York-Oyster Bed

York-Oyster Bed
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Coordinates: 46°20′02″N 63°05′53″W / 46.334°N 63.098°W / 46.334; -63.098Coordinates: 46°20′02″N 63°05′53″W / 46.334°N 63.098°W / 46.334; -63.098
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
MLA
 
 		 
Wade MacLauchlan
Liberal
First contested 1996
Last contested 2015

York-Oyster Bed is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The district was named Stanhope-East Royalty from 1996 until 2007. The current MLA is Premier Wade MacLauchlan.

Members

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly for York-Oyster Bed
Assembly Years Member Party
See 2nd Queens, 3rd Queens, and 5th Queens 1873–1996
60th 1996–2000 Jamie Ballem Progressive Conservative
61st 2000–2003
62nd 2003–2007
63rd 2007–2011 Robert Vessey Liberal
64th 2011–2015
65th 2015–present Wade MacLauchlan Liberal

Election results

Prince Edward Island general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalWade MacLauchlan1,93847.68-7.62
Progressive ConservativeJim "Benson" Carragher1,33832.92-1.43
New DemocraticGordon Gay44210.87+3.92
GreenThane Bernard3478.54+5.15
Total valid votes 4,065100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -3.10
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Prince Edward Island general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Vessey1,98855.30-0.07
Progressive ConservativeMartie Murphy1,23534.35-5.02
New DemocraticJames Rodd2506.95+5.24
GreenJenet Clement1223.39-0.15
Total valid votes 3,595100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +2.48
Prince Edward Island general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Vessey1,97055.37+13.40
Progressive ConservativeJamie Ballem1,40139.38-16.31
GreenJoan Cullen1263.54
New DemocraticJames Rodd611.71-0.63
Total valid votes 3,558100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +14.86
Prince Edward Island general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJamie Ballem1,85855.69-5.28
LiberalRobert Vessey1,40041.97+8.91
New DemocraticGerard Gallant782.34-3.63
Total valid votes 3,336100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -7.10
Prince Edward Island general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJamie Ballem1,99260.97+10.09
LiberalEddie Reardon1,08033.06-10.89
New DemocraticLeo Cheverie1955.97+0.80
Total valid votes 3,267100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +10.49
Prince Edward Island general election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeJamie Ballem1,62550.88
LiberalEddie Reardon1,40443.95
New DemocraticLeo Cheverie1655.17
Total valid votes 3,194100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 2nd Queens, 3rd Queens and 5th Queens.

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum, 2016
Side Votes %
Mixed Member Proportional 583 29.44
First Past the Post 575 29.04
Dual Member Proportional Representation 412 20.81
Preferential Voting 248 12.53
First Past the Post plus leaders 162 8.18
Two-choice preferred result
Mixed Member Proportional 1,086 57.13
First Past the Post 815 42.87
Total votes cast 1,980 38.47
Registered voters 5,147
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

References

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