1996 Prince Edward Island general election

The 1996 Prince Edward Island general election was held on November 18, 1996. It was the first election in the province's history to not use multi-member constituencies, and instead elect a single member in each of 27 districts. (Previously, since 1873 the province had been divided into 15 or 16 districts, each electing two members.)

The governing Liberals of Premier Keith Milligan, who had been in power since Joe Ghiz first won government in 1986, lost to the resurgent Progressive Conservatives under their new leader, Pat Binns.

This was also the first election where a party other than the Liberals or Tories won a seat in the Legislature, with New Democratic Party leader Herb Dickieson winning a three-way race in a Prince County riding.

This election was the only one in PEI history where a party formed government without winning a majority of the vote until the 2015 election.

Members elected
1,287 1,159 54 1st Kings 1,347 1,269 40 2nd Kings 1,463 1,182 43 3rd Kings 5th Kings 1,259 964 71 1,309 1,022 112 4th Kings 1,275 1,242 99 4th Queens 2,357 914 146 3rd Queens 1,511 1,279 90 1,625 1,404 165 1,585 1,212 207 5th Queens 1,584 1,008 169 1,075 1,345 363 1,242 1,348 226 6th Queens 1,481 1,119 862 1,751 1,575 190 1,606 1,958 224 2nd Queens 1,666 1,529 312 1st Queens 1,824 1,652 187 1,521 1,310 195 4th Prince 2,020 1,312 227 1,506 1,394 492 5th Prince 1,145 1,716 307 715 1,823 162 2nd Prince 735 1,519 188 3rd Prince 695 783 921 1,127 1,351 175 1st Prince 1,149 1,413 56
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|1. Souris-Elmira
 * Andy Mooney
 * Andy Mooney
 * Andy Mooney
 * Ross Young
 * Ross Young
 * Brian MacDonald
 * Brian MacDonald
 * Ross Young & Roger Soloman†
 * Ross Young & Roger Soloman†
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|2. Morell-Fortune Bay
 * Kevin MacAdam
 * Kevin MacAdam
 * Kevin MacAdam
 * Walter Bradley
 * Walter Bradley
 * Kathy Murphy
 * Kathy Murphy
 * Walter Bradley & Claude Matheson†
 * Walter Bradley & Claude Matheson†
 * rowspan=3 bgcolor="whitesmoke"|3. Georgetown-Baldwin's Road
 * rowspan=3 |
 * rowspan=3|Michael Currie
 * rowspan=3|Michael Currie
 * rowspan=3|
 * rowspan=3|Rose Marie MacDonald
 * rowspan=3|
 * rowspan=3|Patricia Allen
 * Peter Doucette† & Roberta Hubley†
 * Peter Doucette† & Roberta Hubley†
 * colspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke align=center|Merged riding
 * Rose Marie MacDonald & Barry Hicken‡
 * Rose Marie MacDonald & Barry Hicken‡
 * Rose Marie MacDonald & Barry Hicken‡
 * Rose Marie MacDonald & Barry Hicken‡
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|4. Montague-Kilmuir
 * Jim Bagnall
 * Jim Bagnall
 * Jim Bagnall
 * Beverly Deelstra
 * Beverly Deelstra
 * Janet Gillis
 * Janet Gillis
 * colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|New District
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|5. Murray River-Gaspereaux
 * Pat Binns
 * Pat Binns
 * Pat Binns
 * Barry Hicken
 * Barry Hicken
 * Alan Hicken
 * Alan Hicken
 * Stanley Bruce †
 * Stanley Bruce †
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|6. Belfast-Pownal Bay
 * Wilbur MacDonald
 * Wilbur MacDonald
 * Wilbur MacDonald
 * Lynwood MacPherson
 * Lynwood MacPherson
 * Edith Perry
 * Edith Perry
 * Lynwood MacPherson
 * Lynwood MacPherson
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|7. Glen Stewart-Bellevue Cove
 * Pat Mella
 * Pat Mella
 * Pat Mella
 * Mary Hughes
 * Mary Hughes
 * Pat Burgoyne
 * Pat Burgoyne
 * rowspan=2 |
 * rowspan=2|Pat Mella (PC) & Tom Dunphy† (Lib)
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|8. Tracadie-Fort Augustus
 * Mildred Dover
 * Mildred Dover
 * Mildred Dover
 * Alan McIsaac
 * Alan McIsaac
 * Suzanne Gibler
 * Suzanne Gibler
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|9. Stanhope-East Royalty
 * Jamie Ballem
 * Jamie Ballem
 * Jamie Ballem
 * Eddie Reardon
 * Eddie Reardon
 * Leo Cheverie
 * Leo Cheverie
 * colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|New District
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|10. Sherwood-Hillsborough
 * Elmer MacFadyen
 * Elmer MacFadyen
 * Elmer MacFadyen
 * Larry Hughes
 * Larry Hughes
 * Ronald Kelly
 * Ronald Kelly
 * rowspan=3 |
 * rowspan=3|Wayne Cheverie
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|11. Parkdale-Belvedere
 * Chester Gillan
 * Chester Gillan
 * Chester Gillan
 * Stephen Dowling
 * Stephen Dowling
 * Larry Duchesne
 * Larry Duchesne
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|12. Charlottetown-Kings Square
 * Brian McKenna
 * Brian McKenna
 * Brian McKenna
 * Wayne Cheverie
 * Wayne Cheverie
 * Sybil Frei
 * Sybil Frei
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|13. Charlottetown-Rochford Square
 * Jeff Lantz
 * Jeff Lantz
 * Jeff Lantz
 * Paul Connolly
 * Paul Connolly
 * Mark Forrest
 * Mark Forrest
 * rowspan=2 |
 * rowspan=2|Paul Connolly
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|14. Charlottetown-Spring Park
 * Wes MacAleer
 * Wes MacAleer
 * Wes MacAleer
 * Ian MacDonald
 * Ian MacDonald
 * Leo Broderick
 * Leo Broderick
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|15. Winsloe-West Royalty
 * Don MacKinnon
 * Don MacKinnon
 * Don MacKinnon
 * Perley MacNeill
 * Perley MacNeill
 * James Rodd
 * James Rodd
 * colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|New District
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|16. North River-Rice Point
 * Brian Dollar
 * Brian Dollar
 * Brian Dollar
 * Ron MacKinley
 * Ron MacKinley
 * Marlene Hunt
 * Marlene Hunt
 * Gordon MacInnis‡ & Ron MacKinley
 * Gordon MacInnis‡ & Ron MacKinley
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|17. Crapaud-Hazel Grove
 * Norman MacPhee
 * Norman MacPhee
 * Norman MacPhee
 * Eric MacArthur
 * Eric MacArthur
 * J'Nan Brown
 * J'Nan Brown
 * Marion Murphy†
 * Marion Murphy†
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|18. Park Corner-Oyster Bed
 * Beth MacKenzie
 * Beth MacKenzie
 * Beth MacKenzie
 * Gordon MacInnis
 * Gordon MacInnis
 * Gerard Gallant
 * Gerard Gallant
 * colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|New District
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|19. Borden-Kinkora
 * Eric Hammill
 * Eric Hammill
 * Eric Hammill
 * Stavert Huestis
 * Stavert Huestis
 * Gerard Sexton
 * Gerard Sexton
 * Stavert Huestis & Libbe Hubley†
 * Stavert Huestis & Libbe Hubley†
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|20. Kensington-Malpeque
 * Mitch Murphy
 * Mitch Murphy
 * Mitch Murphy
 * Bill Campbell
 * Bill Campbell
 * Calvin Roberts
 * Calvin Roberts
 * colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|New District
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|21. Wilmot-Summerside
 * Greg Deighan
 * Greg Deighan
 * Greg Deighan
 * Walter McEwen
 * Walter McEwen
 * Bill McKinnon
 * Bill McKinnon
 * rowspan=2 |
 * rowspan=2|Walter McEwen & Nancy Guptill
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|22. St. Eleanors-Summerside
 * Gardiner MacNeill
 * Gardiner MacNeill
 * Gardiner MacNeill
 * Nancy Guptill
 * Nancy Guptill
 * Marsha Arseneault
 * Marsha Arseneault
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|23. Cascumpec-Grand River
 * Barry Balsom
 * Barry Balsom
 * Barry Balsom
 * Keith Milligan
 * Keith Milligan
 * Donna Lewis
 * Donna Lewis
 * Keith Milligan
 * Keith Milligan
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|24. Evangeline-Miscouche
 * Gerard Richard
 * Gerard Richard
 * Gerard Richard
 * Robert Maddix
 * Robert Maddix
 * Gerard Bernard
 * Gerard Bernard
 * Robert Maddix
 * Robert Maddix
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|25. West Point-Bloomfield
 * Gary Morgan
 * Gary Morgan
 * Gary Morgan
 * Fairley Yeo
 * Fairley Yeo
 * Herb Dickieson
 * Herb Dickieson
 * colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|New District
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|26. Alberton-Miminegash
 * Eddie Trail
 * Eddie Trail
 * Eddie Trail
 * Hector MacLeod
 * Hector MacLeod
 * Ed Kilfoil
 * Ed Kilfoil
 * rowspan=2 |
 * rowspan=2|Bobby Morrissey & Hector MacLeod
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|27. Tignish-DeBlois
 * Gail Shea
 * Gail Shea
 * Gail Shea
 * Bobby Morrissey
 * Bobby Morrissey
 * Howard Waite
 * Howard Waite
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