Matt MacFarlane
{{Short description|Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Borden-Kinkora
| predecessor = Jamie Fox
| term_start = February 7, 2024
| party = Green Party of Prince Edward Island
| occupation = lawyer
| residence = Augustine Cove
}}
Matt MacFarlane is a Canadian politician.{{Cite web |last=Chapman |first=Scott |title=Green’s Matt MacFarlane wins District 19 Borden-Kinkora by-election |url=https://www.ocean100.com/2024/02/07/greens-matt-macfarlane-wins-district-19-borden-kinkora-by-election/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Ocean 100 - Charlottetown |language=en}} He has been a Green member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island since winning the 2024 Borden-Kinkora provincial by-election.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-07 |title=P.E.I. Green Party candidate unofficially wins Borden-Kinkora by-election |url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/p-e-i-green-party-candidate-unofficially-wins-borden-kinkora-by-election-1.6760685 |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Atlantic |language=en}} MacFarlane was the unsuccessful Green candidate in Borden-Kinkora in 2019 and 2023.{{Cite web |title=Green Party of Prince Edward Island |url=https://www.peigreens.ca/council |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=www.peigreens.ca}} He is the former president of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island and a lawyer by profession.{{Cite web |date=December 4, 2023 |title=Green Party of P.E.I. president Matt MacFarlane running in Borden-Kinkora byelection |url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/news/green-party-of-pei-president-matt-macfarlane-running-in-borden-kinkora-byelection-100917829/ |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Saltwire}} As of February 2024, he serves as the Third Party Whip in the Legislature.
Electoral record
{{CANelec/top|PE|February 7, 2024|by=yes|percent=yes|change=yes|reason=Resignation of Jamie Fox}}
{{CANelec|PE|Green|Matt MacFarlane|1,226|49.00|+14.19}}
{{CANelec|PE|PC|Carmen Reeves|964|38.53|-21.62}}
{{CANelec|PE|Liberal|Gordon Sobey|272|10.87|}}
{{CANelec|PE|NDP|Karen Morton|40|1.60|-1.31}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|2,502|99.80|}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|5|0.20|-0.46}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|2,507|58.91|-9.06}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters| 4,256}}
{{CANelec/gain|PE|Green|PC|+17.90}}
{{end}}{{2023 Prince Edward Island general election/Borden-Kinkora}}{{CANelec/top|PE|2019|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|PE|PC|Jamie Fox|1,680|52.11|+4.97}}
{{CANelec|PE|Green|Matt MacFarlane|1,041|32.29|+17.21}}
{{CANelec|PE|Liberal|Jamie Stride|417|12.93|-21.13}}
{{CANelec|PE|Independent|Fred McCardle|54|1.67|N.A.}}
{{CANelec|PE|NDP|Joan Gauvin|32|0.99|-2.73}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|3,224|99.91}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|3|0.09|-0.20}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|3,227|80.33|-2.32}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|4,017}}
{{CANelec/hold|PE|PC|-6.12}}
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References
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See also
{{Prince Edward Island MLAs}}
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
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Category:21st-century Canadian lawyers
Category:Green Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
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