Tignish-Palmer Road

Tignish-Palmer Road
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
MLA
 
 		 

Hal Perry
Liberal

District created 1996 (name change in 2007)
First contested 1996
Last contested 2015

Tignish-Palmer Road is provincial electoral district #27, for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was formerly Tignish-DeBlois from 1996 to 2007.

Members

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tignish-Palmer Road
Assembly Years Member Party
See 1st Prince 1873-1996
60th 1996-2000 Bobby Morrissey Liberal
61st 2000-2003 Gail Shea Progressive Conservative
62nd 2003-2007
63rd 2007-2011 Neil LeClair Liberal
64th 2011-2013 Hal Perry Progressive Conservative
2013-2015 Liberal
65th 2015–present

Communities

It includes, among others, the following communities:

  • Tignish
  • Palmer Road
  • St. Felix
  • St. Louis (northern-half)
  • St. Edward (northern-half)
  • St. Roch
  • St. Peter & St. Paul
  • Norway
  • Christopher Cross
  • Peterville
  • Leoville
  • Harper
  • Ascension
  • Miminegash (northern-half)
  • Nail Pond
  • Skinners Pond
  • Waterford
  • Pleasant View
  • Greenmount
  • Kildare
  • Deblois
  • Anglo–Tignish
  • Tignish Shore
  • Jude's Point
  • Seacow Pond

Election results

Tignish-Palmer Road, 2007–present

Prince Edward Island general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHal Perry 1,486 58.23 +9.49
Progressive ConservativeJoseph Profit 818 32.05 -18.01
GreenMalcolm Pitre 167 6.54
New DemocraticJohn A'Hearn 81 3.17
Total valid votes 2,552100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +13.75
Liberal candidate Hal Perry gained 8.08 percentage points from his 2011 performance running as a Progressive Conservative.
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Prince Edward Island general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHal Perry 1,175 50.15 +5.30
LiberalNeil LeClair 1,142 48.74 −6.41
IslandDerek D. Peters 26 1.11
Total valid votes 2,343100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.86
Prince Edward Island general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalNeil LeClair 1,569 55.15 +11.18
Progressive ConservativeGail Shea 1,276 44.85 −10.44
Total valid votes 2,845100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +10.81

Tignish-DeBlois, 1996–2007

Prince Edward Island general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGail A. Shea 1,480 55.29 -0.64
LiberalNeil J. LeClair 1,177 43.97 +3.39
New DemocraticReg T. Pendergast 20 0.75 -2.75
Total valid votes 2,677100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.02
Prince Edward Island general election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGail A. Shea 1,472 55.93 +12.04
LiberalNeil J. LeClair 1,068 40.58 -13.39
New DemocraticReg T. Pendergast 92 3.50 +1.36
Total valid votes 2,632100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +12.72
Prince Edward Island general election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalRobert J. Morrissey 1,413 53.97
Progressive ConservativeGail A. Shea 1,149 43.89
New DemocraticHoward Waite 56 2.14
Total valid votes 2,618100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member riding of 1st Prince.

References

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

Coordinates: 46°57′0″N 64°3′0″W / 46.95000°N 64.05000°W / 46.95000; -64.05000


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