2007 Prince Edward Island general election

The 2007 Prince Edward Island general election was held on May 28, 2007. It elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The incumbent Progressive Conservative government was defeated by the Liberal opposition after holding power for eleven years.

2007 Prince Edward Island general election

May 28, 2007
27 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	83.84%[1]
PC Leader Robert Ghiz Pat Binns Party Liberal Progressive Conservative Leader since April 5, 2003 May 4, 1996 Leader's seat Charlottetown-Brighton Belfast-Murray River Last election 4 23 Seats won 23 4 Seat change 19 19 Popular vote 43,205 33,754 Percentage 52.93% 41.35% Swing 10.27% 12.94%
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via plurality results by each riding.
Premier before election Pat Binns Progressive Conservative Premier after election Robert Ghiz Liberal

The newly formed Green Party of Prince Edward Island captured 3.04% of the vote or 4.44% in ridings they contested, beating out the Prince Edward Island 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

Summary of the May 28, 2007 Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island election results

Party		Party leader	Candidates	Seats				Popular vote
				2003	Dissol.	2007	Change	#	%	Change
	Liberals	Robert Ghiz	27	4	4	23	+19	43,205	52.93%	+10.27%
	Progressive Conservatives	Pat Binns	27	23	23	4	-19	33,754	41.35%	-12.94%
	Green	Sharon Labchuk	18	*	-	-	-	2,482	3.04%	*
	New Democrats	Dean Constable	15	-	-	-	-	1,597	1.96%	-1.10%
	Independents and no affiliation		2	-	-	-	-	594	0.73%	+0.73%
Total			89	27	27	27	-	81,632	100%

* Green Party of Prince Edward Island was not a registered political party at the time of the 2003 election.

Popular vote Liberal   52.93% PC   41.35% Green   3.04% New Democratic   1.96% Others   0.72%

Seats summary Liberal   85.19% PC   14.81%

Largest and smallest margins of victory

The five largest margins of victory were:

1. Rustico-Emerald: Carolyn Bertram, Liberal, defeated David Blacquiere, PC, by 869 votes.
2. Cornwall-Meadowbank: Ron MacKinley, Liberal, defeated Margaret Duffy, PC, by 853 votes.
3. Charlottetown-Brighton: Robert Ghiz, Liberal, defeated John Abbott, PC, by 753 votes.
4. O'Leary-Inverness: Robert Henderson, Liberal, defeated Eva Rodgerson, PC, by 678 votes.
5. Summerside-Wilmot: Janice Sherry, Liberal, defeated Gerard McCardle, PC, by 582 votes.

The five smallest margins of victory were:

1. Vernon River-Stratford: Alan McIsaac, Liberal, defeated Allan Fraser, PC, by 66 votes.
2. Stratford-Kinlock: Cynthia Dunsford, Liberal, defeated David McKenna, PC, by 81 votes.
3. Alberton-Roseville: Pat Murphy, Liberal, defeated Cletus Dunn, PC, by 123 votes.
4. Montague-Kilmuir: Jim Bagnall, PC, defeated Billy Cann, Liberal, by 134 votes.
5. Souris-Elmira: Allan Campbell, Liberal, defeated Andy Mooney, PC, by 210 votes.

Results by place

Party		Seats	Second	Third	Fourth
	Liberal	23	4	0	0
	Progressive Conservative	4	23	0	0
	Green	0	0	14	4
	New Democratic	0	0	7	8
}	Independent	0	0	1	0

Results by region

Party Name			Cardigan	Malpeque	Charlottetown	Egmont	Total
	Liberal	Seats:	3	8	5	7	23
		Popular Vote:	44.40%	54.91%	56.98%	55.92%	52.93%
	Progressive Conservative	Seats:	4	0	0	0	4
		Popular Vote:	48.74%	38.41%	37.22%	40.90%	41.35%
Total seats:			7	8	5	7	27
Parties that won no seats:
	Green	Vote:	411	1,336	434	284	2,482
		Popular Vote:	1.97%	5.19%	2.93%	1.44%	3.04%
	NDP	Vote:	462	384	426	309	1,597
		Popular Vote:	2.21%	1.49%	2.87%	1.57%	1.96%
}	Independent	Vote:	560	xx	xx	34	594
}		Popular Vote:	2.68%	xx	xx	0.17%	0.73%

Timeline

• April 10, 2007 - Treasurer Mitch Murphy unveils the provincial budget. Many people referred to this budget as an "election budget", as it had promises for everyone.[2]
• April 17, 2007 - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) news article declares Wikipedia the new PEI election battleground, with edits to the Pat Binns article that some say are partisan in nature.[3]
• April 26, 2007 - The ban on canned carbonated beverages was lifted. Canned beverages such as beer will be available by the summer, while soda will be available by January 1, 2008. This is thought to be a way to "grab votes" according to Sharon Labchuk and Dean Constable.[4]
• April 30, 2007 - Premier Pat Binns calls the election at his constituency's Progressive Conservative nominating convention.[5]
• May 1, 2007 - The Liberal Party release a series of political attack ads which many call "United States-style". One advertisement ran during Tuesday night's broadcast of American Idol on CTV. This type of advertising isn't normally seen in Island elections.[6]
• May 11, 2007 - All four party leaders talk rural health care and doctor recruitment.[7]
• May 15, 2007 - The first of a string of leaders debates was held. The leaders from all four parties attended.[8]
• 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.[9][10]
• June 12, 2007 - Liberal government of Robert Ghiz is sworn in, following resignation of the Pat Binns government.[11]
• August 30, 2007 - Pat Binns named ambassador to the Republic of Ireland and steps down as leader of the opposition, and as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island.[12]
• September 4, 2007 - Olive Crane named interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island and made leader of the opposition.[13]

Riding by riding results

Cardigan

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		PC		Liberal		Green		NDP		Other
Belfast-Murray River		Pat Binns 1,527 (55.15%)		Charlie McGeoghegan 1,130 (40.81%)		Ahmon Katz 112 (4.04%)						Pat Binns
Georgetown-St. Peters		Michael Currie 1,678 (53.08%)		Danny Walker 1,389 (43.94%)				Jane Dunphy 94 (2.97%)				Michael Currie
Montague-Kilmuir		Jim Bagnall 1,447 (52.43%)		Billy Cann 1,313 (47.57%)								Jim Bagnall
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
Souris-Elmira		Andy Mooney 1,212 (42.90%)		Allan Campbell 1,422 (50.34%)		Rachel Leslie 70 (2.48%)		Betty Fay 121 (4.28%)				Andy Mooney
Stratford-Kinlock		David McKenna 1,601 (45.94%)		Cynthia Dunsford 1,682 (48.26%)		Mark Wellman 129 (3.70%)		Jane McNeil 73 (2.09)				David McKenna
Vernon River-Stratford		Allan Fraser 1,321 (45.74%)		Alan McIsaac 1,387 (48.03%)		Gary Clauseheide 100 (3.46%)		Edith Perry 80 (2.77%)				Wilbur MacDonald†

Malpeque

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		PC		Liberal		Green		NDP		Other
Borden-Kinkora		Fred McCardle 1,351 (39.11%)		George Webster 1,811 (52.43%)		Jamie Larkin 292 (8.45%)						Fred McCardle
Cornwall-Meadowbank		Margaret Duffy 908 (32.13%)		Ron MacKinley 1,761 (62.31%)		Paul Ness 78 (2.76%)		Kirk Brown 79 (2.80%)				Ron MacKinley
Kellys Cross-Cumberland		Steven Stead 1,246 (35.78%)		Valerie Docherty 1,811 (52.01%)		Peter Bevan-Baker 221 (6.84%)		Lorraine Begley 171 (5.37%)				Carolyn Bertram
Kensington-Malpeque		Mitch Murphy 1,574 (44.29%)		Wes Sheridan 1,788 (50.31%)		Jodie Bowmaster 192 (5.40%)						Mitch Murphy
Rustico-Emerald		David Blacquiere 1,101 (33.69%)		Carolyn Bertram 1,970 (60.28%)		Sharon Labchuk 197 (6.03%)						Beth MacKenzie†
York-Oyster Bed		Jamie Ballem 1,401 (39.38%)		Robert Vessey 1,970 (55.37%)		Joan Cullen 126 (3.54%)		James Rodd 61 (1.71%)				Jamie Ballem

Charlottetown

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		PC		Liberal		Green		NDP		Other
Charlottetown-Brighton		John Abbott 916 (33.07%)		Robert Ghiz 1,669 (60.25%)		Cindy Burton 185 (6.68%)						Robert Ghiz
Charlottetown-Lewis Point		Wes MacAleer 1,299 (41.06%)		Kathleen Casey 1,865 (58.94%)								Wes MacAleer
Charlottetown-Parkdale		Mike Molyneaux 1,101 (37.95%)		Doug Currie 1,666 (57.43%)				Zain Esseghaier 134 (4.62%)				Elmer MacFadyen †
Charlottetown-Sherwood		Chester Gillan 1,245 (39.84%)		Robert Mitchell 1,712 (54.78%)		Kat Murphy 83 (2.66%)		Brian Pollard 85 (2.72%)				Chester Gillan
Charlottetown-Victoria Park		Jason Lee 958 (33.41%)		Richard Brown 1,536 (53.58%)		Denise Reiser 166 (5.79%)		Dean Constable 207 (7.22%)				Richard Brown
Tracadie-Hillsborough Park		Elmer MacFadyen 1,102 (38.71%)		Buck Watts 1,577 (55.39%)		Robert Pendergast 95 (3.34%)		Peter MacFarlane 73 (2.56%)				Mildred Dover†
West Royalty-Springvale		Wayne Collins 1,306 (40.72%)		Bush Dumville 1,766 (55.07%)		Larry Cosgrave 135 (4.21%)						Wayne Collins

Egmont

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		PC		Liberal		Green		NDP		Other
Alberton-Roseville		Cletus Dunn 1,364 (45.39%)		Pat Murphy 1,487 (49.84%)		Gerald O'Meara 95 (3.16%)		Jillian Kilfoil 59 (1.96%)				Cletus Dunn
Evangeline-Miscouche		Wilfred Arsenault 935 (39.80%)		Sonny Gallant 1,311 (55.81%)		Mannie Gallant 103 (4.38%)						Wilfred Arsenault
O'Leary-Inverness		Eva Rodgerson 1,055 (37.87%)		Robert Henderson 1,731 (62.13%)								Eva Rodgerson
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†
Summerside-Wilmot		Gerard McCardle 1,063 (36.90%)		Janice Sherry 1,645 (57.10%)				Ryan Pollard 173 (6.00%)				Greg Deighan†
Tignish-Palmer Road		Gail Shea 1,276 (44.85%)		Neil LeClair 1,569 (55.15%)								Gail Shea
Tyne Valley-Linkletter		Philip Brown 1,155 (41.94%)		Paula Biggar 1,599 (58.06%)								Philip Brown

References

1. https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/pei-election/voter-turnout-dips-below-80-per-cent-in-2019-pei-election-305149/
2. "Surplus P.E.I. budget adds millions in new spending". CBC News. 2007-04-10. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
3. "Wikipedia new P.E.I. election battleground". CBC News. 2007-04-17. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
4. "End to can ban receives full support of legislature". CBC News. 2007-04-26. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
5. "Binns calls P.E.I. election, seeks record mandate". CBC News. 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
6. "Liberal ads on the airwaves take political swipes at Tories". The Guardian. Charlottetown. 2007-05-02. Archived from the original on 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
7. "Leaders talk rural health care". Cbc.ca. 2007-05-11. Archived from the original on May 22, 2007. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
8. "Political leaders face slew of debates". The Guardian. Charlottetown. 2007-05-16. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
9. "P.E.I. tide paints province Liberal red". CBC News. 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
10. "P.E.I. voters elect Liberal Leader Robert Ghiz". CTV News. 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
11. "P.E.I. Premier Robert Ghiz sworn in to office". CTV News. 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
12. "Former P.E.I. premier Binns named ambassador to Ireland". CBC News. 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
13. "Crane to lead P.E.I. PCs". CBC News. 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2015-11-15.

External links

• CBC- PEI Votes 2007
• Elections PEI
• Election Almanac - Prince Edward Island Provincial Election