Summerside-Wilmot

Summerside-Wilmot
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Coordinates: 46°24′14″N 63°46′23″W / 46.404°N 63.773°W / 46.404; -63.773Coordinates: 46°24′14″N 63°46′23″W / 46.404°N 63.773°W / 46.404; -63.773
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
MLA
 
 		 
Chris Palmer
Liberal
First contested 1996
Last contested 2016 by-election

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

Members

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Summerside-Wilmot
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from 4th Prince and 5th Prince
60th 1996–2000 Greg Deighan Progressive Conservative
61st 2000–2003
62nd 2003–2007
63rd 2007–2011 Janice Sherry Liberal
64th 2011–2015
65th 2015–2016
2016–present Chris Palmer Liberal

Election results

Summerside-Wilmot, 2007–present

Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, October 17, 2016
Resignation of Janice Sherry
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalChris Palmer97842.32+2.88
Progressive ConservativeBrian Ramsay72031.16-7.24
GreenLynne Lund50621.90+11.99
New DemocraticScott Gaudet1074.63-7.64
Total valid votes 2,311100.00
Liberal hold Swing +5.06
Prince Edward Island general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJanice Sherry1,13539.44-15.79
Progressive ConservativeBrian Ramsay1,10538.39+1.64
New DemocraticScott Gaudet35312.27
GreenDonald MacFadzen-Reid2859.90+1.88
Total valid votes 2,878100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -8.72
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Prince Edward Island general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJanice Sherry1,31555.23-1.87
Progressive ConservativeShirley Anne Cameron87536.75-3.15
GreenRosalyn Ridlington Abbott1918.02
Total valid votes 2,381100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +0.64
Prince Edward Island general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJanice Sherry1,64557.10+16.65
Progressive ConservativeGerard McCardle1,06339.90-12.23
New DemocraticRyan Pollard1736.00-1.41
Total valid votes 2,881100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +14.44

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum, 2016
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 395 30.45
Mixed Member Proportional 352 27.14
Dual Member Proportional Representation 276 21.28
Preferential Voting 171 13.18
First Past the Post plus leaders 103 7.94
Two-choice preferred result
Mixed Member Proportional 667 53.83
First Past the Post 572 46.17
Total votes cast 1,297 33.20
Registered voters 3,907
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

Wilmot-Summerside, 1996–2007

Prince Edward Island general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGreg Deighan1,80752.13+1.75
LiberalDuke Cormier1,40240.45+2.95
New DemocraticGary Robichaud2577.41-4.72
Total valid votes 3,466100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.60
Prince Edward Island general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGreg Deighan1,67450.38+5.99
LiberalPaul Schurman1,24637.50-3.59
New DemocraticGary Robichaud40312.13-2.37
Total valid votes 3,323100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +4.79
Prince Edward Island general election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeGreg Deighan1,50644.39
LiberalWalter McEwen1,39441.09
New DemocraticBill McKinnon49214.50
Total valid votes 3,392100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 4th Prince and 5th 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.
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