Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park

Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Coordinates:46°16′34″N 63°06′22″W / 46.276°N 63.106°W / 46.276; -63.106
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
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Natalie Jameson
Progressive Conservative
District created2019
First contested2019
Last contested2023
Demographics
Census division(s)Queens County
Census subdivision(s)Charlottetown

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.

The riding is located in the city of Charlottetown, and includes the neighbourhoods of East Royalty, Hillsborough Park and Falconwood.

Members

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park
Assembly Years Member Party
66th 2019–2023 Natalie Jameson Progressive Conservative
67th 2023–present

Election results

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Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park, 2019–present

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2023 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Natalie Jameson 1,660 61.9 +18.2
Green Adina Nault 523 19.5 -9.2
Liberal Dellon Paul 352 13.1 -12.6
New Democratic Tristan Mitchell 125 4.7 +2.8
Island Cari Barbour 21 0.8
Total valid votes 2,681 100.0
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +13.7
Source(s)

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.[2] A deferred election was held on July 15, 2019.[3] Nominated PC candidate, Sarah Stewart-Clark, withdrew her candidacy on May 26, 2019 for personal reasons. She was later replaced by Natalie Jameson.[4]

2019 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Natalie Jameson 1,080 43.72 +10.7
Green John Andrew 709 28.70 +20.7
Liberal Karen Lavers 635 25.71 -12.3
New Democratic Gordon Gay 46 1.86 -19.1
Total valid votes 2,470
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
This is a newly created district
2015 Prince Edward Island general election redistributed results
Party Votes %
Liberal 1,117 38.0
Progressive Conservative 970 33.0
New Democratic 619 21.0
Green 236 8.0
Source(s)
Source: Ridingbuilder

Referendum and plebiscite results

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2019 electoral reform referendum

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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
Side Votes %
Yes 776 51.80
No 722 48.20
Total valid votes 1,489 100.00
Source
"Island Referendum Vote on Electoral Reform: Island Referendum Vote on Electoral Reform". Archived from the original on 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2019-07-15.

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Ross, Shane (April 20, 2019). "P.E.I. Green candidate, son die in canoeing accident days before election". CBC News. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Saltwire | Prince Edward Island".
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