The 1996 Prince Edward Island general election was held on November 18, 1996.[1] It was the first election in the province's history to not use multi-member constituencies, and instead elect a single member in each of 27 districts. (Previously, since 1873 the province had been divided into 15 or 16 districts, each electing two members.)
1996 Prince Edward Island general election|
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 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. |
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The governing Liberals of Premier Keith Milligan, who had been in power since Joe Ghiz first won government in 1986, lost to the resurgent Progressive Conservatives under their new leader, Pat Binns.
This was also the first election where a party other than the Liberals or Tories won a seat in the Legislature, with New Democratic Party leader Herb Dickieson winning a three-way race in a Prince County riding.
This election was the only one in PEI history where a party formed government without winning a majority of the vote until the 2015 election.
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| PC |
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47.39% |
| Liberal |
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44.76% |
| New Democratic |
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7.85% |
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| Seats summary |
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| PC |
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66.67% |
| Liberal |
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29.63% |
| New Democratic |
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3.70% |
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| Electoral district
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Candidates
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Incumbent
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| PC |
Liberal |
NDP
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| 1. Souris-Elmira
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Andy Mooney
1,287
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Ross Young
1,159
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Brian MacDonald
54
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Ross Young & Roger Soloman†
1st Kings
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| 2. Morell-Fortune Bay
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Kevin MacAdam
1,347
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Walter Bradley
1,269
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Kathy Murphy
40
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Walter Bradley & Claude Matheson†
2nd Kings
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| 3. Georgetown-Baldwin's Road
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Michael Currie
1,463
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Rose Marie MacDonald
1,182
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Patricia Allen
43
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Peter Doucette† & Roberta Hubley†
3rd Kings
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| Merged riding
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Rose Marie MacDonald & Barry Hicken‡
5th Kings
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| 4. Montague-Kilmuir
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Jim Bagnall
1,259
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Beverly Deelstra
964
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Janet Gillis
71
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New District
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| 5. Murray River-Gaspereaux
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Pat Binns
1,309
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Barry Hicken
1,022
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Alan Hicken
112
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Stanley Bruce †
4th Kings
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| 6. Belfast-Pownal Bay
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Wilbur MacDonald
1,275
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Lynwood MacPherson
1,242
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Edith Perry
99
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Lynwood MacPherson
4th Queens
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| 7. Glen Stewart-Bellevue Cove
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Pat Mella
2,357
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Mary Hughes
914
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Pat Burgoyne
146
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Pat Mella (PC) & Tom Dunphy† (Lib)
3rd Queens
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| 8. Tracadie-Fort Augustus
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Mildred Dover
1,511
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Alan McIsaac
1,279
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Suzanne Gibler
90
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| 9. Stanhope-East Royalty
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Jamie Ballem
1,625
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Eddie Reardon
1,404
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Leo Cheverie
165
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New District
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| 10. Sherwood-Hillsborough
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Elmer MacFadyen
1,585
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Larry Hughes
1,212
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Ronald Kelly
207
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Wayne Cheverie
5th Queens
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| 11. Parkdale-Belvedere
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Chester Gillan
1,584
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Stephen Dowling
1,008
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Larry Duchesne
169
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| 12. Charlottetown-Kings Square
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Brian McKenna
1,075
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Wayne Cheverie
1,345
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Sybil Frei
363
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| 13. Charlottetown-Rochford Square
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Jeff Lantz
1,242
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Paul Connolly
1,348
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Mark Forrest
226
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Paul Connolly
6th Queens
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| 14. Charlottetown-Spring Park
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Wes MacAleer
1,481
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Ian MacDonald
1,119
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Leo Broderick
862
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| 15. Winsloe-West Royalty
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Don MacKinnon
1,751
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Perley MacNeill
1,575
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James Rodd
190
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New District
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| 16. North River-Rice Point
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Brian Dollar
1,606
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Ron MacKinley
1,958
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Marlene Hunt
224
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Gordon MacInnis‡ & Ron MacKinley
2nd Queens
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| 17. Crapaud-Hazel Grove
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Norman MacPhee
1,666
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Eric MacArthur
1,529
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J'Nan Brown
312
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Marion Murphy†
1st Queens
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| 18. Park Corner-Oyster Bed
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Beth MacKenzie
1,824
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Gordon MacInnis
1,652
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Gerard Gallant
187
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New District
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| 19. Borden-Kinkora
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Eric Hammill
1,521
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Stavert Huestis
1,310
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Gerard Sexton
195
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Stavert Huestis & Libbe Hubley†
4th Prince
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| 20. Kensington-Malpeque
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Mitch Murphy
2,020
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Bill Campbell
1,312
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Calvin Roberts
227
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New District
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| 21. Wilmot-Summerside
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Greg Deighan
1,506
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Walter McEwen
1,394
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Bill McKinnon
492
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Walter McEwen & Nancy Guptill
5th Prince
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| 22. St. Eleanors-Summerside
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Gardiner MacNeill
1,145
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Nancy Guptill
1,716
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Marsha Arseneault
307
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| 23. Cascumpec-Grand River
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Barry Balsom
715
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Keith Milligan
1,823
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Donna Lewis
162
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Keith Milligan
2nd Prince
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| 24. Evangeline-Miscouche
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Gerard Richard
735
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Robert Maddix
1,519
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Gerard Bernard
188
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Robert Maddix
3rd Prince
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| 25. West Point-Bloomfield
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Gary Morgan
695
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Fairley Yeo
783
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Herb Dickieson
921
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New District
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| 26. Alberton-Miminegash
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Eddie Trail
1,127
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Hector MacLeod
1,351
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Ed Kilfoil
175
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Bobby Morrissey & Hector MacLeod
1st Prince
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| 27. Tignish-DeBlois
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Gail Shea
1,149
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Bobby Morrissey
1,413
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Howard Waite
56
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