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The 2015 Prince Edward Island general election was held May 4, 2015, to elect members of the 65th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. [2] Under amendments passed by the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in 2008, Prince Edward Island elections are usually held on the first Monday of October in the fourth calendar year, unless it is dissolved earlier by the lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island due to a motion of no confidence, or at the request of the premier. The current government had hinted that an election would be held "before Mother's Day" 2015, and such a dissolution would avoid any conflicts with the next federal election, expected to be held in October 2015.
The governing Liberals were elected to a third consecutive majority government under Premier Wade MacLauchlan, while the Progressive Conservatives made slight gains despite party leader Rob Lantz failing to win election in Charlottetown-Brighton. The Green Party, meanwhile, won its first seat in the legislature, with leader Peter Bevan-Baker elected in Kellys Cross-Cumberland. [3] The New Democratic Party was shut out.
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Liberal | Progressive Conservative | GP |
Party | Party leader | Candidates | Seats | Popular vote | ||||||
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2011 | Dissol. | 2015 | Change | # | % | Change | ||||
Liberal | Wade MacLauchlan | 27 | 22 | 20 | 18 | −4 | 33,481 | 40.83% | −10.55% | |
Progressive Conservative | Rob Lantz | 27 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +3 | 30,663 | 37.39% | −2.77% | |
Green | Peter Bevan-Baker | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 8,857 | 10.81% | +6.45% | |
New Democratic | Michael Redmond | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,997 | 10.97% | +7.81% | ||
Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Vacant | 3 | - | - | |||||||
Total | 105 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81,998 |
Riding | # | Federal Riding | 2011 | Winning party | Turnout [a 2] | Votes [a 3] | ||||||||||
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Party | Votes | Share | Margin # | Margin % | Lib | PC | Green | NDP | Total | |||||||
Alberton-Roseville | 26 | EGM | Lib | Lib | 1,569 | 53.7% | 403 | 13.8% | 85.6% | 1,569 | 1,166 | – | 188 | 2,923 | ||
Belfast-Murray River | 4 | CAR | Lib | PC | 1,203 | 45.1% | 108 | 4.0% | 85.5% | 1,095 | 1,203 | 152 | 216 | 2,666 | ||
Borden-Kinkora | 19 | MPQ | Lib | PC | 1,597 | 47.1% | 443 | 13.1% | 82.7% | 1,154 | 1,597 | 511 | 126 | 3,388 | ||
Charlottetown-Brighton [a 4] | 13 | CHA | Lib | Lib | 1,054 | 39.0% | 22 | 0.8% | 85.6% | 1,054 | 1,032 | 352 | 265 | 2,703 | ||
Charlottetown-Lewis Point | 14 | CHA | Lib | Lib | 1,040 | 34.3% | 109 | 3.6% | 79.9% | 1,040 | 821 | 244 | 931 | 3,036 | ||
Charlottetown-Parkdale | 11 | CHA | Lib | Lib | 1,166 | 43.7% | 467 | 17.5% | 79.9% | 1,166 | 699 | 511 | 292 | 2,668 | ||
Charlottetown-Sherwood | 10 | CHA | Lib | Lib | 1,425 | 45.8% | 394 | 12.7% | 81.8% | 1,425 | 1,031 | 295 | 360 | 3,111 | ||
Charlottetown-Victoria Park | 12 | CHA | Lib | Lib | 955 | 39.4% | 289 | 11.9% | 80.7% | 955 | 666 | 456 | 348 | 2,425 | ||
Cornwall-Meadowbank | 16 | MPQ | Lib | Lib | 1,444 | 46.3% | 388 | 12.5% | 81.5% | 1,444 | 1,056 | 377 | 243 | 3,120 | ||
Evangeline-Miscouche | 24 | EGM | Lib | Lib | 1,419 | 62.6% | 833 | 25.8% | 85.9% | 1,419 | 586 | 125 | 138 | 2,268 | ||
Georgetown-St. Peters | 2 | CAR | PC | PC | 1,448 | 48.0% | 278 | 9.2% | 84.8% | 1,170 | 1,448 | 145 | 256 | 3,019 | ||
Kellys Cross-Cumberland | 17 | MPQ | Lib | Grn | 2,077 | 54.8% | 1,031 | 27.2% | 85.2% | 1,046 | 609 | 2,077 | 58 | 3,790 | ||
Kensington-Malpeque | 20 | MPQ | Lib | PC | 1,984 | 54.3% | 951 | 26.0% | 82.3% | 1,033 | 1,984 | 374 | 264 | 3,655 | ||
Montague-Kilmuir | 3 | CAR | Lib | Lib | 1,060 | 41.8% | 275 | 10.8% | 82.5% | 1,060 | 785 | 106 | 585 | 2,536 | ||
Morell-Mermaid | 7 | CAR | PC | PC | 1,501 | 50.0% | 387 | 12.9% | 82.8% | 1,114 | 1,501 | 177 | 211 | 3,004 | ||
O'Leary-Inverness | 25 | EGM | Lib | Lib | 1,310 | 48.8% | 247 | 8.9% | 81.2% | 1,310 | 1,063 | – | 311 | 2,684 | ||
Rustico-Emerald | 18 | MPQ | Lib | PC | 1,585 | 47.2% | 433 | 12.9% | 85.7% | 1,152 | 1,585 | 325 | 294 | 3,356 | ||
Souris-Elmira | 1 | CAR | PC | PC | 1,179 | 44.4% | 228 | 8.6% | 86.2% | 951 | 1,179 | – | 528 | 2,658 | ||
Stratford-Kinlock | 6 | CAR | PC | PC | 2,155 | 50.3% | 702 | 16.4% | 81.4% | 1,453 | 2,155 | 330 | 350 | 4,288 | ||
Summerside-St. Eleanors | 22 | EGM | Lib | Lib | 1,246 | 41.2% | 148 | 4.9% | 75.6% | 1,246 | 1,098 | 321 | 358 | 3,023 | ||
Summerside-Wilmot | 21 | EGM | Lib | Lib | 1,135 | 39.4% | 30 | 1.0% | 74.8% | 1,135 | 1,105 | 285 | 353 | 2,878 | ||
Tignish-Palmer Road | 27 | EGM | PC | Lib | 1,486 | 58.2% | 668 | 26.1% | 87.6% | 1,486 | 818 | 167 | 81 | 2,552 | ||
Tracadie-Hillsborough Park | 8 | CHA | Lib | Lib | 1,354 | 45.7% | 528 | 17.9% | 76.6% | 1,354 | 826 | 237 | 549 | 2,966 | ||
Tyne Valley-Linkletter | 23 | EGM | Lib | Lib | 1,147 | 43.0% | 337 | 12.7% | 77.8% | 1,147 | 810 | 240 | 473 | 2,670 | ||
Vernon River-Stratford | 5 | CAR | Lib | Lib | 1,173 | 41.3% | – | – | 83.3% | 1,173 | 1,173 | 234 | 258 | 2,838 | ||
West Royalty-Springvale | 15 | CHA | Lib | Lib | 1,389 | 37.6% | 59 | 1.6% | 82.1% | 1,389 | 1,330 | 462 | 516 | 3,697 | ||
York-Oyster Bed | 9 | MPQ | Lib | Lib | 1,938 | 47.7% | 600 | 14.8% | 81.1% | 1,938 | 1,338 | 347 | 442 | 4,065 |
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Lib | PC | Grn | Total | ||
Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 12 | 3 | 15 | |
Incumbent returned on coin toss | 1 | 1 | |||
Open seats held | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Open seats gained | 3 | 3 | |||
Incumbent changing affiliation | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 18 | 8 | 1 | 27 |
Region | Seats won | Vote share (%) | Change (pp) | |||||||||
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Lib | PC | Grn | Lib | PC | Grn | NDP | Lib | PC | Grn | NDP | Major swing | |
Cardigan | 2 | 5 | – | 38.16 | 44.95 | 5.45 | 11.44 | -4.38 | -4.73 | +2.13 | +9.38 | → 6.88 |
Malpeque | 2 | 3 | 1 | 36.33 | 38.21 | 18.76 | 6.69 | -16.54 | +0.11 | +13.95 | +2.92 | → 15.25 |
Charlottetown | 7 | – | – | 40.69 | 31.08 | 12.41 | 15.82 | -13.62 | -0.08 | +5.01 | +8.85 | → 11.24 |
Egmont | 7 | – | – | 49.00 | 34.97 | 6.01 | 10.01 | -8.01 | -3.92 | +3.27 | +9.18 | → 8.60 |
Total | 18 | 8 | 1 | 40.83 | 37.39 | 10.81 | 10.98 | -10.55 | -2.77 | +6.45 | +7.82 | → 9.19 |
Polling Firm | Last date of polling | Link | Liberal | PC | Green | NDP | Island | Other |
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Corporate Research Associates | April 23, 2015 | HTML | 44 | 35 | 6 | 15 | ||
Abingdon Research | April 20, 2015 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 18 | |||
Corporate Research Associates | February 28, 2015 | 58 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
Corporate Research Associates | November 25, 2014 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
Corporate Research Associates | September 1, 2014 | 48 | 28 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
Corporate Research Associates | May 22, 2014 | 53 | 23 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
Corporate Research Associates | February 27, 2014 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | |
Corporate Research Associates | November 27, 2013 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 1 | |
Corporate Research Associates | August 28, 2013 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
Corporate Research Associates | May 28, 2013 | 52 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | |
Corporate Research Associates | March 2, 2013 | 51 | 16 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
Corporate Research Associates | December 1, 2012 | 45 | 28 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
Corporate Research Associates | August 31, 2012 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
Corporate Research Associates | June 4, 2012 | 47 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | |
Corporate Research Associates | February 26, 2012 | 50 | 33 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
Corporate Research Associates | November 29, 2011 | 53 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
2011 election | October 3, 2011 | 51.38 | 40.16 | 4.36 | 3.16 | 0.91 | 0.02 | |
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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Liberal | PC | Green | NDP | |||||||
4. Belfast-Murray River | Charlie McGeoghegan 1,095 - 41.1% | Darlene Compton 1,203 - 45.1% | Jordan MacPhee 152 - 5.7% | Alan Hicken 216 - 8.1% | Charlie McGeoghegan | |||||
2. Georgetown-St. Peters | Russ Stewart 1,170 - 38.8% | Steven Myers 1,448 - 48.0% | Heather Gallant 145 - 4.8% | Nathan Bushey 256 - 8.5% | Steven Myers | |||||
3. Montague-Kilmuir | Allen Roach 1,060 - 41.8% | Andrew Daggett 785 - 31.0% | Jason Furness 106 - 4.2% | Mike Redmond 585 - 23.1% | Allen Roach | |||||
7. Morell-Mermaid | Daniel MacDonald 1,114 - 37.1% | Sidney MacEwen 1,501 - 50.0% | Meaghan Lister 177 - 5.9% | Edith Perry 211 - 7.0% | Olive Crane† | |||||
1. Souris-Elmira | Tommy Kickham 951 - 35.8% | Colin LaVie 1,179 - 44.4% | Susan Birt 528 - 19.9% | Colin LaVie | ||||||
6. Stratford-Kinlock | David Dunphy 1,453 - 33.9% | James Aylward 2,155 - 50.3% | Samantha Saunders 330 - 7.7% | Chris van Ouwerkerk 350 - 8.2% | James Aylward | |||||
5. Vernon River-Stratford* | Alan McIsaac * 1,173 - 41.3% | Mary Ellen McInnis* 1,173 - 41.3% | Nicholas Graveline 234 - 8.2% | Kathleen Romans 258 - 9.1% | Alan McIsaac |
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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Liberal | PC | Green | NDP | |||||||
19. Borden-Kinkora | Ramona Roberts 1,154 - 34.1% | Jamie Fox 1,597 - 47.1% | Ranald MacFarlane 511 - 15.1% | Aleida Tweten 126 - 3.7% | George Webster † | |||||
16. Cornwall-Meadowbank | Heath MacDonald 1,444 - 46.3% | Michael Drake 1,056 - 33.8% | Rosalyn Abbott 377 - 12.1% | Jennifer Coughlin 243 - 7.8% | Ron MacKinley† | |||||
17. Kellys Cross-Cumberland | Valerie Docherty 1,046 - 27.6% | Randy Robar 609 - 16.1% | Peter Bevan-Baker 2,077 - 54.8% | Jesse Cousins 58 - 1.5% | Valerie Docherty | |||||
20. Kensington-Malpeque | Paul Montgomery 1,033 - 28.3% | Matthew MacKay 1,984 - 54.3% | Lynne Lund 374 - 10.2% | Joseph Larkin 264 - 7.2% | Vacant | |||||
18. Rustico-Emerald | Bertha Campbell 1,152 - 34.3% | Brad Trivers 1,585 - 47.2% | Marianne Janowicz 325 - 9.7% | Leah-Jane Hayward 294 - 8.8% | Carolyn Bertram† | |||||
9. York-Oyster Bed | Wade MacLauchlan 1,938 - 47.7% | Jim "Benson" Carragher 1,338 - 32.9% | Thane Bernard 347 - 8.5% | Gordon Gay 442 - 10.9% | Vacant |
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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Liberal | PC | Green | NDP | |||||||
13. Charlottetown-Brighton | Jordan Brown 1,054 - 39.0% | Rob Lantz 1,032 - 38.2% | Derrick Biso 352 - 13.0% | Bob MacLean 265 - 9.8% | Vacant | |||||
14. Charlottetown-Lewis Point | Kathleen Casey 1,040 - 34.3% | Dianne Young 821 - 27.0% | Doug Millington 244 - 8.0% | Gord McNeilly 931 - 30.7% | Kathleen Casey | |||||
11. Charlottetown-Parkdale | Doug Currie 1,166 - 43.7% | Lynn MacLaren 699 - 26.2% | Becka Viau 511 - 19.2% | Andrew Watts 292 - 10.9% | Doug Currie | |||||
10. Charlottetown-Sherwood | Robert Mitchell 1,425 - 45.8% | Mike Gillis 1,031 - 33.1% | Mitchell Gallant 295 - 9.5% | Karalee McAskill 360 - 11.6% | Robert Mitchell | |||||
12. Charlottetown-Victoria Park | Richard Brown 955 - 39.4% | Joey Kitson 666 - 27.5% | Darcie Lanthier 456 - 18.8% | Chris Clay 348 - 14.4% | Richard Brown | |||||
8. Tracadie-Hillsborough Park | Buck Watts 1,354 - 45.7% | Darren Creamer 826 - 27.8% | Isaac Williams 237 - 8.0% | Jason Murray 549 - 18.5% | Buck Watts | |||||
15. West Royalty-Springvale | Bush Dumville 1,389 - 37.6% | Linda Clements 1,330 - 36.0% | Charles Sanderson 462 - 12.5% | Peter Meggs 516 - 14.0% | Bush Dumville |
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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Liberal | PC | Green | NDP | |||||||
26. Alberton-Roseville | Pat Murphy 1,569 - 53.7% | John Griffin 1,166 - 39.9% | Orville Lewis 188 - 6.4% | Pat Murphy | ||||||
24. Evangeline-Miscouche | Sonny Gallant 1,419 - 62.6% | Debbie Montgomery 586 - 25.8% | Jordan Cameron 125 - 5.5% | Grant Gallant 138 - 6.1% | Sonny Gallant | |||||
25. O'Leary-Inverness | Robert Henderson 1,310 - 48.8% | Daniel MacDonald 1,063 - 39.6% | Billy Mackendrick 311 - 11.6% | Robert Henderson | ||||||
22. Summerside-St. Eleanors | Tina Mundy 1,246 - 41.2% | Major Stewart 1,098 - 36.3% | Caleb Adams 321 - 10.6% | Olivia Wood 358 - 11.8% | Gerard Greenan† | |||||
21. Summerside-Wilmot | Janice Sherry 1,135 - 39.4% | Brian Ramsay 1,105 - 38.4% | Donald MacFadzen-Reid 285 - 9.9% | Scott Gaudet 353 - 12.3% | Janice Sherry | |||||
27. Tignish-Palmer Road | Hal Perry 1,486 - 58.2% | Joseph Profit 818 - 32.1% | Malcolm Pitre 167 - 6.5% | John A'Hearn 81 - 3.2% | Hal Perry | |||||
23. Tyne Valley-Linkletter | Paula Biggar 1,147 - 43.0% | Ryan Williams 810 - 30.3% | Shelagh Young 240 - 9.0% | Jacqueline Tuplin 473 - 17.7% | Paula Biggar |
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