2024 Borden-Kinkora provincial by-election
The 2024 Borden-Kinkora (District 19) provincial by-election was originally scheduled for February 5, 2024.[1] However, because of impending weather conditions, Elections PEI announced the election would be postponed until Tuesday, February 6, 2024, with the same voting locations in place.[2] It was then postponed again to February 7.[3] It was triggered by the resignation of Progressive Conservative Jamie Fox from the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.[4]
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| Turnout | 58.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It was won by Green candidate Matt MacFarlane.[5]
Candidates
Four candidates have been nominated for the election:[6]
- Matt MacFarlane (Green) - President of the Green Party and Augustine Cove resident. He is a lawyer.[7]
- Karen Morton (NDP) - Consultant and North Carleton resident.[8]
- Carmen Reeves (Progressive Conservative) - former Canada Revenue Agency employee. Defeated Brian Nash, Jordan Johnston and Renee Pastoor for the nomination.[9]
- Gordon Sobey (Liberal) - Former P.E.I. Federation of Agriculture president, pig and potato farmer. Currently an engineer. Was defeated by Wayne Easter in the Liberal Party of Canada nomination in Malpeque for the 1993 Canadian federal election. Searletown resident.[10]
Results
| Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, February 7, 2024 Resignation of Jamie Fox | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Green | Matt MacFarlane | 1,226 | 49.00 | +14.19 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Carmen Reeves | 964 | 38.53 | –21.62 | ||||
| Liberal | Gordon Sobey | 272 | 10.87 | New | ||||
| New Democratic | Karen Morton | 40 | 1.60 | –1.31 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,502 | 99.80 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 5 | 0.20 | –0.46 | |||||
| Turnout | 2,507 | 58.91 | –9.06 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 4,256 | |||||||
| Green gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +17.90 | ||||||
2023 result
| 2023 Prince Edward Island general election: Borden-Kinkora | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jamie Fox | 1,719 | 60.15 | +8.04 | ||||
| Green | Matt MacFarlane | 995 | 34.81 | +2.53 | ||||
| New Democratic | Carole MacFarlane | 83 | 2.90 | +1.91 | ||||
| Island | Paul Smitz | 61 | 2.13 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,858 | 99.34 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 19 | 0.66 | +0.57 | |||||
| Turnout | 2,877 | 67.97 | –12.37 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 4,233 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +2.76 | ||||||
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References
- "4 main P.E.I. political parties all running candidates in Borden-Kinkora byelection". Yahoo News. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- "District 19 by-election postponed to Tuesday". Ocean100. 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- "Borden-Kinkora byelection pushed to Wednesday as storm fallout continues". CBC. 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- "P.E.I. by-election could cause first-ever tie for official opposition status". Atlantic. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- "P.E.I. Green Party candidate unofficially wins Borden-Kinkora by-election". Atlantic. 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- "District 19 By-Election Candidates | Elections PEI". www.electionspei.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- "Green Party of P.E.I. president Matt MacFarlane running in Borden-Kinkora byelection". Saltwire. December 4, 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- "Karen Morton to run for NDP in District 19 Borden-Kinkora by-election". Ocean 100.3. January 8, 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- "Borden-Kinkora by-election set for Feb. 5". Journal Pioneer. January 17, 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- "Gordon Sobey is the Liberal candidate for Borden-Kinkora". Saltwire. January 12, 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- "2023 Election Official Report" (PDF). Elections PEI. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
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