York-Oyster Bed
Former provincial electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada
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York-Oyster Bed is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada, which was represented from 2007 to 2019. The district was named Stanhope-East Royalty from 1996 until 2007.
Coordinates:46.334°N 63.098°W
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
District created1996
District abolished2019
 Prince Edward Island electoral district | |
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| Coordinates: | 46.334°N 63.098°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 York-Oyster Bed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See 2nd Queens, 3rd Queens, and 5th Queens 1873–1996 | ||||
| 60th | 1996–2000 | Jamie Ballem | Progressive Conservative | |
| 61st | 2000–2003 | |||
| 62nd | 2003–2007 | |||
| 63rd | 2007–2011 | Robert Vessey | Liberal | |
| 64th | 2011–2015 | |||
| 65th | 2015–2019 | Wade MacLauchlan | Liberal | |
Election results
York-Oyster Bed, 2007–2019
| 2015 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Wade MacLauchlan | 1,938 | 47.68 | -7.62 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jim "Benson" Carragher | 1,338 | 32.92 | -1.44 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gordon Gay | 442 | 10.87 | +3.92 | ||||
| Green | Thane Bernard | 347 | 8.54 | +5.14 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,065 | 99.85 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 6 | 0.15 | -0.24 | |||||
| Turnout | 4,071 | 81.10 | +1.55 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 5,020 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.09 | ||||||
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| 2011 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Robert Vessey | 1,988 | 55.30 | -0.07 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Martie Murphy | 1,235 | 34.35 | -5.02 | ||||
| New Democratic | James Rodd | 250 | 6.95 | +5.24 | ||||
| Green | Jenet Clement | 122 | 3.39 | -0.15 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,595 | 99.61 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 14 | 0.39 | +0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 3,609 | 79.55 | -9.20 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 4,537 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.48 | ||||||
| 2007 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Robert Vessey | 1,970 | 55.37 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jamie Ballem | 1,401 | 39.38 | |||||
| Green | Joan Cullen | 126 | 3.54 | |||||
| New Democratic | James Rodd | 61 | 1.71 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,558 | 99.64 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 13 | 0.36 | ||||||
| Turnout | 3,571 | 88.74 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 4,024 | |||||||
| Liberal pickup new district. | ||||||||
Stanhope-East Royalty, 1996–2007
| 2003 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jamie Ballem | 1,858 | 55.70 | -5.28 | ||||
| Liberal | Robert Vessey | 1,400 | 41.97 | +8.91 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gerard Gallant | 78 | 2.34 | -3.63 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,336 | 99.79 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 7 | 0.21 | -0.22 | |||||
| Turnout | 3,343 | 83.62 | -2.75 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,998 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -7.09 | ||||||
| 2000 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jamie Ballem | 1,992 | 60.97 | +10.10 | ||||
| Liberal | Eddie Reardon | 1,080 | 33.06 | -10.90 | ||||
| New Democratic | Leo Cheverie | 195 | 5.97 | +0.80 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,267 | 99.57 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 14 | 0.43 | +0.18 | |||||
| Turnout | 3,281 | 86.36 | +0.10 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,799 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +10.50 | ||||||
| 1996 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jamie Ballem | 1,625 | 50.88 | |||||
| Liberal | Eddie Reardon | 1,404 | 43.96 | |||||
| New Democratic | Leo Cheverie | 165 | 5.17 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,194 | 99.75 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 8 | 0.25 | ||||||
| Turnout | 3,202 | 86.26 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 3,712 | |||||||
| This district was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 2nd Queens, 3rd Queens and 5th Queens. | ||||||||
2016 electoral reform plebiscite results
| 2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Side | Votes | % | |
| Mixed Member Proportional | 583 | 29.44 | |
| First Past the Post | 575 | 29.04 | |
| Dual Member Proportional Representation | 412 | 20.81 | |
| Preferential Voting | 248 | 12.53 | |
| First Past the Post plus leaders | 162 | 8.18 | |
| Two-choice preferred result | |||
| Mixed Member Proportional | 1,086 | 57.13 | |
| First Past the Post | 815 | 42.87 | |
| Total votes cast | 1,980 | 38.47 | |
| Registered voters | 5,147 | ||
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017. | |||
