Gail Shea

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2015 Canadian federal election: Egmont
The Honourable
Gail A. Shea
PC
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
In office
July 15, 2013 –November 4, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Bobby Morrissey 10,52149.25+17.94$67,240.83
Conservative Gail Shea 6,18528.95–25.70$110,058.32
New Democratic Herb Dickieson 4,09719.18+6.81$34,718.49
Green Nils Ling5592.62+0.95$4,895.27
Total valid votes/expense limit21,36299.59 $169,928.60
Total rejected ballots870.41–0.39
Turnout21,44977.29+5.62
Eligible voters27,751
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +21.82
Source: Elections Canada [17] [18]
2011 Canadian federal election : Egmont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Gail Shea 10,46754.65+10.72$57,565.04
Liberal Guy Gallant5,99731.31-12.32$34,428.58
New Democratic Jacquie Robichaud2,36912.37+3.32$1,780.97
Green Carl Anthony3201.67-1.72$250.00
Total valid votes/expense limit19,153100.0   $69,831.16
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 155 0.80+0.18
Turnout19,308 71.67+3.52
Eligible voters26,941
Conservative hold Swing +11.52
Sources: [19] [20]
2008 Canadian federal election : Egmont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Gail Shea 8,11043.93+12.97$51,795.67
Liberal Keith Milligan 8,05543.63-9.54$45,007.86
New Democratic Orville Lewis1,6709.05-0.50$2,245.18
Green Rebecca Ridlington6263.39-1.80$2,678.98
Total valid votes/expense limit 18,461 100.0    $67,686
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots1150.62+0.01
Turnout18,57668.15-3.57
Eligible voters27,256
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +11.26

Provincial

2007 Prince Edward Island general election : Tignish-Palmer Road
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Neil LeClair 1,56955.15+11.18
Progressive Conservative Gail Shea 1,27644.85−10.44
Total valid votes2,845100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +10.81
2003 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Gail A. Shea1,48055.29-0.64
Liberal Neil J. LeClair 1,17743.97+3.39
New Democratic Reg T. Pendergast200.75-2.75
Total valid votes2,677100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.02
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Gail A. Shea1,47255.93+12.04
Liberal Neil J. LeClair 1,06840.58-13.39
New Democratic Reg T. Pendergast923.50+1.36
Total valid votes2,632100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +12.72
1996 Prince Edward Island general election : Tignish-DeBlois
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Robert Joseph Morrissey 1,41353.97
Progressive Conservative Gail A. Shea1,14943.89
New Democratic Howard Waite562.14
Total valid votes2,618100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member riding of 1st Prince.

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