2011 Prince Edward Island general election

The 2011 Prince Edward Island general election was held on October 3, 2011.

The Liberal government of Premier Robert Ghiz was elected to a second majority government, winning one seat less than they did in 2007. Ghiz himself considered 18 seats to be a marker for a strong majority. He won 22.

Health care was an important issue during the election, especially in rural areas.

The Progressive Conservatives retained their position as Official Opposition, winning five seats. Olive Crane used the issue of the Provincial Nominee Program during the election, as well as issues surrounding immigration and investments that came under investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Federal Minister Jason Kenney during the election.

Results
Both the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives lost votes, and lost in the share of vote. Turnout was down and seven thousand fewer voters cast ballots total. The Greens and New Democrats increased both their raw vote and their share of the vote, and the new Island party took nearly a full percentage point. Three incumbent Liberal MLAs were defeated by Progressive Conservatives; the Progressive Conservatives retained one of the two seats they held at the dissolution of the previous legislature, as well as one vacant seat which they held prior to the resignation of Michael Currie from the legislature in March 2011, while the Liberals gained one seat whose Progressive Conservative incumbent did not stand for re-election.

The election saw one riding, Kellys Cross-Cumberland, have six candidates, a rarity in PEI elections. The PC Party solidified their base in central-east PEI, winning four ridings that were part of the federal riding of Cardigan, and carried the region. The PC Party also managed to win a single seat on the northern tip of the Island.

!rowspan="2" colspan="2" align=left|Party !rowspan="2" align=left|Party leader !rowspan="2"| Candidates !colspan="4" align=center|Seats !colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Popular vote
 * - bgcolor=CCCCCC
 * - bgcolor=CCCCCC
 * align="center"|2007
 * align="center"| Dissol.
 * align="center"|2011
 * style="text-align:center;"|Change
 * style="text-align:center;"|#
 * style="text-align:center;"|%
 * style="text-align:center;"|Change


 * align=left|Robert Ghiz
 * align="right"|27
 * align="right"|23
 * align="right"|24
 * align="right"|22
 * align="right"|-1
 * align="right"|38,315
 * align="right"|51.38%
 * align="right"|-1.55%


 * align=left|Olive Crane
 * align="right"|27
 * align="right"|4
 * align="right"|2
 * align="right"|5
 * align="right"|+1
 * align="right"|29,950
 * align="right"|40.16%
 * align="right"|-1.19%


 * align=left|Sharon Labchuk
 * align="right"| 22
 * align="right"| -
 * align="right"| -
 * align="right"| 0
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|3,254
 * align="right"|4.36%
 * align="right"|+1.32%


 * align=left|James Rodd
 * align="right"| 14
 * align="right"| -
 * align="right"| -
 * align="right"| 0
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|2,355
 * align="right"|3.16%
 * align="right"|+1.20%


 * align=left|Billy Cann
 * align="right"|12
 * align="right"|*
 * align="right"| -
 * align="right"| 0
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|682
 * align="right"|0.91%
 * align="right"|*


 * align=left|
 * align="right"|1
 * align="right"| -
 * align="right"| -
 * align="right"| 0
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|15
 * align="right"|0.02%
 * align="right"|-0.71%

* The Island Party of Prince Edward Island was not a registered political party at the time of the 2007 election.
 * align=left|
 * align="right"| -
 * align="right"| -
 * align="right"| 1
 * colspan="5" align="right"|
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"|Total
 * style="text-align:right;"|103
 * style="text-align:right;"|27
 * style="text-align:right;"|27
 * style="text-align:right;"|27
 * style="text-align:right;"|
 * style="text-align:right;"|74,571
 * style="text-align:right;"|
 * style="text-align:right;"|
 * }
 * }

Synopsis of results

 * = open seat
 * = turnout is above provincial average
 * = incumbency arose from byelection gain
 * = incumbent re-elected in same riding
 * = other incumbent renominated

Incumbent MLAs not running for re-election
Progressive Conservative
 * Michael Currie (resigned, March 28, 2011), Georgetown-St. Peters
 * Jim Bagnall, Montague-Kilmuir

Cardigan
1,135 - (45.86%) 1,127 - (45.54%) 114 - (4.61%) 99 - (4.00%) 1,214 - (41.08%) 1,575 - (53.30%) 47 - (1.59%) 87 - (2.94%) 32 - (1.08%) 1,127 - (46.57%) 1,004 - (41.49%) 89 - (3.68%) 200 - (8.26%) 1,033 - (36.51%) 1,649 - (58.29%) 114 - (4.03%) 33 - (1.17%) 1,272 - (47.46%) 1,302 - (48.58%) 106 - (3.96%) 1,241 - (34.15%) 2,020 - (55.59%) 168 - (4.62%) 205 - (5.64%) 1,311 - (50.52%) 1,054 - (40.62%) 119 - (4.59%) 111 - (4.28%)
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Belfast-Murray River
 * Charlie McGeoghegan
 * Charlie McGeoghegan
 * Charlie McGeoghegan
 * Darlene Compton
 * Darlene Compton
 * John Burhoe
 * John Burhoe
 * Andy Clarey
 * Andy Clarey
 * Andy Clarey
 * Andy Clarey
 * Charlie McGeoghegan
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Georgetown-St. Peters
 * Kevin Gotell
 * Charlie McGeoghegan
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Georgetown-St. Peters
 * Kevin Gotell
 * Kevin Gotell
 * Kevin Gotell
 * Steven Myers
 * Steven Myers
 * Jason Furness
 * Jason Furness
 * Jane Dunphy
 * Jane Dunphy
 * Ray Cantelo
 * Ray Cantelo
 * Vacant
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Montague-Kilmuir
 * Allen Roach
 * Vacant
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Montague-Kilmuir
 * Allen Roach
 * Allen Roach
 * Allen Roach
 * Greg Farrell
 * Greg Farrell
 * Vanessa Young
 * Vanessa Young
 * Billy Cann
 * Billy Cann
 * Billy Cann
 * Billy Cann
 * Jim Bagnall†
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Morell-Mermaid
 * Dan MacDonald
 * Jim Bagnall†
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Morell-Mermaid
 * Dan MacDonald
 * Dan MacDonald
 * Dan MacDonald
 * Olive Crane
 * Olive Crane
 * Darcie Lanthier
 * Darcie Lanthier
 * Roger Nowe
 * Roger Nowe
 * Roger Nowe
 * Roger Nowe
 * Olive Crane
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Souris-Elmira
 * Allan Campbell
 * Olive Crane
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Souris-Elmira
 * Allan Campbell
 * Allan Campbell
 * Allan Campbell
 * Colin LaVie
 * Colin LaVie
 * Jason MacGregor
 * Jason MacGregor
 * Jason MacGregor
 * Jason MacGregor
 * Jason MacGregor
 * Jason MacGregor
 * Allan Campbell
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Stratford-Kinlock
 * Cynthia Dunsford
 * Allan Campbell
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Stratford-Kinlock
 * Cynthia Dunsford
 * Cynthia Dunsford
 * Cynthia Dunsford
 * James Aylward
 * James Aylward
 * Donald Killorn
 * Donald Killorn
 * Chris van Ouwerkerk
 * Chris van Ouwerkerk
 * Cynthia Dunsford
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Vernon River-Stratford
 * Alan McIsaac
 * Cynthia Dunsford
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Vernon River-Stratford
 * Alan McIsaac
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Vernon River-Stratford
 * Alan McIsaac
 * Alan McIsaac
 * Alan McIsaac
 * Mary Ellen McInnis
 * Mary Ellen McInnis
 * Marion Pirch
 * Marion Pirch
 * Edith Perry
 * Edith Perry
 * Alan McIsaac
 * }
 * Alan McIsaac
 * }
 * Alan McIsaac
 * }
 * }

Malpeque
1,590 - (49.41%) 1,468 - (45.62%) 160 - (4.97%) 1,686 - (63.46%) 756 - (28.45%) 172 - (6.47%) 43 - (1.62%) 1,768 - (54.10%) 960 - (29.38%) 306 - (9.36%) 182 - (5.56%) 37 - (1.13%) 15 - (0.46%) 1,820 - (57.18%) 1,165 - (36.60%) 198 - (6.22%) 1,498 (49.50%) 1,341 - (44.32%) 187- (6.18%) 1,988 - (55.30%) 1,235 - (34.25%) 122 - (3.39%) 250 - (6.95%)
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Borden-Kinkora
 * George Webster
 * George Webster
 * George Webster
 * Jamie Fox
 * Jamie Fox
 * Conor Leggott
 * Conor Leggott
 * George Webster
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Cornwall-Meadowbank
 * Ron MacKinley
 * George Webster
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Cornwall-Meadowbank
 * Ron MacKinley
 * George Webster
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Cornwall-Meadowbank
 * Ron MacKinley
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Cornwall-Meadowbank
 * Ron MacKinley
 * Ron MacKinley
 * Larry Hogan
 * Larry Hogan
 * Allieanna Ballagh
 * Allieanna Ballagh
 * Jay Gallant
 * Jay Gallant
 * Jay Gallant
 * Jay Gallant
 * Ron MacKinley
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Kellys Cross-Cumberland
 * Valerie Docherty
 * Ron MacKinley
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Kellys Cross-Cumberland
 * Valerie Docherty
 * Valerie Docherty
 * Valerie Docherty
 * Neila Auld
 * Neila Auld
 * Peter Bevan-Baker
 * Peter Bevan-Baker
 * Jesse Reddin Cousins
 * Jesse Reddin Cousins
 * Paul Smitz
 * Paul Smitz
 * Arthur C. Mackenzie
 * Arthur C. Mackenzie
 * Valerie Docherty
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Kensington-Malpeque
 * Wes Sheridan
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Kensington-Malpeque
 * Wes Sheridan
 * Wes Sheridan
 * Wilber Lamont
 * Wilber Lamont
 * George S. Hunter
 * George S. Hunter
 * George S. Hunter
 * George S. Hunter
 * Wes Sheridan
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Rustico-Emerald
 * Carolyn Bertram
 * Wes Sheridan
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Rustico-Emerald
 * Carolyn Bertram
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Rustico-Emerald
 * Carolyn Bertram
 * Carolyn Bertram
 * Carolyn Bertram
 * Brad Trivers
 * Brad Trivers
 * Ron Wagner
 * Ron Wagner
 * Carolyn Bertram
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|York-Oyster Bed
 * Robert Vessey
 * Carolyn Bertram
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|York-Oyster Bed
 * Robert Vessey
 * Carolyn Bertram
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|York-Oyster Bed
 * Robert Vessey
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|York-Oyster Bed
 * Robert Vessey
 * Robert Vessey
 * Martie Murphy
 * Martie Murphy
 * Jenet Clement
 * Jenet Clement
 * James Rodd
 * James Rodd
 * Robert Vessey
 * }
 * Robert Vessey
 * }
 * Robert Vessey
 * }
 * }

Charlottetown
1,228 - (52.46%) 699 - (29.86%) 238 - (10.17%) 176 - (7.52%) 1,411 - (52.01%) 895 - (32.99%) 132 - (4.87%) 275 - (10.14%) 1,510 - (61.76%) 665 - (27.20%) 152 - (6.22%) 118 - (4.83%) 1,538 - (53.93%) 1,060 - (37.17%) 127 - (4.45%) 127 - (4.45%) 1,112- (51.29%) 582- (26.85%) 278 - (12.82%) 177 - (8.16%) 19 - (0.88%) 1,304 - (48.53%) 1,136 - (42.28%) 93 - (3.46%) 136 - (5.06%) 18 - (0.67%) 1,432 - (45.93%) 1,369 - (43.91%) 151 - (4.84%) 166 - (5.32%)
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Brighton
 * Robert Ghiz
 * Robert Ghiz
 * Robert Ghiz
 * Linda Clements
 * Linda Clements
 * Elizabeth Schoales
 * Elizabeth Schoales
 * Trevor John LeClerc
 * Trevor John LeClerc
 * Robert Ghiz
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Lewis Point
 * Kathleen Casey
 * Robert Ghiz
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Lewis Point
 * Kathleen Casey
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Lewis Point
 * Kathleen Casey
 * Kathleen Casey
 * Kathleen Casey
 * Parnell Kelly
 * Parnell Kelly
 * Charles Sanderson
 * Charles Sanderson
 * Jacquie Robichaud
 * Jacquie Robichaud
 * Kathleen Casey
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Parkdale
 * Doug Currie
 * Kathleen Casey
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Parkdale
 * Doug Currie
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Parkdale
 * Doug Currie
 * Doug Currie
 * Doug Currie
 * Bernie Flynn
 * Bernie Flynn
 * Eliza Knockwood
 * Eliza Knockwood
 * Noel Pauley
 * Noel Pauley
 * Doug Currie
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Sherwood
 * Robert Mitchell
 * Doug Currie
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Sherwood
 * Robert Mitchell
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Sherwood
 * Robert Mitchell
 * Robert Mitchell
 * Robert Mitchell
 * Mike Gillis
 * Mike Gillis
 * Sarah Jones
 * Sarah Jones
 * Kat Murphy
 * Kat Murphy
 * Robert Mitchell
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Victoria Park
 * Richard Brown
 * Robert Mitchell
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Victoria Park
 * Richard Brown
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Victoria Park
 * Richard Brown
 * Richard Brown
 * Richard Brown
 * Myles MacKinnon
 * Myles MacKinnon
 * Sharon Labchuk
 * Sharon Labchuk
 * Rita Jackson
 * Rita Jackson
 * Philip Stewart
 * Philip Stewart
 * Richard Brown
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Tracadie-Hillsborough Park
 * Buck Watts
 * Richard Brown
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Tracadie-Hillsborough Park
 * Buck Watts
 * Buck Watts
 * Buck Watts
 * Glen Kelly
 * Glen Kelly
 * Helene LaRouche
 * Helene LaRouche
 * Ron Kelly
 * Ron Kelly
 * Gary Chipman
 * Gary Chipman
 * Buck Watts
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|West Royalty-Springvale
 * Bush Dumville
 * Buck Watts
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|West Royalty-Springvale
 * Bush Dumville
 * Bush Dumville
 * Bush Dumville
 * Gary Bowness
 * Gary Bowness
 * Liz Vaine
 * Liz Vaine
 * Andrew Want
 * Andrew Want
 * Bush Dumville
 * }
 * Bush Dumville
 * }
 * Bush Dumville
 * }
 * }

Egmont
1,604 - (56.18%) 1,137 - (39.82%) 71 - (2.49%) 43 - (1.51%) 1,722 - (77.22%) 418 - (18.74%) 64 - (2.87%) 26 - (1.17%) 1,431 - (55.51%) 1,147 - (44.49%) 1,426 - (51.76%) 1,037 - (37.64%) 145 - (5.26%) 147 - (5.30%) 1,382 - (54.74%) 937 - (37.12%) 205 - (8.12%) 1,142 (48.74%) 1,175 - (50.15%) 26 - (1.11%) 1,390 - (57.27%) 1,037 - (42.73%)
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Alberton-Roseville
 * Pat Murphy
 * Pat Murphy
 * Pat Murphy
 * David Gordon
 * David Gordon
 * Gerald O'Meara
 * Gerald O'Meara
 * Mitch Gallant
 * Mitch Gallant
 * Mitch Gallant
 * Mitch Gallant
 * Pat Murphy
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Evangeline-Miscouche
 * Sonny Gallant
 * Pat Murphy
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Evangeline-Miscouche
 * Sonny Gallant
 * Sonny Gallant
 * Sonny Gallant
 * Edgar Arsenault
 * Edgar Arsenault
 * Melissa Hotte
 * Melissa Hotte
 * Arthur Arsenault
 * Arthur Arsenault
 * Arthur Arsenault
 * Arthur Arsenault
 * Sonny Gallant
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|O'Leary-Inverness
 * Robert Henderson
 * Sonny Gallant
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|O'Leary-Inverness
 * Robert Henderson
 * Robert Henderson
 * Robert Henderson
 * Daniel MacDonald
 * Daniel MacDonald
 * Robert Henderson
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Summerside-St. Eleanors
 * Gerard Greenan
 * Robert Henderson
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Summerside-St. Eleanors
 * Gerard Greenan
 * Robert Henderson
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Summerside-St. Eleanors
 * Gerard Greenan
 * Robert Henderson
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Summerside-St. Eleanors
 * Gerard Greenan
 * Gerard Greenan
 * Gerard Greenan
 * Merlin Cormier
 * Merlin Cormier
 * Caleb Adams
 * Caleb Adams
 * Paulette Halupa
 * Paulette Halupa
 * Gerard Greenan
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Summerside-Wilmot
 * Janice Sherry
 * Gerard Greenan
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Summerside-Wilmot
 * Janice Sherry
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Summerside-Wilmot
 * Janice Sherry
 * Janice Sherry
 * Janice Sherry
 * Shirley Anne Cameron
 * Shirley Anne Cameron
 * Rosalyn Ridlington Abbott
 * Rosalyn Ridlington Abbott
 * Janice Sherry
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Tignish-Palmer Road
 * Neil LeClair
 * Janice Sherry
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Tignish-Palmer Road
 * Neil LeClair
 * Janice Sherry
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Tignish-Palmer Road
 * Neil LeClair
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Tignish-Palmer Road
 * Neil LeClair
 * Neil LeClair
 * Hal Perry
 * Hal Perry
 * Derek D. Peters
 * Derek D. Peters
 * Derek D. Peters
 * Derek D. Peters
 * Derek D. Peters
 * Derek D. Peters
 * Neil LeClair
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Tyne Valley-Linkletter
 * Paula Biggar
 * Neil LeClair
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Tyne Valley-Linkletter
 * Paula Biggar
 * Paula Biggar
 * Paula Biggar
 * Jim Henwood
 * Jim Henwood
 * Paula Biggar
 * }
 * Paula Biggar
 * }
 * Paula Biggar
 * }
 * Paula Biggar
 * }
 * Paula Biggar
 * }
 * }