2019 Prince Edward Island general election

The 2019 Prince Edward Island general election was held to elect the members of the 66th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The vote in 26 of the 27 districts was held on 23 April 2019,[4] while the vote for the member from Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park was deferred to 15 July due to the death of the Green Party's candidate.[5][b] However, Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park still voted in a referendum on electoral reform. Natalie Jameson won the deferred election in the district.[7]

2019 Prince Edward Island general election

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27 seats[1] in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
14 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout76.28%Decrease[2]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Dennis King Peter Bevan-Baker Wade MacLauchlan
Party Progressive Conservative Green Liberal
Leader since 9 February 2019 3 November 2012 21 February 2015
Leader's seat Brackley-Hunter River New Haven-Rocky Point Ran in Stanhope-Marshfield (lost)
Last election 8 seats, 37.39% 1 seat, 10.81% 18 seats, 40.83%
Seats before 8 2 16
Seats won 13[3] 8 6
Seat change Increase5 Increase6 Decrease10
Popular vote 30,415 25,302 24,346
Percentage 36.73% 30.56% 29.40%
Swing Decrease0.66% Increase19.75% Decrease11.43%

Popular vote by district. As this is a FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead by the result in each district. District names are listed at the bottom. The results of the deferred Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park election are included in a separate inset.

Premier before election

Wade MacLauchlan
Liberal

Premier after election

Dennis King
Progressive Conservative

The Progressive Conservatives under new leader Dennis King won thirteen seats (including the deferred seat) to form a minority government. The Greens under leader Peter Bevan-Baker won eight seats to form the Official Opposition. The Liberals under Premier Wade MacLauchlan were reduced to six seats and MacLauchlan lost in his own district. The Progressive Conservatives' share of the popular vote was steady at 37%, the Green Party enjoyed a 20 point increase to 31%, and the Liberals' share dropped 11 points to 30%. The Greens won several seats in or near the two cities of Charlottetown and Summerside, while the Progressive Conservatives took several more rural seats from the Liberals.

A referendum on electoral reform that asked Islanders if they wished to adopt a mixed-member proportional representation voting system was held in conjunction with the election. The initiative failed to pass in at least 60% of the districts as required under provincial legislation to proceed so the province did not change from the first past the post system in subsequent elections. As well, the Island-wide popular vote showed about 51% of voters voted to stay with the current first-past-the-post voting system while about 49% voted for the proposed change.

The election was the first time since the 1890 Prince Edward Island general election that the province elected a minority government,[8] the first time in the province's history that a significant number of voters turned to a third party besides the dominant Liberals and Progressive Conservatives, and the first time that a Green Party reached official opposition status in any Canadian provincial legislature.[9]

Background

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Under the provisions of the Prince Edward Island Elections Act, an election was required by the fixed date of 7 October 2019, unless it was called earlier.[10] After months of speculation of an early election call,[11] Premier Wade MacLauchlan announced the election at a rally on 26 March.[12]

In the previous election, on 4 May 2015, the Liberal Party, led by Premier Wade MacLauchlan, was re-elected to a majority government, earning election in 18 out of the 27 ridings (and down 2 from their pre-election total). The official opposition Progressive Conservatives, under leader Rob Lantz, increased its seat count from 3 before the election to 8, despite Lantz losing in Charlottetown-Brighton. Meanwhile, the Green Party, under leader Peter Bevan-Baker, won its first ever seat, Bevan-Baker's, in Kellys Cross-Cumberland.[13] The NDP were unable to win a seat, continuing their streak of being shut out of the legislature since 2000.

Despite the increase in the Progressive Conservatives' seat count, on 23 September of that year, Lantz stepped down as leader.[14] Since Lantz's departure, The Progressive Conservatives held two leadership elections: one on 20 October 2017, selecting MLA James Aylward as their leader; and again on 9 February 2019, choosing Dennis King as their new leader following Aylward's announcement on 27 September 2018 his intention to resign when his successor was chosen.

Historical results from 1993 onwards

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Graph of PEI general election results by share of votes, 1993–2019; omitted are minor parties consistently registering less than 2% of the vote.
Graph of PEI general election results by seats won, 1993–2019; those of independent MLAs are omitted.

Results

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Map of the 2019 P.E.I. General Election by Electoral Polls

Source : electionspei.ca

Summary of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island election results
Party Party leader Candidates Seats Popular vote
2015 Dissol. 2019 Change # % Change
Progressive Conservative Dennis King 27 8 8 13 +5 30,415 36.73 –0.66
Green Peter Bevan-Baker 27 1 2 8 +7 25,302 30.55 +19.74
Liberal Wade MacLauchlan 27 18 16 6 –12 24,346 29.41 –11.42
New Democratic Joe Byrne 24 0 0 0 2,454 2.96 –8.01
  Independent 3 0 1 0 - 282 0.34 +0.34
Blank and invalid ballots 386 0.46
Total 108 27 27 27 83,185 100
Registered voters / turnout 107,109 77.66
Popular vote
PC
36.73%
Green
30.56%
Liberal
29.40%
New Democratic
2.96%
Others
0.34%
Seats summary
PC
48.15%
Green
29.63%
Liberal
22.22%

Synopsis of results

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2019 PEI general election - synopsis of riding results, grouped by federal riding[a 1]
Riding 2015 Winning party Turnout
[a 2]
Votes[a 3]
Party Votes Share Margin
#
Margin
%
PC Green Lib NDP Ind Total
Cardigan
Belfast-Murray River   PC   PC 1,545 52.5% 764 25.9% 77.70% 1,545 781 615 2,941
Georgetown-Pownal New   PC 1,493 48.6% 628 20.4% 82.03% 1,493 865 663 49 3,070
Georgetown-St. Peters   PC Dissolved  
Mermaid-Stratford New   Grn 1,152 38.1% 218 7.2% 78.85% 934 1,152 902 38 3,026
Montague-Kilmuir   Lib   PC 1,373 46.4% 588 19.9% 76.63% 1,373 675 785 124 2,957
Morell-Donagh New   PC 1,752 57.6% 1,055 34.7% 79.06% 1,752 697 557 35 3,041
Morell-Mermaid   PC Dissolved  
Souris-Elmira   PC   PC 1,347 44.7% 486 16.1% 81.31% 1,347 804 861 3,012
Stanhope-Marshfield New   PC 1,300 39.5% 104 3.1% 81.31% 1,300 747 1,196 46 3,289
Stratford-Keppoch New   PC 1,270 42.5% 388 13.0% 80.80% 1,270 805 882 31 2,988
Stratford-Kinlock   PC Dissolved  
Vernon River-Stratford   Lib Dissolved  
Malpeque
Borden-Kinkora   PC   PC 1,680 52.1% 639 19.8% 80.33% 1,680 1,041 417 32 54 3,224
Brackley-Hunter River New   PC 1,315 41.7% 416 13.2% 80.05% 1,315 879 899 57 3,150
Cornwall-Meadowbank   Lib   Lib 1,643 47.9% 506 14.8% 80.28% 602 1,137 1,643 48 3,430
Kellys Cross-Cumberland   Grn Dissolved  
Kensington-Malpeque   PC   PC 2,008 62.1% 1,203 37.2% 79.64% 2,008 805 389 31 3,233
New Haven-Rocky Point New   Grn 1,870 53.8% 802 23.1% 82.83% 1,068 1,870 515 26 3,479
Rustico-Emerald   PC   PC 1,920 57.5% 1,021 30.6% 80.44% 1,920 899 489 30 3,338
York-Oyster Bed   Lib Dissolved  
Charlottetown
Charlottetown-Belvedere New   Grn 1,286 40.4% 288 9.1% 75.46% 998 1,286 846 55 3,185
Charlottetown-Brighton   Lib   Grn 1,301 40.3% 78 2.4% 78.00% 567 1,301 1,223 138 3,229
Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park New   PC 1,080 43.7% 371 15.0% 60.46% 1,080 709 635 46 2,470
Tracadie-Hillsborough Park   Lib Dissolved  
Charlottetown-Lewis Point   Lib Dissolved  
Charlottetown-Parkdale   Lib Dissolved  
Charlottetown-Sherwood   Lib Dissolved  
Charlottetown-Victoria Park   Lib   Grn 1,272 40.5% 397 12.6% 74.55% 656 1,272 875 338 3,141
Charlottetown-West Royalty New   Lib 1,079 35.2% 113 3.7% 73.18% 766 966 1,079 56 202 3,069
Charlottetown-Winsloe New   Lib 1,420 42.0% 363 10.8% 80.46% 865 1,057 1,420 41 3,383
West Royalty-Springvale   Lib Dissolved  
Egmont
Alberton-Bloomfield New   PC 1,312 45.5% 159 5.5% 81.37% 1,312 317 1,153 99 2,881
Alberton-Roseville   Lib Dissolved  
Evangeline-Miscouche   Lib   Lib 1,100 44.6% 339 13.8% 77.89% 575 761 1,100 33 2,469
O'Leary-Inverness   Lib   Lib 1,102 40.9% 204 7.6% 79.02% 462 231 1,102 898 2,693
Summerside-St. Eleanors   Lib Dissolved  
Summerside-South Drive New   Green 1,302 43.9% 364 12.3% 66.62% 662 1,302 938 65 2,967
Summerside-Wilmot   Lib   Green 1,258 39.0% 221 6.9% 74.34% 1,037 1,258 892 39 3,226
Tignish-Palmer Road   Lib   Lib 1,388 49.3% 586 20.8% 81.71% 802 584 1,388 44 2,818
Tyne Valley-Linkletter   Lib Dissolved  
Tyne Valley-Sherbrooke New   Green 1,101 35.6% 75 2.4% 75.98% 1,026 1,101 882 81 3,090
  1. ^ "Section 4 - Provincial Electoral Districts Voting Statistics". Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of PEI - 2019 Provincial General Election (PDF). Elections Prince Edward Island. 2019. pp. 39–95. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ including spoilt ballots
  3. ^ minor political parties receiving less than 1% of the national popular vote are aggregated under "Other"; independent candidates are aggregated separately
  = open seat
  = turnout is above provincial average
  = incumbent re-elected in same riding
  = previously incumbent in another riding
  = other incumbent renominated
Resulting composition of the 66th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Seats Party
Redistribution status Reason PC Grn Lib Total
New seats Taken by previous incumbents from other ridings 3 2 1 6
Ouster of previous incumbent 1 1
Previous incumbents defeated 2 2 4
Open seats gained 3 3
Subtotal 8 4 2 14
Seats carried over Seats retained by incumbents 5 4 9
Incumbents defeated 3 3
Open seats gained 1 1
Total 13 8 6 27

Results by region

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Regional summary of results (2019)
Region Seats won Vote share (%) Change (pp)
PC Grn Lib PC Grn Lib NDP PC Grn Lib NDP Major swing
Cardigan 6 1 46.18 27.47 25.03 1.32 +1.23 +22.02 -13.13 -6.53    17.58
Malpeque 5 1 1 42.75 31.88 23.97 1.05 +4.54 +13.12 -12.36 -5.64    12.74
Charlottetown 1 3 2 26.69 35.67 32.89 3.64 -4.39 +23.26 -7.80 -12.18    17.72
Egmont 1 3 3 29.18 27.58 37.02 6.23 -5.79 +21.57 -11.98 -3.78    16.78
Total 13 8 6 36.73 30.56 29.40 2.96 -0.66 +19.75 -11.43 -8.02    15.59

Detailed analysis

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Position attained in seats contested
Party 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Progressive Conservative 13 6 8
Green 8 11 7 1
Liberal 6 9 12
New Democratic 1 21
Independent 3
Principal races, according to 1st and 2nd-place results
Parties Seats
 Progressive Conservative  Green 12
 Progressive Conservative  Liberal 7
 Green  Liberal 7
 Liberal  New Democratic 1
Total 27

Timeline

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2015

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2016

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2017

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2018

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2019

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Opinion polls

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The following is a list of scientific opinion polls of published voter intentions.

Date(s)
conducted
Polling organisation/client Sample size Liberal PC Green NDP Lead
18 – 22 April 2019 Forum Research 1073 25.7% 35.3% 34.3% 4.6% 1%
14 – 17 April 2019 Mainstreet Research 636 29.2% 30.5% 35.4% 3.9% 4.9%
12 – 15 April 2019 Narrative Research 539 29% 32% 35% 3% 3%
11 – 16 April 2019 MQO Research 400 26% 29% 40% 3% 11%
26 March 2019 General election called for 23 April
23 – 24 March 2019 Mainstreet Research 691 31.6% 27.5% 35.9% 3.7% 4.3%
2 – 24 February 2019 Corporate Research Associates Archived 8 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine 301 27% 29% 38% 4% 9%
9 February 2019 Dennis King is elected as the leader of Prince Edward Island PC Party
21 – 27 January 2019 MQO Research 400 33% 28% 34% 2% 1%
15 – 18 January 2019 Mainstreet Research 731 35.2% 29.6% 30.8% 2.7% 4.4%
2 – 19 November 2018 Corporate Research Associates Archived 15 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine 637 36% 20% 37% 6% 1%
30 Oct – 1 November 2018 Mainstreet Research 637 33.4% 28.3% 29.7% 6.7% 3.7%
22 Oct – 4 November 2018 MQO Research 400 31% 30% 32% 7% 1%
2–21 August 2018 Corporate Research Associates Archived 6 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine 300 35% 20% 38% 7% 3%
15–17 July 2018 Mainstreet Research 731 32.0% 31.3% 29.2% 5.4% 0.7%
12–29 July 2018 MQO Research 400 34% 29% 33% 4% 1%
2–28 May 2018 Corporate Research Associates 600 34% 26% 33% 7% 1%
16 Apr – 8 May 2018 MQO Research 400 38% 29% 26% 7% 9%
7 April 2018 Joe Byrne is elected as the leader of New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island
2–28 Feb 2018 Corporate Research Associates Archived 7 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine 300 42% 17% 34% 6% 8%
15–20 Jan 2018 MQO Research 400 37% 29% 28% 6% 8%
4–6 Jan 2018 Mainstreet Research 647 28.6% 30.2% 36.1% 5.1% 5.9%
1–30 Nov 2017 Corporate Research Associates Archived 7 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine 600 37% 28% 25% 11% 9%
20 October 2017 James Aylward announces his resignation as the leader of Prince Edward Island PC Party
3–10 Oct 2017 MQO Research 400 43% 32% 13% 12% 11%
3 Aug – 5 September 2017 Corporate Research Associates Archived 13 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine 304 45% 24% 18% 12% 21%
15 July 2017 MQO Research 39% 31% 22% 7% 8%
9 May–1 June 2017 Corporate Research Associates Archived 31 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine 304 38% 26% 26% 10% 12%
18 April 2017 MQO Research 39% 29% 23% 9% 10%
3 Feb – 1 March 2017 Corporate Research Associates Archived 30 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine 304 48% 19% 26% 7% 22%
16 January 2017 MQO Research 44% 26% 24% 6% 18%
7–29 Nov 2016 Corporate Research Associates Archived 30 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine 300 46% 25% 22% 7% 21%
2 October 2016 MQO Research 56% 25% 7% 11% 31%
9–31 Aug 2016 Corporate Research Associates Archived 31 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine 301 64% 19% 9% 8% 45%
19 July 2016 MQO Research 64% 14% 6% 16% 48%
6–30 May 2016 Corporate Research Associates Archived 25 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine 300 58% 20% 16% 7% 38%
6 April 2016 MQO Research 69% 17% 9% 5% 52%
9 Feb – 7 March 2016 Corporate Research Associates Archived 27 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine 309 61% 19% 11% 9% 42%
6 Nov – 1 December 2015 Corporate Research Associates Archived 27 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine 301 61% 18% 11% 9% 43%
25 October 2015 Jamie Fox is elected as interim leader of Prince Edward Island PC Party
10 Aug – 2 September 2015 Corporate Research Associates Archived 27 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine 304 46% 22% 14% 18% 24%
11–28 May 2015 Corporate Research Associates Archived 14 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 300 40% 24% 17% 19% 16%
4 May 2015 General election results 81,998 40.8% 37.4% 10.8% 11.0% 3.4%

Candidates

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  • Party leaders' names are in bold; cabinet ministers' names are in italics.
  • Incumbents not running for re-election are denoted with a dagger †.

Cardigan

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC Green NDP Independent
4. Belfast-Murray River Ian MacPherson[26]
615 - 20.91%
  Darlene Compton
1,545 - 52.53%
James Sanders
781 - 26.56%
Andy Clarey[c]   Darlene Compton
2. Georgetown-Pownal Kevin Doyle[28]
663 - 21.60%
  Steven Myers
1,493 - 48.63%
Susan Hartley[29]
865 - 28.18%
Edith Perry[30]
49 - 1.60%
  Steven Myers
Georgetown-St. Peters
5. Mermaid-Stratford Randy Cooper[31]
902 - 29.81%
Mary Ellen McInnis[32]
934 - 30.87%
  Michele Beaton
1,152 - 38.07%
Lawrence Millar
38 - 1.26%
Alan McIsaac[33]
Vernon River-Stratford
3. Montague-Kilmuir Daphne Griffin[34]
785 -26.55%
  Cory Deagle[35]
1,373 - 46.43%
John Allen MacLean
675 - 22.83%
Billy Cann
124 - 4.19%
  Allen Roach[33]
7. Morell-Donagh Susan Myers
557 - 18.32%
  Sidney MacEwen
1,752 - 57.61%
Kyle MacDonald
697 - 22.92%
Margaret Andrade
35 - 1.15%
  Sidney MacEwen
Morell-Mermaid
1. Souris-Elmira Tommy Kickham[36]
861 - 28.59%
  Colin LaVie
1,347 - 44.72%
Boyd Leard[29]
804 - 26.69%
Colin LaVie
8. Stanhope-Marshfield Wade MacLauchlan
1,196 - 36.36%
  Bloyce Thompson
1,300 - 39.53%
Sarah Donald
747 - 22.71%
Marian White
46 - 1.40%
Wade MacLauchlan
York-Oyster Bed
6. Stratford-Keppoch David Dunphy
882 - 29.52%
  James Aylward
1,270 - 42.50%
Devon Strang
805 - 26.94%
Lynne Thiele[37]
31 - 1.04%
James Aylward
Stratford-Kinlock

Malpeque

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC Green NDP Independent
19. Borden-Kinkora Jamie Stride[38]
417 - 12.93%
  Jamie Fox
1,680 - 52.11%
Matthew MacFarlane[39]
1,041 - 32.29%
Joan Gauvin
32 - 0.99%
Fred McCardle
54 - 1.67%
Jamie Fox
15. Brackley-Hunter River Windsor Wight
899 - 28.54%
  Dennis King
1,315 - 41.75%
Greg Bradley[40]
879 - 27.90%
Leah-Jane Hayward[37]
57 - 1.81%
Bush Dumville
West Royalty-Springvale
16. Cornwall-Meadowbank   Heath MacDonald
1,643 - 47.90%
Elaine Barnes
602 - 17.55%
Ellen Jones[41]
1,137 - 33.15%
Craig Nash
48 - 1.40%
Heath MacDonald
20. Kensington-Malpeque Nancy Beth Guptill
389 - 12.03%
  Matthew MacKay
2,008 - 62.11%
Matthew J. MacKay[42]
805 - 24.90%
Carole MacFarlane
31 - 0.96%
Matthew MacKay
17. New Haven-Rocky Point Judy MacNevin
515 - 14.80%
Kris Currie[43]
1,068 - 30.70%
  Peter Bevan-Baker
1,870 - 53.75%
Don Wills
26 - 0.75%
Peter Bevan-Baker
Kellys Cross-Cumberland
18. Rustico-Emerald Alexander (Sandy) MacKay
489 - 14.65%
  Brad Trivers
1,920 - 57.52%
Colin Jeffrey[42]
899 - 26.93%
Sean Deagle
30 - 0.90%
Brad Trivers

Charlottetown

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC Green NDP Independent
11. Charlottetown-Belvedere Roxanne Carter-Thompson
846 - 26.56%
Ronnie Carragher
998 - 31.33%
  Hannah Bell[44]
1,286 - 40.38%
Trevor Leclerc
55 - 1.73%
  Hannah Bell
Charlottetown-Parkdale
13. Charlottetown-Brighton Jordan Brown
1,223 - 37.88%
Donna Hurry
567 - 17.56%
  Ole Hammarlund[44]
1,301 - 40.29%
Simone Webster
138 - 4.27%
Jordan Brown
9. Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park Karen Lavers
635 25.71%
  Natalie Jameson
1,080 43.72%
John Andrew
709 - 28.70%
Gordon Gay
46 - 1.86%
Buck Watts[33]
Tracadie-Hillsborough Park
Election deferred, held on 15 July 2019 due to the death of Green Party candidate Josh Underhay[5][45][b][d]
12. Charlottetown-Victoria Park Richard Brown
875 - 27.86%
Tim Keizer
656 - 20.89%
  Karla Bernard[44]
1,272 - 40.50%
Joe Byrne[47]
338 - 10.76%
  Richard Brown
14. Charlottetown-West Royalty   Gord McNeilly[48]
1,079 - 35.16%
Angus Birt[49]
766 - 24.96%
Gavin Hall[41]
966 - 31.48%
Janis Newman
56 - 1.82%
Bush Dumville[50]
202 - 6.58%
  Kathleen Casey[33]
Charlottetown-Lewis Point
10. Charlottetown-Winsloe   Robert Mitchell
1,420 - 41.97%
Mike Gillis
865 - 25.57%
Amanda Morrison
1,057 - 31.24%
Jesse Reddin Cousins
41 - 1.21%
  Robert Mitchell
Charlottetown-Sherwood

Egmont

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC Green NDP
26. Alberton-Bloomfield Pat Murphy
1,153 - 40.02%
  Ernie Hudson
1,312 - 45.54%
James McKenna
317 - 11.00%
Michelle Arsenault[51]
99 - 3.44%
  Pat Murphy
Alberton-Roseville
24. Evangeline-Miscouche   Sonny Gallant
1,100 - 44.55%
Jason Woodbury
575 - 23.29%
Nick Arsenault[52]
761 - 30.82%
Grant Gallant
33 - 1.34%
  Sonny Gallant
25. O'Leary-Inverness   Robert Henderson
1,102 - 40.92%
Barb Broome
462 - 17.16%
Jason Charette[52]
231 - 8.58%
Herb Dickieson[53]
898 - 33.35%
  Robert Henderson
22. Summerside-South Drive Tina Mundy
938 - 31.61%
Paul Walsh
662 - 22.31%
  Steve Howard[39]
1,302 - 43.88%
Garth Oatway
65 - 2.19%
  Tina Mundy
Summerside-St. Eleanors
21. Summerside-Wilmot Chris Palmer
892 - 27.65%
Tyler DesRoches
1,037 - 32.15%
  Lynne Lund[39]
1,258 - 39.00%
Paulette Halupa
39 - 1.21%
  Chris Palmer
27. Tignish-Palmer Road   Hal Perry
1,388 - 49.25%
Melissa Handrahan
802 - 28.46%
Sean Doyle
584 - 20.72%
Dale Ryan[54]
44 - 1.56%
  Hal Perry
23. Tyne Valley-Sherbrooke Paula Biggar
882 - 28.54%
Hilton MacLennan[55]
1,026 - 33.20%
  Trish Altass[39]
1,101 - 35.63%
Robin Enman[56]
81 - 2.62%
  Paula Biggar
Tyne Valley-Linkletter

Notes

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  1. ^ Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park's district election was delayed for July 15
  2. ^ a b District 9 Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park's Green Party candidate Josh Underhay died on 19 April 2019.[6]
  3. ^ District 4 Belfast-Murray River independent candidate Andy Clarey withdrew from the election on 19 April. Because he withdrew after the close of nominations, his name appeared on ballots. Votes cast for Clarey will be considered spoiled.[27]
  4. ^ District 9 PC candidate Sarah Stewart-Clark withdrew her candidacy on 27 May.[46]

References

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  3. ^ 15 July deferred election for vacant seat, won by Progressive Conservative candidate
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  5. ^ a b c "Byelection to be held in District 9 Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park due to death of candidate". The Guardian. 20 April 2019. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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  11. ^ Bissett, Kevin (17 March 2019). "Poll finds governing P.E.I. Liberals in trouble ahead of looming election". Global News. Canadian Press. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
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  15. ^ "Jamie Fox named Progressive Conservative interim leader". CBC News. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  16. ^ MacPhee, Nancy. "Janice Sherry calling it quits". The Guardian. No. 1 August 2016. Charlottetown, PEI. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  17. ^ Wright, Teresa. "Chris Palmer wins Summerside-Wilmot with 42.3 per cent of the vote". The Guardian. No. 17 October 2016. Charlottetown, PEI. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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