2007 Belfast-Murray River provincial by-election

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2007 Belfast-Murray River provincial by-election
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg
  May 2007 October 15, 2007 (2007-10-15) 2011  

Riding of Belfast-Murray River
 First partySecond party
 
Lib
PC
Candidate Charlie McGeoghegan Darlene Compton
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative
Popular vote1,259828
Percentage54.95%36.15%
SwingIncrease2.svg 14.14pp Decrease2.svg 19.01pp

MLA before election

Pat Binns
Progressive Conservative

Elected MLA

Charlie McGeoghegan
Liberal

A provincial by-election was held in Prince Edward Island on October 15, 2007, to fill the vacancy in the Legislative Assembly riding of Belfast-Murray River. It was called by Premier Robert Ghiz on September 17, 2007. [1] [2]

The by-election was caused by the decision of PC MLA and former Premier Pat Binns to resign after he was appointed ambassador to the Republic of Ireland by Stephen Harper, following his election loss in the 2007 provincial election.

The Liberal candidate was Charlie McGeoghegan, who had come within 400 votes of defeating Binns in the provincial election. [1] [2] The PC candidate was chosen on September 21, 2007, while both the NDP and the Greens had announced their candidates, as well; a former Liberal ran as an independent. [3] [4]

McGeoghegan won the byelection, defeating Progressive Conservative Darlene Compton by over 400 votes. [5] [6]

Results

Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, 15 October 2007: Belfast-Murray River
On the appointment of Pat Binns as Ambassador to Ireland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charlie McGeoghegan 1,25954.95+14.14
Progressive Conservative Darlene Compton 82836.15−19.01
Independent Andy Clarey1074.67
Green Ahmon Katz833.62−0.42
New Democratic Jane McNeil100.44
Total valid votes2,287100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +16.58
Source: Elections PEI

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