68th Prince Edward Island general election

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68th Prince Edward Island general election
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  2023 On or before October 4, 2027 (2027-10-04)

All 27 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
14 seats needed for a majority
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LIB
GRN
Leader Rob Lantz
(interim)
Hal Perry
(interim)
Matt MacFarlane
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal Green
Leader sinceFebruary 21, 2025April 12, 2023 June 7, 2025
Leader's seat Charlottetown-Brighton Tignish-Palmer Road Borden-Kinkora
Last election22 seats, 55.92%3 seats, 17.21%2 seats, 21.57%
Current seats2043

Incumbent Premier

Rob Lantz
Progressive Conservative



The 68th Prince Edward Island general election is the next general election to be held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island (PEI), to elect the 68th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. It is tentatively scheduled for the fixed election date of October 4, 2027, but may be held earlier under certain circumstances.

Contents

Election date

PEI's fixed election date law, passed in 2008, [1] requires a general election to be held on the first Monday in October of the fourth calendar year following the previous general election. [2] However, the law does not override the constitutional powers of the province's lieutenant governor to dissolve the Legislature and hold new elections at any time. Under the principles of responsible government, the lieutenant governor only calls elections on the advice of the premier or in response to the failure of a confidence vote in the Legislature. [3] Thus it generally remains the premier's prerogative to call elections early, and premiers are often criticized for doing so for political advantage. [1] Of PEI's four general elections held since the fixed date was passed into law, only one has been held on the fixed date; the other three were called early. [1]

Timeline

Membership changes

Membership changes in the 67th Assembly
DateNameDistrictPartyReason
 April 3, 2023See List of MembersElection day of the 2023 Prince Edward Island general election
 November 11, 2023 Jamie Fox Borden-Kinkora Progressive Conservative Resigned to run for Malpeque seat, in the 2025 federal election [4]
 February 7, 2024 Matt MacFarlane Borden-Kinkora Green Won by-election
 February 11, 2025 Natalie Jameson Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park Progressive Conservative Resigned to run for Charlottetown seat, in the 2025 federal election
 February 21, 2025 Dennis King Brackley-Hunter River Progressive Conservative Resigned; later appointed Ambassador to Ireland [5]
 August 12, 2025 Carolyn Simpson Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park Liberal Won by-election
 August 12, 2025 Kent Dollar Brackley-Hunter River Progressive Conservative Won by-election

2023

2024

2025

Opinion polls

The following is a list of scientific opinion polls of published voter intentions.

Polling firmDate(s)
conducted
Link PC Green Liberal NDP Island OthersSample sizeLead
Narrative ResearchNovember 6–19, 2024 [p 1] 48241981030024
Narrative ResearchAugust 5–16, 2024 [p 2] 45322220030013
Narrative ResearchMay 8–29, 2024 [p 3] 4233157103009
Narrative ResearchFebruary 8–13, 2024 [p 4] 51281291030023
Narrative ResearchNovember 8–26, 2023 [p 5] 56181761230038
Narrative ResearchAugust 2–15, 2023 [p 6] 53221861130031
Narrative ResearchMay 4–13, 2023 [p 7] 52251651030027
General election resultsApril 3, 202355.921.617.24.50.60.374,79234.3

References

  1. 1 2 3 Yarr, Kevin (March 7, 2023). "Why P.E.I. is having an election in April, when the date fixed by law is in October". CBC News. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  2. "Elections Act". www.princeedwardisland.ca. December 22, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  3. "Confidence Convention". Compendium of Procedure. Parliament of Canada. 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  4. "PC MLA Jamie Fox resigning from P.E.I. legislature, intends to run federally". CBC News . November 10, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  5. MacIsaac, Alex (March 3, 2025). "Dennis King appointed as Canada's ambassador to Ireland". CBC News. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  6. MacKay, Cody (April 3, 2023). "Dennis King promises humility, kindness after winning 2nd term as P.E.I. premier". CBC News. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  7. Yarr, Kevin (April 4, 2023). "Low P.E.I. voter turnout 'cynical response to an early election call'". CBC News. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  8. MacKay, Cody (April 6, 2023). "P.E.I. Liberal Leader Sharon Cameron stepping down". CBC News. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  9. Ross, Shane (April 12, 2023). "Hal Perry takes over as interim leader of P.E.I. Liberals". CBC News. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  10. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-peter-bevan-baker-green-party-1.6880290
  11. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-karla-bernard-interim-leader-green-party-1.6913504
  12. CBC news
  13. "DISTRICT 19 BY-ELECTION | Elections PEI". www.electionspei.ca. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  14. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-borden-kinkora-advance-poll-1.7107422
  15. Brun, Stephen (February 20, 2025). "Dennis King steps down as Prince Edward Island's premier after nearly 6 years in the job". CBC News. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  16. Brun, Stephen (February 20, 2025). "Rob Lantz to become P.E.I.'s new premier and interim PC leader after King's resignation". CBC News. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  17. Thibodeau, Wayne (June 7, 2025). "Matt MacFarlane chosen as leader of P.E.I. Green Party". CBC News . Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  18. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-byelection-voting-day-1.7606564

Opinion poll sources

  1. "Satisfaction with the PEI King government remains strong". Narrative Research. November 26, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  2. "Satisfaction with PEI King government has increased compared with three months ago". Narrative Research. August 23, 2024. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  3. "Satisfaction with PEI King government has declined compared with three months ago". Narrative Research. June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  4. "Satisfaction with PEI King government has decreased compared with three months ago". Narrative Research. February 28, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  5. "Satisfaction with PEI King government remains strong, although down from three months ago". Narrative Research. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  6. "Satisfaction with PEI King government remains strong". Narrative Research. August 24, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  7. "Satisfaction with King government remains strong in PEI post-election, with party and leader support unchanged since the election". Narrative Research. May 24, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.