Morell-Mermaid

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Morell-Mermaid
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island electoral district
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Coordinates: 46°19′55″N62°49′59″W / 46.332°N 62.833°W / 46.332; -62.833
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
District created1996
District abolished2019
First contested 1996
Last contested 2015

Morell-Mermaid was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Created from mostly 2nd Kings and parts of 3rd and 5th Kings, in 1996. It was named Morell-Fortune Bay 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 Morell-Mermaid
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See 2nd Kings, 3rd Kings and 5th Kings 1873–1996
60th 1996–2000 Kevin MacAdam Progressive Conservative
61st 2000
2000–2001Vacant
2001–2003 Kevin MacAdam Progressive Conservative
62nd 2003–2006
2006–2007 Olive Crane Progressive Conservative
63rd 2007–2011
64th 2011–2013
2013–2015 Independent
65th 2015–2019 Sidney MacEwen Progressive Conservative

Election results

Morell-Mermaid, 2007–2019

2015 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Sidney MacEwen 1,50149.98-8.31
Liberal Dan MacDonald1,11437.10+0.59
New Democratic Edith Perry2117.03
Green Meaghan Lister1775.89+1.86
Total valid votes3,003100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Independent Swing -4.45
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2011 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Olive Crane 1,64958.29+11.83
Liberal Dan MacDonald1,03336.51+4.93
Green Darcie Lanthier1144.03
Island Roger Nowe331.17
Total valid votes2,829100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.45

Morell-Fortune Cove, 1996–2007

2007 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Olive Crane 1,38446.46−6.73
Liberal Doug Deacon94131.59−13.71
Independent Larry McGuire56018.80
New Democratic Mike Avery943.16+1.65
Total valid votes2,979100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.49
Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, 20 March 2006
On the resignation of Kevin MacAdam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Olive Crane 1,23353.19-7.20
Liberal John L. Cameron1,05045.30+5.69
New Democratic J'Nan Brown351.51
Total valid votes2,318100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.44
2005 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
SideVotes%
No89977.43
Yes26222.57
2003 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Kevin MacAdam 1,60160.39+2.52
Liberal Larry McGuire1,05039.61-0.38
Total valid votes2,651100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.45
Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, 26 February 2001
On the resignation of Kevin MacAdam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Kevin J. MacAdam 1,43757.87-9.36
Liberal Larry McGuire99339.99+8.98
New Democratic Lynn Keefe532.13+0.37
Total valid votes2,483100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -9.17
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Kevin MacAdam 1,79167.23+16.51
Liberal Larry McGuire82631.01-16.77
New Democratic Mike Avery471.76+0.25
Total valid votes2,664100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +16.64
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Kevin MacAdam 1,34750.72
Liberal Walter Bradley1,26947.78
New Democratic Kathy Murphy401.51
Total valid votes2,656100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 2nd Kings, 3rd Kings and 5th Kings.

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
SideVotes%
First Past the Post 44231.87
Mixed Member Proportional 39628.55
Dual Member Proportional Representation 28320.40
Preferential Voting 16611.97
First Past the Post plus leaders1007.21
Two-choice preferred result
Mixed Member Proportional 73554.97
First Past the Post 60245.03
Total votes cast1,38737.08
Registered voters3,741
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

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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 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.


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