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{{Infobox Canada electoral district
|prov-status         = active
|province            = Prince Edward Island
|coordinates         = {{coord|46.240|N|63.142|W|display=inline,title}}
|image               = [[File:Charlottetown-Brighton electoral district map.svg|300px]]
|prov-rep-party      = PC
|prov-rep            = [[Rob Lantz]]
|demo-census-date    = 2006
|demo-pop            = 
|prov-election-first = 1996
|prov-election-last  = 2023
|demo-electors       = 
|demo-area           =
|prov-created        = 1996
|demo-cd             = [[Queens County, Prince Edward Island|Queens County]]
|demo-csd            = [[Charlottetown]]
}}
'''Charlottetown-Brighton''' (District 13) is a [[provinces and territories of Canada|provincial]] [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] for the [[Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island|Legislative Assembly]] of [[Prince Edward Island]], [[Canada]]. It was formerly named '''Charlottetown-Rochford Square''' from 1996 to 2007.

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

{| class="wikitable" align=centre
!colspan=5|Members of the Legislative Assembly for Charlottetown-Brighton
|-
!Assembly
!Years
!colspan="2"|Member
!Party
|-
|align="center" colspan=5|''See [[6th Queens]] 1966–1996''
|-
|[[1996 Prince Edward Island general election|60th]]
|1996–2000
|rowspan=1 {{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|rowspan=1|[[Paul Connolly (politician)|Paul Connolly]]
|rowspan=1|[[Prince Edward Island Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|-
|[[2000 Prince Edward Island general election|61st]]
|2000–2003
|rowspan=1 {{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}}|
|rowspan=1|[[Jeff Lantz]]
|rowspan=1|[[Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative]]
|-
|[[2003 Prince Edward Island general election|62nd]]
|2003–2007
|rowspan=3 {{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|rowspan=3|[[Robert Ghiz]]
|rowspan=3|[[Prince Edward Island Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|-
|[[2007 Prince Edward Island general election|63rd]]
|2007–2011
|-
|[[2011 Prince Edward Island general election|64th]]
|2011–2015
|-
|[[2015 Prince Edward Island general election|65th]]
|2015–2019
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|[[Jordan Brown (Prince Edward Island politician)|Jordan Brown]]
|[[Prince Edward Island Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|-
|[[2019 Prince Edward Island general election|66th]]
|2019–2023
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Green|background}}|
|[[Ole Hammarlund]]
|[[Prince Edward Island Green Party|Green]]
|-
|[[2023 Prince Edward Island general election|67th]]
|2023–present
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}}|
|[[Rob Lantz]]
|[[Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative]]
|}

==Election results==
===Charlettown-Brighton, 2007–present===

{{2023 Prince Edward Island provincial election/Charlottetown-Brighton}}

{{CANelec/top|PE|2019|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|PE|Green|[[Ole Hammarlund]]|1,310|40.57|+27.52}}
{{CANelec|PE|Liberal|[[Jordan Brown (Prince Edward Island politician)|Jordan Brown]]|1,223|37.88|-1.14}}
{{CANelec|PE|PC|Donna Hurry|567|17.56|-20.58}}
{{CANelec|PE|NDP|Simone Webster|128|3.96|-5.83}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|3,229|99.51}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|16|0.49| }}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|3,245|78.00|}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|4,160}}
{{CANelec/gain|PE|Green|Liberal|+13.20}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|PE|2015|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|PE|Liberal|[[Jordan Brown (Prince Edward Island politician)|Jordan Brown]]|1,056|39.02|-13.44}}
{{CANelec|PE|PC|[[Rob Lantz]]|1,032|38.14|+8.28}}
{{CANelec|PE|Green|Derrick Biso|353|13.05|+2.88}}
{{CANelec|PE|NDP|Bob MacLean|265|9.79|+2.27}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|2,706|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/hold|PE|Liberal|-10.86}}
{{CANelec/note|<small>These results will be subject to a judicial recount.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pc-leader-rob-lantz-says-vote-recount-only-prudent-1.3076145|title=PC Leader Rob Lantz says vote recount 'only prudent'|author=CBC News|publisher=CBC News|date=15 May 2015|accessdate=15 May 2015}}</ref></small>}}
{{CANelec/source|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.electionspei.ca/|author=Elections Prince Edward Island|title=Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04|date=4 May 2015|accessdate=5 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505162132/http://results.electionspei.ca/#|archive-date=2015-05-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|PE|2011|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|PE|Liberal|[[Robert Ghiz]]|1,228|52.46|-7.79}}
{{CANelec|PE|PC|Linda Clements|699|29.86|-3.21}}
{{CANelec|PE|Green|Elizabeth Schoales|238|10.17|+3.49}}
{{CANelec|PE|NDP|Trevor John Leclerc|176|7.52|}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|2,341|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/hold|PE|Liberal|-2.29}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|PE|2007|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|PE|Liberal|[[Robert Ghiz]]|1,669|60.25|+9.60}}
{{CANelec|PE|PC|John Abbott|916|33.07|-12.03}}
{{CANelec|PE|Green|Cindy Burton|185|6.68|}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|2,770|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/hold|PE|Liberal|+10.82}}
{{end}}

====2016 electoral reform plebiscite results====

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; clear:both"
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan=4|[[2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum]]
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! style="width: 250px"|Side
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
|-
|[[Mixed Member Proportional]]
|align="right"|552
|align="right"|35.25
|-
|[[Dual-member proportional representation|Dual Member Proportional Representation]]
|align="right"|406
|align="right"|25.93
|-
|[[First Past the Post]]
|align="right"|361
|align="right"|23.05
|-
|[[Instant-runoff voting|Preferential Voting]]
|align="right"|166
|align="right"|10.60
|-
|[[First Past the Post]] plus leaders
|align="right"|81
|align="right"|5.17
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan=4 align="left" | Two-choice preferred result
|-
|'''[[Mixed Member Proportional]]'''
|align="right"|'''993'''
|align="right"|'''66.38'''
|-
|[[First Past the Post]]
|align="right"|503
|align="right"|33.62
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="center" |Total votes cast
!align="right"|1,496
!align="right"|48.04
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="center" |Registered voters
!align="right"|3,260
!align="right"| 
|-
| colspan=4 style="border-top:1px solid darkgray;"| {{hidden |headerstyle=text-align:left; background-color:#F4FFF4; |header=Source |content={{cite web |url= http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/elec_demrefpleb.pdf |title=Plebiscite Report }} }}
|}

===Charlottetown-Rochford Square, 1996–2007===

{{CANelec/top|PE|2003|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|PE|Liberal|[[Robert Ghiz]]|1,433|50.65|+11.42}}
{{CANelec|PE|PC|George MacDonald|1,276|45.10|-5.32}}
{{CANelec|PE|NDP|J'Nan Brown|120|4.24|-6.10}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|2,829|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/gain|PE|Liberal|PC|+8.37}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|PE|2000|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|PE|PC|[[Jeff Lantz]]|1,433|50.42|+5.34}}
{{CANelec|PE|Liberal|Ian "Tex" MacDonald|1,115|39.23|-7.80}}
{{CANelec|PE|NDP|Ken Bingham|294|10.34|+2.46}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|2,842|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/gain|PE|PC|Liberal|+6.57}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|PE|1996|percent=yes}}
{{CANelec|PE|Liberal|[[Paul Connolly (politician)|Paul Connolly]]|1,348|47.03}}
{{CANelec|PE|PC|[[Jeff Lantz]]|1,292|45.08}}
{{CANelec|PE|NDP|Mark Forrest|226|7.88}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|2,866|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/note|<small>This riding was created from parts of the dual-member riding of [[6th Queens]].</small>}}
{{end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070623230130/http://www.electionspei.ca/provincial/proposed/district/13 Charlottetown-Brighton information]

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[[Category:Politics of Charlottetown]]
[[Category:Prince Edward Island provincial electoral districts]]


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