Sonny Gallant

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Sonny Gallant
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Evangeline-Miscouche
In office
June 12, 2007 March 6, 2023
Liberal Sonny Gallant1,10044.6%-17.97
Green Nick Arsenault76130.8%+25.29
Progressive Conservative Jason Woodbury57523.3%-2.54
New Democratic Grant Gallant331.3%-4.78
Total valid votes
Liberal hold Swing
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2015 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sonny Gallant1,41962.57-14.65
Progressive Conservative Debbie Montgomery58625.84+7.10
New Democratic Grant Gallant1386.08
Green Jordan Cameron1255.51+2.64
Total valid votes2,268100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -10.88
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2011 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sonny Gallant1,72277.22+21.41
Progressive Conservative Edgar Arsenault41818.74-21.06
Green Melissa Hotte642.87-1.51
Island Arthur Arsenault261.17
Total valid votes2,230100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +21.24
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sonny Gallant1,31155.81+9.15
Progressive Conservative Wilfred Arsenault 93539.80-10.88
Green Mannie Gallant1034.38
Total valid votes2,349100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +10.02

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