Tyne Valley-Linkletter
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 Prince Edward Island electoral district | |
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| Coordinates: | 46°31′30″N 63°53′28″W / 46.525°N 63.891°W |
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
| District created | 1996 |
| District abolished | 2019 |
| First contested | 1996 |
| Last contested | 2015 |
Tyne Valley-Linkletter was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The district was formerly named Cascumpec-Grand River from 1996 to 2007. In 2017, the district boundaries were adjusted to include northern portions of the city of Summerside, and the district was renamed Tyne Valley-Sherbrooke.[1]
Members[edit]
The riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tyne Valley-Linkletter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See 2nd Prince and 3rd Prince 1873–1996 | ||||
| 60th | 1996–2000 | Keith Milligan | Liberal | |
| 61st | 2000–2003 | Philip Brown | Progressive Conservative | |
| 62nd | 2003–2007 | |||
| 63rd | 2007–2011 | Paula Biggar | Liberal | |
| 64th | 2011–2015 | |||
| 65th | 2015–2019 | |||
Election results[edit]
Tyne Valley-Linkletter, 2007–2019[edit]
| 2015 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Paula Biggar | 1,147 | 42.96 | -14.38 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ryan Williams | 810 | 30.34 | -12.32 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jacqueline Tuplin | 473 | 17.72 | |||||
| Green | Shelagh Young | 240 | 8.99 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,670 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.03 | ||||||
| [2] | ||||||||
| 2011 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Paula Biggar | 1,394 | 57.34 | -0.72 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Henwood | 1,037 | 42.66 | +0.72 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,431 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.72 | ||||||
| 2007 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Paula Biggar | 1,599 | 58.06 | +20.84 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Philip Brown | 1,155 | 41.94 | -14.09 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,754 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +17.46 | ||||||
2016 electoral reform plebiscite results[edit]
| 2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Side | Votes | % | |
| First Past the Post | 337 | 34.60 | |
| Mixed Member Proportional | 265 | 27.21 | |
| Dual Member Proportional Representation | 183 | 18.79 | |
| Preferential Voting | 117 | 12.01 | |
| First Past the Post plus leaders | 72 | 7.39 | |
| Two-choice preferred result | |||
| Mixed Member Proportional | 477 | 50.53 | |
| First Past the Post | 467 | 49.47 | |
| Total votes cast | 974 | 27.88 | |
| Registered voters | 3,493 | ||
Source "Plebiscite Report" (PDF). | |||
Cascumpec-Grand River, 1996–2007[edit]
| 2003 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Philip Brown | 1,477 | 56.03 | +13.49 | ||||
| Liberal | Robert Noye | 981 | 37.22 | -4.41 | ||||
| New Democratic | Peter Robinson | 178 | 6.75 | -9.08 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,636 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +8.95 | ||||||
| 2000 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Philip Brown | 1,118 | 42.54 | +16.06 | ||||
| Liberal | Rob Henderson | 1,094 | 41.63 | -25.89 | ||||
| New Democratic | Peter Robinson | 416 | 15.83 | +9.83 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,628 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +20.98 | ||||||
| 1996 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Keith Wayne Milligan | 1,823 | 67.52 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Barry Balsom | 715 | 26.48 | |||||
| New Democratic | Donna Lewis | 162 | 6.00 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,700 | 100.0 | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 2nd Prince and 3rd Prince. | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Wright, Teresa (September 30, 2017). "New voting districts unveiled for P.E.I." The Guardian. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
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