Morell-Mermaid
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Coordinates:46°19′55″N 62°49′59″W / 46.332°N 62.833°W / 46.332; -62.833
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
District created1996
District abolished2019
First contested1996
Last contested2015

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.

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).

References

  1. ^ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.


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