Summerside-Wilmot

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Summerside-Wilmot
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island electoral district
Summerside-Wilmot electoral district map.svg
Coordinates: 46°24′14″N63°46′23″W / 46.404°N 63.773°W / 46.404; -63.773
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
MLA
 
 		 
Tyler DesRoches
Progressive Conservative
District created1996
First contested 1996
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Census division(s) Prince County
Census subdivision(s) Summerside

Summerside-Wilmot is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was formerly named Wilmot-Summerside 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 Summerside-Wilmot
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from 4th Prince and 5th Prince
60th 1996–2000 Greg Deighan Progressive Conservative
61st 2000–2003
62nd 2003–2007
63rd 2007–2011 Janice Sherry Liberal
64th 2011–2015
65th 2015–2016
2016–2019 Chris Palmer
66th 2019–2023 Lynne Lund Green
67th 2023–present Tyler DesRoches Progressive Conservative

Election results

Summerside-Wilmot, 2007–present

2023 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Tyler DesRoches 1,65156.7+24.6
Green Lynne Lund 98133.7-5.3
Liberal Don Reid2147.4-20.3
New Democratic Cassie MacKay451.5+0.3
Island Eriena O'Reilly190.7+0.7
Total valid votes 2,910 100.0
Progressive Conservative gain from Green Swing +14.9
Source(s)
[1]
2019 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Lynne Lund 1,25839+17.1
Progressive Conservative Tyler Desroches1,03732.1+0.94
Liberal Chris Palmer 89227.7-14.62
New Democratic Paulette Halupa391.2-3.43
Total valid votes3226100.00
Green gain from Liberal Swing +17.1
Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, October 17, 2016
Resignation of Janice Sherry
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Chris Palmer 97842.32+2.88
Progressive Conservative Brian Ramsay72031.16-7.24
Green Lynne Lund 50621.90+11.99
New Democratic Scott Gaudet1074.63-7.64
Total valid votes2,311100.00
Liberal hold Swing +5.06
2015 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Janice Sherry 1,13539.44-15.79
Progressive Conservative Brian Ramsay1,10538.39+1.64
New Democratic Scott Gaudet35312.27
Green Donald MacFadzen-Reid2859.90+1.88
Total valid votes2,878100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -8.72
[2]
2011 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Janice Sherry 1,31555.23-1.87
Progressive Conservative Shirley Anne Cameron87536.75-3.15
Green Rosalyn Ridlington Abbott1918.02
Total valid votes2,381100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +0.64
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Janice Sherry 1,64557.10+16.65
Progressive Conservative Gerard McCardle1,06339.90-12.23
New Democratic Ryan Pollard1736.00-1.41
Total valid votes2,881100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +14.44

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
SideVotes%
First Past the Post 39530.45
Mixed Member Proportional 35227.14
Dual Member Proportional Representation 27621.28
Preferential Voting 17113.18
First Past the Post plus leaders1037.94
Two-choice preferred result
Mixed Member Proportional 66753.83
First Past the Post 57246.17
Total votes cast1,29733.20
Registered voters3,907
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

Wilmot-Summerside, 1996–2007

2003 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Greg Deighan 1,80752.13+1.75
Liberal Duke Cormier1,40240.45+2.95
New Democratic Gary Robichaud 2577.41-4.72
Total valid votes3,466100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.60
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Greg Deighan 1,67450.38+5.99
Liberal Paul Schurman1,24637.50-3.59
New Democratic Gary Robichaud 40312.13-2.37
Total valid votes3,323100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +4.79
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Greg Deighan 1,50644.39
Liberal Walter McEwen1,39441.09
New Democratic Bill McKinnon49214.50
Total valid votes3,392100.0  
This district was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 4th Prince and 5th Prince.

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References

  1. ↑ "2023 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ 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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