The 2023 Prince Edward Island general election was held to elect the members of the

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on 3 April 2023. The election normally required by 2 October under Prince Edward Island's fixed election date legislation was called early by Premier

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at his nomination meeting on 6 March. The Progressive Conservatives under incumbent Premier

won a

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, gaining a combined seven seats from the

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and

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parties. The Liberals won three seats and became the

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, replacing the Greens who held two of their seats; however, newly acclaimed Liberal leader Sharon Cameron challenged Green leader

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for his own seat and lost, placing third behind Bevan-Baker and the PC candidate. Following the election, Cameron and Bevan-Baker resigned as leaders of their respective parties. The

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ran candidates in all 27 districts, and the Island Party officially registered for the first time since the 2011 election, running candidates in 11 districts. Neither party elected any members to the Legislature.

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of 68.5% was the province's lowest recorded for a general election since Elections PEI began keeping records in 1966.

Background

Prince Edward Island's fixed election date legislation calls for a general election to be held prior to the first Monday of October in the fourth calendar year subsequent to the previous general election, which would have required an election to be held by 2 October. Instead, the election was called early for 3 April.

Timeline

*23 April 2019: General election held. The Progressive Conservative Party wins the most seats, while the incumbent

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falls to third place. The

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becomes the Opposition. *26 April 2019: Outgoing Premier

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announces intention to resign leadership of the Liberal Party upon appointment of an interim leader. *8 May 2019: Robert Mitchell is appointed interim Liberal leader. *9 May 2019:

's Progressive Conservative government is sworn in, following the resignation of Wade MacLauchlan's Liberal government. *13 June 2019: Deferred election date announced for Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park. *6 July 2019: Advance voting in Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park deferred election began, also took place on 8 and 12 July. *15 July 2019: Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park deferred election held, Progressive Conservative candidate Natalie Jameson is elected. *9 September 2019: Robert Mitchell resigns as interim Liberal leader. *16 September 2019: Sonny Gallant is appointed interim Liberal leader. *1 September 2020:

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resigns as leader of the

. *23 April 2022: Michelle Neill is elected leader of the New Democratic Party. *19 November 2022: Sharon Cameron is

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leader of the Liberal Party, being the only candidate in the party's

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. *6 March 2023: Dennis King is nominated as the PC candidate for Brackley-Hunter River, and announces that the election will be held on 3 April. *3 April 2023: General election held. Progressive Conservatives win a majority government.

Changes in MLAs

Unofficial results

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Synopsis of results

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Seats changing hands

MLAs who lost their seats

Open seats changing hands

Incumbent MLAs who did not seek re-election

The following MLAs announced that they would not run in the 2023 provincial election (Ole Hammarlund lost a contested nomination for his seat):

Malpeque

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Charlottetown

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Egmont

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Opinion polls

The following is a list of scientific

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s of published voter intentions.

Notes

References

Opinion poll sources

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