Tracadie-Hillsborough Park

Tracadie-Hillsborough Park is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Tracadie-Hillsborough Park
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Coordinates:46.356°N 62.985°W / 46.356; -62.985
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
District created2007
District abolished2019
First contested2007
Last contested2015

The district was created in the redistribution that preceded the 2007 Prince Edward Island general election out of parts of Sherwood-Hillsborough, Stanhope-East Royalty and Tracadie-Fort Augustus.

The district was dissolved in the redistribution that preceded the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election. Its urban portion in Charlottetown was transferred to the new district of Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park, while the rural portion was largely transferred to the district of Stanhope-Marshfield,[1] and a small part transferred to Morell-Donagh.

Members

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tracadie-Hillsborough Park
Assembly Years Member Party
See Sherwood-Hillsborough, Stanhope-East Royalty and Tracadie-Fort Augustus 1996–2007
63rd 2007–2011 Buck Watts Liberal
64th 2011–2015
65th 2015–2019
See Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park, Stanhope-Marshfield and Morell-Donagh after 2019

Election results
2015 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBuck Watts1,35445.65-2.88
Progressive ConservativeDarren Creamer82627.85-14.43
New DemocraticJason Murray54918.51+13.45
GreenIsaac Williams2377.99+4.53
Total valid votes 2,96699.60
Total rejected ballots 120.40-0.12
Turnout 2,97876.63+3.83
Eligible voters 3,886
Liberal hold Swing +5.77
[2]
2011 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBuck Watts1,30448.53-6.86
Progressive ConservativeGlen Kelly1,13642.28+3.57
New DemocraticRon Kelly1365.06+2.50
GreenHelene Larouche933.46+0.12
IslandGary Chipman180.67
Total valid votes 2,68799.48
Total rejected ballots 140.52
Turnout 2,70172.80
Eligible voters 3,710
Liberal hold Swing -5.22
[3]
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBuck Watts1,57755.39+12.84
Progressive ConservativeElmer MacFadyen1,10238.71-16.58
GreenRobert Pendergast953.34
New DemocraticPeter MacFarlane732.56+0.39
Total valid votes 2,847100.0  
This was a newly created district
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +14.71

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results
2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
Mixed Member Proportional 429 30.62
First Past the Post 375 26.77
Dual Member Proportional Representation 322 22.98
Preferential Voting 174 12.42
First Past the Post plus leaders 101 7.21
Two-choice preferred result
Mixed Member Proportional 789 59.01
First Past the Post 548 40.99
Total votes cast 1,401 35.65
Registered voters 3,930
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

References
  1. "Districts to watch in the P.E.I. election". CBC News Prince Edward Island, April 18, 2019.
  2. Elections Prince Edward Island. "2015 Provincial General Election - Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. Elections Prince Edward Island. "2011 Provincial General Election - Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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