Tyne Valley-Linkletter

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Tyne Valley-Linkletter
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island electoral district
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Coordinates: 46°31′30″N63°53′28″W / 46.525°N 63.891°W / 46.525; -63.891
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
District created1996
District abolished2019
First contested 1996
Last contested 2015

Tyne Valley-Linkletter was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The district was formerly named Cascumpec-Grand River from 1996 to 2007. In 2017, the district boundaries were adjusted to include northern portions of the city of Summerside, and the district was renamed Tyne Valley-Sherbrooke. [1]

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Members

The riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tyne Valley-Linkletter
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See 2nd Prince and 3rd Prince 1873–1996
60th 1996–2000 Keith Milligan Liberal
61st 2000–2003 Philip Brown Progressive Conservative
62nd 2003–2007
63rd 2007–2011 Paula Biggar Liberal
64th 2011–2015
65th 2015–2019

Election results

Tyne Valley-Linkletter, 2007–2019

2015 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Paula Biggar 1,14742.96-14.38
Progressive Conservative Ryan Williams81030.34-12.32
New Democratic Jacqueline Tuplin47317.72
Green Shelagh Young2408.99
Total valid votes2,670100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -1.03
[2]
2011 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Paula Biggar 1,39457.34-0.72
Progressive Conservative Jim Henwood1,03742.66+0.72
Total valid votes2,431100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -0.72
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Paula Biggar 1,59958.06+20.84
Progressive Conservative Philip Brown 1,15541.94-14.09
Total valid votes2,754100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +17.46

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
SideVotes%
First Past the Post 33734.60
Mixed Member Proportional 26527.21
Dual Member Proportional Representation 18318.79
Preferential Voting 11712.01
First Past the Post plus leaders727.39
Two-choice preferred result
Mixed Member Proportional 47750.53
First Past the Post 46749.47
Total votes cast97427.88
Registered voters3,493
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

Cascumpec-Grand River, 1996–2007

2003 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Philip Brown 1,47756.03+13.49
Liberal Robert Noye98137.22-4.41
New Democratic Peter Robinson1786.75-9.08
Total valid votes2,636100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +8.95
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Philip Brown 1,11842.54+16.06
Liberal Rob Henderson1,09441.63-25.89
New Democratic Peter Robinson41615.83+9.83
Total valid votes2,628100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +20.98
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Keith Wayne Milligan 1,82367.52
Progressive Conservative Barry Balsom71526.48
New Democratic Donna Lewis1626.00
Total valid votes2,700100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 2nd Prince and 3rd Prince.

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References

  1. ↑ Wright, Teresa (September 30, 2017). "New voting districts unveiled for P.E.I." The Guardian . Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  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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