Vernon River-Stratford

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.

Vernon River-Stratford
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Coordinates: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

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%±%
LiberalAlan McIsaac1,17341.32-9.20
Progressive ConservativeMary Ellen McInnis1,17341.32+0.70
New DemocraticKathleen Romans2589.09+4.81
GreenNick Graveline2358.28+3.69
Total valid votes 2,839100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -4.95
These election results were subject to a judicial recount. McIsaac was elected after a coin toss.[1][2]
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2011 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlan McIsaac1,31150.52+2.49
Progressive ConservativeMary Ellen McInnis1,05440.62-5.12
GreenMarion Pirch1194.59+1.13
New DemocraticEdith Perry1114.28+1.51
Total valid votes 2,595100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +3.80
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAlan McIsaac1,38748.03+6.42
Progressive ConservativeAllan Fraser1,32145.74-8.46
GreenGary Clauseheide1003.46
New DemocraticEdith Perry802.77-1.43
Total valid votes 2,888100.0  
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 ConservativeWilbur B. MacDonald1,42154.20-5.67
LiberalSarah Jane Bell1,09141.61+6.79
New DemocraticMichael Page1104.20-1.11
Total valid votes 2,622100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.23
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeWilbur B. MacDonald1,61159.87+11.13
LiberalErnie Mutch93734.82-12.66
New DemocraticMark Hansen1435.31+1.53
Total valid votes 2,691100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +11.90
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeWilbur B. MacDonald1,27548.74
LiberalLynwood MacPherson1,24247.48
New DemocraticEdith Perry993.78
Total valid votes 2,616100.0  
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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