2000 Prince Edward Island general election
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The 2000 Prince Edward Island general election was held on April 17, 2000, to elect the 27 members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.
Premier Pat Binns' Progressive Conservative Party was elected to its second straight majority, winning every seat but one. This was an increase of eight seats from the previous election.
The Liberal Party, led by rookie leader Wayne Carew, only won one seat, and Carew lost his own by a substantial margin.
The New Democratic Party, led by Herb Dickieson, increased their popular vote from the previous election, but lost their only seat (Dickieson's own).
Results
| 26 | 1 |
| PC | Liberal |
| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 election | Elected | % Change | # | % | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Binns | 27 | 18 | 26 | +44.44% | 45,820 | 58.00% | |
| Liberal | Wayne Carew | 27 | 8 | 1 | -87.50% | 26,739 | 33.84% | |
| New Democrats | Herb Dickieson | 27 | 1 | - | -100% | 6,446 | 8.16% | |
| Total | 81 | 27 | 27 | - | 79,005 | 100% |
| PC | 58.00% | |
| Liberal | 33.84% | |
| New Democratic | 8.16% |
| PC | 96.30% | |
| Liberal | 3.70% |
Riding-by-riding results
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Liberal | NDP | ||||||
| Alberton-Miminegash | Cletus Dunn 1628 | Hector MacLeod 1016 | Donna M Lewis 137 | Hector MacLeod | ||||
| Belfast-Pownal Bay | Wilbur MacDonald 1611 | Ernie Mutch 937 | Mark Hansen 143 | Wilbur MacDonald | ||||
| Borden-Kinkora | Eric Hammill 1900 | Lorne Sutherland 1002 | Andy Dibling 153 | Eric Hammill | ||||
| Cascumpec-Grand River | Philip Brown 1118 | Rob Henderson 1094 | Peter Robinson 416 | Keith Milligan | ||||
| Charlottetown-Kings Square | Bob MacMillan 1215 | Richard Brown 1197 | Lesley Sprague 291 | Richard Brown | ||||
| Charlottetown-Rochford Square | Jeff Lantz 1433 | Ian "Tex" MacDonald 1115 | Ken Bingham 294 | Paul Connolly | ||||
| Charlottetown-Spring Park | Wes MacAleer 1743 | Dianne Portter 944 | Leo Broderick 432 | Wes MacAleer | ||||
| Crapaud-Hazel Grove | Norman MacPhee 1931 | Cecil Godfrey 1223 | Tony Reddin 341 | Norman MacPhee | ||||
| Evangeline-Miscouche | Wilfred Arsenault 1209 | Robert Maddix 1126 | Leona Arsenault-Belaire 160 | Robert Maddix | ||||
| Georgetown-Baldwin's Road | Michael Currie 1807 | Danny Campbell 827 | Bruno Peripoli 99 | Michael Currie | ||||
| Glen Stewart-Bellevue Cove | Pat Mella 2399 | Viola Evans-Murley 852 | Jane MacNeil 249 | Pat Mella | ||||
| Kensington-Malpeque | Mitch Murphy 2954 | Greg Campbell 690 | Clarence Fraser 218 | Mitch Murphy | ||||
| Montague-Kilmuir | Jim Bagnall 1379 | Larry Stanly Creed 865 | Glen MacDonald 85 | Jim Bagnall | ||||
| Morell-Fortune Bay | Kevin MacAdam 1791 | Danny Larkin 826 | Brian Curley 47 | Kevin MacAdam | ||||
| Murray River-Gaspereaux | Pat Binns 1668 | Andy Clarey 687 | Deborah Kelly Hawkes 41 | Pat Binns | ||||
| North River-Rice Point | Donna Lank 1673 | Ron MacKinley 1830 | Irene Dawson 321 | Ron MacKinley | ||||
| Park Corner-Oyster Bed | Beth MacKenzie 2135 | Allan Ling 1223 | James Rodd 287 | Beth MacKenzie | ||||
| Parkdale-Belvedere | Chester Gillan 1719 | Jacob Mal 642 | Edith Perry 186 | Chester Gillan | ||||
| Sherwood-Hillsborough | Elmer MacFadyen 1815 | Allan Poulton 866 | Victoria Hill 200 | Elmer MacFadyen | ||||
| Souris-Elmira | Andy Mooney 1535 | Philip MacDonald 726 | Betty Fay 176 | Andy Mooney | ||||
| Stanhope-East Royalty | Jamie Ballem 1992 | Eddie Reardon 1080 | Leo Cheverie 195 | Jamie Ballem | ||||
| St. Eleanors-Summerside | Helen MacDonald 1626 | Wayne Carew 1194 | David Chapman 368 | Nancy Guptill | ||||
| Tignish-Deblois | Gail Shea 1472 | Neil LeClair 1068 | Reg Pendergast 92 | Bobby Morrissey | ||||
| Tracadie-Fort Augustus | Mildred Dover 1737 | Judy Hughes 982 | Blair W. Kelly 163 | Mildred Dover | ||||
| West Point-Bloomfield | Eva Rodgerson 753 | Charles R. Adams 403 | Herb Dickieson 694 | Herb Dickieson | ||||
| Wilmot-Summerside | Greg Deighan 1674 | Paul Hudson Schurman 1246 | Gary Robichaud 403 | Greg Deighan | ||||
| Winsloe-West Royalty | Don MacKinnon 2203 | Peter McCloskey 1078 | Marlene Hunt 235 | Don MacKinnon |
See also
- 2003 Prince Edward Island general election
- List of Prince Edward Island general elections (post-Confederation)
- List of PEI political parties