Peter Bevan-Baker

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2023 Prince Edward Island general election: New Haven-Rocky Point
Peter Bevan-Baker
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Leader of the Opposition in
Prince Edward Island
In office
9 May 2019 3 April 2023
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Peter Bevan-Baker 1,45742.8-11.0
Progressive Conservative Donalda Docherty1,35139.6+8.9
Liberal Sharon Cameron 50214.7-0.1
New Democratic Douglas Dahn491.4
Island Neil Emery491.4
Total valid votes 3,408 100.0
Green hold Swing -10.0
Source(s)
2019 Prince Edward Island general election : New Haven-Rocky Point
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Peter Bevan-Baker1,86953.7%
Progressive Conservative Kris Currie1,06830.7%
Liberal Judy MacNevin51514.8%
Independent Don Wills260.7%
Green pickup new district.
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2015 Prince Edward Island general election : Kellys Cross-Cumberland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Peter Bevan-Baker2,07754.80+45.44
Liberal Valerie Docherty 1,04627.60-26.48
Progressive Conservative Randy Robar60916.07-13.33
New Democratic Jesse Cousins581.53-4.04
Total valid votes3,790100.0  
Green gain from Liberal Swing +35.96
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2011 Canadian federal election : Malpeque
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Wayne Easter 8,60542.40-1.79$47,363.15
Conservative Tim Ogilvie7,93439.10-0.18$62.426.68
New Democratic Rita Jackson2,97014.63+4.96$5,426.11
Green Peter Bevan-Baker 7853.87-2.99$1,367.33
Total valid votes/expense limit20,294100.0   $69,634.73
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots90 0.44 -0.16
Turnout 20,384 77.47 +6.06
Eligible voters 26,311
Liberal hold Swing -0.80
Sources: [16] [17]
2011 Prince Edward Island general election : Kellys Cross-Cumberland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Valerie Docherty 1,76854.08+1.57
Progressive Conservative Neila Auld96129.40-6.73
Green Peter Bevan-Baker3069.36+2.95
New Democratic Jesse Reddin Cousins1825.57+0.61
Island Paul Smitz371.13
Independent Arthur C. Mackenzie, Sr.150.52
Total valid votes3,269100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +4.15
2008 Canadian federal election : Malpeque
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Wayne Easter 8,31244.19-6.29$51,835.54
Conservative Mary Crane7,38839.28+4.65$56,705.00
New Democratic J'Nan Brown1,8199.67-0.57$5,225.01
Green Peter Bevan-Baker 1,2916.86+2.21$3,626.22
Total valid votes/expense limit 18,810100.0    $67,177
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots1130.60+0.01
Turnout18,923 71.41-3.69
Eligible voters26,498
Liberal hold Swing -5.47
2007 Prince Edward Island general election : Kellys Cross-Cumberland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Valerie Docherty 1,81152.51+1.86
Progressive Conservative Steven Stead1,24636.13-10.48
Green Peter Bevan-Baker2216.41
New Democratic Lorraine Begley1714.96+2.22
Total valid votes3,449100.0  
Liberal hold Swing 6.17
1997 Canadian federal election : Leeds—Grenville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Joe Jordan 19,12339.47-13.10$48,446
Progressive Conservative Sandra Lawn15,63632.27+5.34$58,733
Reform Doug Aldridge10,47621.62+5.65$18,190
New Democratic Jennifer Breakspear1,7573.63+1.60$3,522
Green Peter Bevan-Baker1,1022.27+1.21$1,427
Christian Heritage Donny F. Platt2410.50*$544
Natural Law Wayne Foster1190.25-0.14$0
Total valid votes 48,454100.00
Liberal hold Swing -9.22
1995 Ontario general election : Leeds—Grenville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Bob Runciman 21,76363.27+14.20$ 44,550.77
Liberal Peter McKenna8,95526.03−0.6845,063.22
New Democratic Charles Stewart2,3166.73−17.483,608.98
Green Peter Bevan-Baker9272.69 1,692.83
Independent Phillip Blancher4381.27 669.80
Total valid votes/Expense limit 34,399 100.0   +0.20 $ 47,488.00
Total rejected ballots 255 0.74
Turnout 34,654 63.06
Eligible voters 54,953  
Source(s)
"General Election of June 8 1995 – Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate" . Retrieved 8 June 2014.
"General Election of June 8 1995 – Statistical Summary". Elections Ontario.
"1995 Details of Candidate Income and Expenses" (3.16MB). & "1995 Summary of Income and Campaign Expenses" ( MS word DOC icon (2003-2007).svg Word'95 .doc files (146KB)).
1993 Canadian federal election : Leeds—Grenville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Jim Jordan 26,56752.57+9.17$49,114
Progressive Conservative Sandra Lawn13,60826.93-11.97$53,521
Reform Paul West8,07115.97*$8,164
New Democratic Mary Ann Greenwood1,0262.03-9.05$6,686
Green Peter Bevan-Baker5381.06*$0
National Holly Baker4740.94*$490
Natural Law Richard Beecroft1960.39*$0
Abolitionist Christine Richardson590.12*$200
Total valid votes 50,539100.00
Liberal hold Swing +10.57

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