2015 Prince Edward Island general election

The 2015 Prince Edward Island general election was held May 4, 2015, to elect members of the 65th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Under amendments passed by the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in 2008, Prince Edward Island elections are usually held on the first Monday of October in the fourth calendar year, unless it is dissolved earlier by the lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island due to a motion of no confidence, or at the request of the premier. The current government had hinted that an election would be held "before Mother's Day" 2015, and such a dissolution would avoid any conflicts with the next federal election, expected to be held in October 2015.

The governing Liberals were elected to a third consecutive majority government under Premier Wade MacLauchlan, while the Progressive Conservatives made slight gains despite party leader Rob Lantz failing to win election in Charlottetown-Brighton. The Green Party, meanwhile, won its first seat in the legislature, with leader Peter Bevan-Baker elected in Kellys Cross-Cumberland. The New Democratic Party was shut out.

Results


!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"|2011
 * align="center"| Dissol.
 * align="center"|2015
 * style="text-align:center;"|Change
 * style="text-align:center;"|#
 * style="text-align:center;"|%
 * style="text-align:center;"|Change


 * align=left|Wade MacLauchlan
 * align="right"|27
 * align="right"|22
 * align="right"|20
 * align="right"|18
 * align="right"| &minus;4
 * align="right"|33,481
 * align="right"|40.83%
 * align="right"|&minus;10.55%


 * align=left|Rob Lantz
 * align="right"|27
 * align="right"|5
 * align="right"|3
 * align="right"|8
 * align="right"| +3
 * align="right"|30,663
 * align="right"|37.39%
 * align="right"|&minus;2.77%


 * align=left|Peter Bevan-Baker
 * align="right"|24
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|1
 * align="right"| +1
 * align="right"|8,857
 * align="right"|10.81%
 * align="right"|+6.45%


 * align=left|Michael Redmond
 * align="right"|27
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|8,997
 * align="right"|10.97%
 * align="right"|+7.81%


 * colspan="2" align="left"|Independent
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|1
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|


 * align=left colspan=3|Vacant
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|3
 * align="right"|-
 * align="right"|-
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|
 * style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"|Total
 * style="text-align:right;"|105
 * style="text-align:right;"|27
 * style="text-align:right;"|27
 * style="text-align:right;"|27
 * style="text-align:right;"|
 * style="text-align:right;"|81,998
 * style="text-align:right;"|
 * style="text-align:right;"|
 * }
 * }

Synopsis of results

 * = results as certified in a judicial recount
 * = open seat
 * = turnout is above provincial average
 * = incumbent re-elected in same riding
 * = incumbent changed allegiance
 * = other incumbent renominated
 * = tied for first place - settled by coin toss

2011

 * October 3: The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party under Robert Ghiz is re-elected with a majority government in the 64th Prince Edward Island general election.

2012

 * October 13: The New Democratic Party elects Michael Redmond as party leader.
 * November 3: The Green Party elects Peter Bevan-Baker as party leader
 * December 5: Progressive Conservative leader Olive Crane announces her intention to resign as party leader in January 2013 after party members narrowly vote against having a leadership review. Crane further announces that she will stay on as Leader of the Opposition.

2013

 * January 30: Olive Crane resigns as Leader of the Opposition. The Progressive Conservative caucus names Tignish-Palmer Road MLA Hal Perry, a candidate for the interim leadership, as Leader of the Opposition.
 * January 31: Olive Crane resigns as Progressive Conservative leader. Georgetown-St. Peters MLA Steven Myers is elected interim PC leader over Leader of the Opposition and Tignish-Palmer Road MLA Hal Perry. Perry initially announces that he will remain Leader of the Opposition, despite Myers' urging that the party leader should hold both positions.
 * February 11: Tignish-Palmer Road MLA Hal Perry steps down as Leader of the Opposition, citing internal divisions within the Progressive Conservative Party. Interim PC leader and Georgetown-St. Peters MLA Steven Myers is subsequently named Leader of the Opposition.
 * October 3: In what is believed to be the first instance of a sitting MLA crossing the floor, Tignish-Palmer Road MLA Hal Perry leaves the Progressive Conservatives to join the Liberals, citing his concerns with the federal Conservative governments changes to employment insurance.
 * October 4: Morell-Mermaid MLA and former Progressive Conservative leader Olive Crane is kicked out of the party. Crane subsequently announces she will sit as an independent.

2014

 * November 13: Robert Ghiz announces he will be resigning as Premier in early 2015 as soon as the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party elects a new leader.

2015

 * February 21: The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party held its leadership election. As the sole candidate nominated, Wade MacLauchlan was acclaimed the new leader and incoming premier.
 * February 23: Robert Ghiz resigns as Premier. Wade MacLauchlan is appointed and sworn in as the new Premier. Later that day, Ghiz, Wes Sheridan, and Robert Vessey resign as MLAs, triggering potential by-elections in their former seats (Charlottetown-Brighton, Kensington-Malpeque, and York-Oyster Bed, respectively).
 * February 28: At the party's leadership election, Rob Lantz is elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island.
 * April 6: After being nominated as the Liberal candidate for York-Oyster Bed, Premier Wade MacLauchlan dropped the writ, calling for an election on May 4, 2015.
 * April 10: The Island Party drops out of the campaign, due to not having enough candidates
 * April 27: Party leaders' first televised debate, held in Summerside.
 * April 30: A second televised debate was held for the party leaders, in Charlottetown.
 * May 4: Election results - The Liberals win a third consecutive majority government, with a reduced number of 18 seats. The Progressive Conservatives remain as the official opposition, with an increase to 8 seats. The Greens make Prince Edward Island political history, winning their first seat.

Results

 * Candidates' names appear as recorded by Elections PEI
 * Party leaders' names are in bold; cabinet ministers' names are in italics.

Cardigan
1,095 - 41.1% 1,203 - 45.1% 152 - 5.7% 216 - 8.1% 1,170 - 38.8% 1,448 - 48.0% 145 - 4.8% 256 - 8.5% 1,060 - 41.8% 785 - 31.0% 106 - 4.2% 585 - 23.1% 1,114 - 37.1% 1,501 - 50.0% 177 - 5.9% 211 - 7.0% 951 - 35.8% 1,179 - 44.4% 528 - 19.9% 1,453 - 33.9% 2,155 - 50.3% 330 - 7.7% 350 - 8.2% 1,173 - 41.3% 1,173 - 41.3% 234 - 8.2% 258 - 9.1%
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|4. Belfast-Murray River
 * Charlie McGeoghegan
 * Charlie McGeoghegan
 * Charlie McGeoghegan
 * Darlene Compton
 * Darlene Compton
 * Jordan MacPhee
 * Jordan MacPhee
 * Alan Hicken
 * Alan Hicken
 * Charlie McGeoghegan
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|2. Georgetown-St. Peters
 * Russ Stewart
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|2. Georgetown-St. Peters
 * Russ Stewart
 * Russ Stewart
 * Steven Myers
 * Steven Myers
 * Heather Gallant
 * Heather Gallant
 * Nathan Bushey
 * Nathan Bushey
 * Steven Myers
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|3. Montague-Kilmuir
 * Allen Roach
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|3. Montague-Kilmuir
 * Allen Roach
 * Allen Roach
 * Andrew Daggett
 * Andrew Daggett
 * Jason Furness
 * Jason Furness
 * Mike Redmond
 * Mike Redmond
 * Allen Roach
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|7. Morell-Mermaid
 * Daniel MacDonald
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|7. Morell-Mermaid
 * Daniel MacDonald
 * Daniel MacDonald
 * Sidney MacEwen
 * Sidney MacEwen
 * Meaghan Lister
 * Meaghan Lister
 * Edith Perry
 * Edith Perry
 * Olive Crane†
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|1. Souris-Elmira
 * Tommy Kickham
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|1. Souris-Elmira
 * Tommy Kickham
 * Tommy Kickham
 * Colin LaVie
 * Colin LaVie
 * Susan Birt
 * Susan Birt
 * Susan Birt
 * Susan Birt
 * Colin LaVie
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|6. Stratford-Kinlock
 * David Dunphy
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|6. Stratford-Kinlock
 * David Dunphy
 * David Dunphy
 * James Aylward
 * James Aylward
 * Samantha Saunders
 * Samantha Saunders
 * Chris van Ouwerkerk
 * Chris van Ouwerkerk
 * James Aylward
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|5. Vernon River-Stratford*
 * Alan McIsaac*
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|5. Vernon River-Stratford*
 * Alan McIsaac*
 * Alan McIsaac*
 * Mary Ellen McInnis*
 * Mary Ellen McInnis*
 * Nicholas Graveline
 * Nicholas Graveline
 * Kathleen Romans
 * Kathleen Romans
 * Alan McIsaac
 * }
 * This riding vote count resulted in a tie between McIsaac and McInnis. As a result, a coin toss was held, which determined McIsaac, the Liberal candidate, as the winner.
 * This riding vote count resulted in a tie between McIsaac and McInnis. As a result, a coin toss was held, which determined McIsaac, the Liberal candidate, as the winner.

Malpeque
1,154 - 34.1% 1,597 - 47.1% 511 - 15.1% 126 - 3.7% 1,444 - 46.3% 1,056 - 33.8% 377 - 12.1% 243 - 7.8% 1,046 - 27.6% 609 - 16.1% 2,077 - 54.8% 58 - 1.5% 1,033 - 28.3% 1,984 - 54.3% 374 - 10.2% 264 - 7.2% 1,152 - 34.3% 1,585 - 47.2% 325 - 9.7% 294 - 8.8% 1,938 - 47.7% 1,338 - 32.9% 347 - 8.5% 442 - 10.9%
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|19. Borden-Kinkora
 * Ramona Roberts
 * Ramona Roberts
 * Ramona Roberts
 * Jamie Fox
 * Jamie Fox
 * Ranald MacFarlane
 * Ranald MacFarlane
 * Aleida Tweten
 * Aleida Tweten
 * George Webster†
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|16. Cornwall-Meadowbank
 * Heath MacDonald
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|16. Cornwall-Meadowbank
 * Heath MacDonald
 * Heath MacDonald
 * Michael Drake
 * Michael Drake
 * Rosalyn Abbott
 * Rosalyn Abbott
 * Jennifer Coughlin
 * Jennifer Coughlin
 * Ron MacKinley†
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|17. Kellys Cross-Cumberland
 * Valerie Docherty
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|17. Kellys Cross-Cumberland
 * Valerie Docherty
 * Valerie Docherty
 * Randy Robar
 * Randy Robar
 * Peter Bevan-Baker
 * Peter Bevan-Baker
 * Jesse Cousins
 * Jesse Cousins
 * Valerie Docherty
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|20. Kensington-Malpeque
 * Paul Montgomery
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|20. Kensington-Malpeque
 * Paul Montgomery
 * Paul Montgomery
 * Matthew MacKay
 * Matthew MacKay
 * Lynne Lund
 * Lynne Lund
 * Joseph Larkin
 * Joseph Larkin
 * Vacant
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|18. Rustico-Emerald
 * Bertha Campbell
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|18. Rustico-Emerald
 * Bertha Campbell
 * Bertha Campbell
 * Brad Trivers
 * Brad Trivers
 * Marianne Janowicz
 * Marianne Janowicz
 * Leah-Jane Hayward
 * Leah-Jane Hayward
 * Carolyn Bertram†
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|9. York-Oyster Bed
 * Wade MacLauchlan
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|9. York-Oyster Bed
 * Wade MacLauchlan
 * Wade MacLauchlan
 * Jim "Benson" Carragher
 * Jim "Benson" Carragher
 * Thane Bernard
 * Thane Bernard
 * Gordon Gay
 * Gordon Gay
 * Vacant
 * }
 * }

Charlottetown
1,054 - 39.0% 1,032 - 38.2% 352 - 13.0% 265 - 9.8% 1,040 - 34.3% 821 - 27.0% 244 - 8.0% 931 - 30.7% 1,166 - 43.7% 699 - 26.2% 511 - 19.2% 292 - 10.9% 1,425 - 45.8% 1,031 - 33.1% 295 - 9.5% 360 - 11.6% 955 - 39.4% 666 - 27.5% 456 - 18.8% 348 - 14.4% 1,354 - 45.7% 826 - 27.8% 237 - 8.0% 549 - 18.5% 1,389 - 37.6% 1,330 - 36.0% 462 - 12.5% 516 - 14.0%
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|13. Charlottetown-Brighton
 * Jordan Brown
 * Jordan Brown
 * Jordan Brown
 * Rob Lantz
 * Rob Lantz
 * Derrick Biso
 * Derrick Biso
 * Bob MacLean
 * Bob MacLean
 * Vacant
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|14. Charlottetown-Lewis Point
 * Kathleen Casey
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|14. Charlottetown-Lewis Point
 * Kathleen Casey
 * Kathleen Casey
 * Dianne Young
 * Dianne Young
 * Doug Millington
 * Doug Millington
 * Gord McNeilly
 * Gord McNeilly
 * Kathleen Casey
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|11. Charlottetown-Parkdale
 * Doug Currie
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|11. Charlottetown-Parkdale
 * Doug Currie
 * Doug Currie
 * Lynn MacLaren
 * Lynn MacLaren
 * Becka Viau
 * Becka Viau
 * Andrew Watts
 * Andrew Watts
 * Doug Currie
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|10. Charlottetown-Sherwood
 * Robert Mitchell
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|10. Charlottetown-Sherwood
 * Robert Mitchell
 * Robert Mitchell
 * Mike Gillis
 * Mike Gillis
 * Mitchell Gallant
 * Mitchell Gallant
 * Karalee McAskill
 * Karalee McAskill
 * Robert Mitchell
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|12. Charlottetown-Victoria Park
 * Richard Brown
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|12. Charlottetown-Victoria Park
 * Richard Brown
 * Richard Brown
 * Joey Kitson
 * Joey Kitson
 * Darcie Lanthier
 * Darcie Lanthier
 * Chris Clay
 * Chris Clay
 * Richard Brown
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|8. Tracadie-Hillsborough Park
 * Buck Watts
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|8. Tracadie-Hillsborough Park
 * Buck Watts
 * Buck Watts
 * Darren Creamer
 * Darren Creamer
 * Isaac Williams
 * Isaac Williams
 * Jason Murray
 * Jason Murray
 * Buck Watts
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|15. West Royalty-Springvale
 * Bush Dumville
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|15. West Royalty-Springvale
 * Bush Dumville
 * Bush Dumville
 * Linda Clements
 * Linda Clements
 * Charles Sanderson
 * Charles Sanderson
 * Peter Meggs
 * Peter Meggs
 * Bush Dumville
 * }
 * }

Egmont
1,569 - 53.7% 1,166 - 39.9% 188 - 6.4% 1,419 - 62.6% 586 - 25.8% 125 - 5.5% 138 - 6.1% 1,310 - 48.8% 1,063 - 39.6% 311 - 11.6% 1,246 - 41.2% 1,098 - 36.3% 321 - 10.6% 358 - 11.8% 1,135 - 39.4% 1,105 - 38.4% 285 - 9.9% 353 - 12.3% 1,486 - 58.2% 818 - 32.1% 167 - 6.5% 81 - 3.2% 1,147 - 43.0% 810 - 30.3% 240 - 9.0% 473 - 17.7%
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|26. Alberton-Roseville
 * Pat Murphy
 * Pat Murphy
 * Pat Murphy
 * John Griffin
 * John Griffin
 * Orville Lewis
 * Orville Lewis
 * Orville Lewis
 * Orville Lewis
 * Pat Murphy
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|24. Evangeline-Miscouche
 * Sonny Gallant
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|24. Evangeline-Miscouche
 * Sonny Gallant
 * Sonny Gallant
 * Debbie Montgomery
 * Debbie Montgomery
 * Jordan Cameron
 * Jordan Cameron
 * Grant Gallant
 * Grant Gallant
 * Sonny Gallant
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|25. O'Leary-Inverness
 * Robert Henderson
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|25. O'Leary-Inverness
 * Robert Henderson
 * Robert Henderson
 * Daniel MacDonald
 * Daniel MacDonald
 * Billy Mackendrick
 * Billy Mackendrick
 * Billy Mackendrick
 * Billy Mackendrick
 * Robert Henderson
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|22. Summerside-St. Eleanors
 * Tina Mundy
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|22. Summerside-St. Eleanors
 * Tina Mundy
 * Tina Mundy
 * Major Stewart
 * Major Stewart
 * Caleb Adams
 * Caleb Adams
 * Olivia Wood
 * Olivia Wood
 * Gerard Greenan†
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|21. Summerside-Wilmot
 * Janice Sherry
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|21. Summerside-Wilmot
 * Janice Sherry
 * Janice Sherry
 * Brian Ramsay
 * Brian Ramsay
 * Donald MacFadzen-Reid
 * Donald MacFadzen-Reid
 * Scott Gaudet
 * Scott Gaudet
 * Janice Sherry
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|27. Tignish-Palmer Road
 * Hal Perry
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|27. Tignish-Palmer Road
 * Hal Perry
 * Hal Perry
 * Joseph Profit
 * Joseph Profit
 * Malcolm Pitre
 * Malcolm Pitre
 * John A'Hearn
 * John A'Hearn
 * Hal Perry
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|23. Tyne Valley-Linkletter
 * Paula Biggar
 * bgcolor="whitesmoke"|23. Tyne Valley-Linkletter
 * Paula Biggar
 * Paula Biggar
 * Ryan Williams
 * Ryan Williams
 * Shelagh Young
 * Shelagh Young
 * Jacqueline Tuplin
 * Jacqueline Tuplin
 * Paula Biggar
 * }
 * }