Chris Palmer (Prince Edward Island politician)

Chris Palmer
Chris Palmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for; Summerside-Wilmot
	In office; October 17, 2016 – March 26, 2019
Preceded by	Janice Sherry
Succeeded by	Lynne Lund
Personal details
Born	October 4, 1968 (age 57); Summerside
Party	Prince Edward Island Liberal Party

Succeeded byLynne Lund

BornOctober 4, 1968 (age 57)

Chris Palmer (born 4 October 1968)^[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in a by-election on October 17, 2016.^[2] He represented the electoral district of Summerside-Wilmot as a member of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party until his defeat in the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election.

2019 Prince Edward Island general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Lynne Lund	1258	39	+17.1
	Progressive Conservative	Tyler Desroches	1037	32.1	+0.94
	Liberal	Chris Palmer	892	27.7	-14.62
	New Democratic	Paulette Halupa	39	1.2	-3.43
Total valid votes			2,311	100.00
	Green gain from Liberal		Swing		+17.1

Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, October 17, 2016 Resignation of Janice Sherry
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Chris Palmer	978	42.32	+2.88
	Progressive Conservative	Brian Ramsay	720	31.16	-7.24
	Green	Lynne Lund	506	21.90	+11.99
	New Democratic	Scott Gaudet	107	4.63	-7.64
Total valid votes			2,311	100.00
	Liberal hold		Swing		+5.06

Electoral record

Chris Palmer

Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Summerside-Wilmot
In office October 17, 2016 – March 26, 2019
Preceded by	Janice Sherry
Succeeded by	Lynne Lund

Personal details
Born	(1968-10-04) October 4, 1968 (age 57) Summerside
Party	Prince Edward Island Liberal Party