2011 Prince Edward Island general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 2011 Prince Edward Island general election Prince Edward Island parliamentary no no 2007 Prince Edward Island general election 2007 63rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island 2015 Prince Edward Island general election 2015 elected members 27 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 14 76.53%SaltWire | Prince Edward Island https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/ 2021-12-30 www.saltwire.com en 2021-12-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20211229235823/https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/ live 2011 10 3 #Opinion polls 150x150px PE Liberal nohash Robert Ghiz April 5, 2003 PE Liberal name Charlottetown-Brighton 23 seats, 52.93% 24 22 2 38,315 51.39% 1.54% PC PE PC nohash Olive Crane October 2, 2010 PE PC name Morell-Mermaid 4 seats, 41.35% 2 5 3 29,950 40.18% 1.17% Prince_Edward_Island_Election_2011_Map.svg 300px Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via plurality results by each riding. Premier Robert Ghiz PE Liberal name Robert Ghiz Premier after election PE Liberal name No The 2011 Prince Edward Island general election was held on October 3, 2011.http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/1969-12-31/article-2105770/Next-election-will-be-fought-on-new-ideas-not-new-spendingGhiz/1 Next election will be fought on new ideas, not new spending: Ghiz Wayne Thibodeau January 11, 2011 The Guardian Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island January 21, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110114015724/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/1969-12-31/article-2105770/Next-election-will-be-fought-on-new-ideas-not-new-spendingGhiz/1 January 14, 2011 dead https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/can-harper-wait-out-the-election-traffic-jam/article1863565/ Can Harper wait out the election traffic jam? John Ibbitson January 10, 2011 Ottawa Notebook Globe and Mail January 21, 2011 Toronto January 20, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110120072556/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/can-harper-wait-out-the-election-traffic-jam/article1863565/ dead The Liberal government of Premier Robert Ghiz was elected to a second majority government, winning one seat less than they did in 2007. Ghiz himself considered 18 seats to be a marker for a strong majority. He won 22. Health care was an important issue during the election, especially in rural areas.Ghiz wins 2nd term as P.E.I. premier https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/ghiz-wins-2nd-term-as-p-e-i-premier-1.984500 CBC News October 3, 2011 October 4, 2011 October 4, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004122625/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/peivotes2011/story/2011/10/03/peivotes-election-night-lead-584.html live The Progressive Conservatives retained their position as Official Opposition, winning five seats. Olive Crane used the issue of the Provincial Nominee Program during the election, as well as issues surrounding immigration and investments that came under investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Federal Minister Jason Kenney during the election.Crane and 4 Tories voted in https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/crane-and-4-tories-voted-in-1.1066759 CBC News October 4, 2011 October 4, 2011 October 4, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004145117/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/peivotes2011/story/2011/10/03/peivotes-conservatives.html live Results Both the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives lost votes, and lost in the share of vote. Turnout was down and seven thousand fewer voters cast ballots total. The Greens and New Democrats increased both their raw vote and their share of the vote, and the new Island party took nearly a full percentage point. Three incumbent Liberal MLAs were defeated by Progressive Conservatives; the Progressive Conservatives retained one of the two seats they held at the dissolution of the previous legislature, as well as one vacant seat which they held prior to the resignation of Michael Currie from the legislature in March 2011, while the Liberals gained one seat whose Progressive Conservative incumbent did not stand for re-election. The election saw one riding, Kellys Cross-Cumberland, have six candidates, a rarity in PEI elections. thumb|300x300px|Results of the election by polling division The PC Party solidified their base in central-east PEI, winning four ridings that were part of the federal riding of Cardigan, and carried the region. The PC Party also managed to win a single seat on the northern tip of the Island. + ↓ 22 5 Liberal PC Summary of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island election results !rowspan="2" colspan="2" align=left|Party !rowspan="2" align=left|Party leader !rowspan="2"|Candidates !colspan="4" align=center|Seats !colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Popular vote |- !2007 !Dissol. !2011 !Change !# !% !Change PE Liberal row-name |align=left|Robert Ghiz |align="right"|27 |align="right"|23 |align="right"|24 |align="right"|22 |align="right"|-1 |align="right"|38,315 |align="right"|51.38% |align="right"|-1.55% PE PC row-name |align=left|Olive Crane |align="right"|27 |align="right"|4 |align="right"|2 |align="right"|5 |align="right"|+1 |align="right"|29,950 |align="right"|40.16% |align="right"|-1.19% PE Green row-name |align=left|Sharon Labchuk |align="right"| 22 |align="right"| - |align="right"| - |align="right"| 0 |align="right"| |align="right"|3,254 |align="right"|4.36% |align="right"|+1.32% PE NDP row-name |align=left|James Rodd |align="right"| 14 |align="right"| - |align="right"| - |align="right"| 0 |align="right"| |align="right"|2,355 |align="right"|3.16% |align="right"|+1.20% PE Island row-name |align=left|Billy Cann |align="right"|12 |align="right"|* |align="right"| - |align="right"| 0 |align="right"| |align="right"|682 |align="right"|0.91% |align="right"|* PE Independents and no affiliation row-name |align=left| |align="right"|1 |align="right"| - |align="right"| - |align="right"| 0 |align="right"| |align="right"|15 |align="right"|0.02% |align="right"|-0.71% PE Vacant row-name |align=left| |align="right"| - |align="right"| - |align="right"| 1 |colspan="5" align="right"| |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"|Total | style="text-align:right;"|103 | style="text-align:right;"|27 | style="text-align:right;"|27 | style="text-align:right;"|27 | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"|74,571 | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"| |} * The Island Party of Prince Edward Island was not a registered political party at the time of the 2007 election.Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal PE Liberal 51.38 PC PE PC 40.16 Green PE Green 4.36 New Democratic PE NDP 3.16 Others PE Independent 0.94Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px Liberal PE Liberal 81.48 PC PE PC 18.52 Synopsis of results + 2011 PEI general election - synopsis of riding results https://www.electionspei.ca/sites/www.electionspei.ca/files/general-2011-10-03.pdf Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Prince Edward Island for the Provincial General Election of 3 October 2011 2015 electionspei.ca Elections Prince Edward Island 2–6 Riding # District number FederalRiding 2007 Winning partypercentages calculated on valid votes only Turnoutincluding spoilt ballots Votes Party Votes Share Margin# Margin% Lib PC Green NDP Island Ind Independent or No Affiliation Total  Alberton-Roseville26EGM  Lib  Lib1,604 56.18%467 16.36% 83.10%1,604 1,137 71 – 43 – 2,855Belfast-Murray River4CAR  PC  Lib1,135 45.86%8 0.32% 79.02%1,135 1,127 114 – 99 – 2,475Borden-Kinkora19MPQ  Lib  Lib1,590 49.41%122 3.79% 77.85%1,590 1,468 160 – – – 3,218Charlottetown-Brighton13CHA  Lib  Lib1,228 52.46%529 22.60% 77.42%1,228 699 238 176 – – 2,341Charlottetown-Lewis Point14CHA  Lib  Lib1,411 52.01%516 19.02% 70.01%1,411 895 132 275 – – 2,713Charlottetown-Parkdale11CHA  Lib  Lib1,510 61.76%845 34.56% 73.78%1,510 665 152 118 – – 2,445Charlottetown-Sherwood10CHA  Lib  Lib1,538 53.93%478 16.76% 77.86%1,538 1,060 127 127 – – 2,852Charlottetown-Victoria Park12CHA  Lib  Lib1,112 51.29%530 24.45% 69.03%1,112 582 278 177 19 – 2,168Cornwall-Meadowbank16MPQ  Lib  Lib1,686 63.46%930 35.00% 71.03%1,686 756 172 – 43 – 2,657Evangeline-Miscouche24EGM  Lib  Lib1,722 77.22%1,304 58.48% 84.89%1,722 418 64 – 26 – 2,230Georgetown-St. Peters2CAR  PC  PC1,575 53.30%361 12.22% 83.91%1,214 1,575 47 87 32 – 2,955Kellys Cross-Cumberland17MPQ  Lib  Lib1,768 54.02%808 24.69% 77.54%1,768 960 306 182 42 15 3,273Kensington-Malpeque20MPQ  Lib  Lib1,820 57.18%655 20.58% 74.76%1,820 1,165 – 198 – – 3,183Montague-Kilmuir3CAR  PC  Lib1,127 46.57%123 5.08% 78.10%1,127 1,004 89 – 200 – 2,420Morell-Mermaid7CAR  PC  PC1,649 58.29%616 21.77% 88.28%1,033 1,649 114 – 33 – 2,829O'Leary-Inverness25EGM  Lib  Lib1,431 55.51%284 11.02% 78.83%1,431 1,147 – – – – 2,578Rustico-Emerald18MPQ  Lib  Lib1,498 49.50%157 5.19% 78.69%1,498 1,341 187 – – – 3,026Souris-Elmira1CAR  Lib  PC1,302 48.58%30 1.12% 86.25%1,272 1,302 – – 106 – 2,680Stratford-Kinlock6CAR  Lib  PC2,020 55.59%779 21.44% 77.63%1,241 2,020 168 205 – – 3,634Summerside-St. Eleanors22EGM  Lib  Lib1,426 51.76%389 14.12% 63.76%1,426 1,037 145 147 – – 2,755Summerside-Wilmot21EGM  Lib  Lib1,382 54.75%445 17.63% 65.36%1,382 937 205 – – – 2,524Tignish-Palmer Road27EGM  Lib  PC1,175 50.15%33 1.41% 81.74%1,142 1,175 – – 26 – 2,343Tracadie-Hillsborough Park8CHA  Lib  Lib1,304 48.53%168 6.25% 72.80%1,304 1,136 93 136 18 – 2,687Tyne Valley-Linkletter23EGM  Lib  Lib1,390 57.27%353 14.54% 71.68%1,390 1,037 – – – – 2,427Vernon River-Stratford5CAR  Lib  Lib1,311 50.52%257 9.90% 77.29%1,311 1,054 119 111 – – 2,595West Royalty-Springvale15CHA  Lib  Lib1,432 45.93%63 2.02% 75.31%1,432 1,369 151 166 – – 3,118York-Oyster Bed9MPQ  Lib  Lib1,988 55.30%753 20.95% 79.55%1,988 1,235 122 250 – – 3,595 a #F5F5DC silver = open seat #F0E68C silver = turnout is above provincial average #87CEFA silver = incumbency arose from byelection gain #DCDCDC silver = incumbent re-elected in same riding #DCD0FF silver = other incumbent renominated + Resulting composition of the 64th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island Source PartyLibPCTotalSeats retained Incumbents returned 20 1 21Open seats held 1 1Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated 3 3Open seats gained 1 1Byelection gain held 1 1Total 22 5 27 Results by region Party NameCardiganMalpequeCharlottetownEgmontTotal PE Liberal rowLiberal Seats:385622 PE Liberal row Popular Vote: 42.54% 52.87% 54.31% 57.01% 51.38% PE PC rowProgressive Conservative Seats:40015 PE PC row Popular Vote: 49.68% 38.10% 31.16% 38.89% 40.16%Total seats:785727Parties that won no seats:PE Green row Green Vote: 651 1,191 927 485 3,254 PE Green row Popular Vote: 3.32% 4.81% 7.40% 2.74% 4.36% PE NDP rowNDP Vote: 403 932 873 147 2,355 PE NDP row Popular Vote: 2.06% 3.77% 6.97% 0.83% 3.16% PE Island rowIsland Party Vote: 470 98 19 95 682 PE Island row Popular Vote: 2.40% 0.40% 0.15% 0.54% 0.91% PE Independent rowIndependent Vote: 15 15 PE Independent row Popular Vote: 0.06% 0.02% Incumbent MLAs not running for re-election Progressive Conservative Michael Currie (resigned, March 28, 2011), Georgetown-St. Peters"Currie to run in Cardigan" . CBC News, March 28, 2011. Jim Bagnall, Montague-Kilmuir Opinion polls Polling FirmDate of PollingLink Liberal Progressive Conservatives Greens New DemocratsCorporate Research AssociatesSeptember 29, 2011HTML533655Corporate Research AssociatesAugust 28, 2011PDF593137Corporate Research AssociatesJune 10, 2011PDF5135213Corporate Research AssociatesMarch 9, 2011PDF6225211Corporate Research AssociatesDecember 6, 2010PDF533484Corporate Research AssociatesAugust 24, 2010PDF613026Corporate Research AssociatesMay 31, 2010PDF612738Corporate Research AssociatesFebruary 24, 2010HTML642646Corporate Research AssociatesDecember 3, 2009HTML573139Corporate Research AssociatesAugust 2009HTML622756Corporate Research AssociatesMay 2009HTML573247Corporate Research AssociatesFebruary 2009HTML642826Corporate Research AssociatesNovember 2008HTML553158Corporate Research AssociatesAugust 2008HTML632566Corporate Research AssociatesMay 2008HTML612747Corporate Research AssociatesFebruary 2008HTML683446Corporate Research AssociatesNovember 2007HTML642255Election 2007May 28, 2007HTML52.941.43.01.9 Riding by riding results Cardigan PE Liberal PC Green NDP Island Other |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Belfast-Murray River |PE Liberal background| |Charlie McGeoghegan 1,135 - (45.86%) | |Darlene Compton 1,127 - (45.54%) | |John Burhoe 114 - (4.61%) | | | |Andy Clarey 99 - (4.00%) | |  |PE Liberal background| |Charlie McGeoghegan |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Georgetown-St. Peters | |Kevin Gotell 1,214 - (41.08%) |PE PC background|  |Steven Myers 1,575 - (53.30%) | |Jason Furness 47 - (1.59%) | |Jane Dunphy 87 - (2.94%) | |Ray Cantelo 32 - (1.08%) | |  |PE vacant background| |Vacant |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Montague-Kilmuir |PE Liberal background| |Allen Roach 1,127 - (46.57%) | |Greg Farrell 1,004 - (41.49%) | |Vanessa Young 89 - (3.68%) | |  | |Billy Cann 200 - (8.26%) | |  |PE PC background| |Jim Bagnall† |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Morell-Mermaid | |Dan MacDonald 1,033 - (36.51%) |PE PC background|  |Olive Crane 1,649 - (58.29%) | |Darcie Lanthier 114 - (4.03%) | | | |Roger Nowe 33 - (1.17%) | | |PE PC background| |Olive Crane |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Souris-Elmira | |Allan Campbell 1,272 - (47.46%) |PE PC background| |Colin LaVie 1,302 - (48.58%) | | | | | |Jason MacGregor 106 - (3.96%) | | |PE Liberal background| |Allan Campbell |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Stratford-Kinlock | |Cynthia Dunsford 1,241 - (34.15%) |PE PC background|  |James Aylward 2,020 - (55.59%) | |Donald Killorn 168 - (4.62%) | |Chris van Ouwerkerk 205 - (5.64%) | | | |  |PE Liberal background| |Cynthia Dunsford |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Vernon River-Stratford |PE Liberal background|  |Alan McIsaac 1,311 - (50.52%) | |Mary Ellen McInnis 1,054 - (40.62%) | |Marion Pirch 119 - (4.59%) | |Edith Perry 111 - (4.28%) | |  | | |PE Liberal background| |Alan McIsaac |} Malpeque PE Liberal PC Green NDP Island Other |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Borden-Kinkora |PE Liberal background| |George Webster 1,590 - (49.41%) | |Jamie Fox 1,468 - (45.62%) | |Conor Leggott 160 - (4.97%) | |  | |  | | |PE Liberal background| |George Webster |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Cornwall-Meadowbank |PE Liberal background|  |Ron MacKinley 1,686 - (63.46%) | |Larry Hogan 756 - (28.45%) | |Allieanna Ballagh 172 - (6.47%) | | | |Jay Gallant 43 - (1.62%) | | |PE Liberal background| |Ron MacKinley |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Kellys Cross-Cumberland |PE Liberal background|  |Valerie Docherty 1,768 - (54.10%) | |Neila Auld 960 - (29.38%) | |Peter Bevan-Baker 306 - (9.36%) | |Jesse Reddin Cousins 182 - (5.56%) | |Paul Smitz 37 - (1.13%) | |Arthur C. Mackenzie 15 - (0.46%) |PE Liberal background| |Valerie Docherty |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Kensington-Malpeque |PE Liberal background|  |Wes Sheridan 1,820 - (57.18%) | |Wilber Lamont 1,165 - (36.60%) | | | |George S. Hunter 198 - (6.22%) | | | | |PE Liberal background| |Wes Sheridan |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Rustico-Emerald |PE Liberal background| |Carolyn Bertram 1,498 (49.50%) | |Brad Trivers 1,341 - (44.32%) | |Ron Wagner 187- (6.18%) | |  | |  | |  |PE Liberal background| |Carolyn Bertram |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|York-Oyster Bed |PE Liberal background|  |Robert Vessey 1,988 - (55.30%) | |Martie Murphy 1,235 - (34.25%) | |Jenet Clement 122 - (3.39%) | |James Rodd 250 - (6.95%) | | | |  |PE Liberal background| |Robert Vessey |} Charlottetown PE Liberal PC Green NDP Island Other |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Brighton |PE Liberal background|  |Robert Ghiz 1,228 - (52.46%) | |Linda Clements 699 - (29.86%) | |Elizabeth Schoales 238 - (10.17%) | |Trevor John LeClerc 176 - (7.52%) | |  | |  |PE Liberal background|  |Robert Ghiz |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Lewis Point |PE Liberal background|  |Kathleen Casey 1,411 - (52.01%) | |Parnell Kelly 895 - (32.99%) | |Charles Sanderson 132 - (4.87%) | |Jacquie Robichaud 275 - (10.14%) | |  | |  |PE Liberal background|  |Kathleen Casey |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Parkdale |PE Liberal background|  |Doug Currie 1,510 - (61.76%) | |Bernie Flynn 665 - (27.20%) | |Eliza Knockwood 152 - (6.22%) | |Noel Pauley 118 - (4.83%) | |  | | |PE Liberal background|  |Doug Currie |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Sherwood |PE Liberal background|  |Robert Mitchell 1,538 - (53.93%) | |Mike Gillis 1,060 - (37.17%) | |Sarah Jones 127 - (4.45%) | |Kat Murphy 127 - (4.45%) | | | |  |PE Liberal background|  |Robert Mitchell |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Victoria Park |PE Liberal background|  |Richard Brown 1,112- (51.29%) | |Myles MacKinnon 582- (26.85%) | |Sharon Labchuk 278 - (12.82%) | |Rita Jackson 177 - (8.16%) | |Philip Stewart 19 - (0.88%) | |  |PE Liberal background|  |Richard Brown |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Tracadie-Hillsborough Park |PE Liberal background| |Buck Watts 1,304 - (48.53%) | |Glen Kelly 1,136 - (42.28%) | |Helene LaRouche 93 - (3.46%) | |Ron Kelly 136 - (5.06%) | |Gary Chipman 18 - (0.67%) | |  |PE Liberal background| |Buck Watts |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|West Royalty-Springvale |PE Liberal background| |Bush Dumville 1,432 - (45.93%) | |Gary Bowness 1,369 - (43.91%) | |Liz Vaine 151 - (4.84%) | |Andrew Want 166 - (5.32%) | |  | |  |PE Liberal background| |Bush Dumville |} Egmont PE Liberal PC Green NDP Island Other |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Alberton-Roseville |PE Liberal background|  |Pat Murphy 1,604 - (56.18%) | |David Gordon 1,137 - (39.82%) | |Gerald O'Meara 71 - (2.49%) | | | |Mitch Gallant 43 - (1.51%) | |  |PE Liberal background|  |Pat Murphy |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Evangeline-Miscouche |PE Liberal background|  |Sonny Gallant 1,722 - (77.22%) | |Edgar Arsenault 418 - (18.74%) | |Melissa Hotte 64 - (2.87%) | | | |Arthur Arsenault 26 - (1.17%) | |  |PE Liberal background|  |Sonny Gallant |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|O'Leary-Inverness |PE Liberal background|  |Robert Henderson 1,431 - (55.51%) | |Daniel MacDonald 1,147 - (44.49%) | | | |  | |  | |  |PE Liberal background|  |Robert Henderson |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Summerside-St. Eleanors |PE Liberal background|  |Gerard Greenan 1,426 - (51.76%) | |Merlin Cormier 1,037 - (37.64%) | |Caleb Adams 145 - (5.26%) | |Paulette Halupa 147 - (5.30%) | | | | |PE Liberal background|  |Gerard Greenan |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Summerside-Wilmot |PE Liberal background|  |Janice Sherry 1,382 - (54.74%) | |Shirley Anne Cameron 937 - (37.12%) | |Rosalyn Ridlington Abbott 205 - (8.12%) | | | | | |  |PE Liberal background|  |Janice Sherry |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Tignish-Palmer Road | |Neil LeClair 1,142 (48.74%) |PE PC background| |Hal Perry 1,175 - (50.15%) | | | |  | |Derek D. Peters 26 - (1.11%) | |  |PE Liberal background|  |Neil LeClair |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Tyne Valley-Linkletter |PE Liberal background|  |Paula Biggar 1,390 - (57.27%) | |Jim Henwood 1,037 - (42.73%) | | | | |  | | |  |PE Liberal background|  |Paula Biggar |} References 30em Further reading Peter McKenna Don Desserud The 2011 Provincial Election in Prince Edward Island Canadian Political Science Review 2013 7 1 1911-4125 https://ojs.unbc.ca/index.php/cpsr/article/viewFile/342/448 65–71 10.24124/c677/2013342 2021-05-04 2021-05-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20210504060207/https://ojs.unbc.ca/index.php/cpsr/article/viewFile/342/448 live External links Election Almanac - Prince Edward Island Provincial Election 2011 2011 Category:2011 elections in Canada Category:2011 in Prince Edward Island Category:October 2011 in Canada