Belfast-Murray River
 Prince Edward Island electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island | ||
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| Last contested | 2011 | ||
Belfast-Murray River is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Created mostly from 4th Kings, part of 5th Kings and a small part of 4th Queens in 1996. It was formerly named Murray River-Gaspereaux from 1996 to 2007.
Members
The riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast-Murray River | ||||
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| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See 4th Queens, 4th Kings, 5th Kings 1873-1996 | ||||
| 60th | 1996–2000 | Pat Binns | Progressive Conservative | |
| 61st | 2000–2003 | |||
| 62nd | 2003–2007 | |||
| 63rd | 2007 | |||
| 2007 | Vacant | |||
| 2007–2011 | Charlie McGeoghegan | Liberal | ||
| 64th | 2011–present | |||
Election results
Belfast-Murray River, 2007–present
| Prince Edward Island general election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| The 2015 general election will be held on May 4. | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Charlie McGeoghegan | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darlene Compton | |||||||
| Green | Jordan MacPhee | |||||||
| New Democratic | Alan Hicken | |||||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Prince Edward Island general election, 2011 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Charlie McGeoghegan | 1,135 | 45.86 | -9.09 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darlene Compton | 1,127 | 45.54 | +9.39 | ||||
| Green | John Burhoe | 114 | 4.61 | +0.99 | ||||
| Island | Andy Clarey | 99 | 4.00 | -0.67 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,475 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -9.24 | ||||||
| Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, 15 October 2007 On the appointment of Pat Binns as Ambassador to Ireland | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Liberal | Charlie McGeoghegan | 1,259 | 54.95 | +14.14 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darlene Compton | 828 | 36.15 | -19.01 | ||||
| Independent | Andy Clarey | 107 | 4.67 | |||||
| Green | Ahmon Katz | 83 | 3.62 | -0.42 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jane McNeil | 10 | 0.44 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,287 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +16.58 | ||||||
| Source: Elections PEI | ||||||||
| Prince Edward Island general election, 2007 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Binns | 1,527 | 55.15 | -15.13 | ||||
| Liberal | Charlie McGeoghegan | 1,130 | 40.81 | +13.08 | ||||
| Green | Ahmon Katz | 112 | 4.04 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,769 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -14.10 | ||||||
Murray River-Gaspereaux, 1996–2007
| Prince Edward Island general election, 2003 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Binns | 1,584 | 70.28 | +0.66 | ||||
| Liberal | Michelle Johnston | 625 | 27.73 | -0.94 | ||||
| New Democratic | Edith Perry | 45 | 2.00 | +0.29 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,254 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +0.80 | ||||||
| Prince Edward Island general election, 2000 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Binns | 1,668 | 69.62 | +16.04 | ||||
| Liberal | Andy Clarey | 687 | 28.67 | -13.16 | ||||
| New Democratic | Deborah Kelly Hawkes | 41 | 1.71 | -2.87 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,396 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +14.60 | ||||||
| Prince Edward Island general election, 1996 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Binns | 1,309 | 53.58 | |||||
| Liberal | Barry W. Hicken | 1,022 | 41.83 | |||||
| New Democratic | Alan Neil Hicken | 112 | 4.58 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,443 | 100.0 | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 4th Queens, 4th Kings and 5th Kings. | ||||||||