Georgetown-St. Peters

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Georgetown-St. Peters
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island electoral district
Georgetown-St. Peters.png
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
District created1996
District abolished2019
First contested 1996
Last contested 2015
Demographics
Electors (2006)3,697

Georgetown-St. Peters was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was created from mostly 3rd Kings and part of 5th Kings. The district was named Georgetown-Baldwin's Road 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 Georgetown-St. Peters
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See 1st Kings, 2nd Kings, 3rd Kings, 4th Kings, 5th Kings 1873–1996
60th 1996–2000 Mike Currie Progressive Conservative
61st 2000–2003
62nd 2003–2007
63rd 2007–2011
64th 2011–2015 Steven Myers Progressive Conservative
65th 2015–2019

Election results

Georgetown-St. Peters, 2007–2019

2015 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Steven Myers 1,44847.96-5.54
Liberal Russ Stewart1,17038.75-2.33
New Democratic Nathan Bushey2568.48+5.54
Green Heather Gallant1454.80+3.21
Total valid votes3,019100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -1.60
[1]
2011 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Steven Myers 1,57553.30+0.22
Liberal Kevin Gotell1,21441.08-2.86
New Democratic Jane Dunphy872.94-0.03
Green Jason Furness471.59
Island Ray Cantelo321.08
Total valid votes2,955100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.54
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Michael Currie 1,67853.08-8.11
Liberal Danny Walker1,38943.94+7.50
New Democratic Jane Dunphy942.97+0.60
Total valid votes3,161100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -7.80

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
SideVotes%
First Past the Post 44036.85
Mixed Member Proportional 33628.14
Dual Member Proportional Representation 23920.02
Preferential Voting 1139.46
First Past the Post plus leaders665.53
Two-choice preferred result
First Past the Post 57050.71
Mixed Member Proportional 55449.29
Total votes cast1,19433.01
Registered voters3,656
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

Georgetown-Baldwin's Road, 1996–2007

2005 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
SideVotes%
No76978.55
Yes21021.45
2003 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Michael Currie 1,65261.19-4.93
Liberal Danny Walker98436.44+6.18
New Democratic Jane Dunphy642.37-1.25
Total valid votes2,700100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -5.56
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Michael Currie 1,80766.12+11.69
Liberal Danny Campbell82730.26-13.71
New Democratic Bruno Peripoli993.62+2.02
Total valid votes2,733100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +12.70
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Michael Currie 1,46354.43
Liberal Rose Marie MacDonald 1,18243.97
New Democratic Patricia Allen431.60
Total valid votes2,688100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 3rd Kings and 5th Kings.

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References

  1. ↑ 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.

46°15′47″N62°35′17″W / 46.263°N 62.588°W / 46.263; -62.588

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