Parkdale-Belvedere was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was created before the 1996 election out of the dual-member 5th Queens riding. It was abolished prior to the 2007 election into Charlottetown-Sherwood and Charlottetown-Parkdale.

Parkdale-Belvedere
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
District created1996
District abolished2007
First contested1996
Last contested2003
Demographics
Census division(s)Queens County
Census subdivision(s)Charlottetown

Members

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Charlottetown-Sherwood
Assembly Years Member Party
5th Queens 1873–1996
60th 1996–2000 Chester Gillan Progressive Conservative
61st 2000–2003
62nd 2003–2007
See Charlottetown-Sherwood and Charlottetown-Parkdale

Election results

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2003 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Chester Gillan 1,562 61.57 -5.92
Liberal Charlie Cooke 897 35.36 +10.15
New Democratic Nick Boragina 78 3.07 -4.23
Total valid votes 2,537 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -8.04
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Chester Gillan 1,719 67.49 +10.12
Liberal Jacob Mal 642 25.21 -11.30
New Democratic Edith Perry 186 7.30 +1.18
Total valid votes 2,547 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +10.71
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Chester Gillan 1,584 57.37
Liberal Stephen Dowling 1,008 36.51
New Democratic Larry Duchesne 169 6.12
Total valid votes 2,761 100.0  
This district was created from parts of the dual-member riding of 5th Queens.

Plebiscites

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2005 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
No 833 52.58
Yes 751 47.41
Total valid votes 1,584 99.75
Rejected votes 4 0.25
Total votes 1,588 51.13
Electors 3,106
Source
"Referendum Statistical Results" (PDF).

References

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46°15′25″N 63°07′08″W / 46.257°N 63.119°W / 46.257; -63.119