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1996 Prince Edward Island general election
Canadian provincial election
Canadian provincial election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1996 Prince Edward Island general election | |
| country | Prince Edward Island | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| party_colour | no | |
| party_name | no | |
| previous_election | 1993 Prince Edward Island general election | |
| previous_year | 1993 | |
| outgoing_members | 59th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island | |
| election_date | ||
| elected_mps | members | |
| next_election | 2000 Prince Edward Island general election | |
| next_year | 2000 | |
| seats_for_election | All 27 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island | |
| majority_seats | 14 | |
| image1 | PC | |
| colour1 | ||
| leader1 | Pat Binns | |
| leader_since1 | May 4, 1996 | |
| party1 | ||
| leaders_seat1 | Murray River-Gaspereaux | |
| last_election1 | 1 seat, 39.5% | |
| seats_before1 | 1 | |
| seats1 | 18 | |
| seat_change1 | 17 | |
| popular_vote1 | 37,910 | |
| percentage1 | 47.4% | |
| swing1 | 7.9pp | |
| image2 | Lib | |
| colour2 | ||
| leader2 | Keith Milligan | |
| leader_since2 | October 5, 1996 | |
| party2 | ||
| leaders_seat2 | Cascumpec-Grand River | |
| last_election2 | 31 seats, 55.1% | |
| seats_before2 | 31 | |
| seats2 | 8 | |
| seat_change2 | 23 | |
| popular_vote2 | 35,802 | |
| percentage2 | 44.8% | |
| swing2 | 10.3pp | |
| image3 | [[File:Herb_Dickieson.jpg | 175x175px]] |
| colour3 | ||
| leader3 | Herb Dickieson | |
| leader_since3 | March 1995 | |
| party3 | ||
| leaders_seat3 | West Point-Bloomfield | |
| last_election3 | 0 seats, 5.4% | |
| seats_before3 | 0 | |
| seats3 | 1 | |
| seat_change3 | 1 | |
| popular_vote3 | 6,283 | |
| percentage3 | 7.9% | |
| swing3 | 2.5pp | |
| map_image | Prince_Edward_Island_general_election,_1996_-_Results_By_Riding.svg | |
| map_size | 400px | |
| 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 | |
| posttitle | Premier after election | |
| before_election | Keith Milligan | |
| before_party | ||
| after_election | Pat Binns | |
| after_party |
The 1996 Prince Edward Island general election was held on November 18, 1996. It was the first election in the province's history to not use multi-member constituencies, and instead elect a single member in each of 27 districts. (Previously, since 1873 the province had been divided into 15 or 16 districts, each electing two members.)
The governing Liberals of Premier Keith Milligan, who had been in power since Joe Ghiz first won government in 1986, lost to the resurgent Progressive Conservatives under their new leader, Pat Binns.
This was also the first election where a party other than the Liberals or Tories won a seat in the Legislature, with New Democratic Party leader Herb Dickieson winning a three-way race in a Prince County riding.
This election was the only one in PEI history where a party formed government without winning a majority of the vote until the 2015 election.
Party standings
| Party | Party Leader | Seats | Popular Vote | 1993 | Elected | Change | # | % | 18 | 37,910 | 47.39% | 31 | Total | 32 | 27 | 79,995 | 100% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Pat Binns | 1 | +17 | Liberal | Keith Milligan | 8 | -23 | 35,802 | 44.76% | New Democrats | Herb Dickieson | - | 1 | +1 | 6,283 | 7.85 |
Members elected
|- || |Andy Mooney 1,287 | |Ross Young 1,159 | |Brian MacDonald 54 || |Ross Young & Roger Soloman† 1st Kings |- || |Kevin MacAdam 1,347 | |Walter Bradley 1,269 | |Kathy Murphy 40 || |Walter Bradley & Claude Matheson† 2nd Kings |- 1,463 1,182 43 || |Peter Doucette† & Roberta Hubley† 3rd Kings
| - |
|---|
| Rose Marie MacDonald & Barry Hicken‡ |
| 5th Kings |
| - |
| Jim Bagnall |
| 1,259 |
| |Beverly Deelstra 964 | |Janet Gillis 71 |- || |Pat Binns 1,309 | |Barry Hicken 1,022 | |Alan Hicken 112 || |Stanley Bruce † 4th Kings |- || |Wilbur MacDonald 1,275 | |Lynwood MacPherson 1,242 | |Edith Perry 99 || |Lynwood MacPherson 4th Queens |- || |Pat Mella 2,357 | |Mary Hughes 914 | |Pat Burgoyne 146 3rd Queens |- || |Mildred Dover 1,511 | |Alan McIsaac 1,279 | |Suzanne Gibler 90 |- || |Jamie Ballem 1,625 | |Eddie Reardon 1,404 | |Leo Cheverie 165 |- || |Elmer MacFadyen 1,585 | |Larry Hughes 1,212 | |Ronald Kelly 207 5th Queens |- || |Chester Gillan 1,584 | |Stephen Dowling 1,008 | |Larry Duchesne 169 |- | |Brian McKenna 1,075 || |Wayne Cheverie 1,345 | |Sybil Frei 363 |- | |Jeff Lantz 1,242 || |Paul Connolly 1,348 | |Mark Forrest 226 6th Queens |- || |Wes MacAleer 1,481 | |Ian MacDonald 1,119 | |Leo Broderick 862 |- || |Don MacKinnon 1,751 | |Perley MacNeill 1,575 | |James Rodd 190 |- | |Brian Dollar 1,606 || |Ron MacKinley 1,958 | |Marlene Hunt 224 || |Gordon MacInnis‡ & Ron MacKinley 2nd Queens |- || |Norman MacPhee 1,666 | |Eric MacArthur 1,529 | |J'Nan Brown 312 || |Marion Murphy† 1st Queens |- || |Beth MacKenzie 1,824 | |Gordon MacInnis 1,652 | |Gerard Gallant 187 |- || |Eric Hammill 1,521 | |Stavert Huestis 1,310 | |Gerard Sexton 195 || |Stavert Huestis & Libbe Hubley† 4th Prince |- || |Mitch Murphy 2,020 | |Bill Campbell 1,312 | |Calvin Roberts 227 |- || |Greg Deighan 1,506 | |Walter McEwen 1,394 | |Bill McKinnon 492 5th Prince |- | |Gardiner MacNeill 1,145 || |Nancy Guptill 1,716 | |Marsha Arseneault 307 |- | |Barry Balsom 715 || |Keith Milligan 1,823 | |Donna Lewis 162 || |Keith Milligan 2nd Prince |- | |Gerard Richard 735 || |Robert Maddix 1,519 | |Gerard Bernard 188 || |Robert Maddix 3rd Prince |- | |Gary Morgan 695 | |Fairley Yeo 783 || |Herb Dickieson 921 |- | |Eddie Trail 1,127 || |Hector MacLeod 1,351 | |Ed Kilfoil 175 1st Prince |- | |Gail Shea 1,149 || |Bobby Morrissey 1,413 | |Howard Waite 56 |}
Sources
References
- "Provincial General Election Results, 1996". Elections PEI.
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