Parkdale-Belvedere

Parkdale-Belvedere was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was created before the 1996 election out of the dual-member 5th Queens riding. It was abolished prior to the 2007 election into Charlottetown-Sherwood and Charlottetown-Parkdale.

Parkdale-Belvedere
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
District created1996
District abolished2007
First contested1996
Last contested2003
Demographics
Census division(s)Queens County
Census subdivision(s)Charlottetown

Members

The riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Charlottetown-Sherwood
Assembly Years Member Party
5th Queens 1873–1996
60th 1996–2000 Chester Gillan Progressive Conservative
61st 2000–2003
62nd 2003–2007
See Charlottetown-Sherwood and Charlottetown-Parkdale

Election results

2003 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeChester Gillan1,56261.57-5.92
LiberalCharlie Cooke89735.36+10.15
New DemocraticNick Boragina783.07-4.23
Total valid votes 2,537100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -8.04
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeChester Gillan1,71967.49+10.12
LiberalJacob Mal64225.21-11.30
New DemocraticEdith Perry1867.30+1.18
Total valid votes 2,547100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +10.71
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeChester Gillan1,58457.37
LiberalStephen Dowling1,00836.51
New DemocraticLarry Duchesne1696.12
Total valid votes 2,761100.0  
This district was created from parts of the dual-member riding of 5th Queens.

Plebiscites

2005 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
No 833 52.58
Yes 751 47.41
Total valid votes 1,584 99.75
Rejected votes 4 0.25
Total votes 1,588 51.13
Electors 3,106
Source
"Referendum Statistical Results" (PDF).

References

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