Doug Currie

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2021 Canadian federal election: Charlottetown
Douglas W. Currie
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Charlottetown-Parkdale
In office
June 12, 2007 October 19, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Sean Casey 8,91946.70+2.44$72,839.73
Conservative Doug Currie 5,93231.06+10.77$77,864.04
New Democratic Margaret Andrade2,04810.72-0.52$3,242.50
Green Darcie Lanthier1,8329.59-13.76none listed
People's Scott McPhee3691.93$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit19,10098.97+0.40$88,991.90
Total rejected ballots1981.03-0.40
Turnout19,29871.08-2.37
Eligible voters27,150
Liberal hold Swing -4.17
Source: Elections Canada [13] [14]

Provincial elections

2015 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Doug Currie1,16643.70-18.06
Progressive Conservative Lynn MacLaren69926.20-1.00
Green Becka Viau51119.15+12.93
New Democratic Andrew Watts29210.94+6.11
Total valid votes2,668100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -8.53
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2011 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Doug Currie1,51061.76+4.33
Progressive Conservative Bernie Flynn66527.20-10.75
Green Eliza Knockwood1526.22
New Democratic Noel Pauley1184.83+0.21
Total valid votes2,445100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +7.54
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Doug Currie1,66657.43
Progressive Conservative Mike Molyneaux1,10137.95
New Democratic Zain Esseghaier1344.62
Total valid votes2,901100.0  
This was a newly created district

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