The 2007 Prince Edward Island general election was held on May 28, 2007. It elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...

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. The incumbent Progressive Conservative government was defeated by the

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opposition after holding power for eleven years. The newly formed

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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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Robert Ghiz Robert Watson Joseph Ghiz (born January 21, 1974) is a Canadian politician who served as the 31st premier of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2015. He is the son of the 27th premier, Joe Ghiz. On November 13, 2014 Ghiz announced he would be re ...

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Pat Binns Patrick George Binns (born October 8, 1948), is a Canadian diplomat, the 30th premier of Prince Edward Island from 1996 to 2007 and Canadian Ambassador to Ireland from 2007 to 2010. Binns has a long history of public service, most notably being ...

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Sharon Labchuk Sharon Labchuk (born November 25, 1952 in Trenton, Ontario) is an environmental activist and political organizer for the Green Party of Canada (GPC). She was also the first leader of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island. Career Labchuk founde ...

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Dean Constable Dean Constable (born January 11, 1980 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada) was the leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island (NDP) from 2006 to 2007. He replaced Gary Robichaud as leader. Constable used to be the theatre ...

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Largest and smallest margins of victory

The five largest margins of victory were: #

Rustico-Emerald Rustico-Emerald is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Paci ...

: Carolyn Bertram, Liberal, defeated David Blacquiere, PC, by 869 votes. #

Cornwall-Meadowbank Cornwall-Meadowbank is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was previously known as North River-Rice Point. The riding consists of the Town of Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) ...

Ron MacKinley Ronald William "Ronnie" MacKinley (born August 24, 1947) is a Prince Edward Island Liberal politician, and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Early life Born in Charlottetown, MacKinley is the son of John McKi ...

, Liberal, defeated Margaret Duffy, PC, by 853 votes. #

Charlottetown-Brighton Charlottetown-Brighton (District 13) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlant ...

, Liberal, defeated John Abbott, PC, by 753 votes. #

O'Leary-Inverness O'Leary-Inverness is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was formerly known as West Point-Bloomfield from 1996 to 2007. It was created in 1996 from parts of 1st Prince and 2nd Prince ...

: Robert Henderson, Liberal, defeated

Eva Rodgerson Eva Elizabeth Rodgerson (born June 21, 1945) is a Canadian politician, who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2000 to 2007. She represented the electoral district of West Point-Bloomfield and was a member of the ...

, PC, by 678 votes. # Summerside-Wilmot:

Janice Sherry Janice Ann Sherry (born 14 June 1960) is a Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2016. She represented the electoral district of Summerside-Wilmot as a member of the Liberal Party. In ...

, Liberal, defeated Gerard McCardle, PC, by 582 votes. The five smallest margins of victory were: #

Vernon River-Stratford Vernon River-Stratford was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to t ...

: Alan McIsaac, Liberal, defeated Allan Fraser, PC, by 66 votes. #

Stratford-Kinlock Stratford-Kinlock was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the P ...

: Cynthia Dunsford, Liberal, defeated David McKenna, PC, by 81 votes. # Alberton-Roseville: Pat Murphy, Liberal, defeated

Cletus Dunn Cletus Dunn (born May 11, 1948) is a former civil servant and Canadian politician, who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2000 to 2007. Born in Morell, Prince Edward Island, the son of Frank Dunn and Eileen ...

, PC, by 123 votes. #

Montague-Kilmuir Montague-Kilmuir is a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Members The riding has elected the following Members of the Legisl ...

Jim Bagnall James (Jim) Douglas Bagnall (b. 15 February 1949) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 1996 provincial election. Bagnall is married to Eileen (Craig) Bagnall. They have four kids, ...

, PC, defeated Billy Cann, Liberal, by 134 votes. #

Souris-Elmira Souris-Elmira is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The riding was created for the 1996 election from 1st Kings and a small part of 5th Kings and 2nd Kings 2nd Kings was an electoral ...

: Allan Campbell, Liberal, defeated Andy Mooney, PC, by 210 votes.

Results by place

Results by region

Timeline

*April 10, 2007 - Treasurer

Mitch Murphy P. Mitchell Murphy (born October 28, 1962O'Handley, K ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 2000'' ) is a retired Canadian educator and former politician in the province of Prince Edward Island. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince E ...

unveils the provincial budget. Many people referred to this budget as an "election budget", as it had promises for everyone. *April 17, 2007 -

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(CBC) news article declares

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the new PEI election battleground, with edits to the

article that some say are partisan in nature. *April 26, 2007 - The ban on canned carbonated beverages was lifted. Canned beverages such as beer will be available by the summer, while

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will be available by January 1, 2008. This is thought to be a way to "grab votes" according to

and

. *April 30, 2007 - Premier

calls the election at his constituency's Progressive Conservative nominating convention. *May 1, 2007 - The

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release a series of political attack ads which many call "United States-style". One advertisement ran during Tuesday night's broadcast of

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on CTV. This type of advertising isn't normally seen in Island elections. *May 11, 2007 - All four party leaders talk rural health care and doctor recruitment. *May 15, 2007 - The first of a string of leaders

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s was held. The leaders from all four parties attended. *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. *June 12, 2007 - Liberal government of

is sworn in, following resignation of the

government. *August 30, 2007 -

named ambassador to the

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and steps down as leader of the opposition, and as leader of the

Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island is one of three major political parties on Prince Edward Island. The party and its rival, the Liberals, have alternated in power since responsible government was granted in 1851. Histor ...

. *September 4, 2007 - Olive Crane named interim leader of the

and made leader of the opposition.

Riding by riding results

Cardigan

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1,527 (55.15%) , ,

Charlie McGeoghegan Charlie McGeoghegan (born 29 July 1974) is a Canadians, Canadian former politician. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in a 2007 Belfast-Murray River provincial by-election, by-election on 15 October 2007, follow ...

1,130 (40.81%) , , Ahmon Katz 112 (4.04%) , , , , , , , ''Pat Binns'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Georgetown-St. Peters , , , Michael Currie 1,678 (53.08%) , , Danny Walker 1,389 (43.94%) , , , , Jane Dunphy 94 (2.97%) , , , , , Michael Currie , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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1,447 (52.43%) , , Billy Cann 1,313 (47.57%) , , , , , , , , , Jim Bagnall , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Morell-Mermaid , , , Olive Crane 1,384 (46.46%) , , Doug Deacon 941 (31.59%) , , , , Mike Avery 94 (3.16%) , , Larry McGuire (Ind.) 560 (18.80%) , , , Olive Crane , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

, , Andy Mooney 1,212 (42.90%) , , , Allan Campbell 1,422 (50.34%) , , Rachel Leslie 70 (2.48%) , , Betty Fay 121 (4.28%) , , , , , Andy Mooney , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

, , David McKenna 1,601 (45.94%) , , , Cynthia Dunsford 1,682 (48.26%) , , Mark Wellman 129 (3.70%) , , Jane McNeil 73 (2.09) , , , , , David McKenna , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

, , Allan Fraser 1,321 (45.74%) , , , Alan McIsaac 1,387 (48.03%) , , Gary Clauseheide 100 (3.46%) , , Edith Perry 80 (2.77%) , , , , ,

Wilbur MacDonald Wilbur Bernard MacDonald (13 September 1933 – 20 May 2020) was a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a farmer by career. The son of Leo R. MacDonald and He ...

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Malpeque

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Borden-Kinkora Borden-Kinkora is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is the sole chamber of the G ...

, , Fred McCardle 1,351 (39.11%) , , , George Webster 1,811 (52.43%) , , Jamie Larkin 292 (8.45%) , , , , , , , Fred McCardle , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

, , Margaret Duffy 908 (32.13%) , , ,

1,761 (62.31%) , , Paul Ness 78 (2.76%) , , Kirk Brown 79 (2.80%) , , , , , Ron MacKinley , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Kellys Cross-Cumberland Kellys Cross-Cumberland was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was previously known as Crapaud-Hazel Grove. It was the first provincial constituency to elect a member of the Green Pa ...

, , Steven Stead 1,246 (35.78%) , , , Valerie Docherty 1,811 (52.01%) , ,

Peter Bevan-Baker Peter Stewart Bevan-Baker (born 3 June 1962) is a Scottish-Canadian politician, currently the leader of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island representing New Haven-Rocky Poin ...

221 (6.84%) , , Lorraine Begley 171 (5.37%) , , , , , Carolyn Bertram , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Kensington-Malpeque Kensington-Malpeque is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is the sole chamber of t ...

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1,574 (44.29%) , , ,

Wes Sheridan Wesley J. Sheridan (born 20 January 1960) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Kensington-Malpeque in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2015. He was a member of the Liberal Party. A nati ...

1,788 (50.31%) , , Jodie Bowmaster 192 (5.40%) , , , , , , , Mitch Murphy , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

, , David Blacquiere 1,101 (33.69%) , , , Carolyn Bertram 1,970 (60.28%) , ,

197 (6.03%) , , , , , , , Beth MacKenzie† , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

York-Oyster Bed York-Oyster Bed is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to th ...

, , Jamie Ballem 1,401 (39.38%) , , , Robert Vessey 1,970 (55.37%) , , Joan Cullen 126 (3.54%) , ,

James Rodd James Rodd (January 29, 1956) was the leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island from November 2007 when he was selected as interim leader at the party's annual general meeting following the resignation of Dean Constable. Rodd was ...

61 (1.71%) , , , , , Jamie Ballem

Charlottetown

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, , John Abbott 916 (33.07%) , , , ''

'' 1,669 (60.25%) , , Cindy Burton 185 (6.68%) , , , , , , , ''Robert Ghiz'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Charlottetown-Lewis Point , ,

Wes MacAleer Wes MacAleer (born 12 February 1944) is a Canadian former politician, who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1996 to 2007. Educated at Saint Dunstan's University, MacAleer is a former newspaper publisher. He ...

1,299 (41.06%) , , , Kathleen Casey 1,865 (58.94%) , , , , , , , , , Wes MacAleer , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Charlottetown-Parkdale Charlottetown-Parkdale was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was created prior to the 2007 election from parts of Sherwood-Hillsborough, Parkdale-Belvedere and Charlottetown-Kings S ...

, , Mike Molyneaux 1,101 (37.95%) , , , Doug Currie 1,666 (57.43%) , , , , Zain Esseghaier 134 (4.62%) , , , , ,

Elmer MacFadyen Elmer Eric MacFadyen (January 9, 1943 – August 17, 2007) was a Canadian politician. He represented Sherwood-Hillsborough in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1996 to 2007 as a Progressive Conservative member. MacFad ...

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Charlottetown-Sherwood Charlottetown-Sherwood was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was created prior to the 2007 election from Stanhope-East Royalty, Sherwood-Hillsborough, Parkdale-Belvedere and Winslo ...

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Chester Gillan Chester Gillan (born 25 September 1943) is a former Canadian educator and politician from Prince Edward Island. Born in Charlottetown and educated at Saint Dunstan's University and the University of New Brunswick, Gillan was a high school t ...

1,245 (39.84%) , , , Robert Mitchell 1,712 (54.78%) , , Kat Murphy 83 (2.66%) , , Brian Pollard 85 (2.72%) , , , , , Chester Gillan , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Charlottetown-Victoria Park Charlottetown-Victoria Park is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean ...

, , Jason Lee 958 (33.41%) , , , Richard Brown 1,536 (53.58%) , , Denise Reiser 166 (5.79%) , ,

207 (7.22%) , , , , , Richard Brown , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Tracadie-Hillsborough Park Tracadie-Hillsborough Park is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The district was created in the redistribution that preceded the 2007 Prince Edward Island general election out o ...

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1,102 (38.71%) , , ,

Buck Watts Francis Daniel "Buck" Watts (born 9 November 1944) is a Canadian politician serving as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 provincial ...

1,577 (55.39%) , , Robert Pendergast 95 (3.34%) , , Peter MacFarlane 73 (2.56%) , , , , , Mildred Dover† , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

West Royalty-Springvale West Royalty-Springvale was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was previously known as Winsloe-West Royalty. It was abolished prior to the 2019 election into Charlottetown-Winsloe, C ...

, , Wayne Collins 1,306 (40.72%) , , , Bush Dumville 1,766 (55.07%) , , Larry Cosgrave 135 (4.21%) , , , , , , , Wayne Collins

Egmont

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1,364 (45.39%) , , , Pat Murphy 1,487 (49.84%) , , Gerald O'Meara 95 (3.16%) , , Jillian Kilfoil 59 (1.96%) , , , , , Cletus Dunn , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Evangeline-Miscouche , , Wilfred Arsenault 935 (39.80%) , , ,

Sonny Gallant Stanley "Sonny" Gallant (born March 27, 1956) is a Canadian politician who served as interim leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party from 2019 to 2022. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2007 pr ...

1,311 (55.81%) , , Mannie Gallant 103 (4.38%) , , , , , , , Wilfred Arsenault , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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1,055 (37.87%) , , , Robert Henderson 1,731 (62.13%) , , , , , , , , , Eva Rodgerson , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Summerside-St. Eleanors , , Brent Gallant 1,228 (39.33%) , , , Gerard Greenan 1,697 (54.36%) , , Stuart Smith 86 (2.75%) , , Paulette Halupa 77 (2.47%) , , John W. A. Curtis (Ind.) 34 (1.09%) , , , Helen MacDonald† , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Summerside-Wilmot , , Gerard McCardle 1,063 (36.90%) , , ,

1,645 (57.10%) , , , , Ryan Pollard 173 (6.00%) , , , , , Greg Deighan† , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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Gail Shea Gail A. Shea (born April 6, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Egmont from 2008 to 2015. She was previously a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2000 to 2007, representing the ...

1,276 (44.85%) , , , Neil LeClair 1,569 (55.15%) , , , , , , , , , Gail Shea , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Tyne Valley-Linkletter , , Philip Brown 1,155 (41.94%) , , , Paula Biggar 1,599 (58.06%) , , , , , , , , , Philip Brown

References

External links

CBC- PEI Votes 2007Elections PEIElection Almanac - Prince Edward Island Provincial Election
{{PEIElections Elections in Prince Edward Island 2007 elections in Canada 2007 in Prince Edward Island May 2007 events in Canada

Results

Largest and smallest margins of victory

Results by place

Results by region

Timeline

Riding by riding results

Cardigan

Malpeque

Charlottetown

Egmont

References

Further reading

External links