Prince Edward Island general election, 2003
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The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island conducted a general election in September 2003 to elect the 27 members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The election was called on September 2 by Premier Pat Binns, who enjoyed a high level of popularity among voters.
Polling took place on September 29, despite a blackout across two-thirds of the province and other damage caused by Hurricane Juan.
Binns' Progressive Conservatives were re-elected to a third consecutive majority government, the first time this had happened in Island history. The Premier, who ran in Murray River-Gaspereaux, and his entire existing cabinet was re-elected.
The Liberals wrested three seats from the Tories, increasing their standing to four seats. The party's new leader, Robert Ghiz, was one of those. The son of former premier Joe Ghiz took the riding of Charlottetown-Rochford Square in Charlottetown from incumbent Tory and Charlottetown mayor George MacDonald.
The New Democrats did not win any seats; their leader, Gary Robichaud, was defeated by a Tory incumbent in Wilmot-Summerside.
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Results
| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000 election | Elected | % Change | # | %
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row | Progressive Conservative | Pat Binns | 27 | 26 | 23 | -11.5% | 43,712 | 53.96% | Liberal | Robert Ghiz | 27 | 1 | 4 | +300% | 34,347 | 42.86% | New Democrats | Gary Robichaud | 24 | - | - | - | 2,460 | 3.18% |
| Total | 77 | 27 | 27 | - | 80,519 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
External links
General resources
- Government of Prince Edward Island (http://www.gov.pe.ca/)
- Elections PEI (http://www.gov.pe.ca/election/index.php3)
- CBC - PEI Votes 2003 (http://www.cbc.ca/peivotes2003/)
Parties
- Progressive Conservative Party of PEI (http://www.pcparty.pe.ca/) (see also Progressive Conservative Party of Canada)
- Liberal Party of PEI (http://www.liberal.pe.ca/) (see also Liberal Party of Canada)
- Island New Democrats (http://www.peindp.ca/) (see also New Democratic Party)