Chris Palmer (politician)
Chris Palmer is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in a by-election on October 17, 2016.[1] He represented the electoral district of Summerside-Wilmot as a member of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party until his defeat in the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election.
Chris Palmer | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Summerside-Wilmot | |
| In office October 17, 2016 – March 26, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Janice Sherry |
| Succeeded by | Lynne Lund |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Prince Edward Island Liberal Party |
| Residence | Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
On January 10, 2018, Palmer was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Economic Development and Tourism.[2]
Prior to his election to the legislature, Palmer was a business owner in Summerside, including as a property developer and owner of a pottery business.[3]
Electoral record
| 2019 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Green | Lynne Lund | 1258 | 39 | +17.1 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tyler Desroches | 1037 | 32.1 | +0.94 | ||||
| Liberal | Chris Palmer | 892 | 27.7 | -14.62 | ||||
| New Democratic | Paulette Halupa | 39 | 1.2 | -3.43 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,311 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Green gain from Liberal | Swing | +17.1 | ||||||
| Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, October 17, 2016 Resignation of Janice Sherry | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Chris Palmer | 978 | 42.32 | +2.88 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brian Ramsay | 720 | 31.16 | -7.24 | ||||
| Green | Lynne Lund | 506 | 21.90 | +11.99 | ||||
| New Democratic | Scott Gaudet | 107 | 4.63 | -7.64 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,311 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.06 | ||||||
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gollark: You could complain that this is due to indoctrination of some sort by... someone, and maybe this is true (EDIT: but you could probably just change that and it would be easier than reworking the entire economy). But you can quite easily see examples of people just not actually caring about hardships far away, and I think this is a thing throughout history.
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References
- "Chris Palmer wins Summerside-Wilmot with 42.3 per cent of the vote" Archived 2016-10-28 at the Wayback Machine. The Guardian, October 17, 2016.
- "Roach, McIsaac out in P.E.I. cabinet shuffle". CBC News. January 10, 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- "Chris Palmer secures Liberal nomination for Summerside-Wilmot". CBC Prince Edward Island, September 14, 2016.
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