2011 Prince Edward Island general election
{{Short description|Canadian provincial election}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2011 Prince Edward Island general election
| country = Prince Edward Island
| type = parliamentary
| party_colour = no
| party_name = no
| previous_election = 2007 Prince Edward Island general election
| previous_year = 2007
| next_election = 2015 Prince Edward Island general election
| next_year = 2015
| seats_for_election = 27 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
| majority_seats = 14
| election_date = {{Start date|2011|10|3}}
| opinions_polls = #Opinion polls
| image1 = 150x150px
| colour1 = {{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|nohash}}
| leader1 = Robert Ghiz
| leader_since1 = April 5, 2003
| party1 = {{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|name}}
| leaders_seat1 = Charlottetown-Brighton
| last_election1 = 23 seats, 52.93%
| seats_before1 = 24
| seats1 = 22
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}2
| popular_vote1 = 38,315
| percentage1 = 51.39%
| swing1 = {{decrease}}1.54%
| image2 =
| colour2 = {{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|nohash}}
| leader2 = Olive Crane
| leader_since2 = October 2, 2010
| party2 = {{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|name}}
| leaders_seat2 = {{nowrap|Morell-Mermaid}}
| last_election2 = 4 seats, 41.35%
| seats_before2 = 2
| seats2 = 5
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}3
| popular_vote2 = 29,950
| percentage2 = 40.18%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}1.17%
| map_image = Prince_Edward_Island_Election_2011_Map.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via plurality results by each riding.
| title = Premier
| before_election = Robert Ghiz
| before_party = {{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|name}}
| after_election = Robert Ghiz
| posttitle = Premier after election
| after_party = {{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|name}}
|ongoing=No}}
The 2011 Prince Edward Island general election was held on October 3, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/1969-12-31/article-2105770/Next-election-will-be-fought-on-new-ideas-not-new-spendingGhiz/1 |title=Next election will be fought on new ideas, not new spending: Ghiz |author=Wayne Thibodeau |date=January 11, 2011 |work=The Guardian |location=Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |access-date=January 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114015724/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/1969-12-31/article-2105770/Next-election-will-be-fought-on-new-ideas-not-new-spendingGhiz/1 |archive-date=January 14, 2011 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/can-harper-wait-out-the-election-traffic-jam/article1863565/ |title=Can Harper wait out the election traffic jam? |author=John Ibbitson |date=January 10, 2011 |work=Ottawa Notebook |publisher=Globe and Mail |access-date=January 21, 2011 |location=Toronto |archive-date=January 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120072556/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/can-harper-wait-out-the-election-traffic-jam/article1863565/ |url-status=dead }}
The Liberal government of Premier Robert Ghiz was elected to a second majority government, winning one seat less than they did in 2007. Ghiz himself considered 18 seats to be a marker for a strong majority. He won 22.
Health care was an important issue during the election, especially in rural areas.{{cite news|title=Ghiz wins 2nd term as P.E.I. premier|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/ghiz-wins-2nd-term-as-p-e-i-premier-1.984500|work=CBC News|date=October 3, 2011|access-date=October 4, 2011|archive-date=October 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004122625/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/peivotes2011/story/2011/10/03/peivotes-election-night-lead-584.html|url-status=live}}
The Progressive Conservatives retained their position as Official Opposition, winning five seats. Olive Crane used the issue of the Provincial Nominee Program during the election, as well as issues surrounding immigration and investments that came under investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Federal Minister Jason Kenney during the election.{{cite news|title=Crane and 4 Tories voted in|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/crane-and-4-tories-voted-in-1.1066759|work=CBC News|date=October 4, 2011|access-date=October 4, 2011|archive-date=October 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004145117/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/peivotes2011/story/2011/10/03/peivotes-conservatives.html|url-status=live}}
Results
Both the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives lost votes, and lost in the share of vote. Turnout was down and seven thousand fewer voters cast ballots total. The Greens and New Democrats increased both their raw vote and their share of the vote, and the new Island party took nearly a full percentage point. Three incumbent Liberal MLAs were defeated by Progressive Conservatives; the Progressive Conservatives retained one of the two seats they held at the dissolution of the previous legislature, as well as one vacant seat which they held prior to the resignation of Michael Currie from the legislature in March 2011, while the Liberals gained one seat whose Progressive Conservative incumbent did not stand for re-election.
The election saw one riding, Kellys Cross-Cumberland, have six candidates, a rarity in PEI elections.
File:2011 Prince Edward Island general election - Popular vote by polling division.svg
The PC Party solidified their base in central-east PEI, winning four ridings that were part of the federal riding of Cardigan, and carried the region. The PC Party also managed to win a single seat on the northern tip of the Island.
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| style="background:#EA6D6A; width:81.48%;" | 22 | style="background:#9999FF; width:18.51%;" | 5 |
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{{election table|title=Summary of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island election results}}
!rowspan="2" colspan="2" align=left|Party
!rowspan="2" align=left|Party leader
!rowspan="2"|Candidates
!colspan="4" align=center|Seats
!colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Popular vote
|-
!2007
!2011
!Change
!#
!%
!Change
{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|row-name}}
|align=left|Robert Ghiz
|align="right"|27
|align="right"|23
|align="right"|24
|align="right"|22
|align="right"|-1
|align="right"|38,315
|align="right"|51.38%
|align="right"|-1.55%
{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|row-name}}
|align=left|Olive Crane
|align="right"|27
|align="right"|4
|align="right"|2
|align="right"|5
|align="right"|+1
|align="right"|29,950
|align="right"|40.16%
|align="right"|-1.19%
{{Canadian party colour|PE|Green|row-name}}
|align=left|Sharon Labchuk
|align="right"| 22
|align="right"| -
|align="right"| -
|align="right"| 0
|align="right"|
|align="right"|3,254
|align="right"|4.36%
|align="right"|+1.32%
{{Canadian party colour|PE|NDP|row-name}}
|align=left|James Rodd
|align="right"| 14
|align="right"| -
|align="right"| -
|align="right"| 0
|align="right"|
|align="right"|2,355
|align="right"|3.16%
|align="right"|+1.20%
{{Canadian party colour|PE|Island|row-name}}
|align=left|Billy Cann
|align="right"|12
|align="right"|*
|align="right"| -
|align="right"| 0
|align="right"|
|align="right"|682
|align="right"|0.91%
|align="right"|*
{{Canadian party colour|PE|Independents and no affiliation|row-name}}
|align=left|
|align="right"|1
|align="right"| -
|align="right"| -
|align="right"| 0
|align="right"|
|align="right"|15
|align="right"|0.02%
|align="right"|-0.71%
{{Canadian party colour|PE|Vacant|row-name}}
|align=left|
|align="right"| -
|align="right"| -
|align="right"| 1
|colspan="5" align="right"|
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"|Total
| style="text-align:right;"|103
| style="text-align:right;"|27
| style="text-align:right;"|27
| style="text-align:right;"|27
| style="text-align:right;"|
| style="text-align:right;"|74,571
| style="text-align:right;"|
| style="text-align:right;"|
|}
{{Bar percent|PC|{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC}}|40.16}}
{{Bar percent|Green|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Green}}|4.36}}
{{Bar percent|New Democratic|{{Canadian party colour|PE|NDP}}|3.16}}
{{Bar percent|Others|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Independent}}|0.94}}}}{{Bar box|title=Seats summary|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=410px|bars={{Bar percent|Liberal|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal}}|81.48}}
{{Bar percent|PC|{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC}}|18.52}}}}
=Synopsis of results=
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| + 2011 PEI general election - synopsis of riding results{{cite book|url= https://www.electionspei.ca/sites/www.electionspei.ca/files/general-2011-10-03.pdf|title= Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Prince Edward Island for the Provincial General Election of 3 October 2011|author= |date= 2015|website= electionspei.ca|publisher= Elections Prince Edward Island|pages=2–6}} | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="3" | Riding
! rowspan="3" | {{abbr|#|District number}} ! rowspan="3" | Federal ! colspan="2" rowspan="3" | 2007 ! colspan="6" | Winning partypercentages calculated on valid votes only ! rowspan="3" | Turnout ! colspan="7" | Votes | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Party
! rowspan="2" | Votes ! rowspan="2" | Share ! rowspan="2" | Margin ! rowspan="2" | Margin ! Lib ! PC ! Green ! NDP ! Island ! {{abbr|Ind|Independent or No Affiliation}} ! rowspan="2" | Total | ||||||||||||||||
| style="background-color:#EA6D6A;"|
! style="background-color:#9999FF;"| ! style="background-color:#99C955;"| ! style="background-color:#F4A460;"| ! style="background-color:#C20000;"| ! style="background-color:#FFFFFF;"| | ||||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | colspan="2"| | |||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:left;"|Alberton-Roseville
|26 |style="text-align:left;"|EGM |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,604 | 56.18% | 467 | 16.36% | style="background-color:#F0E68C;"| 83.10% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,604 | 1,137 | 71 | – | 43 | – | 2,855 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Belfast-Murray River
|4 |style="text-align:left;"|CAR |{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|PC
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,135 | 45.86% | 8 | 0.32% | 79.02% | style="background-color:#87CEFA;"|1,135 | 1,127 | 114 | – | 99 | – | 2,475 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Borden-Kinkora
|19 |style="text-align:left;"|MPQ |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,590 | 49.41% | 122 | 3.79% | style="background-color:#F0E68C;"| 77.85% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,590 | 1,468 | 160 | – | – | – | 3,218 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Charlottetown-Brighton
|13 |style="text-align:left;"|CHA |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,228 | 52.46% | 529 | 22.60% | style="background-color:#F0E68C;"| 77.42% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,228 | 699 | 238 | 176 | – | – | 2,341 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Charlottetown-Lewis Point
|14 |style="text-align:left;"|CHA |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,411 | 52.01% | 516 | 19.02% | 70.01% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,411 | 895 | 132 | 275 | – | – | 2,713 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Charlottetown-Parkdale
|11 |style="text-align:left;"|CHA |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,510 | 61.76% | 845 | 34.56% | 73.78% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,510 | 665 | 152 | 118 | – | – | 2,445 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Charlottetown-Sherwood
|10 |style="text-align:left;"|CHA |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,538 | 53.93% | 478 | 16.76% | style="background-color:#F0E68C;"| 77.86% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,538 | 1,060 | 127 | 127 | – | – | 2,852 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Charlottetown-Victoria Park
|12 |style="text-align:left;"|CHA |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,112 | 51.29% | 530 | 24.45% | 69.03% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,112 | 582 | 278 | 177 | 19 | – | 2,168 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Cornwall-Meadowbank
|16 |style="text-align:left;"|MPQ |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,686 | 63.46% | 930 | 35.00% | 71.03% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,686 | 756 | 172 | – | 43 | – | 2,657 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Evangeline-Miscouche
|24 |style="text-align:left;"|EGM |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,722 | 77.22% | 1,304 | 58.48% | style="background-color:#F0E68C;"| 84.89% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,722 | 418 | 64 | – | 26 | – | 2,230 | |||
| style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Georgetown-St. Peters |2 |style="text-align:left;"|CAR |{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|PC
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|PC
|1,575 | 53.30% | 361 | 12.22% | style="background-color:#F0E68C;"| 83.91% | 1,214 | 1,575 | 47 | 87 | 32 | – | 2,955 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Kellys Cross-Cumberland
|17 |style="text-align:left;"|MPQ |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,768 | 54.02% | 808 | 24.69% | style="background-color:#F0E68C;"| 77.54% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,768 | 960 | 306 | 182 | 42 | 15 | 3,273 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Kensington-Malpeque
|20 |style="text-align:left;"|MPQ |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,820 | 57.18% | 655 | 20.58% | 74.76% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,820 | 1,165 | – | 198 | – | – | 3,183 | |||
| style="background-color:#F5F5DC;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Montague-Kilmuir |3 |style="text-align:left;"|CAR |{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|PC
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,127 | 46.57% | 123 | 5.08% | style="background-color:#F0E68C;"| 78.10% | 1,127 | 1,004 | 89 | – | 200 | – | 2,420 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Morell-Mermaid
|7 |style="text-align:left;"|CAR |{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|PC
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|PC
|1,649 | 58.29% | 616 | 21.77% | style="background-color:#F0E68C;"| 88.28% | 1,033 | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,649 | 114 | – | 33 | – | 2,829 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|O'Leary-Inverness
|25 |style="text-align:left;"|EGM |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,431 | 55.51% | 284 | 11.02% | style="background-color:#F0E68C;"| 78.83% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,431 | 1,147 | – | – | – | – | 2,578 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Rustico-Emerald
|18 |style="text-align:left;"|MPQ |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,498 | 49.50% | 157 | 5.19% | style="background-color:#F0E68C;"| 78.69% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,498 | 1,341 | 187 | – | – | – | 3,026 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Souris-Elmira
|1 |style="text-align:left;"|CAR |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|PC
|1,302 | 48.58% | 30 | 1.12% | style="background-color:#F0E68C;"| 86.25% | style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|1,272 | 1,302 | – | – | 106 | – | 2,680 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Stratford-Kinlock
|6 |style="text-align:left;"|CAR |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|PC
|2,020 | 55.59% | 779 | 21.44% | style="background-color:#F0E68C;"| 77.63% | style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|1,241 | 2,020 | 168 | 205 | – | – | 3,634 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Summerside-St. Eleanors
|22 |style="text-align:left;"|EGM |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,426 | 51.76% | 389 | 14.12% | 63.76% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,426 | 1,037 | 145 | 147 | – | – | 2,755 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Summerside-Wilmot
|21 |style="text-align:left;"|EGM |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,382 | 54.75% | 445 | 17.63% | 65.36% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,382 | 937 | 205 | – | – | – | 2,524 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Tignish-Palmer Road
|27 |style="text-align:left;"|EGM |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|PC
|1,175 | 50.15% | 33 | 1.41% | style="background-color:#F0E68C;"| 81.74% | style="background-color:#DCD0FF;"|1,142 | 1,175 | – | – | 26 | – | 2,343 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Tracadie-Hillsborough Park
|8 |style="text-align:left;"|CHA |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,304 | 48.53% | 168 | 6.25% | 72.80% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,304 | 1,136 | 93 | 136 | 18 | – | 2,687 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Tyne Valley-Linkletter
|23 |style="text-align:left;"|EGM |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,390 | 57.27% | 353 | 14.54% | 71.68% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,390 | 1,037 | – | – | – | – | 2,427 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|Vernon River-Stratford
|5 |style="text-align:left;"|CAR |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,311 | 50.52% | 257 | 9.90% | style="background-color:#F0E68C;"| 77.29% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,311 | 1,054 | 119 | 111 | – | – | 2,595 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|West Royalty-Springvale
|15 |style="text-align:left;"|CHA |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,432 | 45.93% | 63 | 2.02% | 75.31% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,432 | 1,369 | 151 | 166 | – | – | 3,118 | |||
| style="text-align:left;"|York-Oyster Bed
|9 |style="text-align:left;"|MPQ |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}| | style="text-align:left;"|Lib
|1,988 | 55.30% | 753 | 20.95% | style="background-color:#F0E68C;"| 79.55% | style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"|1,988 | 1,235 | 122 | 250 | – | – | 3,595 |
{{reflist|group=a}}
:{{Color box|#F5F5DC|border=silver}} = open seat
:{{Color box|#F0E68C|border=silver}} = turnout is above provincial average
:{{Color box|#87CEFA|border=silver}} = incumbency arose from byelection gain
:{{Color box|#DCDCDC|border=silver}} = incumbent re-elected in same riding
:{{Color box|#DCD0FF|border=silver}} = other incumbent renominated
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
|+ Resulting composition of the 64th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island !colspan="2" rowspan="2"| Source !!colspan="3"|Party | ||||
| {{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}} align="center" |Lib
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}} align="center" |PC !Total | ||||
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Seats retained | style="text-align:left;"|Incumbents returned | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Open seats held | 1 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Seats changing hands | style="text-align:left;"|Incumbents defeated | 3 | 3 | |
| style="text-align:left;"|Open seats gained | 1 | 1 | ||
| style="text-align:left;"|Byelection gain held | 1 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Total | 22 | 5 | 27 |
=Results by region=
| class="wikitable" |
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Party Name
! style="text-align:center;"|Cardigan ! style="text-align:center;"|Malpeque ! style="text-align:center;"|Charlottetown ! style="text-align:center;"|Egmont ! style="text-align:center;"|Total {{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|row}} | rowspan="2"|Liberal | Seats: | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|8 | style="text-align:center;"|5 | style="text-align:center;"|6 ! style="text-align:center;"|22 {{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|row}} | Popular Vote: | style="text-align:center;"| 42.54% | style="text-align:center;"| 52.87% | style="text-align:center;"| 54.31% | style="text-align:center;"| 57.01% ! style="text-align:center;"| 51.38% {{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|row}} | rowspan="2"|Progressive Conservative | Seats: | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"|0 | style="text-align:center;"|0 | style="text-align:center;"|1 ! style="text-align:center;"|5 {{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|row}} | Popular Vote: | style="text-align:center;"| 49.68% | style="text-align:center;"| 38.10% | style="text-align:center;"| 31.16% | style="text-align:center;"| 38.89% ! style="text-align:center;"| 40.16% |
|---|
| colspan=3|Total seats:
! style="text-align:center;"|7 ! style="text-align:center;"|8 ! style="text-align:center;"|5 ! style="text-align:center;"|7 ! style="text-align:center;"|27 |
| colspan="5"|Parties that won no seats: |
| {{Canadian party colour|PE|Green|row}}
| rowspan="2"|Green | Vote: | style="text-align:center;"| 651 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,191 | style="text-align:center;"| 927 | style="text-align:center;"| 485 ! style="text-align:center;"| 3,254 {{Canadian party colour|PE|Green|row}} | Popular Vote: | style="text-align:center;"| 3.32% | style="text-align:center;"| 4.81% | style="text-align:center;"| 7.40% | style="text-align:center;"| 2.74% ! style="text-align:center;"| 4.36% {{Canadian party colour|PE|NDP|row}} | rowspan="2"|NDP | Vote: | style="text-align:center;"| 403 | style="text-align:center;"| 932 | style="text-align:center;"| 873 | style="text-align:center;"| 147 ! style="text-align:center;"| 2,355 {{Canadian party colour|PE|NDP|row}} | Popular Vote: | style="text-align:center;"| 2.06% | style="text-align:center;"| 3.77% | style="text-align:center;"| 6.97% | style="text-align:center;"| 0.83% ! style="text-align:center;"| 3.16% {{Canadian party colour|PE|Island|row}} | rowspan="2"|Island Party | Vote: | style="text-align:center;"| 470 | style="text-align:center;"| 98 | style="text-align:center;"| 19 | style="text-align:center;"| 95 ! style="text-align:center;"| 682 {{Canadian party colour|PE|Island|row}} | Popular Vote: | style="text-align:center;"| 2.40% | style="text-align:center;"| 0.40% | style="text-align:center;"| 0.15% | style="text-align:center;"| 0.54% ! style="text-align:center;"| 0.91% {{Canadian party colour|PE|Independent|row}} | rowspan="2"|Independent | Vote: | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| 15 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| ! style="text-align:center;"| 15 {{Canadian party colour|PE|Independent|row}} | Popular Vote: | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| 0.06% | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| ! style="text-align:center;"| 0.02% |
Incumbent MLAs not running for re-election
Opinion polls
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
!width=20%|Polling Firm !width=15%|Date of Polling !width=7%|Link |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}} align="center"| Liberal |{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}} align="center"| Progressive Conservatives |{{Canadian party colour|PE|Green|background}} align="center"| Greens |{{Canadian party colour|PE|NDP|background}} align="center"| New Democrats |
| Corporate Research Associates
|{{dts|September 29, 2011}} |[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/p-e-i-liberals-still-leading-in-poll-1.1042399 HTML] |53 |36 |5 |5 |
| Corporate Research Associates
|{{dts|August 28, 2011}} |[http://cra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/11-3-CRA-PEI-Press-Release.pdf PDF] |59 |31 |3 |7 |
| Corporate Research Associates
|{{dts|June 10, 2011}} |[http://cra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/11-2-PE-Press-Release.pdf PDF] |51 |35 |2 |13 |
| Corporate Research Associates
|{{dts|March 9, 2011}} |[http://cra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/11-1-PE-Press-Release.pdf PDF] |62 |25 |2 |11 |
| Corporate Research Associates
|{{dts|December 6, 2010}} |[http://www.cra.ca/site-cra/media/CRA/10-4%20PEI%20TABLES.pdf PDF] |53 |34 |8 |4 |
| Corporate Research Associates
|{{dts|August 24, 2010}} |[http://www.cra.ca/site-cra/media/CRA/10-3%20PEI%20Tables.pdf PDF] |61 |30 |2 |6 |
| Corporate Research Associates
|{{dts|May 31, 2010}} |[http://www.cra.ca/site-cra/media/CRA/10-2%20PE%20WEB%20TABLES.pdf PDF] |61 |27 |3 |8 |
| Corporate Research Associates
|{{dts|February 24, 2010}} |[https://web.archive.org/web/20100409082250/http://www.cra.ca/en/home/Newsroom/SupportForPEILiberalsIncreases.aspx HTML] |64 |26 |4 |6 |
| Corporate Research Associates
|{{dts|December 3, 2009}} |[https://web.archive.org/web/20180921200914/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/index.cfm?sid=307996&sc=98 HTML] |57 |31 |3 |9 |
| Corporate Research Associates
|{{dts|August 2009}} |[https://web.archive.org/web/20100317162348/http://www.electionalmanac.com/canada/princeedwardisland/polls.php HTML] |62 |27 |5 |6 |
| Corporate Research Associates
|{{dts|May 2009}} |[https://web.archive.org/web/20100317162348/http://www.electionalmanac.com/canada/princeedwardisland/polls.php HTML] |57 |32 |4 |7 |
| Corporate Research Associates
|{{dts|February 2009}} |[https://web.archive.org/web/20100317162348/http://www.electionalmanac.com/canada/princeedwardisland/polls.php HTML] |64 |28 |2 |6 |
| Corporate Research Associates
|{{dts|November 2008}} |[https://web.archive.org/web/20100317162348/http://www.electionalmanac.com/canada/princeedwardisland/polls.php HTML] |55 |31 |5 |8 |
| Corporate Research Associates
|{{dts|August 2008}} |[https://web.archive.org/web/20100317162348/http://www.electionalmanac.com/canada/princeedwardisland/polls.php HTML] |63 |25 |6 |6 |
| Corporate Research Associates
|{{dts|May 2008}} |[https://web.archive.org/web/20100317162348/http://www.electionalmanac.com/canada/princeedwardisland/polls.php HTML] |61 |27 |4 |7 |
| Corporate Research Associates
|{{dts|February 2008}} |[https://web.archive.org/web/20100317162348/http://www.electionalmanac.com/canada/princeedwardisland/polls.php HTML] |68 |34 |4 |6 |
| Corporate Research Associates
|{{dts|November 2007}} |[https://web.archive.org/web/20100317162348/http://www.electionalmanac.com/canada/princeedwardisland/polls.php HTML] |64 |22 |5 |5 |
| Election 2007
|{{dts|May 28, 2007}} |[https://web.archive.org/web/20100317162348/http://www.electionalmanac.com/canada/princeedwardisland/polls.php HTML] |52.9 |41.4 |3.0 |1.9 |
Riding by riding results
=Cardigan=
{{Canadian politics/candlist header|province=PE|Liberal|PC|Green|NDP|Island|Other}}
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Belfast-Murray River
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Charlie McGeoghegan
1,135 - (45.86%)
|
|Darlene Compton
1,127 - (45.54%)
|
|John Burhoe
114 - (4.61%)
|
|
|
|Andy Clarey
99 - (4.00%)
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Charlie McGeoghegan
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Georgetown-St. Peters
|
|Kevin Gotell
1,214 - (41.08%)
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}}|
|Steven Myers
1,575 - (53.30%)
|
|Jason Furness
47 - (1.59%)
|
|Jane Dunphy
87 - (2.94%)
|
|Ray Cantelo
32 - (1.08%)
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|vacant|background}}|
|Vacant
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Montague-Kilmuir
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Allen Roach
1,127 - (46.57%)
|
|Greg Farrell
1,004 - (41.49%)
|
|Vanessa Young
89 - (3.68%)
|
|
|
|Billy Cann
200 - (8.26%)
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}}|
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Morell-Mermaid
|
|Dan MacDonald
1,033 - (36.51%)
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}}|
|Olive Crane
1,649 - (58.29%)
|
|Darcie Lanthier
114 - (4.03%)
|
|
|
|Roger Nowe
33 - (1.17%)
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}}|
|Olive Crane
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Souris-Elmira
|
|Allan Campbell
1,272 - (47.46%)
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}}|
|Colin LaVie
1,302 - (48.58%)
|
|
|
|
|
|Jason MacGregor
106 - (3.96%)
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Allan Campbell
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Stratford-Kinlock
|
|Cynthia Dunsford
1,241 - (34.15%)
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}}|
|James Aylward
2,020 - (55.59%)
|
|Donald Killorn
168 - (4.62%)
|
|Chris van Ouwerkerk
205 - (5.64%)
|
|
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Cynthia Dunsford
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Vernon River-Stratford
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Alan McIsaac
1,311 - (50.52%)
|
|Mary Ellen McInnis
1,054 - (40.62%)
|
|Marion Pirch
119 - (4.59%)
|
|Edith Perry
111 - (4.28%)
|
|
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Alan McIsaac
|}
=Malpeque=
{{Canadian politics/candlist header|province=PE|Liberal|PC|Green|NDP|Island|Other}}
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Borden-Kinkora
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|George Webster
1,590 - (49.41%)
|
|Jamie Fox
1,468 - (45.62%)
|
|Conor Leggott
160 - (4.97%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|George Webster
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Cornwall-Meadowbank
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Ron MacKinley
1,686 - (63.46%)
|
|Larry Hogan
756 - (28.45%)
|
|Allieanna Ballagh
172 - (6.47%)
|
|
|
|Jay Gallant
43 - (1.62%)
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Ron MacKinley
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Kellys Cross-Cumberland
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Valerie Docherty
1,768 - (54.10%)
|
|Neila Auld
960 - (29.38%)
|
|Peter Bevan-Baker
306 - (9.36%)
|
|Jesse Reddin Cousins
182 - (5.56%)
|
|Paul Smitz
37 - (1.13%)
|
|Arthur C. Mackenzie
15 - (0.46%)
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Valerie Docherty
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Kensington-Malpeque
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Wes Sheridan
1,820 - (57.18%)
|
|Wilber Lamont
1,165 - (36.60%)
|
|
|
|George S. Hunter
198 - (6.22%)
|
|
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Wes Sheridan
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Rustico-Emerald
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Carolyn Bertram
1,498 (49.50%)
|
|Brad Trivers
1,341 - (44.32%)
|
|Ron Wagner
187- (6.18%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Carolyn Bertram
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|York-Oyster Bed
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Robert Vessey
1,988 - (55.30%)
|
|Martie Murphy
1,235 - (34.25%)
|
|Jenet Clement
122 - (3.39%)
|
|James Rodd
250 - (6.95%)
|
|
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Robert Vessey
|}
=Charlottetown=
{{Canadian politics/candlist header|province=PE|Liberal|PC|Green|NDP|Island|Other}}
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Brighton
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Robert Ghiz
1,228 - (52.46%)
|
|Linda Clements
699 - (29.86%)
|
|Elizabeth Schoales
238 - (10.17%)
|
|Trevor John LeClerc
176 - (7.52%)
|
|
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Robert Ghiz
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Lewis Point
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Kathleen Casey
1,411 - (52.01%)
|
|Parnell Kelly
895 - (32.99%)
|
|Charles Sanderson
132 - (4.87%)
|
|Jacquie Robichaud
275 - (10.14%)
|
|
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Kathleen Casey
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Parkdale
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Doug Currie
1,510 - (61.76%)
|
|Bernie Flynn
665 - (27.20%)
|
|Eliza Knockwood
152 - (6.22%)
|
|Noel Pauley
118 - (4.83%)
|
|
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Doug Currie
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Sherwood
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Robert Mitchell
1,538 - (53.93%)
|
|Mike Gillis
1,060 - (37.17%)
|
|Sarah Jones
127 - (4.45%)
|
|Kat Murphy
127 - (4.45%)
|
|
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Robert Mitchell
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Charlottetown-Victoria Park
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Richard Brown
1,112- (51.29%)
|
|Myles MacKinnon
582- (26.85%)
|
|Sharon Labchuk
278 - (12.82%)
|
|Rita Jackson
177 - (8.16%)
|
|Philip Stewart
19 - (0.88%)
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Richard Brown
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Tracadie-Hillsborough Park
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Buck Watts
1,304 - (48.53%)
|
|Glen Kelly
1,136 - (42.28%)
|
|Helene LaRouche
93 - (3.46%)
|
|Ron Kelly
136 - (5.06%)
|
|Gary Chipman
18 - (0.67%)
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Buck Watts
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|West Royalty-Springvale
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Bush Dumville
1,432 - (45.93%)
|
|Gary Bowness
1,369 - (43.91%)
|
|Liz Vaine
151 - (4.84%)
|
|Andrew Want
166 - (5.32%)
|
|
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Bush Dumville
|}
=Egmont=
{{Canadian politics/candlist header|province=PE|Liberal|PC|Green|NDP|Island|Other}}
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Alberton-Roseville
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Pat Murphy
1,604 - (56.18%)
|
|David Gordon
1,137 - (39.82%)
|
|Gerald O'Meara
71 - (2.49%)
|
|
|
|Mitch Gallant
43 - (1.51%)
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Pat Murphy
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Evangeline-Miscouche
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Sonny Gallant
1,722 - (77.22%)
|
|Edgar Arsenault
418 - (18.74%)
|
|Melissa Hotte
64 - (2.87%)
|
|
|
|Arthur Arsenault
26 - (1.17%)
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Sonny Gallant
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|O'Leary-Inverness
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Robert Henderson
1,431 - (55.51%)
|
|Daniel MacDonald
1,147 - (44.49%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Robert Henderson
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Summerside-St. Eleanors
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Gerard Greenan
1,426 - (51.76%)
|
|Merlin Cormier
1,037 - (37.64%)
|
|Caleb Adams
145 - (5.26%)
|
|Paulette Halupa
147 - (5.30%)
|
|
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Gerard Greenan
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Summerside-Wilmot
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Janice Sherry
1,382 - (54.74%)
|
|Shirley Anne Cameron
937 - (37.12%)
|
|Rosalyn Ridlington Abbott
205 - (8.12%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Janice Sherry
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Tignish-Palmer Road
|
|Neil LeClair
1,142 (48.74%)
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|PC|background}}|
|Hal Perry
1,175 - (50.15%)
|
|
|
|
|
|Derek D. Peters
26 - (1.11%)
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Neil LeClair
|-
|bgcolor="whitesmoke"|Tyne Valley-Linkletter
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Paula Biggar
1,390 - (57.27%)
|
|Jim Henwood
1,037 - (42.73%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|PE|Liberal|background}}|
|Paula Biggar
|}
References
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Further reading
{{Refbegin}}
- {{cite journal |first1=Peter |last1=McKenna |first2=Don |last2=Desserud |title=The 2011 Provincial Election in Prince Edward Island |journal=Canadian Political Science Review |date=2013 |volume=7 |issue=1 |issn=1911-4125 |url=https://ojs.unbc.ca/index.php/cpsr/article/viewFile/342/448 |pages=65–71 |doi=10.24124/c677/2013342 |access-date=2021-05-04 |archive-date=2021-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504060207/https://ojs.unbc.ca/index.php/cpsr/article/viewFile/342/448 |url-status=live }}
{{Refend}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090706091323/http://www.electionalmanac.com/canada/princeedwardisland/ Election Almanac - Prince Edward Island Provincial Election 2011]
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