Charlottetown-Brighton
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Coordinates: | 46°14′24″N 63°08′31″W / 46.240°N 63.142°WCoordinates: 46°14′24″N 63°08′31″W / 46.240°N 63.142°W | ||
Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island | ||
MLA |
Green | ||
District created | 1996 | ||
First contested | 1996 | ||
Last contested | 2019 | ||
Demographics | |||
Census division(s) | Queens County | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Charlottetown |
Charlottetown-Brighton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was formerly named Charlottetown-Rochford Square from 1996 to 2007.
Members
The riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Charlottetown-Brighton | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
See 6th Queens 1966-1996 | ||||
60th | 1996–2000 | Paul Connolly | Liberal | |
61st | 2000–2003 | Jeff Lantz | Progressive Conservative | |
62nd | 2003–2007 | Robert Ghiz | Liberal | |
63rd | 2007–2011 | |||
64th | 2011–2015 | |||
65th | 2015–2019 | Jordan Brown | Liberal | |
66th | 2019–present | Ole Hammarlund | Green |
Election results
Charlettown-Brighton, 2007–present
2019 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Green | Ole Hammarlund | 1,310 | 40.57 | +27.52 | ||||
Liberal | Jordan Brown | 1,223 | 37.88 | -1.14 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Donna Hurry | 567 | 17.56 | -20.58 | ||||
New Democratic | Simone Webster | 128 | 3.96 | -5.83 | ||||
Total valid votes | 3,229 | 100.0 | ||||||
Green gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.20 |
2015 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Jordan Brown | 1,056 | 39.02 | -13.44 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Rob Lantz | 1,032 | 38.14 | +8.28 | ||||
Green | Derrick Biso | 353 | 13.05 | +2.88 | ||||
New Democratic | Bob MacLean | 265 | 9.79 | +2.27 | ||||
Total valid votes | 2,706 | 100.0 | ||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -10.86 | ||||||
These results will be subject to a judicial recount.[1] | ||||||||
[2] |
2011 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Robert Ghiz | 1,228 | 52.46 | -7.79 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Linda Clements | 699 | 29.86 | -3.21 | ||||
Green | Elizabeth Schoales | 238 | 10.17 | +3.49 | ||||
New Democratic | Trevor John Leclerc | 176 | 7.52 | |||||
Total valid votes | 2,341 | 100.0 | ||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.29 |
2007 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Robert Ghiz | 1,669 | 60.25 | +9.60 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | John Abbott | 916 | 33.07 | -12.03 | ||||
Green | Cindy Burton | 185 | 6.68 | |||||
Total valid votes | 2,770 | 100.0 | ||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +10.82 |
2016 electoral reform plebiscite results
2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum | |||
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Side | Votes | % | |
Mixed Member Proportional | 552 | 35.25 | |
Dual Member Proportional Representation | 406 | 25.93 | |
First Past the Post | 361 | 23.05 | |
Preferential Voting | 166 | 10.60 | |
First Past the Post plus leaders | 81 | 5.17 | |
Two-choice preferred result | |||
Mixed Member Proportional | 993 | 66.38 | |
First Past the Post | 503 | 33.62 | |
Total votes cast | 1,496 | 48.04 | |
Registered voters | 3,260 | ||
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF). |
Charlottetown-Rochford Square, 1996–2007
2003 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Robert Ghiz | 1,433 | 50.65 | +11.42 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | George MacDonald | 1,276 | 45.10 | -5.32 | ||||
New Democratic | J'Nan Brown | 120 | 4.24 | -6.10 | ||||
Total valid votes | 2,829 | 100.0 | ||||||
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +8.37 |
2000 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jeff Lantz | 1,433 | 50.42 | +5.34 | ||||
Liberal | Ian "Tex" MacDonald | 1,115 | 39.23 | -7.80 | ||||
New Democratic | Ken Bingham | 294 | 10.34 | +2.46 | ||||
Total valid votes | 2,842 | 100.0 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.57 |
1996 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Paul Connolly | 1,348 | 47.03 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Jeff Lantz | 1,292 | 45.08 | |||||
New Democratic | Mark Forrest | 226 | 7.88 | |||||
Total valid votes | 2,866 | 100.0 | ||||||
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member riding of 6th Queens. |
References
- ^ CBC News (15 May 2015). "PC Leader Rob Lantz says vote recount 'only prudent'". CBC News. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 5 May 2015.