Cornwall-Meadowbank

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Cornwall-Meadowbank
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island electoral district
Cornwall-Meadowbank electoral district map.svg
Coordinates: 46°14′13″N63°12′32″W / 46.237°N 63.209°W / 46.237; -63.209
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
MLA
 
 		 
Mark McLane
Progressive Conservative
District created1996
First contested 1996
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Census division(s) Queens County
Census subdivision(s) Cornwall, Clyde River, Meadowbank.

Cornwall-Meadowbank is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was previously known as North River-Rice Point.

Contents

The riding consists of the Town of Cornwall, the Community of Meadowbank and a small section of the Community of Clyde River.

Members

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Cornwall-Meadowbank
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See 2nd Queens 1873–1996
60th 1996–2000 Ron MacKinley Liberal
61st 2000–2003
62nd 2003–2007
63rd 2007–2011
64th 2011–2015
65th 2015–2019 Heath MacDonald Liberal
66th 2019–2021
2021–2023 Mark McLane Progressive Conservative
67th 2023–present

Election results

Cornwall-Meadowbank, 2007–present

2023 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Mark McLane 1,75054.8+14.7
Green Tayte Willows77524.2+0.9
Liberal Don Leary61119.1-14.1
New Democratic Larry Hale601.9-1.5
Total valid votes 3,196 100.0
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +11.9
Source(s)
[1]
Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, November 15, 2021
Resignation of Heath MacDonald
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Mark McLane 98240.02+22.47$45,007.75
Liberal Jane MacIsaac81533.21-14.69$12,077.11
Green Todd MacLean57423.39-9.76$12,025.33
New Democratic Larry Hale833.38+1.98$1,873.22
Total valid votes/expense limit 2,454 100.00   $53,910.85
Turnout 2,454 55.38 −24.90
Eligible voters 4,431
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +18.58
[2]
2019 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Heath MacDonald 1,64347.90+1.62
Green Ellen Jones1,13733.15+21.07
Progressive Conservative Elaine Barnes60217.55-16.30
New Democratic Craig Nash481.40-6.39
Total valid votes3,43099.80
Total rejected ballots70.20-0.12
Turnout3,43780.28-1.25
Eligible voters4,281
Liberal hold Swing -9.72
[3]
2015 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Heath MacDonald 1,44446.28-17.17
Progressive Conservative Michael Drake1,05633.85+5.39
Green Rosalyn Abbott37712.08+5.61
New Democratic Jennifer Coughlin2437.79
Total valid votes3,12099.68
Total rejected ballots100.32-0.46
Turnout3,13081.53+10.50
Eligible voters3,839
Liberal hold Swing -11.28
[4]
2011 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ron MacKinley 1,68663.46+1.14
Progressive Conservative Larry Hogan75628.45-3.68
Green Allieanna Ballagh1726.47+3.71
Island Jay Gallant431.62
Total valid votes2,65799.22
Total rejected ballots210.78+0.29
Turnout2,67871.03 -6.77
Eligible voters3,770
Liberal hold Swing +2.41
[5]
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ron MacKinley 1,76162.31-0.07
Progressive Conservative Margaret Duffy90832.13-2.80
New Democratic Kirk Brown792.80+0.11
Green Paul Ness782.76
Total valid votes2,82699.51
Total rejected ballots140.49-0.00
Turnout2,84077.81-4.78
Eligible voters3,650
Liberal hold Swing +1.36
[6]

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
SideVotes%
Mixed Member Proportional 52431.08
First Past the Post 50329.83
Dual Member Proportional Representation 32219.10
Preferential Voting 18110.74
First Past the Post plus leaders1569.25
Two-choice preferred result
Mixed Member Proportional 90555.69
First Past the Post 72044.31
Total votes cast1,68642.08
Registered voters4,007
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

North River-Rice Point, 1996–2007

2003 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ron MacKinley 2,50662.38+14.53
Progressive Conservative Donna Butler1,40334.93-8.82
New Democratic Marlene Hunt1082.69-5.71
Total valid votes4,01799.50
Total rejected ballots200.50+0.23
Turnout4,03782.59-0.72
Eligible voters4,888
Liberal hold Swing +11.68
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ron MacKinley 1,83047.86-3.83
Progressive Conservative Donna Lank1,67343.75+1.35
New Democratic Irene Dawson3218.39+2.48
Total valid votes3,82499.74
Total rejected ballots100.26-0.11
Turnout3,83483.31-2.47
Eligible voters4,602
Liberal hold Swing -2.59
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Ron MacKinley 1,95851.69
Progressive Conservative Brian Dollar1,60642.40
New Democratic Marlene Hunt2245.91
Total valid votes3,78899.63
Total rejected ballots140.37
Turnout3,80285.79
Eligible voters4,432
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member riding of 2nd Queens.

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References

  1. ↑ "2023 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ Garrity, Tim (March 21, 2022). Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of PEI: 2021 By-Election, District 16, Cornwall-Meadowbank (PDF) (Report). Elections Prince Edward Island. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ Elections Prince Edward Island. "Provincial General Election 2019" (PDF).
  4. ↑ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - CEO Report" (PDF). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Elections Prince Edward Island (1 November 2011). "Provincial General Election - CEO Report" (PDF). Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Elections Prince Edward Island (September 4, 2007). "Provincial General Election - CEO Report" (PDF). Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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