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Prince Edward Island general election, 2007

Prince Edward Island general election, 2007
Prince Edward Island
← 2003 May 28, 2007 2011 →

27 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
14 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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PC
Leader Robert Ghiz Pat Binns
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative
Leader since April 5, 2003 May 4, 1996
Leader's seat Charlottetown-Brighton Belfast-Murray River
Last election 4 23
Seats won 23 4
Seat change Increase19 Decrease19
Popular vote 43,205 33,754
Percentage 52.93% 41.35%
Swing Increase10.27% Decrease12.94%

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Map of PEI's ridings coloured in based on how they voted

Premier before election

Pat Binns
Progressive Conservative

Premier-designate

Robert Ghiz
Liberal


Pat Binns
Progressive Conservative

Robert Ghiz
Liberal

The 63rd Prince Edward Island general election was held on May 28, 2007. It elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The incumbent Progressive Conservative government was defeated by the Liberal opposition after holding power for eleven years.

The newly formed Green Party of Prince Edward Island captured 3.04% of the vote or 4.44% in ridings they contested, beating out the Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party for third place. The New Democrats fell to 1.96% or 3.43% in ridings contested. They captured 3.06% of the vote, or 3.48% in the 24 of the 27 ridings they contested in the 2003 election.

* Green Party of Prince Edward Island was not a registered political party at the time of the 2003 election.

The five largest margins of victory were:

The five smallest margins of victory were:

1,527 (55.15%)

1,130 (40.81%)

112 (4.04%)

1,678 (53.08%)

1,389 (43.94%)

94 (2.97%)

1,447 (52.43%)

1,313 (47.57%)

1,384 (46.46%)

941 (31.59%)

94 (3.16%)

560 (18.80%)

1,212 (42.90%)

1,422 (50.34%)

70 (2.48%)

121 (4.28%)

1,601 (45.94%)

1,682 (48.26%)

129 (3.70%)

73 (2.09)


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