Prince Edward Island general election, 2000

The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island conducted a general election on April 17, 2000 to elect the 27 members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.

Premier Pat Binns' Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island was elected to its 2nd straight majority, winning every seat but one. This was an increase of eight seats from the previous election.

The Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island, led by rookie leader Wayne Carew, only won one seat, and Carew lost his own by a substantial margin.

The Island New Democrats, led by Herb Dickieson, increased their popular vote from the previous election, but lost their only seat (Dickieson's own).

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Results

Party Party Leader # of
candidates
Seats Popular Vote
1996 election Elected % Change # %
     Progressive Conservative Pat Binns 27 18 26 +44.44% 45,820 58.00%
     Liberal Wayne Carew 27 8 1 -87.50% 26,739 33.84%
     New Democrats Herb Dickieson 27 1 - -100% 6,446 8.16%
Total   81 27 27 - 79,005 100%

Riding-by-riding results

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  PC   Liberal   NDP   Other
Alberton-Miminegash   Cletus Dunn
1628
Hector MacLeod
1016
Donna M Lewis
137
 
Belfast-Pownal Bay   Wilbur MacDonald
1611
Ernie Mutch
937
Mark Hansen
143
 
Borden-Kinkora   Eric Hammill
1900
Lorne Sutherland
1002
Andy Dibling
153
 
Cascumpec-Grand River   Philip Brown
1118
Rob Henderson
1094
Peter Robinson
416
 
Charlottetown-Kings Square   Bob MacMillan
1215
Richard Brown
1197
Lesley Sprague
291
Charlottetown-Rochford Square   Jeff Lantz
1433
Ian "Tex" MacDonald
1115
Ken Bingham
294
Charlottetown-Spring Park   Wes MacAleer
1743
Dianne Portter
944
Leo Broderick
432
 
Crapaud-Hazel Grove   Norman MacPhee
1931
Cecil Godfrey
1223
Tony Reddin
341
 
Evangeline-Miscouche   Wilfred Arsenault
1209
Robert Maddix
1126
Leona Arsenault-Belaire
160
 
Georgetown-Baldwin's Road   Mike Currie
1807
Danny Campbell
827
Bruno Peripoli
99
Glen Stewart-Bellevue Cove   Pat Mella
2399
Viola Evans-Murley
852
Jane MacNeil
249
 
Kensington-Malpeque   Mitch Murphy
2954
Greg Campbell
690
Clarence Fraser
218
 
Montague-Kilmuir   Jim Bagnall
1379
Larry Stanly Creed
865
Glen MacDonald
85
 
Morell-Fortune Bay   Kevin MacAdam
1791
Danny Larkin
826
Brian Curley
47
 
Murray River-Gaspereaux   Pat Binns
1668
Andy Clarey
687
Deborah Kelly Hawkes
41
 
North River-Rice Point Donna Lank
1673
  Ron MacKinley
1830
Irene Dawson
321
 
Park Corner-Oyster Bed   Beth MacKenzie
2135
Allan Ling
1223
James Rodd
287
 
Parkdale-Belvedere   Chester Gillan
1719
Jacob Mal
642
Edith Perry
186
 
Sherwood-Hillsborough   Elmer MacFadyen
1815
Allan Poulton
866
Victoria Hill
200
 
Souris-Elmira   Andy Mooney
1535
Philip MacDonald
726
Betty Fay
176
 
Stanhope-East Royalty   Jamie Ballem
1992
Eddie Reardon
1080
Leo Cheverie
195
 
St. Eleanors-Summerside   Helen MacDonald
1626
Wayne Carew
1194
David Chapman
368
 
Tignish-Deblois   Gail Shea
1472
Neil LeClair
1068
Reg Pendergast
92
 
Tracadie-Fort Augustus   Mildred Dover
1737
Judy Hughes
982
Blair W. Kelly
163
 
West Point-Bloomfield   Eva Rodgerson
753
Charles R. Adams
403
Herb Dickieson
694
 
Wilmot-Summerside   Greg Deighan
1674
Paul Hudson Schurman
1246
Gary Robichaud
403
 
Winsloe-West Royalty   Don MacKinnon
2203
Peter McCloskey
1078
Marlene Hunt
235
 

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