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2011 Prince Edward Island general election

The 2011 Prince Edward Island general election was held on October 3, 2011.

The Liberal government of Premier Robert Ghiz was elected to a second majority government, winning one seat less than they did in 2007. Ghiz himself considered 18 seats to be a marker for a strong majority. He won 22.

Health care was an important issue during the election, especially in rural areas.

The Progressive Conservatives retained their position as Official Opposition, winning five seats. Olive Crane used the issue of the Provincial Nominee Program during the election, as well as issues surrounding immigration and investments that came under investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Federal Minister Jason Kenney during the election.

Results

Both the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives lost votes, and lost in the share of vote. Turnout was down and seven thousand fewer voters cast ballots total. The Greens and New Democrats increased both their raw vote and their share of the vote, and the new Island party took nearly a full percentage point. Three incumbent Liberal MLAs were defeated by Progressive Conservatives; the Progressive Conservatives retained one of the two seats they held at the dissolution of the previous legislature, as well as one vacant seat which they held prior to the resignation of Michael Currie from the legislature in March 2011, while the Liberals gained one seat whose Progressive Conservative incumbent did not stand for re-election.

The election saw one riding, Kellys Cross-Cumberland, have six candidates, a rarity in PEI elections.

The PC Party solidified their base in central-east PEI, winning four ridings that were part of the federal riding of Cardigan, and carried the region. The PC Party also managed to win a single seat on the northern tip of the Island.

!rowspan="2" colspan="2" align=left|Party !rowspan="2" align=left|Party leader !rowspan="2"|<span style="font-size: 80%;">Candidates</span> !colspan="4" align=center|Seats !colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Popular vote |- !2007 !<span style="font-size: 80%;">Dissol.</span> !2011 !Change !# !% !Change

|align=left|Robert Ghiz |align="right"|27 |align="right"|23 |align="right"|24 |align="right"|22 |align="right"|-1 |align="right"|38,315 |align="right"|51.38% |align="right"|-1.55%

|align=left|Olive Crane |align="right"|27 |align="right"|4 |align="right"|2 |align="right"|5 |align="right"|+1 |align="right"|29,950 |align="right"|40.16% |align="right"|-1.19%

|align=left|Sharon Labchuk |align="right"| 22 |align="right"| - |align="right"| - |align="right"| 0 |align="right"| |align="right"|3,254 |align="right"|4.36% |align="right"|+1.32%

|align=left|James Rodd |align="right"| 14 |align="right"| - |align="right"| - |align="right"| 0 |align="right"| |align="right"|2,355 |align="right"|3.16% |align="right"|+1.20%

|align=left|Billy Cann |align="right"|12 |align="right"|* |align="right"| - |align="right"| 0 |align="right"| |align="right"|682 |align="right"|0.91% |align="right"|*

|align=left| |align="right"|1 |align="right"| - |align="right"| - |align="right"| 0 |align="right"| |align="right"|15 |align="right"|0.02% |align="right"|-0.71%

|align=left| |align="right"| - |align="right"| - |align="right"| 1 |colspan="5" align="right"| |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"|Total | style="text-align:right;"|103 | style="text-align:right;"|27 | style="text-align:right;"|27 | style="text-align:right;"|27 | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"|74,571 | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"|

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The Island Party of Prince Edward Island was not a registered political party at the time of the 2007 election.

Synopsis of results

= open seat
= turnout is above provincial average
= incumbency arose from byelection gain
= incumbent re-elected in same riding
= other incumbent renominated

Results by region

Incumbent MLAs not running for re-election

Progressive Conservative

Opinion polls

Riding by riding results

Cardigan

|- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Belfast-Murray River || |Charlie McGeoghegan <br /> 1,135 - (45.86%) | |Darlene Compton <br /> 1,127 - (45.54%) | |John Burhoe <br /> 114 - (4.61%) | | | |Andy Clarey <br /> 99 - (4.00%) | |&nbsp; || |Charlie McGeoghegan |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Georgetown-St. Peters | |Kevin Gotell <br /> 1,214 - (41.08%) ||&nbsp; |Steven Myers <br /> 1,575 - (53.30%) | |Jason Furness <br /> 47 - (1.59%) | |Jane Dunphy <br /> 87 - (2.94%) | |Ray Cantelo <br /> 32 - (1.08%) | |&nbsp; || |Vacant |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Montague-Kilmuir || |Allen Roach <br /> 1,127 - (46.57%) | |Greg Farrell <br /> 1,004 - (41.49%) | |Vanessa Young <br /> 89 - (3.68%) | |&nbsp; | |Billy Cann <br /> 200 - (8.26%) | |&nbsp; || |Jim Bagnall†|- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Morell-Mermaid | |Dan MacDonald <br /> 1,033 - (36.51%) ||&nbsp; |Olive Crane <br /> 1,649 - (58.29%) | |Darcie Lanthier <br /> 114 - (4.03%) | | | |Roger Nowe <br /> 33 - (1.17%) | | || |Olive Crane |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Souris-Elmira | |Allan Campbell <br /> 1,272 - (47.46%) || |Colin LaVie <br /> 1,302 - (48.58%) | | | | | |Jason MacGregor <br /> 106 - (3.96%) | | || |Allan Campbell |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Stratford-Kinlock | |Cynthia Dunsford <br /> 1,241 - (34.15%) ||&nbsp; |James Aylward <br /> 2,020 - (55.59%) | |Donald Killorn <br /> 168 - (4.62%) | |Chris van Ouwerkerk <br /> 205 - (5.64%) | | | |&nbsp; || |Cynthia Dunsford |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Vernon River-Stratford ||&nbsp; |Alan McIsaac <br /> 1,311 - (50.52%) | |Mary Ellen McInnis <br /> 1,054 - (40.62%) | |Marion Pirch <br /> 119 - (4.59%) | |Edith Perry <br /> 111 - (4.28%) | |&nbsp; | | || |Alan McIsaac

Malpeque

|- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Borden-Kinkora || |George Webster <br /> 1,590 - (49.41%) | |Jamie Fox<br /> 1,468 - (45.62%) | |Conor Leggott <br /> 160 - (4.97%) | |&nbsp; | |&nbsp; | | || |George Webster |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Cornwall-Meadowbank ||&nbsp; |Ron MacKinley <br /> 1,686 - (63.46%) | |Larry Hogan <br /> 756 - (28.45%) | |Allieanna Ballagh <br /> 172 - (6.47%) | | | |Jay Gallant <br /> 43 - (1.62%) | | || |Ron MacKinley |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Kellys Cross-Cumberland ||&nbsp; |Valerie Docherty <br /> 1,768 - (54.10%) | |Neila Auld <br /> 960 - (29.38%) | |Peter Bevan-Baker <br /> 306 - (9.36%) | |Jesse Reddin Cousins <br /> 182 - (5.56%) | |Paul Smitz <br /> 37 - (1.13%) | |Arthur C. Mackenzie <br /> 15 - (0.46%) || |Valerie Docherty |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Kensington-Malpeque ||&nbsp; |Wes Sheridan <br /> 1,820 - (57.18%) | |Wilber Lamont <br /> 1,165 - (36.60%) | | | |George S. Hunter <br /> 198 - (6.22%) | | | | || |Wes Sheridan |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Rustico-Emerald || |Carolyn Bertram <br /> 1,498 (49.50%) | |Brad Trivers <br /> 1,341 - (44.32%) | |Ron Wagner <br /> 187- (6.18%) | |&nbsp; | |&nbsp; | |&nbsp; || |Carolyn Bertram |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|York-Oyster Bed ||&nbsp; |Robert Vessey <br /> 1,988 - (55.30%) | |Martie Murphy <br /> 1,235 - (34.25%) | |Jenet Clement <br /> 122 - (3.39%) | |James Rodd <br /> 250 - (6.95%) | | | |&nbsp; || |Robert Vessey

Charlottetown

|- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Brighton ||&nbsp; |Robert Ghiz <br /> 1,228 - (52.46%) | |Linda Clements <br /> 699 - (29.86%) | |Elizabeth Schoales <br /> 238 - (10.17%) | |Trevor John LeClerc <br /> 176 - (7.52%) | |&nbsp; | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Robert Ghiz |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Lewis Point ||&nbsp; |Kathleen Casey <br /> 1,411 - (52.01%) | |Parnell Kelly <br /> 895 - (32.99%) | |Charles Sanderson <br /> 132 - (4.87%) | |Jacquie Robichaud <br /> 275 - (10.14%) | |&nbsp; | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Kathleen Casey |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Parkdale ||&nbsp; |Doug Currie <br /> 1,510 - (61.76%) | |Bernie Flynn <br /> 665 - (27.20%) | |Eliza Knockwood <br /> 152 - (6.22%) | |Noel Pauley <br /> 118 - (4.83%) | |&nbsp; | | ||&nbsp; |Doug Currie |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Sherwood ||&nbsp; |Robert Mitchell <br /> 1,538 - (53.93%) | |Mike Gillis <br /> 1,060 - (37.17%) | |Sarah Jones <br /> 127 - (4.45%) | |Kat Murphy <br /> 127 - (4.45%) | | | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Robert Mitchell |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Victoria Park ||&nbsp; |Richard Brown <br /> 1,112- (51.29%) | |Myles MacKinnon <br /> 582- (26.85%) | |Sharon Labchuk <br /> 278 - (12.82%) | |Rita Jackson <br /> 177 - (8.16%) | |Philip Stewart <br /> 19 - (0.88%) | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Richard Brown |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Tracadie-Hillsborough Park || |Buck Watts <br /> 1,304 - (48.53%) | |Glen Kelly <br /> 1,136 - (42.28%) | |Helene LaRouche <br /> 93 - (3.46%) | |Ron Kelly <br /> 136 - (5.06%) | |Gary Chipman <br /> 18 - (0.67%) | |&nbsp; || |Buck Watts |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|West Royalty-Springvale || |Bush Dumville <br /> 1,432 - (45.93%) | |Gary Bowness <br /> 1,369 - (43.91%) | |Liz Vaine <br /> 151 - (4.84%) | |Andrew Want <br /> 166 - (5.32%) | |&nbsp; | |&nbsp; || |Bush Dumville

Egmont

|- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Alberton-Roseville ||&nbsp; |Pat Murphy <br /> 1,604 - (56.18%) | |David Gordon <br /> 1,137 - (39.82%) | |Gerald O'Meara <br /> 71 - (2.49%) | | | |Mitch Gallant <br /> 43 - (1.51%) | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Pat Murphy |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Evangeline-Miscouche ||&nbsp; |Sonny Gallant <br /> 1,722 - (77.22%) | |Edgar Arsenault <br /> 418 - (18.74%) | |Melissa Hotte <br /> 64 - (2.87%) | | | |Arthur Arsenault <br /> 26 - (1.17%) | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Sonny Gallant |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|O'Leary-Inverness ||&nbsp; |Robert Henderson <br /> 1,431 - (55.51%) | |Daniel MacDonald <br /> 1,147 - (44.49%) | | | |&nbsp; | |&nbsp; | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Robert Henderson |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Summerside-St. Eleanors ||&nbsp; |Gerard Greenan <br /> 1,426 - (51.76%) | |Merlin Cormier <br /> 1,037 - (37.64%) | |Caleb Adams <br /> 145 - (5.26%) | |Paulette Halupa <br /> 147 - (5.30%) | | | | ||&nbsp; |Gerard Greenan |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Summerside-Wilmot ||&nbsp; |Janice Sherry <br /> 1,382 - (54.74%) | |Shirley Anne Cameron <br /> 937 - (37.12%) | |Rosalyn Ridlington Abbott <br /> 205 - (8.12%) | | | | | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Janice Sherry |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Tignish-Palmer Road | |Neil LeClair <br /> 1,142 (48.74%) || |Hal Perry <br /> 1,175 - (50.15%) | | | |&nbsp; | |Derek D. Peters <br /> 26 - (1.11%) | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Neil LeClair |- |bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Tyne Valley-Linkletter ||&nbsp; |Paula Biggar <br /> 1,390 - (57.27%) | |Jim Henwood <br /> 1,037 - (42.73%) | | | | |&nbsp; | | |&nbsp; ||&nbsp; |Paula Biggar

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