Belfast-Murray River

Belfast-Murray River is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Created mostly from 4th Kings, part of 5th Kings and a small part of 4th Queens in 1996. It was formerly named Murray River-Gaspereaux from 1996 to 2007.

Belfast-Murray River
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Coordinates:46.045°N 62.729°W / 46.045; -62.729
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
MLA
 
 		 
Darlene Compton
Progressive Conservative
Last contested2019

Members

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast-Murray River
Assembly Years Member Party
See 4th Queens, 4th Kings, 5th Kings 1873-1996
60th 1996–2000 Pat Binns Progressive Conservative
61st 2000–2003
62nd 2003–2007
63rd 2007
2007–2011 Charlie McGeoghegan Liberal
64th 2011–2015
65th 2015–2019 Darlene Compton Progressive Conservative
66th 2019–present

Election results

Belfast-Murray River, 2007–present
2019 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDarlene Compton1,54552.53+7.41
GreenJames Sanders78126.56+20.85
LiberalIan MacPherson61520.91-20.16
Total valid votes 2,941100.00
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +14.13
2015 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDarlene Compton1,20345.12-0.42
LiberalCharlie McGeoghegan1,09541.07-4.79
New DemocraticAlan Hicken2168.10
GreenJordan MacPhee1525.70+1.09
Total valid votes 2,66699.63
Total rejected ballots 100.37
Turnout 2,67685.50
Eligible voters 3,130
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +2.18
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2011 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCharlie McGeoghegan1,13545.86-9.09
Progressive ConservativeDarlene Compton1,12745.54+9.39
GreenJohn Burhoe1144.61+0.99
IslandAndy Clarey994.00-0.67
Total valid votes 2,475100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -9.24
Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, 15 October 2007
On the appointment of Pat Binns as Ambassador to Ireland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCharlie McGeoghegan1,25954.95+14.14
Progressive ConservativeDarlene Compton82836.15−19.01
IndependentAndy Clarey1074.67
GreenAhmon Katz833.62−0.42
New DemocraticJane McNeil100.44
Total valid votes 2,287100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +16.58
Source: Elections PEI
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativePat Binns1,52755.15-15.13
LiberalCharlie McGeoghegan1,13040.81+13.08
GreenAhmon Katz1124.04
Total valid votes 2,769100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -14.10

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results
2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 397 35.26
Mixed Member Proportional 342 30.37
Dual Member Proportional Representation 231 20.52
Preferential Voting 100 8.88
First Past the Post plus leaders 56 4.97
Two-choice preferred result
Mixed Member Proportional 558 52.94
First Past the Post 496 47.06
Total votes cast 1,126 35.90
Registered voters 3,153
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

Murray River-Gaspereaux, 1996–2007
2003 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativePat Binns1,58470.28+0.66
LiberalMichelle Johnston62527.73-0.94
New DemocraticEdith Perry452.00+0.29
Total valid votes 2,254100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.80
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativePat Binns1,66869.62+16.04
LiberalAndy Clarey68728.67-13.16
New DemocraticDeborah Kelly Hawkes411.71-2.87
Total valid votes 2,396100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +14.60
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativePat Binns1,30953.58
LiberalBarry W. Hicken1,02241.83
New DemocraticAlan Neil Hicken1124.58
Total valid votes 2,443100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 4th Queens, 4th Kings and 5th Kings.
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References
  1. Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 5 May 2015.


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