2007 Prince Edward Island general election

2007 Prince Edward Island general election
27 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island; 14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	83.84%
	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 before election; Pat Binns; Progressive Conservative	Premier after election ; Robert Ghiz; Liberal

The 2007 Prince Edward Island general election was held on May 28, 2007. It elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The incumbent Progressive Conservative government was defeated by the Liberal opposition after holding power for eleven years.

The newly formed Green Party captured 3.04% of the vote or 4.44% in ridings they contested, beating out the New Democratic Party for third place. The New Democrats fell to 1.96% or 3.43% in ridings contested. They captured 3.06% of the vote, or 3.48% in the 24 of the 27 ridings they contested in the 2003 election.

Results

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23	4
Liberal	PC

Summary of the May 28, 2007 Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island election results
Party		Party leader	Candidates	Seats				Popular vote
Party		Party leader	Candidates	2003	Dissol.	2007	Change	#	%	Change
	Liberals	Robert Ghiz	27	4	4	23	+19	43,205	52.93%	+10.27%
	Progressive Conservatives	Pat Binns	27	23	23	4	-19	33,754	41.35%	-12.94%
	Green	Sharon Labchuk	18	*	-	-	-	2,482	3.04%	*
	New Democrats	Dean Constable	15	-	-	-	-	1,597	1.96%	-1.10%
	Independents and no affiliation		2	-	-	-	-	594	0.73%	+0.73%
Total			89	27	27	27	-	81,632	100%

Results of the election by polling division

* Green Party of Prince Edward Island was not a registered political party at the time of the 2003 election.

Popular vote

Liberal			52.93%
PC			41.35%
Green			3.04%
New Democratic			1.96%
Others			0.72%

Seats summary

Liberal			85.19%
PC			14.81%

Synopsis of results

2007 PEI general election - synopsis of riding results^{[a 1]}
Riding	#	Federal Riding	2003		Winning party^{[a 2]}						Turnout ^{[a 3]}	Votes
					Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %		Lib	PC	Green	NDP	Ind	Total
					Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %							Total

Alberton-Roseville*	26	EGM		PC		Lib	1,487	49.48%	123	4.09%	88.91%	1,487	1,364	95	59	–	3,005
Belfast-Murray River*	4	CAR		PC		PC	1,527	55.15%	397	14.34%	84.47%	1,130	1,527	112	–	–	2,769
Borden-Kinkora	19	MPQ		PC		Lib	1,811	52.43%	460	13.32%	82.36%	1,811	1,351	292	–	–	3,454
Charlottetown-Brighton*	13	CHA		Lib		Lib	1,669	60.25%	753	27.18%	86.86%	1,669	916	185	–	–	2,770
Charlottetown-Lewis Point*	14	CHA		PC		Lib	1,865	58.94%	566	17.89%	82.34%	1,865	1,299	–	–	–	3,164
Charlottetown-Parkdale	11	CHA	New			Lib	1,666	57.43%	565	19.48%	84.04%	1,666	1,101	–	134	–	2,901
Charlottetown-Sherwood	10	CHA	New			Lib	1,712	54.78%	467	14.94%	84.05%	1,712	1,245	83	85	–	3,125
Charlottetown-Victoria Park*	12	CHA		Lib		Lib	1,536	53.58%	578	20.16%	84.34%	1,536	958	166	207	–	2,867
Cornwall-Meadowbank*	16	MPQ		Lib		Lib	1,761	62.31%	853	30.18%	77.81%	1,761	908	78	79	–	2,826
Evangeline-Miscouche	24	EGM		PC		Lib	1,311	55.81%	376	16.01%	88.92%	1,311	935	103	–	–	2,349
Georgetown-St. Peters*	2	CAR		PC		PC	1,678	53.08%	289	9.14%	88.34%	1,389	1,678	–	94	–	3,161
Kellys Cross-Cumberland*	17	MPQ		Lib		Lib	1,811	52.01%	565	16.23%	83.35%	1,811	1,246	238	187	–	3,482
Kensington-Malpeque	20	MPQ		PC		Lib	1,788	50.31%	214	6.02%	81.62%	1,788	1,574	192	–	–	3,554
Montague-Kilmuir*	3	CAR		PC		PC	1,447	52.43%	134	4.86%	89.00%	1,313	1,447	–	–	–	2,760
Morell-Mermaid*	7	CAR		PC		PC	1,384	46.46%	443	14.87%	86.53%	941	1,384	–	94	560	2,979
O'Leary-Inverness*	25	EGM		PC		Lib	1,731	62.13%	676	24.26%	83.20%	1,731	1,055	–	–	–	2,786
Parkdale-Belvedere	–	CHA		PC	Dissolved
Rustico-Emerald*	18	MPQ		PC		Lib	1,970	60.28%	869	26.59%	89.61%	1,970	1,101	197	–	–	3,268
Sherwood-Hillsborough	–	CHA		PC	Dissolved
Souris-Elmira	1	CAR		PC		Lib	1,422	50.34%	210	7.43%	87.06%	1,422	1,212	70	121	–	2,825
Stratford-Kinlock*	6	CAR		PC		Lib	1,682	48.26%	81	2.32%	85.99%	1,682	1,601	129	73	–	3,485
Summerside-St. Eleanors*	22	EGM		PC		Lib	1,697	54.36%	469	15.02%	73.59%	1,697	1,228	86	77	34	3,122
Summerside-Wilmot*	21	EGM		PC		Lib	1,645	57.10%	582	20.20%	73.79%	1,645	1,063	–	173	–	2,881
Tignish-Palmer Road*	27	EGM		PC		Lib	1,569	55.15%	293	10.30%	91.60%	1,569	1,276	–	–	–	2,845
Tracadie-Fort Augustus	–	MPQ		PC	Dissolved
Tracadie-Hillsborough Park	8	CHA	New			Lib	1,577	55.39%	475	16.68%	79.31%	1,577	1,102	95	73	–	2,847
Tyne Valley-Linkletter*	23	EGM		PC		Lib	1,599	58.06%	444	16.12%	75.02%	1,599	1,155	–	–	–	2,754
Vernon River-Stratford*	5	CAR		PC		Lib	1,387	48.03%	66	2.29%	86.32%	1,387	1,321	100	80	–	2,888
West Royalty-Springvale*	15	CHA		PC		Lib	1,766	55.07%	460	14.34%	83.89%	1,766	1,306	135	–	–	3,207
York-Oyster Bed*	9	MPQ		PC		Lib	1,970	55.37%	569	15.99%	88.74%	1,970	1,401	126	61	–	3,558

* - renamed in 2007 redistribution

^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Prince Edward Island for the Provincial General Election of 28 May 2007 (PDF). Elections Prince Edward Island. 2007. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help) (some pages missing from the scan)
^ percentages calculated on valid votes only
^ including spoilt ballots

= open seat

= turnout is above provincial average

= incumbent re-elected in same riding

= previously incumbent in another riding

= other incumbent renominated

Resulting composition of the 63rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Source		Party
Source		Lib	PC	Total
Seats retained	Incumbents returned	3	4	7
Seats retained	Open seats held	1		1
Seats changing hands	Incumbents defeated	12		12
	Open seats gained	6		6
	Taken by candidate previously incumbent in another riding	1		1
Total		23	4	27

Largest and smallest margins of victory

The five largest margins of victory were:

Rustico-Emerald: Carolyn Bertram, Liberal, defeated David Blacquiere, PC, by 869 votes.
Cornwall-Meadowbank: Ron MacKinley, Liberal, defeated Margaret Duffy, PC, by 853 votes.
Charlottetown-Brighton: Robert Ghiz, Liberal, defeated John Abbott, PC, by 753 votes.
O'Leary-Inverness: Robert Henderson, Liberal, defeated Eva Rodgerson, PC, by 678 votes.
Summerside-Wilmot: Janice Sherry, Liberal, defeated Gerard McCardle, PC, by 582 votes.

The five smallest margins of victory were:

Vernon River-Stratford: Alan McIsaac, Liberal, defeated Allan Fraser, PC, by 66 votes.
Stratford-Kinlock: Cynthia Dunsford, Liberal, defeated David McKenna, PC, by 81 votes.
Alberton-Roseville: Pat Murphy, Liberal, defeated Cletus Dunn, PC, by 123 votes.
Montague-Kilmuir: Jim Bagnall, PC, defeated Billy Cann, Liberal, by 134 votes.
Souris-Elmira: Allan Campbell, Liberal, defeated Andy Mooney, PC, by 210 votes.

Results by place

	Seats	Second	Third	Fourth
Liberal	23	4	0	0
Progressive Conservative	4	23	0	0
Green	0	0	14	4
New Democratic	0	0	7	8
Independent	0	0	1	0

Results by region

Party Name			Cardigan	Malpeque	Charlottetown	Egmont	Total
	Liberal	Seats:	3	8	5	7	23
	Liberal	Popular Vote:	44.40%	54.91%	56.98%	55.92%	52.93%
	Progressive Conservative	Seats:	4	0	0	0	4
	Progressive Conservative	Popular Vote:	48.74%	38.41%	37.22%	40.90%	41.35%
Total seats:			7	8	5	7	27
Parties that won no seats:
	Green	Vote:	411	1,336	434	284	2,482
	Green	Popular Vote:	1.97%	5.19%	2.93%	1.44%	3.04%
	NDP	Vote:	462	384	426	309	1,597
	NDP	Popular Vote:	2.21%	1.49%	2.87%	1.57%	1.96%
	Independent	Vote:	560	xx	xx	34	594
	Independent	Popular Vote:	2.68%	xx	xx	0.17%	0.73%

Timeline

April 10, 2007 - Treasurer Mitch Murphy unveils the provincial budget. Many people referred to this budget as an "election budget", as it had promises for everyone.^[2]
April 17, 2007 - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) news article declares Wikipedia the new PEI election battleground, with edits to the Pat Binns article that some say are partisan in nature.^[3]
April 26, 2007 - The ban on canned carbonated beverages was lifted. Canned beverages such as beer will be available by the summer, while soda will be available by January 1, 2008. This is thought to be a way to "grab votes" according to Sharon Labchuk and Dean Constable.^[4]
April 30, 2007 - Premier Pat Binns calls the election at his constituency's Progressive Conservative nominating convention.^[5]
May 1, 2007 - The Liberal Party release a series of political attack ads which many call "United States-style". One advertisement ran during Tuesday night's broadcast of American Idol on CTV. This type of advertising isn't normally seen in Island elections.^[6]
May 11, 2007 - All four party leaders talk rural health care and doctor recruitment.^[7]
May 15, 2007 - The first of a string of leaders debates was held. The leaders from all four parties attended.^[8]
May 28, 2007 - Liberals win a majority of seats, in the PEI Legislature. Taking 23 of 27, while the Progressive Conservatives drop to 4 seats. The New Democrats and the Greens win none.^[9]^[10]
June 12, 2007 - Liberal government of Robert Ghiz is sworn in, following resignation of the Pat Binns government.^[11]
August 30, 2007 - Pat Binns named ambassador to the Republic of Ireland and steps down as leader of the opposition, and as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island.^[12]
September 4, 2007 - Olive Crane named interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island and made leader of the opposition.^[13]

Riding by riding results

Cardigan

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
Electoral district	PC		Liberal		Green		NDP		Other		Incumbent
Belfast-Murray River		Pat Binns 1,527 (55.15%)		Charlie McGeoghegan 1,130 (40.81%)		Ahmon Katz 112 (4.04%)						Pat Binns
Georgetown-St. Peters		Michael Currie 1,678 (53.08%)		Danny Walker 1,389 (43.94%)				Jane Dunphy 94 (2.97%)				Michael Currie
Montague-Kilmuir		Jim Bagnall 1,447 (52.43%)		Billy Cann 1,313 (47.57%)								Jim Bagnall
Morell-Mermaid		Olive Crane 1,384 (46.46%)		Doug Deacon 941 (31.59%)				Mike Avery 94 (3.16%)		Larry McGuire (Ind.) 560 (18.80%)		Olive Crane
Souris-Elmira		Andy Mooney 1,212 (42.90%)		Allan Campbell 1,422 (50.34%)		Rachel Leslie 70 (2.48%)		Betty Fay 121 (4.28%)				Andy Mooney
Stratford-Kinlock		David McKenna 1,601 (45.94%)		Cynthia Dunsford 1,682 (48.26%)		Mark Wellman 129 (3.70%)		Jane McNeil 73 (2.09)				David McKenna
Vernon River-Stratford		Allan Fraser 1,321 (45.74%)		Alan McIsaac 1,387 (48.03%)		Gary Clauseheide 100 (3.46%)		Edith Perry 80 (2.77%)				Wilbur MacDonald†

Malpeque

Electoral district	Candidates									Incumbent
Electoral district	PC		Liberal		Green		NDP		Other	Incumbent
Borden-Kinkora		Fred McCardle 1,351 (39.11%)		George Webster 1,811 (52.43%)		Jamie Larkin 292 (8.45%)					Fred McCardle
Cornwall-Meadowbank		Margaret Duffy 908 (32.13%)		Ron MacKinley 1,761 (62.31%)		Paul Ness 78 (2.76%)		Kirk Brown 79 (2.80%)			Ron MacKinley
Kellys Cross-Cumberland		Steven Stead 1,246 (35.78%)		Valerie Docherty 1,811 (52.01%)		Peter Bevan-Baker 221 (6.84%)		Lorraine Begley 171 (5.37%)			Carolyn Bertram
Kensington-Malpeque		Mitch Murphy 1,574 (44.29%)		Wes Sheridan 1,788 (50.31%)		Jodie Bowmaster 192 (5.40%)					Mitch Murphy
Rustico-Emerald		David Blacquiere 1,101 (33.69%)		Carolyn Bertram 1,970 (60.28%)		Sharon Labchuk 197 (6.03%)					Beth MacKenzie†
York-Oyster Bed		Jamie Ballem 1,401 (39.38%)		Robert Vessey 1,970 (55.37%)		Joan Cullen 126 (3.54%)		James Rodd 61 (1.71%)			Jamie Ballem

Charlottetown

Electoral district	Candidates									Incumbent
Electoral district	PC		Liberal		Green		NDP		Other	Incumbent
Charlottetown-Brighton		John Abbott 916 (33.07%)		Robert Ghiz 1,669 (60.25%)		Cindy Burton 185 (6.68%)					Robert Ghiz
Charlottetown-Lewis Point		Wes MacAleer 1,299 (41.06%)		Kathleen Casey 1,865 (58.94%)							Wes MacAleer
Charlottetown-Parkdale		Mike Molyneaux 1,101 (37.95%)		Doug Currie 1,666 (57.43%)				Zain Esseghaier 134 (4.62%)			Elmer MacFadyen †
Charlottetown-Sherwood		Chester Gillan 1,245 (39.84%)		Robert Mitchell 1,712 (54.78%)		Kat Murphy 83 (2.66%)		Brian Pollard 85 (2.72%)			Chester Gillan
Charlottetown-Victoria Park		Jason Lee 958 (33.41%)		Richard Brown 1,536 (53.58%)		Denise Reiser 166 (5.79%)		Dean Constable 207 (7.22%)			Richard Brown
Tracadie-Hillsborough Park		Elmer MacFadyen 1,102 (38.71%)		Buck Watts 1,577 (55.39%)		Robert Pendergast 95 (3.34%)		Peter MacFarlane 73 (2.56%)			Mildred Dover†
West Royalty-Springvale		Wayne Collins 1,306 (40.72%)		Bush Dumville 1,766 (55.07%)		Larry Cosgrave 135 (4.21%)					Wayne Collins

Egmont

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
Electoral district	PC		Liberal		Green		NDP		Other		Incumbent
Alberton-Roseville		Cletus Dunn 1,364 (45.39%)		Pat Murphy 1,487 (49.84%)		Gerald O'Meara 95 (3.16%)		Jillian Kilfoil 59 (1.96%)				Cletus Dunn
Evangeline-Miscouche		Wilfred Arsenault 935 (39.80%)		Sonny Gallant 1,311 (55.81%)		Mannie Gallant 103 (4.38%)						Wilfred Arsenault
O'Leary-Inverness		Eva Rodgerson 1,055 (37.87%)		Robert Henderson 1,731 (62.13%)								Eva Rodgerson
Summerside-St. Eleanors		Brent Gallant 1,228 (39.33%)		Gerard Greenan 1,697 (54.36%)		Stuart Smith 86 (2.75%)		Paulette Halupa 77 (2.47%)		John W. A. Curtis (Ind.) 34 (1.09%)		Helen MacDonald†
Summerside-Wilmot		Gerard McCardle 1,063 (36.90%)		Janice Sherry 1,645 (57.10%)				Ryan Pollard 173 (6.00%)				Greg Deighan†
Tignish-Palmer Road		Gail Shea 1,276 (44.85%)		Neil LeClair 1,569 (55.15%)								Gail Shea
Tyne Valley-Linkletter		Philip Brown 1,155 (41.94%)		Paula Biggar 1,599 (58.06%)								Philip Brown

References

^ "Saltwire | Prince Edward Island".
^ "Surplus P.E.I. budget adds millions in new spending". CBC News. April 10, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ "Wikipedia new P.E.I. election battleground". CBC News. April 17, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ "End to can ban receives full support of legislature". CBC News. April 26, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ "Binns calls P.E.I. election, seeks record mandate". CBC News. April 30, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ "Liberal ads on the airwaves take political swipes at Tories". The Guardian. Charlottetown. May 2, 2007. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ "Leaders talk rural health care". Cbc.ca. May 11, 2007. Archived from the original on May 22, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
^ "Political leaders face slew of debates". The Guardian. Charlottetown. May 16, 2007. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ "P.E.I. tide paints province Liberal red". CBC News. May 28, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ "P.E.I. voters elect Liberal Leader Robert Ghiz". CTV News. May 28, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ "P.E.I. Premier Robert Ghiz sworn in to office". CTV News. June 12, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ "Former P.E.I. premier Binns named ambassador to Ireland". CBC News. August 30, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ "Crane to lead P.E.I. PCs". CBC News. September 5, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

External links

[2] Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Prince Edward Island for the Provincial General Election of 28 May 2007 (PDF). Elections Prince Edward Island. 2007. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help) (some pages missing from the scan)

[3] rcentages calculated on valid votes only

[4] uding spoilt ballots

[1] "Saltwire | Prince Edward Island".

[5] "Surplus P.E.I. budget adds millions in new spending". CBC News. April 10, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[6] "Wikipedia new P.E.I. election battleground". CBC News. April 17, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[7] "End to can ban receives full support of legislature". CBC News. April 26, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[8] "Binns calls P.E.I. election, seeks record mandate". CBC News. April 30, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[9] "Liberal ads on the airwaves take political swipes at Tories". The Guardian. Charlottetown. May 2, 2007. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[10] "Leaders talk rural health care". Cbc.ca. May 11, 2007. Archived from the original on May 22, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2011.

[11] "Political leaders face slew of debates". The Guardian. Charlottetown. May 16, 2007. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[12] "P.E.I. tide paints province Liberal red". CBC News. May 28, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[13] "P.E.I. voters elect Liberal Leader Robert Ghiz". CTV News. May 28, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[14] "P.E.I. Premier Robert Ghiz sworn in to office". CTV News. June 12, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[15] "Former P.E.I. premier Binns named ambassador to Ireland". CBC News. August 30, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[16] "Crane to lead P.E.I. PCs". CBC News. September 5, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

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