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2003 Prince Edward Island general election

The 2003 Prince Edward Island general election was held on September 29, 2003 to elect the 27 members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The election was called on September 2 by Premier Pat Binns, who enjoyed a high level of popularity among voters.

Polling took place on September 29, despite a blackout across two-thirds of the province and other damage caused by Hurricane Juan.

Binns' Progressive Conservatives were elected to a third consecutive majority government, the first time this had happened in Island history (for the PC party). The Premier, who ran in Murray River-Gaspereaux, was re-elected, along with his entire existing cabinet.

The Liberals wrested three seats from the Tories, increasing their standing to four seats. The party's new leader, Robert Ghiz, was one of those. The son of former premier Joe Ghiz beat Charlottetown mayor George MacDonald in the riding of Charlottetown-Rochford Square in Charlottetown.

The New Democrats did not win any seats; their leader, Gary Robichaud, was defeated by a Tory incumbent in Wilmot-Summerside.

Results

Largest and smallest margins of victory

The five largest margins of victory were:

  1. Kensington-Malpeque: Mitch Murphy, PC, defeated Janice Sherry, Liberal, by 1416 votes.
  2. North River-Rice Point: Ron MacKinley, Liberal, defeated Donna Butler, PC, by 1103 votes.
  3. Murray River-Gaspereaux: Pat Binns, PC, defeated Michelle Johnston, Liberal, by 959 votes.
  4. Glen Stewart-Bellevue Cove: David McKenna, PC, defeated Eric Ellsworth, Liberal, by 958 votes.
  5. Alberton-Miminegash: Cletus Dunn, PC, defeated Robert B. White, Liberal, by 737 votes.

The five smallest margins of victory were:

  1. Sherwood-Hillsborough: Elmer MacFadyen, PC, defeated Robert Mitchell, Liberal, by 61 votes.
  2. Borden-Kinkora: Fred McCardle, PC, defeated Lorne Sutherland, Liberal, by 71 votes.
  3. St. Eleanors-Summerside: Helen MacDonald, PC, defeated Gerard Greenan, Liberal, by 93 votes.
  4. Evangeline-Miscouche: Wilfred Arsenault, PC, defeated Sonny Gallant, Liberal, by 104 votes.
  5. Charlottetown-Kings Square: Richard Brown, Liberal, defeated Bob MacMillan, PC, by 142 votes.

Riding-by-riding results

Prince County

|- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Alberton-Miminegash ||&nbsp; |Cletus Dunn<br />1697 | |Robert B. White<br />960 | |Donna Hardy<br />53 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Cletus J. Dunn |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Borden-Kinkora ||&nbsp; |Fred McCardle<br />1528 | |Lorne Sutherland<br />1457 | |James Rodd<br />80 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Eric Hammill†|- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Cascumpec-Grand River ||&nbsp; |Philip Brown<br />1477 | |Robert Noye<br />981 | |Peter Robinson<br />178 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Philip Brown |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Evangeline-Miscouche ||&nbsp; |Wilfred Arsenault<br />1312 | |Sonny Gallant<br />1208 | |Leona Arsenault <br />69 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Wilfred Arsenault

|- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Kensington-Malpeque ||&nbsp; |Mitch Murphy <br />2536 | |Janice Sherry<br />1120 | |George S. Hunter <br />92 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Mitch Murphy |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|St. Eleanors-Summerside ||&nbsp; |Helen MacDonald<br />1590 | |Gerard Greenan<br />1497 | |Paulette Halupa<br />97 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Helen MacDonald |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Tignish-Deblois ||&nbsp; |Gail Shea<br />1480 | |Neil LeClair<br />1177 | |Reg Pendergast<br />20 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Gail Shea

|- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|West Point-Bloomfield ||&nbsp; |Eva Rodgerson<br />1193 | |Sean O'Halloran<br />872 | |Ed Kilfoil<br />232 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Eva Rodgerson |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Wilmot-Summerside ||&nbsp; |Greg Deighan<br />1807 | |Duke Cormier<br />1402 | |Gary Robichaud<br />257 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Greg Deighan

Queens County

|- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Belfast-Pownal Bay ||&nbsp; |Wilbur MacDonald <br />1331 | |Sarah Jane Bell<br />1091 | |Michael Page<br />110 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Wilbur MacDonald

|- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Crapaud-Hazel Grove | |Norman MacPhee<br />1683 ||&nbsp; |Carolyn Bertram<br />1829 | |Miranda Ellis <br />99 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Norman MacPhee |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Glen Stewart-Bellevue Cove ||&nbsp; |David McKenna<br />2249 | |Eric Ellsworth<br />1291 | |Jane MacNeil <br />243 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Pat Mella |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|North River-Rice Point | |Donna Butler<br />1403 ||&nbsp; |Ron MacKinley<br />2506 | |Marlene Hunt <br />108 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Ron MacKinley

|- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Park Corner-Oyster Bed ||&nbsp; |Beth MacKenzie<br />1908 | |Jean Tingley<br />1608 | |Ken Bingham<br />184 | | ||&nbsp; |Beth MacKenzie

|- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Stanhope-East Royalty ||&nbsp; |Jamie Ballem<br />1858 | |Robert Vessey<br />1400 | |Gerard Gallant<br />78 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Jamie Ballem |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Tracadie-Fort Augustus ||&nbsp; |Mildred Dover<br />1628 | |Buck Watts<br />1253 | |Robert Perry<br />64 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Mildred Dover |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Winsloe-West Royalty ||&nbsp; |Wayne Collins<br />1971 | |Gordon MacKay<br />1816 | | | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Don MacKinnonâ€Â

Charlottetown

|- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Kings Square | |Bob MacMillan<br />1278 ||&nbsp; |Richard Brown<br />1420 | |Kevin Roach<br />86 | | ||&nbsp; |Bob MacMillan |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Rochford Square | |George MacDonald<br />1276 ||&nbsp; |Robert Ghiz<br />1433 | |J'Nan Brown<br />120 | | ||&nbsp; |Jeff Lantz †|- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Spring Park ||&nbsp; |Wes MacAleer<br />1649 | |Barry Ling <br />1448 | |Teresa Peters<br />99 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Wes MacAleer

|- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Parkdale-Belvedere ||&nbsp; |Chester Gillan <br />1562 | |Charlie Cooke<br />897 | |Nick Boragina <br />78 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Chester Gillan |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Sherwood-Hillsborough ||&nbsp; |Elmer MacFadyen<br />1408 | |Robert Mitchell<br />1347 | |Ronald G. Kelly <br />75 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Elmer MacFadyen

Kings County

|- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Georgetown-Baldwin's Road ||&nbsp; |Mike Currie<br />1652 | |Danny Walker<br />984 | |Jane Dunphy<br />64 | | ||&nbsp; |Mike Currie |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Montague-Kilmuir ||&nbsp; |Jim Bagnall<br />1431 | |John Van Dyke <br />792 | |Lorne Cudmore <br />30 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Jim Bagnall |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Morell-Fortune Bay ||&nbsp; |Kevin MacAdam<br />1601 | |Larry McGuire<br />1050 | | | | ||&nbsp; |Kevin J. MacAdam |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Murray River-Gaspereaux ||&nbsp; |Pat Binns<br />1584 | |Michelle Johnston <br />625 | |Edith Perry <br />45 | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Pat Binns |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Souris-Elmira ||&nbsp; |Andy Mooney<br />1291 | |Philip MacDonald<br />1047 | | | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Andy Mooney

See also

References

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