Charlottetown-Brighton

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Charlottetown-Brighton
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island electoral district
Charlottetown-Brighton electoral district map.svg
Coordinates: 46°14′24″N63°08′31″W / 46.240°N 63.142°W / 46.240; -63.142
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
MLA
 
 		 
Rob Lantz
Progressive Conservative
District created1996
First contested 1996
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Census division(s) Queens County
Census subdivision(s) Charlottetown

Charlottetown-Brighton (District 13) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was formerly named Charlottetown-Rochford Square from 1996 to 2007.

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Members

The riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Charlottetown-Brighton
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See 6th Queens 1966–1996
60th 1996–2000 Paul Connolly Liberal
61st 2000–2003 Jeff Lantz Progressive Conservative
62nd 2003–2007 Robert Ghiz Liberal
63rd 2007–2011
64th 2011–2015
65th 2015–2019 Jordan Brown Liberal
66th 2019–2023 Ole Hammarlund Green
67th 2023–present Rob Lantz Progressive Conservative

Election results

Charlettown-Brighton, 2007–present

2023 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Rob Lantz 1,17143.0+25.4
Green Janice Harper86431.7-8.6
Liberal Sandra Sunil48717.9-20.0
New Democratic Michelle Neill 2027.4+3.1
Total valid votes 2,724 100.0
Progressive Conservative gain from Green Swing +17.0
Source(s)
[1]
2019 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Ole Hammarlund 1,31040.57+27.52
Liberal Jordan Brown 1,22337.88-1.14
Progressive Conservative Donna Hurry56717.56-20.58
New Democratic Simone Webster1283.96-5.83
Total valid votes3,22999.51
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots160.49
Turnout3,24578.00
Eligible voters4,160
Green gain from Liberal Swing +13.20
2015 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jordan Brown 1,05639.02-13.44
Progressive Conservative Rob Lantz 1,03238.14+8.28
Green Derrick Biso35313.05+2.88
New Democratic Bob MacLean2659.79+2.27
Total valid votes2,706100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -10.86
These results will be subject to a judicial recount. [2]
[3]
2011 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Ghiz 1,22852.46-7.79
Progressive Conservative Linda Clements69929.86-3.21
Green Elizabeth Schoales23810.17+3.49
New Democratic Trevor John Leclerc1767.52
Total valid votes2,341100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -2.29
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Ghiz 1,66960.25+9.60
Progressive Conservative John Abbott91633.07-12.03
Green Cindy Burton1856.68
Total valid votes2,770100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +10.82

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
SideVotes%
Mixed Member Proportional 55235.25
Dual Member Proportional Representation 40625.93
First Past the Post 36123.05
Preferential Voting 16610.60
First Past the Post plus leaders815.17
Two-choice preferred result
Mixed Member Proportional 99366.38
First Past the Post 50333.62
Total votes cast1,49648.04
Registered voters3,260
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

Charlottetown-Rochford Square, 1996–2007

2003 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Ghiz 1,43350.65+11.42
Progressive Conservative George MacDonald1,27645.10-5.32
New Democratic J'Nan Brown1204.24-6.10
Total valid votes2,829100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +8.37
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jeff Lantz 1,43350.42+5.34
Liberal Ian "Tex" MacDonald1,11539.23-7.80
New Democratic Ken Bingham29410.34+2.46
Total valid votes2,842100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.57
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Paul Connolly 1,34847.03
Progressive Conservative Jeff Lantz 1,29245.08
New Democratic Mark Forrest2267.88
Total valid votes2,866100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member riding of 6th Queens.

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References

  1. ↑ "2023 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ CBC News (15 May 2015). "PC Leader Rob Lantz says vote recount 'only prudent'". CBC News. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. ↑ 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.


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