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Charlottetown-Brighton

Coordinates: 46°14′24″N 63°08′31″W / 46.240°N 63.142°W / 46.240; -63.142
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Charlottetown-Brighton
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Coordinates:46°14′24″N 63°08′31″W / 46.240°N 63.142°W / 46.240; -63.142
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
MLA
 
 
 
Rob Lantz
Progressive Conservative
District created1996
First contested1996
Last contested2023
Demographics
Census division(s)Queens County
Census subdivision(s)Charlottetown

Charlottetown-Brighton (District 13) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was formerly named Charlottetown-Rochford Square from 1996 to 2007.

Members

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Charlottetown-Brighton
Assembly Years Member Party
See 6th Queens 1966–1996
60th 1996–2000 Paul Connolly Liberal
61st 2000–2003 Jeff Lantz Progressive Conservative
62nd 2003–2007 Robert Ghiz Liberal
63rd 2007–2011
64th 2011–2015
65th 2015–2019 Jordan Brown Liberal
66th 2019–2023 Ole Hammarlund Green
67th 2023–present Rob Lantz Progressive Conservative

Election results

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Charlettown-Brighton, 2007–present

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2023 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rob Lantz 1,171 43.0 +25.4
Green Janice Harper 864 31.7 -8.6
Liberal Sandra Sunil 487 17.9 -20.0
New Democratic Michelle Neill 202 7.4 +3.1
Total valid votes 2,724 100.0
Progressive Conservative gain from Green Swing +17.0
Source(s)
2019 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ole Hammarlund 1,310 40.57 +27.52
Liberal Jordan Brown 1,223 37.88 -1.14
Progressive Conservative Donna Hurry 567 17.56 -20.58
New Democratic Simone Webster 128 3.96 -5.83
Total valid votes 3,229 99.51
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 16 0.49
Turnout 3,245 78.00
Eligible voters 4,160
Green gain from Liberal Swing +13.20
2015 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jordan Brown 1,056 39.02 -13.44
Progressive Conservative Rob Lantz 1,032 38.14 +8.28
Green Derrick Biso 353 13.05 +2.88
New Democratic Bob MacLean 265 9.79 +2.27
Total valid votes 2,706 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -10.86
These results will be subject to a judicial recount.[2]
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2011 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Ghiz 1,228 52.46 -7.79
Progressive Conservative Linda Clements 699 29.86 -3.21
Green Elizabeth Schoales 238 10.17 +3.49
New Democratic Trevor John Leclerc 176 7.52
Total valid votes 2,341 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -2.29
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Ghiz 1,669 60.25 +9.60
Progressive Conservative John Abbott 916 33.07 -12.03
Green Cindy Burton 185 6.68
Total valid votes 2,770 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +10.82

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

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2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
Mixed Member Proportional 552 35.25
Dual Member Proportional Representation 406 25.93
First Past the Post 361 23.05
Preferential Voting 166 10.60
First Past the Post plus leaders 81 5.17
Two-choice preferred result
Mixed Member Proportional 993 66.38
First Past the Post 503 33.62
Total votes cast 1,496 48.04
Registered voters 3,260
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

Charlottetown-Rochford Square, 1996–2007

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2003 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Ghiz 1,433 50.65 +11.42
Progressive Conservative George MacDonald 1,276 45.10 -5.32
New Democratic J'Nan Brown 120 4.24 -6.10
Total valid votes 2,829 100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +8.37
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jeff Lantz 1,433 50.42 +5.34
Liberal Ian "Tex" MacDonald 1,115 39.23 -7.80
New Democratic Ken Bingham 294 10.34 +2.46
Total valid votes 2,842 100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.57
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Paul Connolly 1,348 47.03
Progressive Conservative Jeff Lantz 1,292 45.08
New Democratic Mark Forrest 226 7.88
Total valid votes 2,866 100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member riding of 6th Queens.

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. ^ CBC News (15 May 2015). "PC Leader Rob Lantz says vote recount 'only prudent'". CBC News. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. ^ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 5 May 2015.