2007 Prince Edward Island general election

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The 2007 Prince Edward Island general election was held on May 28, 2007. It elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The incumbent Progressive Conservative government was defeated by the Liberal opposition after holding power for eleven years.

The newly formed Green Party captured 3.04% of the vote or 4.44% in ridings they contested, beating out the New Democratic Party for third place. The New Democrats fell to 1.96% or 3.43% in ridings contested. They captured 3.06% of the vote, or 3.48% in the 24 of the 27 ridings they contested in the 2003 election.

Results

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Summary of the May 28, 2007 Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island election resultsScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Election table/category
Party		Party leader	Candidates	Seats				Popular vote
Party		Party leader	Candidates	2003	Dissol.	2007	Change	#	%	Change Template:Canadian party colour	Liberals	Robert Ghiz	27	4	4	23	+19	43,205	52.93%	+10.27% Template:Canadian party colour	Progressive Conservatives	Pat Binns	27	23	23	4	-19	33,754	41.35%	-12.94% Template:Canadian party colour	Sharon Labchuk	18	*	-	-	-	2,482	3.04%	* Template:Canadian party colour	New Democrats	Dean Constable	15	-	-	-	-	1,597	1.96%	-1.10% Template:Canadian party colour	Independents and no affiliation		2	-	-	-	-	594	0.73%	+0.73%
Total			89	27	27	27	-	81,632	100%

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Results of the election by polling division

* Green Party of Prince Edward Island was not a registered political party at the time of the 2003 election.

Popular vote

Liberal			52.93%
PC			41.35%
Green			3.04%
New Democratic			1.96%
Others			0.72%

Seats summary

Liberal			85.19%
PC			14.81%

Synopsis of results

2007 PEI general election - synopsis of riding results^{[a 1]}
Riding	#	Federal Riding	2003		Winning party^{[a 2]}						Turnout ^{[a 3]}	Votes
					Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %		Lib	PC	Green	NDP	Ind	Total
					Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %							Total

Alberton-Roseville*	26	EGM	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,487	49.48%	123	4.09%	88.91%	1,487	1,364	95	59	–	3,005
Belfast-Murray River*	4	CAR	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	1,527	55.15%	397	14.34%	84.47%	1,130	1,527	112	–	–	2,769
Borden-Kinkora	19	MPQ	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,811	52.43%	460	13.32%	82.36%	1,811	1,351	292	–	–	3,454
Charlottetown-Brighton*	13	CHA	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,669	60.25%	753	27.18%	86.86%	1,669	916	185	–	–	2,770
Charlottetown-Lewis Point*	14	CHA	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,865	58.94%	566	17.89%	82.34%	1,865	1,299	–	–	–	3,164
Charlottetown-Parkdale	11	CHA	New		Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,666	57.43%	565	19.48%	84.04%	1,666	1,101	–	134	–	2,901
Charlottetown-Sherwood	10	CHA	New		Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,712	54.78%	467	14.94%	84.05%	1,712	1,245	83	85	–	3,125
Charlottetown-Victoria Park*	12	CHA	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,536	53.58%	578	20.16%	84.34%	1,536	958	166	207	–	2,867
Cornwall-Meadowbank*	16	MPQ	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,761	62.31%	853	30.18%	77.81%	1,761	908	78	79	–	2,826
Evangeline-Miscouche	24	EGM	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,311	55.81%	376	16.01%	88.92%	1,311	935	103	–	–	2,349
Georgetown-St. Peters*	2	CAR	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	1,678	53.08%	289	9.14%	88.34%	1,389	1,678	–	94	–	3,161
Kellys Cross-Cumberland*	17	MPQ	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,811	52.01%	565	16.23%	83.35%	1,811	1,246	238	187	–	3,482
Kensington-Malpeque	20	MPQ	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,788	50.31%	214	6.02%	81.62%	1,788	1,574	192	–	–	3,554
Montague-Kilmuir*	3	CAR	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	1,447	52.43%	134	4.86%	89.00%	1,313	1,447	–	–	–	2,760
Morell-Mermaid*	7	CAR	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	1,384	46.46%	443	14.87%	86.53%	941	1,384	–	94	560	2,979
O'Leary-Inverness*	25	EGM	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,731	62.13%	676	24.26%	83.20%	1,731	1,055	–	–	–	2,786
Parkdale-Belvedere	–	CHA	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Dissolved
Rustico-Emerald*	18	MPQ	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,970	60.28%	869	26.59%	89.61%	1,970	1,101	197	–	–	3,268
Sherwood-Hillsborough	–	CHA	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Dissolved
Souris-Elmira	1	CAR	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,422	50.34%	210	7.43%	87.06%	1,422	1,212	70	121	–	2,825
Stratford-Kinlock*	6	CAR	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,682	48.26%	81	2.32%	85.99%	1,682	1,601	129	73	–	3,485
Summerside-St. Eleanors*	22	EGM	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,697	54.36%	469	15.02%	73.59%	1,697	1,228	86	77	34	3,122
Summerside-Wilmot*	21	EGM	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,645	57.10%	582	20.20%	73.79%	1,645	1,063	–	173	–	2,881
Tignish-Palmer Road*	27	EGM	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,569	55.15%	293	10.30%	91.60%	1,569	1,276	–	–	–	2,845
Tracadie-Fort Augustus	–	MPQ	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Dissolved
Tracadie-Hillsborough Park	8	CHA	New		Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,577	55.39%	475	16.68%	79.31%	1,577	1,102	95	73	–	2,847
Tyne Valley-Linkletter*	23	EGM	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,599	58.06%	444	16.12%	75.02%	1,599	1,155	–	–	–	2,754
Vernon River-Stratford*	5	CAR	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,387	48.03%	66	2.29%	86.32%	1,387	1,321	100	80	–	2,888
West Royalty-Springvale*	15	CHA	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,766	55.07%	460	14.34%	83.89%	1,766	1,306	135	–	–	3,207
York-Oyster Bed*	9	MPQ	Template:Canadian party colour\|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Lib	1,970	55.37%	569	15.99%	88.74%	1,970	1,401	126	61	–	3,558

* - renamed in 2007 redistribution

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Resulting composition of the 63rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Source		Party
Source		Template:Canadian party colour align="center" \|Lib	Template:Canadian party colour align="center" \|PC	Total
Seats retained	Incumbents returned	3	4	7
Seats retained	Open seats held	1		1
Seats changing hands	Incumbents defeated	12		12
	Open seats gained	6		6
	Taken by candidate previously incumbent in another riding	1		1
Total		23	4	27

Largest and smallest margins of victory

The five largest margins of victory were:

Rustico-Emerald: Carolyn Bertram, Liberal, defeated David Blacquiere, PC, by 869 votes.
Cornwall-Meadowbank: Ron MacKinley, Liberal, defeated Margaret Duffy, PC, by 853 votes.
Charlottetown-Brighton: Robert Ghiz, Liberal, defeated John Abbott, PC, by 753 votes.
O'Leary-Inverness: Robert Henderson, Liberal, defeated Eva Rodgerson, PC, by 678 votes.
Summerside-Wilmot: Janice Sherry, Liberal, defeated Gerard McCardle, PC, by 582 votes.

The five smallest margins of victory were:

Vernon River-Stratford: Alan McIsaac, Liberal, defeated Allan Fraser, PC, by 66 votes.
Stratford-Kinlock: Cynthia Dunsford, Liberal, defeated David McKenna, PC, by 81 votes.
Alberton-Roseville: Pat Murphy, Liberal, defeated Cletus Dunn, PC, by 123 votes.
Montague-Kilmuir: Jim Bagnall, PC, defeated Billy Cann, Liberal, by 134 votes.
Souris-Elmira: Allan Campbell, Liberal, defeated Andy Mooney, PC, by 210 votes.

Results by place

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Party		Seats	Second	Third	Fourth
Liberal	23	4	0	0 Template:Canadian party colour	Progressive Conservative	4	23	0	0 Template:Canadian party colour	0	0	14	4 Template:Canadian party colour	New Democratic	0	0	7	8 Template:Canadian party colour	Independent	0	0	1	0

Results by region

Total seats:			7	8	5	7	27	Liberal													Progressive Conservative
Party Name			Cardigan	Malpeque	Charlottetown	Egmont	Total Template:Canadian party colour	Liberal	Seats:	3	8	5	7	23 Template:Canadian party colour	Popular Vote:	44.40%	54.91%	56.98%	55.92%	52.93% Template:Canadian party colour	Progressive Conservative	Seats:	4	0	0	0	4 Template:Canadian party colour	Popular Vote:	48.74%	38.41%	37.22%	40.90%	41.35%
Parties that won no seats: Template:Canadian party colour					Green	Vote:	411	1,336	434	284	2,482 Template:Canadian party colour	Popular Vote:	1.97%	5.19%	2.93%	1.44%	3.04% Template:Canadian party colour	NDP	Vote:	462	384	426	309	1,597 Template:Canadian party colour	Popular Vote:	2.21%	1.49%	2.87%	1.57%	1.96% Template:Canadian party colour	Independent	Vote:	560	xx	xx	34	594 Template:Canadian party colour	Popular Vote:	2.68%	xx	xx	0.17%	0.73%

Timeline

April 10, 2007 - Treasurer Mitch Murphy unveils the provincial budget. Many people referred to this budget as an "election budget", as it had promises for everyone.^[1]
April 17, 2007 - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) news article declares Wikipedia the new PEI election battleground, with edits to the Pat Binns article that some say are partisan in nature.^[2]
April 26, 2007 - The ban on canned carbonated beverages was lifted. Canned beverages such as beer will be available by the summer, while soda will be available by January 1, 2008. This is thought to be a way to "grab votes" according to Sharon Labchuk and Dean Constable.^[3]
April 30, 2007 - Premier Pat Binns calls the election at his constituency's Progressive Conservative nominating convention.^[4]
May 1, 2007 - The Liberal Party release a series of political attack ads which many call "United States-style". One advertisement ran during Tuesday night's broadcast of American Idol on CTV. This type of advertising isn't normally seen in Island elections.^[5]
May 11, 2007 - All four party leaders talk rural health care and doctor recruitment.^[6]
May 15, 2007 - The first of a string of leaders debates was held. The leaders from all four parties attended.^[7]
May 28, 2007 - Liberals win a majority of seats, in the PEI Legislature. Taking 23 of 27, while the Progressive Conservatives drop to 4 seats. The New Democrats and the Greens win none.^[8]^[9]
June 12, 2007 - Liberal government of Robert Ghiz is sworn in, following resignation of the Pat Binns government.^[10]
August 30, 2007 - Pat Binns named ambassador to Ireland and steps down as leader of the opposition, and as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island.^[11]
September 4, 2007 - Olive Crane named interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island and made leader of the opposition.^[12]

Riding by riding results

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Cardigan

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
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Belfast-Murray River	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Pat Binns 1,527 (55.15%)		Charlie McGeoghegan 1,130 (40.81%)		Ahmon Katz 112 (4.04%)			Template:Canadian party colour\|	Pat Binns
Georgetown-St. Peters	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Michael Currie 1,678 (53.08%)		Danny Walker 1,389 (43.94%)			Jane Dunphy 94 (2.97%)		Template:Canadian party colour\|	Michael Currie
Montague-Kilmuir	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Jim Bagnall 1,447 (52.43%)		Billy Cann 1,313 (47.57%)					Template:Canadian party colour\|	Jim Bagnall
Morell-Mermaid	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Olive Crane 1,384 (46.46%)		Doug Deacon 941 (31.59%)			Mike Avery 94 (3.16%)	Larry McGuire (Ind.) 560 (18.80%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Olive Crane
Souris-Elmira		Andy Mooney 1,212 (42.90%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Allan Campbell 1,422 (50.34%)		Rachel Leslie 70 (2.48%)	Betty Fay 121 (4.28%)		Template:Canadian party colour\|	Andy Mooney
Stratford-Kinlock		David McKenna 1,601 (45.94%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Cynthia Dunsford 1,682 (48.26%)		Mark Wellman 129 (3.70%)	Jane McNeil 73 (2.09)		Template:Canadian party colour\|	David McKenna
Vernon River-Stratford		Allan Fraser 1,321 (45.74%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Alan McIsaac 1,387 (48.03%)		Gary Clauseheide 100 (3.46%)	Edith Perry 80 (2.77%)		Template:Canadian party colour\|	Wilbur MacDonald†

Malpeque

Electoral district	Candidates							Incumbent
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Borden-Kinkora		Fred McCardle 1,351 (39.11%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	George Webster 1,811 (52.43%)		Jamie Larkin 292 (8.45%)		Template:Canadian party colour\|	Fred McCardle
Cornwall-Meadowbank		Margaret Duffy 908 (32.13%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Ron MacKinley 1,761 (62.31%)		Paul Ness 78 (2.76%)	Kirk Brown 79 (2.80%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Ron MacKinley
Kellys Cross-Cumberland		Steven Stead 1,246 (35.78%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Valerie Docherty 1,811 (52.01%)		Peter Bevan-Baker 221 (6.84%)	Lorraine Begley 171 (5.37%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Carolyn Bertram
Kensington-Malpeque		Mitch Murphy 1,574 (44.29%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Wes Sheridan 1,788 (50.31%)		Jodie Bowmaster 192 (5.40%)		Template:Canadian party colour\|	Mitch Murphy
Rustico-Emerald		David Blacquiere 1,101 (33.69%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Carolyn Bertram 1,970 (60.28%)		Sharon Labchuk 197 (6.03%)		Template:Canadian party colour\|	Beth MacKenzie†
York-Oyster Bed		Jamie Ballem 1,401 (39.38%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Robert Vessey 1,970 (55.37%)		Joan Cullen 126 (3.54%)	James Rodd 61 (1.71%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Jamie Ballem

Charlottetown

Electoral district	Candidates							Incumbent
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Charlottetown-Brighton		John Abbott 916 (33.07%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Robert Ghiz 1,669 (60.25%)		Cindy Burton 185 (6.68%)		Template:Canadian party colour\|	Robert Ghiz
Charlottetown-Lewis Point		Wes MacAleer 1,299 (41.06%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Kathleen Casey 1,865 (58.94%)				Template:Canadian party colour\|	Wes MacAleer
Charlottetown-Parkdale		Mike Molyneaux 1,101 (37.95%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Doug Currie 1,666 (57.43%)			Zain Esseghaier 134 (4.62%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Elmer MacFadyen †
Charlottetown-Sherwood		Chester Gillan 1,245 (39.84%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Robert Mitchell 1,712 (54.78%)		Kat Murphy 83 (2.66%)	Brian Pollard 85 (2.72%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Chester Gillan
Charlottetown-Victoria Park		Jason Lee 958 (33.41%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Richard Brown 1,536 (53.58%)		Denise Reiser 166 (5.79%)	Dean Constable 207 (7.22%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Richard Brown
Tracadie-Hillsborough Park		Elmer MacFadyen 1,102 (38.71%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Buck Watts 1,577 (55.39%)		Robert Pendergast 95 (3.34%)	Peter MacFarlane 73 (2.56%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Mildred Dover†
West Royalty-Springvale		Wayne Collins 1,306 (40.72%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Bush Dumville 1,766 (55.07%)		Larry Cosgrave 135 (4.21%)		Template:Canadian party colour\|	Wayne Collins

Egmont

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
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Alberton-Roseville		Cletus Dunn 1,364 (45.39%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Pat Murphy 1,487 (49.84%)		Gerald O'Meara 95 (3.16%)	Jillian Kilfoil 59 (1.96%)		Template:Canadian party colour\|	Cletus Dunn
Evangeline-Miscouche		Wilfred Arsenault 935 (39.80%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Sonny Gallant 1,311 (55.81%)		Mannie Gallant 103 (4.38%)			Template:Canadian party colour\|	Wilfred Arsenault
O'Leary-Inverness		Eva Rodgerson 1,055 (37.87%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Robert Henderson 1,731 (62.13%)					Template:Canadian party colour\|	Eva Rodgerson
Summerside-St. Eleanors		Brent Gallant 1,228 (39.33%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Gerard Greenan 1,697 (54.36%)		Stuart Smith 86 (2.75%)	Paulette Halupa 77 (2.47%)	John W. A. Curtis (Ind.) 34 (1.09%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Helen MacDonald†
Summerside-Wilmot		Gerard McCardle 1,063 (36.90%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Janice Sherry 1,645 (57.10%)			Ryan Pollard 173 (6.00%)		Template:Canadian party colour\|	Greg Deighan†
Tignish-Palmer Road		Gail Shea 1,276 (44.85%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Neil LeClair 1,569 (55.15%)					Template:Canadian party colour\|	Gail Shea
Tyne Valley-Linkletter		Philip Brown 1,155 (41.94%)	Template:Canadian party colour\|	Paula Biggar 1,599 (58.06%)					Template:Canadian party colour\|	Philip Brown

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2007 Prince Edward Island general election

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Synopsis of results

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Results by region

Timeline

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