Charlottetown-Brighton

Charlottetown-Brighton
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Coordinates: 46°14′24″N 63°08′31″W / 46.240°N 63.142°W / 46.240; -63.142Coordinates: 46°14′24″N 63°08′31″W / 46.240°N 63.142°W / 46.240; -63.142
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
MLA
 
 		 
Jordan Brown
Liberal
First contested 1996
Last contested 2015
Demographics
Census divisions Queens County
Census subdivisions Charlottetown

Charlottetown-Brighton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was formerly named Charlottetown-Rochford Square from 1996 to 2007.

Members

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Charlottetown-Brighton
Assembly Years Member Party
See 6th Queens 1966-1996
60th 1996–2000 Paul Connolly Liberal
61st 2000–2003 Jeff Lantz Progressive Conservative
62nd 2003–2007 Robert Ghiz Liberal
63rd 2007–2011
64th 2011–2015
65th 2015–present Jordan Brown Liberal

Election results

Charlettown-Brighton, 2007–present

Prince Edward Island general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJordan Brown1,05639.02-13.44
Progressive ConservativeRob Lantz1,03238.14+8.28
GreenDerrick Biso35313.05+2.88
New DemocraticBob MacLean2659.79+2.27
Total valid votes 2,706100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -10.86
These results will be subject to a judicial recount.[1]
[2]
Prince Edward Island general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Ghiz1,22852.46-7.79
Progressive ConservativeLinda Clements69929.86-3.21
GreenElizabeth Schoales23810.17+3.49
New DemocraticTrevor John Leclerc1767.52
Total valid votes 2,341100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -2.29
Prince Edward Island general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Ghiz1,66960.25+9.60
Progressive ConservativeJohn Abbott91633.07-12.03
GreenCindy Burton1856.68
Total valid votes 2,770100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +10.82

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum, 2016
Side Votes %
Mixed Member Proportional 552 35.25
Dual Member Proportional Representation 406 25.93
First Past the Post 361 23.05
Preferential Voting 166 10.60
First Past the Post plus leaders 81 5.17
Two-choice preferred result
Mixed Member Proportional 993 66.38
First Past the Post 503 33.62
Total votes cast 1,496 48.04
Registered voters 3,260
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

Charlottetown-Rochford Square, 1996–2007

Prince Edward Island general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Ghiz1,43350.65+11.42
Progressive ConservativeGeorge MacDonald1,27645.10-5.32
New DemocraticJ'Nan Brown1204.24-6.10
Total valid votes 2,829100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +8.37
Prince Edward Island general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJeff Lantz1,43350.42+5.34
LiberalIan "Tex" MacDonald1,11539.23-7.80
New DemocraticKen Bingham29410.34+2.46
Total valid votes 2,842100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.57
Prince Edward Island general election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalPaul Connolly1,34847.03
Progressive ConservativeJeff Lantz1,29245.08
New DemocraticMark Forrest2267.88
Total valid votes 2,866100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member riding of 6th Queens.

References

  1. ↑ CBC News (15 May 2015). "PC Leader Rob Lantz says vote recount 'only prudent'". CBC News. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Retrieved 5 May 2015.
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