The Draft Beer Party was a political party in Prince Edward Island, Canada. A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It ran one candidate only in the 1979 provincial election for the office of Member of the Legislative Assembly, when Carl Borden Campbell was defeated in the riding of 5th Queens, which represented the western half of Charlottetown. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island is one of two parts of the General Assembly, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor. A riding is an administrative jurisdiction or electoral district particularly in several current or former Commonwealth countries 5th Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Charlottetown (ˈʃɑrlɪtaʊn (2006 population 32174 is a Canadian city and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, making it the seat Campbell received a total of 200 votes, losing to Progressive Conservative candidate James Matthew Lee, the future leader of that party and Premier of Prince Edward Island, who received 4,968 votes. The Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party is one of two major political parties on Prince Edward Island. James Matthew Lee PC (born March 26, 1937) is a former Prince Edward Island premier (1981-86 The Premier of Prince Edward Island is the First minister for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island.