Vernon River-Stratford

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Vernon River-Stratford
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Coordinates: 46°13′34″N62°55′19″W / 46.226°N 62.922°W / 46.226; -62.922 Coordinates: 46°13′34″N62°55′19″W / 46.226°N 62.922°W / 46.226; -62.922
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
District created1996
District abolished2019
First contested 1996
Last contested 2015

Vernon River-Stratford was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was previously known as Belfast-Pownal Bay.

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Members

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Vernon River-Stratford
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See 3rd Queens and 4th Queens 1873-1996
60th 1996–2000 Wilbur MacDonald Progressive Conservative
61st 2000–2003
62nd 2003–2007
63rd 2007–2011 Alan McIsaac Liberal
64th 2011–2015
65th 2015–2019

Election results

Vernon River-Stratford, 2007–2019

2015 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alan McIsaac 1,17341.32-9.20
Progressive Conservative Mary Ellen McInnis1,17341.32+0.70
New Democratic Kathleen Romans2589.09+4.81
Green Nick Graveline2358.28+3.69
Total valid votes2,839100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -4.95
These election results were subject to a judicial recount. McIsaac was elected after a coin toss. [1] [2]
[3]
2011 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alan McIsaac 1,31150.52+2.49
Progressive Conservative Mary Ellen McInnis1,05440.62-5.12
Green Marion Pirch1194.59+1.13
New Democratic Edith Perry1114.28+1.51
Total valid votes2,595100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +3.80
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alan McIsaac 1,38748.03+6.42
Progressive Conservative Allan Fraser1,32145.74-8.46
Green Gary Clauseheide1003.46
New Democratic Edith Perry802.77-1.43
Total valid votes2,888100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +7.44

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
SideVotes%
Mixed Member Proportional 40331.05
First Past the Post 38529.66
Dual Member Proportional Representation 26120.11
Preferential Voting 15011.56
First Past the Post plus leaders997.63
Two-choice preferred result
Mixed Member Proportional 69256.63
First Past the Post 53043.37
Total votes cast1,29837.22
Registered voters3,487
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

Belfast-Pownal Bay, 1996–2007

2003 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Wilbur B. MacDonald 1,42154.20-5.67
Liberal Sarah Jane Bell1,09141.61+6.79
New Democratic Michael Page1104.20-1.11
Total valid votes2,622100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.23
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Wilbur B. MacDonald 1,61159.87+11.13
Liberal Ernie Mutch93734.82-12.66
New Democratic Mark Hansen1435.31+1.53
Total valid votes2,691100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +11.90
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Wilbur B. MacDonald 1,27548.74
Liberal Lynwood MacPherson1,24247.48
New Democratic Edith Perry993.78
Total valid votes2,616100.0  
This district was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 3rd Queens and 4th Queens.

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References

  1. CBC News (19 May 2015). "Liberal Alan McIsaac wins seat in coin toss after recount tie". CBC News . Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. Angela Walker (12 May 2015). "PC candidate files for recount". CBC News . Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. 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.