Alberton-Roseville

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Alberton-Roseville
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island electoral district
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Coordinates: 46°41′46″N64°08′38″W / 46.696°N 64.144°W / 46.696; -64.144 Coordinates: 46°41′46″N64°08′38″W / 46.696°N 64.144°W / 46.696; -64.144
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
District created1996
District abolished2019
First contested 1996
Last contested 2015

Alberton-Roseville was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was formerly known as Alberton-Miminegash from 1996 to 2007.

Contents

It includes, among others, the following communities:

Members

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Alberton-Roseville
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See 1st Prince and 2nd Prince 1873–1996
60th 1996–2000 Hector MacLeod Liberal
61st 2000–2003 Cletus Dunn Progressive Conservative
62nd 2003–2007
63rd 2007–2011 Pat Murphy Liberal
64th 20112015
65th 20152019

Election results

Alberton-Roseville, 2007–2019

2015 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pat Murphy 1,56953.68-2.50
Progressive Conservative John Griffin1,16639.89+0.07
New Democratic Orville Lewis1886.43
Total valid votes2,923100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -1.28
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2011 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pat Murphy 1,60456.18+6.34
Progressive Conservative David Gordon1,13739.82-5.57
Green Gerald O'Meara712.49-0.67
Island Mitch Gallant431.51
Total valid votes2,855100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +5.96
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pat Murphy 1,48749.84+14.42
Progressive Conservative Cletus Dunn 1,36445.39-17.23
Green Gerald O'Meara953.16
New Democratic Jillian Kilfoil591.96±0
Total valid votes3,005100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +15.82

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
SideVotes%
First Past the Post 46250.33
Mixed Member Proportional 17318.85
Dual Member Proportional Representation 12513.62
Preferential Voting 818.82
First Past the Post plus leaders778.39
Total votes cast91825.78
Registered voters3,561
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

Alberton-Miminegash, 1996–2007

2003 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Cletus Dunn 1,69762.62+4.08
Liberal Robert White96035.42-1.11
New Democratic Donna Hardy531.96-2.97
Total valid votes2,710100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.60
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Cletus Dunn 1,62858.54+16.06
Liberal Hector MacLeod 1,01636.53-14.39
New Democratic Donna Lewis1374.93-1.67
Total valid votes2,781100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +15.22
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Hector MacLeod 1,35150.92
Progressive Conservative Eddie Trail1,12742.48
New Democratic Ed Kilfoil1756.60
Total valid votes2,653100.0  
This district was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 1st Prince and 2nd Prince.

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References

  1. Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 5 May 2015.