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Cornwall-Meadowbank

Cornwall-Meadowbank is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was previously known as North River-Rice Point.

The riding consists of the Town of Cornwall, the Community of Meadowbank and a small section of the Community of Clyde River.

Members

The riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Cornwall-Meadowbank
Assembly Years Member Party
See 2nd Queens 1873–1996
60th 1996–2000 Ron MacKinley Liberal
61st 2000–2003
62nd 2003–2007
63rd 2007–2011
64th 2011–2015
65th 2015–2019 Heath MacDonald Liberal
66th 2019–2021
2021–2023 Mark McLane Progressive Conservative
67th 2023–present

Election results

Cornwall-Meadowbank, 2007–present

2023 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Mark McLane 1,750 54.8 +14.7
Green Tayte Willows 775 24.2 +0.9
Liberal Don Leary 611 19.1 -14.1
New Democratic Larry Hale 60 1.9 -1.5
Total valid votes 3,196 100.0
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +11.9
Source(s)

Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, November 15, 2021
Resignation of Heath MacDonald
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Mark McLane 982 40.02 +22.47 $45,007.75
Liberal Jane MacIsaac 815 33.21 -14.69 $12,077.11
Green Todd MacLean 574 23.39 -9.76 $12,025.33
New Democratic Larry Hale 83 3.38 +1.98 $1,873.22
Total valid votes/expense limit 2,454 100.00   $53,910.85
Turnout 2,454 55.38 −24.90
Eligible voters 4,431
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +18.58
2019 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Heath MacDonald 1,643 47.90 +1.62
Green Ellen Jones 1,137 33.15 +21.07
Progressive Conservative Elaine Barnes 602 17.55 -16.30
New Democratic Craig Nash 48 1.40 -6.39
Total valid votes 3,430 99.80
Total rejected ballots 7 0.20 -0.12
Turnout 3,437 80.28 -1.25
Eligible voters 4,281
Liberal hold Swing -9.72
2015 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Heath MacDonald 1,444 46.28 -17.17
Progressive Conservative Michael Drake 1,056 33.85 +5.39
Green Rosalyn Abbott 377 12.08 +5.61
New Democratic Jennifer Coughlin 243 7.79
Total valid votes 3,120 99.68
Total rejected ballots 10 0.32 -0.46
Turnout 3,130 81.53 +10.50
Eligible voters 3,839
Liberal hold Swing -11.28
2011 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ron MacKinley 1,686 63.46 +1.14
Progressive Conservative Larry Hogan 756 28.45 -3.68
Green Allieanna Ballagh 172 6.47 +3.71
Island Jay Gallant 43 1.62
Total valid votes 2,657 99.22
Total rejected ballots 21 0.78 +0.29
Turnout 2,678 71.03 -6.77
Eligible voters 3,770
Liberal hold Swing +2.41
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ron MacKinley 1,761 62.31 -0.07
Progressive Conservative Margaret Duffy 908 32.13 -2.80
New Democratic Kirk Brown 79 2.80 +0.11
Green Paul Ness 78 2.76
Total valid votes 2,826 99.51
Total rejected ballots 14 0.49 -0.00
Turnout 2,840 77.81 -4.78
Eligible voters 3,650
Liberal hold Swing +1.36

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
Mixed Member Proportional 524 31.08
First Past the Post 503 29.83
Dual Member Proportional Representation 322 19.10
Preferential Voting 181 10.74
First Past the Post plus leaders 156 9.25
Two-choice preferred result
Mixed Member Proportional 905 55.69
First Past the Post 720 44.31
Total votes cast 1,686 42.08
Registered voters 4,007
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

North River-Rice Point, 1996–2007

2003 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ron MacKinley 2,506 62.38 +14.53
Progressive Conservative Donna Butler 1,403 34.93 -8.82
New Democratic Marlene Hunt 108 2.69 -5.71
Total valid votes 4,017 99.50
Total rejected ballots 20 0.50 +0.23
Turnout 4,037 82.59 -0.72
Eligible voters 4,888
Liberal hold Swing +11.68
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ron MacKinley 1,830 47.86 -3.83
Progressive Conservative Donna Lank 1,673 43.75 +1.35
New Democratic Irene Dawson 321 8.39 +2.48
Total valid votes 3,824 99.74
Total rejected ballots 10 0.26 -0.11
Turnout 3,834 83.31 -2.47
Eligible voters 4,602
Liberal hold Swing -2.59
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Ron MacKinley 1,958 51.69
Progressive Conservative Brian Dollar 1,606 42.40
New Democratic Marlene Hunt 224 5.91
Total valid votes 3,788 99.63
Total rejected ballots 14 0.37
Turnout 3,802 85.79
Eligible voters 4,432
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member riding of 2nd Queens.

References

  1. ^ "2023 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Garrity, Tim (March 21, 2022). Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of PEI: 2021 By-Election, District 16, Cornwall-Meadowbank (PDF) (Report). Elections Prince Edward Island. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Elections Prince Edward Island. "Provincial General Election 2019" (PDF).
  4. ^ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - CEO Report" (PDF). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  5. ^ Elections Prince Edward Island (1 November 2011). "Provincial General Election - CEO Report" (PDF). Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  6. ^ Elections Prince Edward Island (September 4, 2007). "Provincial General Election - CEO Report" (PDF). Retrieved 15 November 2021.