2003 Prince Edward Island general election

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2003 Prince Edward Island general election
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg
  2000 September 29, 2003 (2003-09-29) 2007  

All 27 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout83.27% [1]
 First partySecond party
 
PC
Robert Ghiz.jpg
Leader Pat Binns Robert Ghiz
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal
Leader since May 4, 1996 April 5, 2003
Leader's seat Murray River-Gaspereaux Ran in Charlottetown-Rochford Square
(won)
Last election26 seats, 58.00%1 seat, 33.84%
Seats won234
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg3
Popular vote43,71234,347
Percentage54.29%42.66%
SwingDecrease2.svg3.71pp Increase2.svg8.82pp

Prince Edward Island general election, 2003 - Results By Riding.svg
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via plurality results by each riding.

Premier before election

Pat Binns
Progressive Conservative

Premier after election

Pat Binns
Progressive Conservative

The 2003 Prince Edward Island general election was held on September 29, 2003 to elect the 27 members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The election was called on September 2 by Premier Pat Binns, who enjoyed a high level of popularity among voters.

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Polling took place on September 29, despite a blackout across two-thirds of the province and other damage caused by Hurricane Juan.

Binns' Progressive Conservatives were elected to a third consecutive majority government, the first time this had happened in Island history (for the PC party). The Premier, who ran in Murray River-Gaspereaux, was re-elected, along with his entire existing cabinet.

The Liberals wrested three seats from the Tories, increasing their standing to four seats. The party's new leader, Robert Ghiz, was one of those. The son of former premier Joe Ghiz beat Charlottetown mayor George MacDonald in the riding of Charlottetown-Rochford Square in Charlottetown.

The New Democrats did not win any seats; their leader, Gary Robichaud, was defeated by a Tory incumbent in Wilmot-Summerside.

Results

234
PCLiberal
PartyParty Leader# of
candidates
SeatsPopular Vote
2000 election Elected% Change#%
  Progressive Conservative Pat Binns 272623-11.5%43,71254.29%
  Liberal Robert Ghiz 2714+300%34,34742.66%
  New Democrats Gary Robichaud 24---2,4603.06%
Total 772727-80,519100%
Popular vote
PC
54.29%
Liberal
42.66%
New Democratic
3.06%
Seats summary
PC
85.19%
Liberal
14.81%

Largest and smallest margins of victory

The five largest margins of victory were:

  1. Kensington-Malpeque: Mitch Murphy, PC, defeated Janice Sherry, Liberal, by 1416 votes.
  2. North River-Rice Point: Ron MacKinley, Liberal, defeated Donna Butler, PC, by 1103 votes.
  3. Murray River-Gaspereaux: Pat Binns, PC, defeated Michelle Johnston, Liberal, by 959 votes.
  4. Glen Stewart-Bellevue Cove: David McKenna, PC, defeated Eric Ellsworth, Liberal, by 958 votes.
  5. Alberton-Miminegash: Cletus Dunn, PC, defeated Robert B. White, Liberal, by 737 votes.

The five smallest margins of victory were:

  1. Sherwood-Hillsborough: Elmer MacFadyen, PC, defeated Robert Mitchell, Liberal, by 61 votes.
  2. Borden-Kinkora: Fred McCardle, PC, defeated Lorne Sutherland, Liberal, by 71 votes.
  3. St. Eleanors-Summerside: Helen MacDonald, PC, defeated Gerard Greenan, Liberal, by 93 votes.
  4. Evangeline-Miscouche: Wilfred Arsenault, PC, defeated Sonny Gallant, Liberal, by 104 votes.
  5. Charlottetown-Kings Square: Richard Brown, Liberal, defeated Bob MacMillan, PC, by 142 votes.

Riding-by-riding results

Prince County

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalNDPOther
Alberton-Miminegash   Cletus Dunn
1697
Robert B. White
960
Donna Hardy
53
  Cletus J. Dunn
Borden-Kinkora   Fred McCardle
1528
Lorne Sutherland
1457
James Rodd
80
   Eric Hammill
Cascumpec-Grand River   Philip Brown
1477
Robert Noye
981
Peter Robinson
178
  Philip Brown
Evangeline-Miscouche   Wilfred Arsenault
1312
Sonny Gallant
1208
Leona Arsenault
69
  Wilfred Arsenault
Kensington-Malpeque   Mitch Murphy
2536
Janice Sherry
1120
George S. Hunter
92
  Mitch Murphy
St. Eleanors-Summerside   Helen MacDonald
1590
Gerard Greenan
1497
Paulette Halupa
97
  Helen MacDonald
Tignish-Deblois   Gail Shea
1480
Neil LeClair
1177
Reg Pendergast
20
  Gail Shea
West Point-Bloomfield   Eva Rodgerson
1193
Sean O'Halloran
872
Ed Kilfoil
232
  Eva Rodgerson
Wilmot-Summerside   Greg Deighan
1807
Duke Cormier
1402
Gary Robichaud
257
  Greg Deighan

Queens County

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalNDPOther
Belfast-Pownal Bay   Wilbur MacDonald
1331
Sarah Jane Bell
1091
Michael Page
110
  Wilbur MacDonald
Crapaud-Hazel Grove Norman MacPhee
1683
  Carolyn Bertram
1829
Miranda Ellis
99
  Norman MacPhee
Glen Stewart-Bellevue Cove   David McKenna
2249
Eric Ellsworth
1291
Jane MacNeil
243
   Pat Mella
North River-Rice Point Donna Butler
1403
  Ron MacKinley
2506
Marlene Hunt
108
  Ron MacKinley
Park Corner-Oyster Bed   Beth MacKenzie
1908
Jean Tingley
1608
Ken Bingham
184
 Beth MacKenzie
Stanhope-East Royalty   Jamie Ballem
1858
Robert Vessey
1400
Gerard Gallant
78
  Jamie Ballem
Tracadie-Fort Augustus   Mildred Dover
1628
Buck Watts
1253
Robert Perry
64
  Mildred Dover
Winsloe-West Royalty   Wayne Collins
1971
Gordon MacKay
1816
   Don MacKinnon

Charlottetown

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalNDPOther
Charlottetown-Kings Square Bob MacMillan
1278
  Richard Brown
1420
Kevin Roach
86
 Bob MacMillan
Charlottetown-Rochford Square George MacDonald
1276
  Robert Ghiz
1433
J'Nan Brown
120
  Jeff Lantz
Charlottetown-Spring Park   Wes MacAleer
1649
Barry Ling
1448
Teresa Peters
99
  Wes MacAleer
Parkdale-Belvedere   Chester Gillan
1562
Charlie Cooke
897
Nick Boragina
78
  Chester Gillan
Sherwood-Hillsborough   Elmer MacFadyen
1408
Robert Mitchell
1347
Ronald G. Kelly
75
  Elmer MacFadyen

Kings County

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalNDPOther
Georgetown-Baldwin's Road   Mike Currie
1652
Danny Walker
984
Jane Dunphy
64
 Mike Currie
Montague-Kilmuir   Jim Bagnall
1431
John Van Dyke
792
Lorne Cudmore
30
  Jim Bagnall
Morell-Fortune Bay   Kevin MacAdam
1601
Larry McGuire
1050
 Kevin J. MacAdam
Murray River-Gaspereaux   Pat Binns
1584
Michelle Johnston
625
Edith Perry
45
  Pat Binns
Souris-Elmira   Andy Mooney
1291
Philip MacDonald
1047
  Andy Mooney

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