Darlene Compton

Darlene Compton
MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Belfast-Murray River
Assumed office
May 4, 2015
Preceded by Charlie McGeoghegan
Personal details
Political party Progressive Conservative
Residence Pinette, Prince Edward Island[1]

Darlene Compton is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election.[2] She will represent the electoral district of Belfast-Murray River as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.[2]

She was previously the party's candidate in the same district for a by-election in 2007, following the resignation of Pat Binns from the legislature, but lost to Charlie McGeoghegan. She ran again in the 2011 provincial election, again losing to McGeoghegan by a margin of just eight votes.[3] She was subsequently a candidate in the party's 2015 leadership election,[1] finishing third behind Rob Lantz and James Aylward.

Electoral record

Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, 15 October 2007: Belfast-Murray River
On the appointment of Pat Binns as Ambassador to Ireland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCharlie McGeoghegan1,25954.95+14.14
Progressive ConservativeDarlene Compton82836.15−19.01
IndependentAndy Clarey1074.67
GreenAhmon Katz833.62−0.42
New DemocraticJane McNeil100.44
Total valid votes 2,287100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +16.58
Source: Elections PEI
Prince Edward Island general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCharlie McGeoghegan1,13545.86-9.09
Progressive ConservativeDarlene Compton1,12745.54+9.39
GreenJohn Burhoe1144.61+0.99
IslandAndy Clarey994.00-0.67
Total valid votes 2,475100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -9.24
Prince Edward Island general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDarlene Compton1,20345.12-0.42
LiberalCharlie McGeoghegan1,09541.07-4.79
New DemocraticAlan Hicken2168.10
GreenJordan MacPhee1525.70+1.09
Total valid votes 2,666100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +2.18
[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pinette resident Darlene Compton joins PC leadership race". The Guardian, January 16, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Darlene Compton slogs to victory". The Guardian, May 5, 2015.
  3. "Darlene Compton, PC leadership candidate, calls province 'adrift'". CBC News, December 10, 2014.
  4. Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 5 May 2015.


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