Tyne Valley-Linkletter
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Coordinates:46°31′30″N 63°53′28″W / 46.525°N 63.891°W / 46.525; -63.891
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
District created1996
District abolished2019
First contested1996
Last contested2015

Tyne Valley-Linkletter was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The district was formerly named Cascumpec-Grand River from 1996 to 2007. In 2017, the district boundaries were adjusted to include northern portions of the city of Summerside, and the district was renamed Tyne Valley-Sherbrooke.[1]

Members

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tyne Valley-Linkletter
Assembly Years Member Party
See 2nd Prince and 3rd Prince 1873–1996
60th 1996–2000 Keith Milligan Liberal
61st 2000–2003 Philip Brown Progressive Conservative
62nd 2003–2007
63rd 2007–2011 Paula Biggar Liberal
64th 2011–2015
65th 2015–2019

Election results

Tyne Valley-Linkletter, 2007–2019

2015 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaula Biggar1,14742.96-14.38
Progressive ConservativeRyan Williams81030.34-12.32
New DemocraticJacqueline Tuplin47317.72
GreenShelagh Young2408.99
Total valid votes 2,670100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -1.03
[2]
2011 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaula Biggar1,39457.34-0.72
Progressive ConservativeJim Henwood1,03742.66+0.72
Total valid votes 2,431100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -0.72
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaula Biggar1,59958.06+20.84
Progressive ConservativePhilip Brown1,15541.94-14.09
Total valid votes 2,754100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +17.46

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 337 34.60
Mixed Member Proportional 265 27.21
Dual Member Proportional Representation 183 18.79
Preferential Voting 117 12.01
First Past the Post plus leaders 72 7.39
Two-choice preferred result
Mixed Member Proportional 477 50.53
First Past the Post 467 49.47
Total votes cast 974 27.88
Registered voters 3,493
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

Cascumpec-Grand River, 1996–2007

2003 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativePhilip Brown1,47756.03+13.49
LiberalRobert Noye98137.22-4.41
New DemocraticPeter Robinson1786.75-9.08
Total valid votes 2,636100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +8.95
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativePhilip Brown1,11842.54+16.06
LiberalRob Henderson1,09441.63-25.89
New DemocraticPeter Robinson41615.83+9.83
Total valid votes 2,628100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +20.98
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalKeith Wayne Milligan1,82367.52
Progressive ConservativeBarry Balsom71526.48
New DemocraticDonna Lewis1626.00
Total valid votes 2,700100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 2nd Prince and 3rd Prince.

References

  1. Wright, Teresa (September 30, 2017). "New voting districts unveiled for P.E.I." The Guardian. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  2. Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
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