Bloyce Thompson
Bloyce Thompson is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election.[1] He represents the district of Stanhope-Marshfield as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island. He was re-elected in the 2023 general election.[2]
Bloyce Thompson | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Deputy Premier of Prince Edward Island | |
| Assumed office April 14, 2023 | |
| Premier | Dennis King |
| Preceded by | Darlene Compton |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Stanhope-Marshfield | |
| Assumed office April 23, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | farmer |
Prior to his election to the legislature, Thompson worked as a dairy farmer.[3]
On April 14, 2023, Thompson was appointed Deputy Premier of Prince Edward Island, by Lieutenant Governor Antoinette Perry, via the advice of Premier Dennis King.
Electoral record
| 2023 Prince Edward Island general election: Stanhope-Marshfield | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bloyce Thompson | 2,209 | 79.6 | +40.1 | ||||
| New Democratic | Marian White | 566 | 20.4 | +19.0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,775 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +28.0 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
| 2019 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bloyce Thompson | 1,300 | 39.53 | |||||
| Liberal | Wade MacLauchlan | 1,196 | 36.36 | |||||
| Green | Sarah Donald | 747 | 22.71 | |||||
| New Democratic | Marian White | 46 | 1.40 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,289 | 100.00 | ||||||
References
- "Prince Edward Island election results, riding by riding". Global News, April 23, 2019.
- Ross, Shane (April 4, 2023). "Who's in, who's out: Meet the new Legislative Assembly of P.E.I." CBC News.
- "Dairy farmer seeks PC nomination for District 8". The Guardian, March 3, 2019.
- "2023 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
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