomery school and improvements to local roads.

First elected in 2019, Thompson has served as Minister of Agriculture and Land; Minister of Justice and Public Safety; and Thompson currently serves as Minister of Economic Growth, Tourism and Culture and as a member of Treasury Board.

Thompson is a proud graduate of Dalhousie Agricultural College and is a third generation dairy farmer and businessman from Eastside Farms in Frenchfort where he was a strong advocate for the dairy industry locally, nationally and globally. Thompson has served as a member of the genetic evaluation board of the Canadian Dairy Network and as a board member of the Dairy Farmers of PEI..

“Stanhope-Marshfield is a growing district so it’s important to make sure that the proper investments are being made to support that growth and the best way I can contribute to that is as part of a new Dennis King PC government,” says Thompson.

Thompson has been a coach to the Sherwood/Parkdale Minor Baseball Association and has served as vice-president of Old Home Week. Bloyce and his wife Terri are the proud parents of three children and live in Frenchfort.