Morell-Mermaid
Former provincial electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Morell-Mermaid was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Created from mostly 2nd Kings and parts of 3rd and 5th Kings, in 1996. It was named Morell-Fortune Bay from 1996 to 2007.
Coordinates:46.332°N 62.833°W
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
District created1996
District abolished2019
 Prince Edward Island electoral district | |
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| Coordinates: | 46.332°N 62.833°W |
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
| District created | 1996 |
| District abolished | 2019 |
| First contested | 1996 |
| Last contested | 2015 |
Members
The riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Morell-Mermaid | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See 2nd Kings, 3rd Kings and 5th Kings 1873–1996 | ||||
| 60th | 1996–2000 | Kevin MacAdam | Progressive Conservative | |
| 61st | 2000 | |||
| 2000–2001 | Vacant | |||
| 2001–2003 | Kevin MacAdam | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 62nd | 2003–2006 | |||
| 2006–2007 | Olive Crane | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 63rd | 2007–2011 | |||
| 64th | 2011–2013 | |||
| 2013–2015 | Independent | |||
| 65th | 2015–2019 | Sidney MacEwen | Progressive Conservative | |
Election results
Morell-Mermaid, 2007–2019
| 2015 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sidney MacEwen | 1,501 | 49.98 | -8.31 | ||||
| Liberal | Dan MacDonald | 1,114 | 37.10 | +0.59 | ||||
| New Democratic | Edith Perry | 211 | 7.03 | |||||
| Green | Meaghan Lister | 177 | 5.89 | +1.86 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,003 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | -4.45 | ||||||
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| 2011 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Olive Crane | 1,649 | 58.29 | +11.83 | ||||
| Liberal | Dan MacDonald | 1,033 | 36.51 | +4.93 | ||||
| Green | Darcie Lanthier | 114 | 4.03 | |||||
| Island | Roger Nowe | 33 | 1.17 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,829 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +3.45 | ||||||
Morell-Fortune Cove, 1996–2007
| 2007 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Olive Crane | 1,384 | 46.46 | −6.73 | ||||
| Liberal | Doug Deacon | 941 | 31.59 | −13.71 | ||||
| Independent | Larry McGuire | 560 | 18.80 | |||||
| New Democratic | Mike Avery | 94 | 3.16 | +1.65 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,979 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +3.49 | ||||||
| Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, 20 March 2006 On the resignation of Kevin MacAdam | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Olive Crane | 1,233 | 53.19 | -7.20 | ||||
| Liberal | John L. Cameron | 1,050 | 45.30 | +5.69 | ||||
| New Democratic | J'Nan Brown | 35 | 1.51 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,318 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -6.44 | ||||||
| 2005 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Side | Votes | % | |
| No | 899 | 77.43 | |
| Yes | 262 | 22.57 | |
| 2003 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin MacAdam | 1,601 | 60.39 | +2.52 | ||||
| Liberal | Larry McGuire | 1,050 | 39.61 | -0.38 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,651 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +1.45 | ||||||
| Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, 26 February 2001 On the resignation of Kevin MacAdam | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin J. MacAdam | 1,437 | 57.87 | -9.36 | ||||
| Liberal | Larry McGuire | 993 | 39.99 | +8.98 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lynn Keefe | 53 | 2.13 | +0.37 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,483 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -9.17 | ||||||
| 2000 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin MacAdam | 1,791 | 67.23 | +16.51 | ||||
| Liberal | Larry McGuire | 826 | 31.01 | -16.77 | ||||
| New Democratic | Mike Avery | 47 | 1.76 | +0.25 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,664 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +16.64 | ||||||
| 1996 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin MacAdam | 1,347 | 50.72 | |||||
| Liberal | Walter Bradley | 1,269 | 47.78 | |||||
| New Democratic | Kathy Murphy | 40 | 1.51 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,656 | 100.0 | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 2nd Kings, 3rd Kings and 5th Kings. | ||||||||
2016 electoral reform plebiscite results
| 2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Side | Votes | % | |
| First Past the Post | 442 | 31.87 | |
| Mixed Member Proportional | 396 | 28.55 | |
| Dual Member Proportional Representation | 283 | 20.40 | |
| Preferential Voting | 166 | 11.97 | |
| First Past the Post plus leaders | 100 | 7.21 | |
| Two-choice preferred result | |||
| Mixed Member Proportional | 735 | 54.97 | |
| First Past the Post | 602 | 45.03 | |
| Total votes cast | 1,387 | 37.08 | |
| Registered voters | 3,741 | ||
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF). | |||
