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.
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
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!rowspan="2"|Candidates
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! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Popular vote

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

Results by region

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Timeline

Cardigan

1,527
1,130
112
1,678
1,389
94
1,447
1,313
1,384
941
94
560
1,212
1,422
70
121
1,601
1,682
129
73
1,321
1,387
100
80

Malpeque

1,351
1,811
292
908
1,761
78
79
1,246
1,811
221
171
1,574
1,788
192
1,101
1,970
197
1,401
1,970
126
61

Charlottetown

916
1,669
185
1,299
1,865
1,101
1,666
134
1,245
1,712
83
85
958
1,536
166
207
1,102
1,577
95
73
1,306
1,766
135

Egmont

1,364
1,487
95
59
935
1,311
103
1,055
1,731
1,228
1,697
86
77
34
1,063
1,645
173
1,276
1,569
1,155
1,599