Vernon River-Stratford

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Vernon River-Stratford
Prince Edward Island electoral district
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Coordinates:46°13′34″N 62°55′19″W / 46.226°N 62.922°W / 46.226; -62.922Coordinates: 46°13′34″N 62°55′19″W / 46.226°N 62.922°W / 46.226; -62.922
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
District created1996
District abolished2019
First contested1996
Last contested2015

Vernon River-Stratford was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was previously known as Belfast-Pownal Bay.

Members[]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Vernon River-Stratford
Assembly Years Member Party
See 3rd Queens and 4th Queens 1873-1996
60th 1996–2000 Wilbur MacDonald Progressive Conservative
61st 2000–2003
62nd 2003–2007
63rd 2007–2011 Alan McIsaac Liberal
64th 2011–2015
65th 2015–2019

Election results[]

Vernon River-Stratford, 2007–2019[]

2015 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan McIsaac 1,173 41.32 -9.20
Progressive Conservative Mary Ellen McInnis 1,173 41.32 +0.70
New Democratic Kathleen Romans 258 9.09 +4.81
Green Nick Graveline 235 8.28 +3.69
Total valid votes 2,839 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -4.95
These election results were subject to a judicial recount. McIsaac was elected after a coin toss.[1][2]
[3]
2011 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan McIsaac 1,311 50.52 +2.49
Progressive Conservative Mary Ellen McInnis 1,054 40.62 -5.12
Green Marion Pirch 119 4.59 +1.13
New Democratic Edith Perry 111 4.28 +1.51
Total valid votes 2,595 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +3.80
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan McIsaac 1,387 48.03 +6.42
Progressive Conservative Allan Fraser 1,321 45.74 -8.46
Green Gary Clauseheide 100 3.46
New Democratic Edith Perry 80 2.77 -1.43
Total valid votes 2,888 100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +7.44

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results[]

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
Mixed Member Proportional 403 31.05
First Past the Post 385 29.66
Dual Member Proportional Representation 261 20.11
Preferential Voting 150 11.56
First Past the Post plus leaders 99 7.63
Two-choice preferred result
Mixed Member Proportional 692 56.63
First Past the Post 530 43.37
Total votes cast 1,298 37.22
Registered voters 3,487
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

Belfast-Pownal Bay, 1996–2007[]

2003 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Wilbur B. MacDonald 1,421 54.20 -5.67
Liberal Sarah Jane Bell 1,091 41.61 +6.79
New Democratic Michael Page 110 4.20 -1.11
Total valid votes 2,622 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.23
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Wilbur B. MacDonald 1,611 59.87 +11.13
Liberal Ernie Mutch 937 34.82 -12.66
New Democratic Mark Hansen 143 5.31 +1.53
Total valid votes 2,691 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +11.90
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Wilbur B. MacDonald 1,275 48.74
Liberal Lynwood MacPherson 1,242 47.48
New Democratic Edith Perry 99 3.78
Total valid votes 2,616 100.0  
This district was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 3rd Queens and 4th Queens.

References[]

  1. ^ CBC News (19 May 2015). "Liberal Alan McIsaac wins seat in coin toss after recount tie". CBC News. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. ^ Angela Walker (12 May 2015). "PC candidate files for recount". CBC News. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. ^ 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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