O'Leary-Inverness

O'Leary-Inverness
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
MLA
 
 		 
Robert Henderson
Liberal
First contested 1996
Last contested 2015

O'Leary-Inverness is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was formerly known as West Point-Bloomfield from 1996 to 2007. It was created in 1996 from parts of 1st Prince and 2nd Prince. It is notable for being the first district on the Island to ever elect a member of a third party to the legislature.

Members

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly for O'Leary-Inverness
Assembly Years Member Party
See 1st Prince and 2nd Prince 1873-1996
60th 1996–2000 Herb Dickieson New Democratic
61st 2000–2003 Eva Rodgerson Progressive Conservative
62nd 2003–2007
63rd 2007–2011 Robert Henderson Liberal
64th 2011–2015
65th 2015–present

Election results

O'Leary-Inverness, 2007–present

Prince Edward Island general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Henderson1,31048.81-6.69
Progressive ConservativeDaniel MacDonald1,06339.61-4.88
New DemocraticBilly MacKendrick31111.59
Total valid votes 2,684100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -0.90
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Prince Edward Island general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Henderson1,43155.50-6.63
Progressive ConservativeDaniel MacDonald1,14744.49+6.62
Total valid votes 2,578100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -6.62
Prince Edward Island general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Henderson1,73162.13+24.17
Progressive ConservativeEva Rodgerson1,05537.87-14.07
Total valid votes 2,786100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +19.12

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum, 2016
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 426 47.76
Mixed Member Proportional 155 17.38
Dual Member Proportional Representation 152 17.04
Preferential Voting 88 9.87
First Past the Post plus leaders 71 7.96
Final round preferred result
First Past the Post 498 56.98
Mixed Member Proportional 204 23.34
Dual Member Proportional Representation 172 19.68
Total votes cast 892 26.56
Registered voters 3,359
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

West Point-Bloomfield, 1996–2007

Prince Edward Island general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeEva Rodgerson1,19351.94+11.24
LiberalSean O'Halloran87237.96+16.18
New DemocraticEd Kilfoil23210.10-27.41
Total valid votes 2,297100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.47
Prince Edward Island general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeEva Rodgerson75340.70+11.73
New DemocraticHerb Dickieson69437.51-0.88
LiberalCharles Adams40321.78-10.86
Total valid votes 1,850100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +6.30
Prince Edward Island general election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticHerb Dickieson92138.39
LiberalFairley Yeo78332.64
Progressive ConservativeGary Morgan69528.97
Total valid votes 2,399100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 1st Prince and 2nd Prince.

References

  1. ↑ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.

Coordinates: 46°40′48″N 64°13′34″W / 46.680°N 64.226°W / 46.680; -64.226


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