Evangeline-Miscouche

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Evangeline-Miscouche
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island electoral district
Evangeline-Miscouche electoral district map.svg
Coordinates: 46°26′49″N64°00′40″W / 46.447°N 64.011°W / 46.447; -64.011
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
MLA
 
 
 
Gilles Arsenault
Progressive Conservative
District created1996
First contested 1996
Last contested 2023

Evangeline-Miscouche is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Contents

Evangeline-Miscouche is a francophone-majority riding.

Members

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Evangeline-Miscouche
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See 3rd Prince 1873–1996
60th 1996–2000 Robert Maddix Liberal
61st 2000–2003 Wilfred Arsenault Progressive Conservative
62nd 2003–2007
63rd 2007–2011 Sonny Gallant Liberal
64th 2011–2015
65th 2015–2019
66th 2019–2023
67th 2023–present Gilles Arsenault Progressive Conservative

Election results

2023 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Gilles Arsenault 1,38461.7+38.4
Liberal Pat MacLellan54324.2-20.3
Green Jason Charette27112.1-18.7
New Democratic Charles Turriff452.0+0.7
Total valid votes 2,243 100.0
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +29.4
Source(s)
[1]
2019 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sonny Gallant 1,10044.6%-17.97
Green Nick Arsenault76130.8%+25.29
Progressive Conservative Jason Woodbury57523.3%-2.54
New Democratic Grant Gallant331.3%-4.78
Total valid votes
Liberal hold Swing
[2]
2015 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sonny Gallant 1,41962.57-14.65
Progressive Conservative Debbie Montgomery58625.84+7.10
New Democratic Grant Gallant1386.08
Green Jordan Cameron1255.51+2.64
Total valid votes2,268100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -10.88
[3]
2011 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sonny Gallant 1,72277.22+21.41
Progressive Conservative Edgar Arsenault41818.74-21.06
Green Melissa Hotte642.87-1.51
Island Arthur Arsenault261.17
Total valid votes2,230100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +21.24
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sonny Gallant 1,31155.81+9.15
Progressive Conservative Wilfred Arsenault 93539.80-10.88
Green Mannie Gallant1034.38
Total valid votes2,349100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +10.02
2003 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative J. Wilfred Arsenault 1,31250.68+2.22
Liberal Sonny Gallant 1,20846.66+1.53
New Democratic Leona Arsenault692.67-3.74
Total valid votes2,589100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.34
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Wilfred Arsenault 1,20948.46+18.36
Liberal Robert Joseph Maddix 1,12645.13-17.07
New Democratic Leona Arsenault Belaire1606.41-1.29
Total valid votes2,495100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 17.72
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Robert Joseph Maddix 1,51962.20
Progressive Conservative Gerard Richard73530.10
New Democratic Gerard Bernard1887.70
Total valid votes2,442100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member riding of 3rd Prince.

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
SideVotes%
First Past the Post 24530.43
Mixed Member Proportional 21426.58
Dual Member Proportional Representation 16620.62
Preferential Voting 11814.66
First Past the Post plus leaders627.70
Two-choice preferred result
Mixed Member Proportional 38651.95
First Past the Post 35748.05
Total votes cast80529.84
Registered voters2,698
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

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References

  1. "2023 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. "District 24 Results: Evangeline-Miscouche". Elections PEI. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  3. Elections Prince Edward Island (May 4, 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on May 5, 2015.