O'Leary-Inverness

O'Leary-Inverness
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
MLA
 
 
 

Robert Henderson
Liberal

First contested 1996
Last contested 2015

O'Leary-Inverness is provincial electoral district #25, for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was formerly known as West Point-Bloomfield from 1996 to 2007. It was created in 1996 from parts of 1st Prince and 2nd Prince. It is notable for being the first district on the Island to ever elect a member of a third party to the legislature.

Members

The riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

Members of the Legislative Assembly for O'Leary-Inverness
Assembly Years Member Party
See 1st Prince and 2nd Prince 1873-1996
60th 1996-2000 Herb Dickieson New Democratic
61st 2000-2003 Eva Rodgerson Progressive Conservative
62nd 2003-2007
63rd 2007-2011 Robert Henderson Liberal
64th 2011-2015
65th 2015–present

Election results

O'Leary-Inverness, 2007–present

Prince Edward Island general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalRobert Henderson 1,310 48.81 -6.69
Progressive ConservativeDaniel MacDonald 1,063 39.61 -4.88
New DemocraticBilly MacKendrick 311 11.59
Total valid votes 2,684100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -0.90
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Prince Edward Island general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalRobert Henderson 1,431 55.50 -6.63
Progressive ConservativeDaniel MacDonald 1,147 44.49 +6.62
Total valid votes 2,578100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -6.62
Prince Edward Island general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalRobert Henderson 1,731 62.13 +24.17
Progressive ConservativeEva Rodgerson 1,055 37.87 -14.07
Total valid votes 2,786100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +19.12

West Point-Bloomfield, 1996–2007

Prince Edward Island general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeEva Rodgerson 1,193 51.94 +11.24
LiberalSean O'Halloran 872 37.96 +16.18
New DemocraticEd Kilfoil 232 10.10 -27.41
Total valid votes 2,297100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.47
Prince Edward Island general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeEva Rodgerson 753 40.70 +11.73
New DemocraticHerb Dickieson 694 37.51 -0.88
LiberalCharles Adams 403 21.78 -10.86
Total valid votes 1,850100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +6.30
Prince Edward Island general election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticHerb Dickieson 921 38.39
LiberalFairley Yeo 783 32.64
Progressive ConservativeGary Morgan 695 28.97
Total valid votes 2,399100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 1st Prince and 2nd Prince.

References

  1. Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Retrieved 5 May 2015.

Coordinates: 46°40′48″N 64°13′34″W / 46.680°N 64.226°W / 46.680; -64.226


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