68th Prince Edward Island general election
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The 68th Prince Edward Island general election is the next general election to be held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island (PEI), to elect the 68th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. It is tentatively scheduled for the fixed election date of October 4, 2027, but may be held earlier under certain circumstances.
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On or before October 4, 2027
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Election date
PEI's fixed election date law, passed in 2008,[1] requires a general election to be held on the first Monday in October of the fourth calendar year following the previous general election.[2] However, the law does not override the constitutional powers of the province's lieutenant governor to dissolve the Legislature and hold new elections at any time. Under the principles of responsible government, the lieutenant governor only calls elections on the advice of the premier or in response to the failure of a confidence vote in the Legislature.[3] Thus it generally remains the premier's prerogative to call elections early, and premiers are often criticized for doing so for political advantage.[1] Of PEI's four general elections held since the fixed date was passed into law, only one has been held on the fixed date; the other three were called early.[1]
Timeline
Membership changes
2023
- April 3: General election held. The Progressive Conservative Party increases their seat total from 15 to 22 in the 27-seat Legislature, gaining 6 seats from the Green Party and 1 from the Liberal Party. The Liberals form the Official Opposition, replacing the Greens.[6] Voter turnout of 68.5% is the province's lowest for a general election since records began in 1966.[7]
- April 6: Sharon Cameron resigns as Liberal leader.[8]
- April 12: Tignish-Palmer Road MLA Hal Perry is named interim Liberal leader and becomes Leader of the Official Opposition.[9]
- June 17: Green Party leader Peter Bevan-Baker announces his intention to resign as leader.[10]
- July 21: Charlottetown-Victoria Park MLA Karla Bernard is appointed interim Green Party leader.[11]
- November 11: Borden-Kinkora MLA Jamie Fox resigns to run as Malpeque's Conservative candidate in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[12]
2024
- February 5: The Borden-Kinkora provincial by-election was scheduled to be held this date but was pushed to February 7 due to a winter storm.[13]
- February 7: Green candidate Matt MacFarlane wins the Borden-Kinkora provincial by-election, gaining the seat from the Progressive Conservatives.[14]
2025
- February 11: Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park MLA Natalie Jameson resigns to run as Charlottetown's Conservative candidate in the 2025 Canadian federal election.
- February 20: Dennis King announces his resignation as premier, as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, and as Brackley-Hunter River MLA, all effective February 21.[15] This triggers a leadership election within the PC Party.
- February 21: Rob Lantz is appointed the 34th premier of Prince Edward Island.[16]
- June 7: Matt MacFarlane is elected leader of the Green Party.[17]
- August 12: Liberal candidate Carolyn Simpson wins the Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park by-election, gaining the seat from the Progressive Conservatives. Progressive Conservative candidate Kent Dollar wins the Brackley-Hunter River by-election, holding the seat for the party.[18]
- October 3: Georgetown-Pownal MLA Steven Myers resigns.[19]
- October 4: Robert Mitchell is elected leader of the Liberal Party.
- December 8: Progressive Conservative candidate Brendan Curran wins the Georgetown-Pownal by-election, holding the seat for the party.[20]
- December 12: Rob Lantz resigns as premier and interim leader of the PCs, to run in the 2026 Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election. Deputy Premier Bloyce Thompson is appointed premier and assumes the interim leadership of the PCs.
2026
- February 7: Rob Lantz is elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party.
- February 7: Thomas Burleigh is elected leader of the New Democratic Party.[21]
- February 9: Bloyce Thompson resigns as premier. Rob Lantz is appointed as his successor.
- March 17: Cornwall-Meadowbank MLA Mark McLane dies, necessitating a yet to be scheduled by-election.
Opinion polling
The following is a list of scientific opinion polls of published voter intentions.
| Polling firm | Date(s) conducted |
Link | PC | Green | Liberal | NDP | Island | Others | Sample size | Lead |
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| Narrative Research | March 6–11, 2026 | [p 1] | 18 | 30 | 19 | 5 | — | 27 (undecided) | 176 | 11 |
| Narrative Research | August 7–29, 2025 | [p 2][p 3] | 39 | 18 | 38 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Narrative Research | November 6–19, 2024 | [p 4] | 48 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 300 | 24 |
| Narrative Research | August 5–16, 2024 | [p 5] | 45 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 13 |
| Narrative Research | May 8–29, 2024 | [p 6] | 42 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 300 | 9 |
| Narrative Research | February 8–13, 2024 | [p 7] | 51 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 300 | 23 |
| Narrative Research | November 8–26, 2023 | [p 8] | 56 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 300 | 38 |
| Narrative Research | August 2–15, 2023 | [p 9] | 53 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 300 | 31 |
| Narrative Research | May 4–13, 2023 | [p 10] | 52 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 300 | 27 |
| General election results | April 3, 2023 | 55.9 | 21.6 | 17.2 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 74,792 | 34.3 |