2007 Prince Edward Island general election

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2007 Prince Edward Island general election
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27 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout83.84% [1]
 First partySecond party
  Robert Ghiz.jpg
PC
Leader Robert Ghiz Pat Binns
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative
Leader since April 5, 2003 May 4, 1996
Leader's seat Charlottetown-Brighton Belfast-Murray River
Last election423
Seats won234
Seat changeIncrease2.svg19Decrease2.svg19
Popular vote43,20533,754
Percentage52.93%41.35%
SwingIncrease2.svg10.27%Decrease2.svg12.94%
PEI Election 2007.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

Robert Ghiz
Liberal

The 2007 Prince Edward Island general election was held on May 28, 2007. It elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The incumbent Progressive Conservative government was defeated by the Liberal opposition after holding power for eleven years.

Contents

The newly formed Green Party captured 3.04% of the vote or 4.44% in ridings they contested, beating out the New Democratic Party for third place. The New Democrats fell to 1.96% or 3.43% in ridings contested. They captured 3.06% of the vote, or 3.48% in the 24 of the 27 ridings they contested in the 2003 election.

Results

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234
LiberalPC
Summary of the May 28, 2007 Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island election results
PartyParty leaderCandidatesSeatsPopular vote
2003 Dissol. 2007Change#%Change
  Liberals Robert Ghiz 274423+1943,20552.93%+10.27%
  Progressive Conservatives Pat Binns 2723234-1933,75441.35%-12.94%
Green Sharon Labchuk 18*---2,4823.04%*
  New Democrats Dean Constable 15----1,5971.96%-1.10%
  Independents and no affiliation 2----5940.73%+0.73%
Total89272727-81,632100% 
Results of the election by polling division 2007 Prince Edward Island general election - Popular vote by polling division.svg
Results of the election by polling division

* Green Party of Prince Edward Island was not a registered political party at the time of the 2003 election.

Popular vote
Liberal
 
52.93%
PC
 
41.35%
Green
 
3.04%
New Democratic
 
1.96%
Others
 
0.72%
Seats summary
Liberal
 
85.19%
PC
 
14.81%

Synopsis of results

2007 PEI general election - synopsis of riding results [a 1]
Riding#Federal
Riding		 2003 Winning party [a 2] Turnout
[a 3] 		Votes
PartyVotesShareMargin
#		Margin
%		 Lib PC Green NDP IndTotal
 
Alberton-Roseville*26EGM PC Lib1,48749.48%1234.09%88.91%1,4871,3649559–3,005
Belfast-Murray River*4CAR PC PC1,52755.15%39714.34%84.47%1,1301,527112––2,769
Borden-Kinkora 19MPQ PC Lib1,81152.43%46013.32%82.36%1,8111,351292––3,454
Charlottetown-Brighton*13CHA Lib Lib1,66960.25%75327.18%86.86%1,669916185––2,770
Charlottetown-Lewis Point*14CHA PC Lib1,86558.94%56617.89%82.34%1,8651,299–––3,164
Charlottetown-Parkdale 11CHANew Lib1,66657.43%56519.48%84.04%1,6661,101–134–2,901
Charlottetown-Sherwood 10CHANew Lib1,71254.78%46714.94%84.05%1,7121,2458385–3,125
Charlottetown-Victoria Park*12CHA Lib Lib1,53653.58%57820.16%84.34%1,536958166207–2,867
Cornwall-Meadowbank*16MPQ Lib Lib1,76162.31%85330.18%77.81%1,7619087879–2,826
Evangeline-Miscouche 24EGM PC Lib1,31155.81%37616.01%88.92%1,311935103––2,349
Georgetown-St. Peters*2CAR PC PC1,67853.08%2899.14%88.34%1,3891,678–94–3,161
Kellys Cross-Cumberland*17MPQ Lib Lib1,81152.01%56516.23%83.35%1,8111,246238187–3,482
Kensington-Malpeque 20MPQ PC Lib1,78850.31%2146.02%81.62%1,7881,574192––3,554
Montague-Kilmuir*3CAR PC PC1,44752.43%1344.86%89.00%1,3131,447–––2,760
Morell-Mermaid*7CAR PC PC1,38446.46%44314.87%86.53%9411,384–945602,979
O'Leary-Inverness*25EGM PC Lib1,73162.13%67624.26%83.20%1,7311,055–––2,786
Parkdale-Belvedere –CHA PCDissolved 
Rustico-Emerald*18MPQ PC Lib1,97060.28%86926.59%89.61%1,9701,101197––3,268
Sherwood-Hillsborough –CHA PCDissolved 
Souris-Elmira 1CAR PC Lib1,42250.34%2107.43%87.06%1,4221,21270121–2,825
Stratford-Kinlock*6CAR PC Lib1,68248.26%812.32%85.99%1,6821,60112973–3,485
Summerside-St. Eleanors*22EGM PC Lib1,69754.36%46915.02%73.59%1,6971,2288677343,122
Summerside-Wilmot*21EGM PC Lib1,64557.10%58220.20%73.79%1,6451,063–173–2,881
Tignish-Palmer Road*27EGM PC Lib1,56955.15%29310.30%91.60%1,5691,276–––2,845
Tracadie-Fort Augustus –MPQ PCDissolved 
Tracadie-Hillsborough Park 8CHANew Lib1,57755.39%47516.68%79.31%1,5771,1029573–2,847
Tyne Valley-Linkletter*23EGM PC Lib1,59958.06%44416.12%75.02%1,5991,155–––2,754
Vernon River-Stratford*5CAR PC Lib1,38748.03%662.29%86.32%1,3871,32110080–2,888
West Royalty-Springvale*15CHA PC Lib1,76655.07%46014.34%83.89%1,7661,306135––3,207
York-Oyster Bed*9MPQ PC Lib1,97055.37%56915.99%88.74%1,9701,40112661–3,558

* - renamed in 2007 redistribution

  1. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Prince Edward Island for the Provincial General Election of 28 May 2007 (PDF). Elections Prince Edward Island. 2007.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help) (some pages missing from the scan)
  2. ↑ percentages calculated on valid votes only
  3. ↑ including spoilt ballots
  = open seat
  = turnout is above provincial average
  = incumbent re-elected in same riding
  = previously incumbent in another riding
  = other incumbent renominated
Resulting composition of the 63rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
SourceParty
LibPCTotal
Seats retainedIncumbents returned347
Open seats held11
Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated1212
Open seats gained66
Taken by candidate previously incumbent in another riding11
Total23427

Largest and smallest margins of victory

The five largest margins of victory were:

  1. Rustico-Emerald: Carolyn Bertram, Liberal, defeated David Blacquiere, PC, by 869 votes.
  2. Cornwall-Meadowbank: Ron MacKinley, Liberal, defeated Margaret Duffy, PC, by 853 votes.
  3. Charlottetown-Brighton: Robert Ghiz, Liberal, defeated John Abbott, PC, by 753 votes.
  4. O'Leary-Inverness: Robert Henderson, Liberal, defeated Eva Rodgerson, PC, by 678 votes.
  5. Summerside-Wilmot: Janice Sherry, Liberal, defeated Gerard McCardle, PC, by 582 votes.

The five smallest margins of victory were:

  1. Vernon River-Stratford: Alan McIsaac, Liberal, defeated Allan Fraser, PC, by 66 votes.
  2. Stratford-Kinlock: Cynthia Dunsford, Liberal, defeated David McKenna, PC, by 81 votes.
  3. Alberton-Roseville: Pat Murphy, Liberal, defeated Cletus Dunn, PC, by 123 votes.
  4. Montague-Kilmuir: Jim Bagnall, PC, defeated Billy Cann, Liberal, by 134 votes.
  5. Souris-Elmira: Allan Campbell, Liberal, defeated Andy Mooney, PC, by 210 votes.

Results by place

PartySeatsSecondThirdFourth
  Liberal 23400
  Progressive Conservative 42300
Green 00144
  New Democratic 0078
 Independent0010

Results by region

Party Name Cardigan Malpeque Charlottetown Egmont Total
  Liberal Seats:385723
 Popular Vote:44.40%54.91%56.98%55.92%52.93%
  Progressive Conservative Seats:40004
 Popular Vote:48.74%38.41%37.22%40.90%41.35%
Total seats:785727
Parties that won no seats:
  Green Vote:4111,3364342842,482
 Popular Vote:1.97%5.19%2.93%1.44%3.04%
  NDP Vote:4623844263091,597
 Popular Vote:2.21%1.49%2.87%1.57%1.96%
 IndependentVote:560xxxx34594
 Popular Vote:2.68%xxxx0.17%0.73%

Timeline

Riding by riding results

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Cardigan

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalGreenNDPOther
Belfast-Murray River Pat Binns

1,527 (55.15%)

 Charlie McGeoghegan

1,130 (40.81%)

Ahmon Katz

112 (4.04%)

 Pat Binns
Georgetown-St. Peters Michael Currie

1,678 (53.08%)

Danny Walker

1,389 (43.94%)

Jane Dunphy

94 (2.97%)

 Michael Currie
Montague-Kilmuir Jim Bagnall

1,447 (52.43%)

Billy Cann

1,313 (47.57%)

   Jim Bagnall
Morell-Mermaid Olive Crane

1,384 (46.46%)

Doug Deacon

941 (31.59%)

 Mike Avery

94 (3.16%)

Larry McGuire (Ind.)

560 (18.80%)

Olive Crane
Souris-Elmira Andy Mooney

1,212 (42.90%)

 Allan Campbell

1,422 (50.34%)

Rachel Leslie

70 (2.48%)

Betty Fay

121 (4.28%)

 Andy Mooney
Stratford-Kinlock David McKenna

1,601 (45.94%)

 Cynthia Dunsford

1,682 (48.26%)

Mark Wellman

129 (3.70%)

Jane McNeil

73 (2.09)

 David McKenna
Vernon River-Stratford Allan Fraser

1,321 (45.74%)

 Alan McIsaac

1,387 (48.03%)

Gary Clauseheide

100 (3.46%)

Edith Perry

80 (2.77%)

  Wilbur MacDonald†

Malpeque

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalGreenNDPOther
Borden-Kinkora Fred McCardle

1,351 (39.11%)

 George Webster

1,811 (52.43%)

Jamie Larkin

292 (8.45%)

  Fred McCardle
Cornwall-Meadowbank Margaret Duffy

908 (32.13%)

 Ron MacKinley

1,761 (62.31%)

Paul Ness

78 (2.76%)

Kirk Brown

79 (2.80%)

 Ron MacKinley
Kellys Cross-Cumberland Steven Stead

1,246 (35.78%)

 Valerie Docherty

1,811 (52.01%)

 Peter Bevan-Baker

221 (6.84%)

Lorraine Begley

171 (5.37%)

  Carolyn Bertram
Kensington-Malpeque Mitch Murphy

1,574 (44.29%)

 Wes Sheridan

1,788 (50.31%)

Jodie Bowmaster

192 (5.40%)

Mitch Murphy
Rustico-Emerald David Blacquiere

1,101 (33.69%)

 Carolyn Bertram

1,970 (60.28%)

 Sharon Labchuk

197 (6.03%)

   Beth MacKenzie†
York-Oyster Bed Jamie Ballem

1,401 (39.38%)

 Robert Vessey

1,970 (55.37%)

Joan Cullen

126 (3.54%)

 James Rodd

61 (1.71%)

 Jamie Ballem

Charlottetown

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalGreenNDPOther
Charlottetown-Brighton John Abbott

916 (33.07%)

 Robert Ghiz

1,669 (60.25%)

Cindy Burton

185 (6.68%)

   Robert Ghiz
Charlottetown-Lewis Point Wes MacAleer

1,299 (41.06%)

 Kathleen Casey

1,865 (58.94%)

    Wes MacAleer
Charlottetown-Parkdale Mike Molyneaux

1,101 (37.95%)

 Doug Currie

1,666 (57.43%)

 Zain Esseghaier

134 (4.62%)

   Elmer MacFadyen †
Charlottetown-Sherwood Chester Gillan

1,245 (39.84%)

 Robert Mitchell

1,712 (54.78%)

Kat Murphy

83 (2.66%)

Brian Pollard

85 (2.72%)

  Chester Gillan
Charlottetown-Victoria Park Jason Lee

958 (33.41%)

 Richard Brown

1,536 (53.58%)

Denise Reiser

166 (5.79%)

 Dean Constable

207 (7.22%)

  Richard Brown
Tracadie-Hillsborough Park Elmer MacFadyen

1,102 (38.71%)

 Buck Watts

1,577 (55.39%)

Robert Pendergast

95 (3.34%)

Peter MacFarlane

73 (2.56%)

  Mildred Dover †
West Royalty-Springvale Wayne Collins

1,306 (40.72%)

 Bush Dumville

1,766 (55.07%)

Larry Cosgrave

135 (4.21%)

  Wayne Collins

Egmont

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalGreenNDPOther
Alberton-Roseville Cletus Dunn

1,364 (45.39%)

 Pat Murphy

1,487 (49.84%)

Gerald O'Meara

95 (3.16%)

Jillian Kilfoil

59 (1.96%)

  Cletus Dunn
Evangeline-Miscouche Wilfred Arsenault

935 (39.80%)

 Sonny Gallant

1,311 (55.81%)

Mannie Gallant

103 (4.38%)

   Wilfred Arsenault
O'Leary-Inverness Eva Rodgerson

1,055 (37.87%)

 Robert Henderson

1,731 (62.13%)

    Eva Rodgerson
Summerside-St. Eleanors Brent Gallant

1,228 (39.33%)

 Gerard Greenan

1,697 (54.36%)

Stuart Smith

86 (2.75%)

Paulette Halupa

77 (2.47%)

John W. A. Curtis (Ind.)

34 (1.09%)

  Helen MacDonald†
Summerside-Wilmot Gerard McCardle

1,063 (36.90%)

 Janice Sherry

1,645 (57.10%)

 Ryan Pollard

173 (6.00%)

   Greg Deighan†
Tignish-Palmer Road Gail Shea

1,276 (44.85%)

 Neil LeClair

1,569 (55.15%)

    Gail Shea
Tyne Valley-Linkletter Philip Brown

1,155 (41.94%)

 Paula Biggar

1,599 (58.06%)

   Philip Brown

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