Joe Byrne (Canadian politician)

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2023 Prince Edward Island general election: Charlottetown-Victoria Park
Joe Byrne
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Leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island
In office
April 7, 2018 –September 1, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Karla Bernard 1,05242.0+1.5
Progressive Conservative Tim Keizer97839.0+18.2
Liberal Barb MacLeod29311.7-16.2
New Democratic Joe Byrne 1506.0-4.8
Island Danni Moher321.3
Total valid votes 2,505 100.0
Green hold Swing -4.8
Source(s)
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2019 Prince Edward Island general election : Charlottetown-Victoria Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Green Karla Bernard 1,27240.5+21.7$5,713.87
Liberal Richard Brown 87527.9-11.5$8,745.20
Progressive Conservative Tim Keizer65620.9-6.6$8,352.69
New Democratic Joe Byrne 33810.8-3.6$20,244.92
Total valid votes/expense limit 3,141 99.5   $11,564.28
Rejected ballots 17 0.5
Turnout 3,158 74.55 −6.1
Eligible voters 4,236
Green gain from Liberal Swing +14.4
Source: Elections PEI [6]
2019 Canadian federal election : Charlottetown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Sean Casey 8,81244.26−12.01$81,859.21
Green Darcie Lanthier4,64823.35+17.57$36,415.23
Conservative Robert A. Campbell4,04020.29+5.47$46,459.01
New Democratic Joe Byrne 2,23811.24−11.90$4,819.38
Christian Heritage Fred MacLeod1720.86New$1,200.90
Total valid votes/expense limit19,910100.0   $86,542.92
Total rejected ballots2741.36+0.89
Turnout20,18473.45−2.14
Eligible voters27,480
Liberal hold Swing −14.79
Source: Elections Canada [7]
2015 Canadian federal election : Charlottetown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Sean Casey 11,91056.27+16.79$133,567.53
New Democratic Joe Byrne 4,89723.14–1.94$51,147.58
Conservative Ron MacMillan3,13614.82–17.89$73,560.00
Green Becka Viau1,2225.77+3.51$5,912.52
Total valid votes/expense limit21,16599.53 $170,107.74
Total rejected ballots990.47–0.14
Turnout21,26476.24+6.14
Eligible voters27,891
Liberal hold Swing +9.36
Source: Elections Canada [8] [9]
2011 Canadian federal election : Charlottetown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Sean Casey 7,29239.48-10.58$61,465.09
Conservative Donna Profit6,04032.71+0.60$48,556.35
New Democratic Joe Byrne 4,63225.08+12.77$45,026.11
Green Eliza Knockwood4172.26-2.57$2,301.92
Christian Heritage Baird Judson870.47-0.23$3,159.86
Total valid votes/expense limit18,468100.0  –$69,664.10
Total rejected ballots 113 0.61-0.16
Turnout 18,581 70.10 +3.96
Eligible voters26,507
Liberal hold Swing -5.59
Sources: [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Cadre Chats with NDP Candidate Joe Byrne". The Cadre | UPEI. October 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Meet the Staff (Community Outreach tab)". PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ P.E.I. NDP leader says party will rebuild after poor election showing. The Guardian (PEI). April 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Joe Byrne resigns as leader of P.E.I. NDP". www.theguardian.pe.ca. September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  5. ↑ "2023 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  6. ↑ Garrity, Tim (November 12, 2019). Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of PEI: 2019 Provincial General Election (PDF) (Report). Elections Prince Edward Island. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  8. ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Charlottetown (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
  11. ↑ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election
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