Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park
Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was created prior to the 2019 election from parts of the former districts Tracadie-Hillsborough Park, York-Oyster Bed and Charlottetown-Sherwood.
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| Coordinates: | 46.276°N 63.106°W | ||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| First contested | 2019 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Census divisions | Queens County | ||
| Census subdivisions | Charlottetown | ||
The riding is located in the city of Charlottetown, and includes the neighbourhoods of East Royalty, Hillsborough Park and Falconwood.
Members
The riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park | ||||
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| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| 66th | 2019–present | Natalie Jameson | Progressive Conservative | |
Election results
Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park, 2019–present
The district was excluded from the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election due to the death of registered Green Party candidate Josh Underhay on April 19, 2019.[1] A deferred election was held on July 15, 2019.[2] Nominated PC candidate, Sarah Stewart-Clark, withdrew her candidacy on May 26, 2019 for personal reasons. She was later replaced by Natalie Jameson.[3]
| 2019 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Natalie Jameson | 1,080 | 43.72 | |||||
| Green | John Andrew | 709 | 28.70 | |||||
| Liberal | Karen Lavers | 635 | 25.71 | |||||
| New Democratic | Gordon Gay | 46 | 1.86 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,470 | |||||||
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Referendum and plebiscite results
2019 electoral reform referendum
The 2019 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum was held on April 23, 2019. Although the general election in the district was deferred, the referendum was not.
| 2019 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum | |||
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| Side | Votes | % | |
| Yes | 776 | 51.80 | |
| No | 722 | 48.20 | |
| Total valid votes | 1,489 | 100.00 | |
References
- Ross, Shane (April 20, 2019). "P.E.I. Green candidate, son die in canoeing accident days before election". CBC News. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- "Byelection to be held in District 9 Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park due to death of candidate". The Guardian. April 20, 2019. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/pei-election/pc-candidate-withdraws-from-deferred-election-in-charlottetown-hillsborough-park-riding-316136/