York-Oyster Bed

York-Oyster Bed
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
MLA
 
 		 

Wade MacLauchlan
Liberal

First contested 1996
Last contested 2015

York-Oyster Bed is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The district was named Stanhope-East Royalty from 1996 until 2007. The current MLA is premier Wade MacLauchlan.

Members

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly for York-Oyster Bed
Assembly Years Member Party
See 2nd Queens, 3rd Queens, and 5th Queens 1873-1996
60th 1996-2000 Jamie Ballem Progressive Conservative
61st 2000-2003
62nd 2003-2007
63rd 2007-2011 Robert Vessey Liberal
64th 2011-2015
2015 Vacant
65th 2015–present Wade MacLauchlan Liberal

Election results

Prince Edward Island general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalWade MacLauchlan 1,938 47.68 -7.62
Progressive ConservativeJim "Benson" Carragher 1,338 32.92 -1.43
New DemocraticGordon Gay 442 10.87 +3.92
GreenThane Bernard 347 8.54 +5.15
Total valid votes 4,065100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -3.10
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Prince Edward Island general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Vessey 1,988 55.30 -0.07
Progressive ConservativeMartie Murphy 1,235 34.35 -5.02
New DemocraticJames Rodd 250 6.95 +5.24
GreenJenet Clement 122 3.39 -0.15
Total valid votes 3,595100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +2.48
Prince Edward Island general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Vessey 1,970 55.37 +13.40
Progressive ConservativeJamie Ballem 1,401 39.38 -16.31
GreenJoan Cullen 126 3.54
New DemocraticJames Rodd 61 1.71 -0.63
Total valid votes 3,558100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +14.86
Prince Edward Island general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJamie Ballem 1,858 55.69 -5.28
LiberalRobert Vessey 1,400 41.97 +8.91
New DemocraticGerard Gallant 78 2.34 -3.63
Total valid votes 3,336100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -7.10
Prince Edward Island general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJamie Ballem 1,992 60.97 +10.09
LiberalEddie Reardon 1,080 33.06 -10.89
New DemocraticLeo Cheverie 195 5.97 +0.80
Total valid votes 3,267100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +10.49
Prince Edward Island general election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeJamie Ballem 1,625 50.88
LiberalEddie Reardon 1,404 43.95
New DemocraticLeo Cheverie 165 5.17
Total valid votes 3,194100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 2nd Queens, 3rd Queens and 5th Queens.

References

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


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