A provincial by-election was held in Prince Edward Island on October 15, 2007, to fill the vacancy in the Legislative Assembly riding of Belfast-Murray River. It was called by Premier Robert Ghiz on September 17, 2007.[1][2]
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The by-election was caused by the decision of PC MLA and former Premier Pat Binns to resign after he was appointed ambassador to the Republic of Ireland by Stephen Harper, following his election loss in the 2007 provincial election.
The Liberal candidate was Charlie McGeoghegan, who had come within 400 votes of defeating Binns in the provincial election.[1][2] The PC candidate was chosen on September 21, 2007, while both the NDP and the Greens had announced their candidates, as well; a former Liberal ran as an independent.[3][4]
McGeoghegan won the byelection, defeating Progressive Conservative Darlene Compton by over 400 votes.[5][6]
Results
edit| Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, 15 October 2007: Belfast-Murray River On the appointment of Pat Binns as Ambassador to Ireland | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Charlie McGeoghegan | 1,259 | 54.95 | +14.14 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darlene Compton | 828 | 36.15 | −19.01 | ||||
| Independent | Andy Clarey | 107 | 4.67 | |||||
| Green | Ahmon Katz | 83 | 3.62 | −0.42 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jane McNeil | 10 | 0.44 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,287 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +16.58 | ||||||
| Source: Elections PEI | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Ghiz calls byelection for former Binns district". CBC News. September 18, 2007.
- ^ a b "Belfast-Murray River residents heading back to voting booth". The Guardian. Charlottetown. September 18, 2007. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016.
- ^ "Clarey to run as independent in Belfast-Murray River". CBC News. September 26, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ "NDP announce byelection candidate". CBC News. September 27, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ "Liberals win P.E.I. byelection". CBC News. October 15, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ Thibodeau, Wayne (October 16, 2007). "McGeoghegan adds to Liberals power in the P.E.I. legislature". The Guardian. Charlottetown, PE. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016.