Charlottetown-Brighton

Charlottetown-Brighton (District 13) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was formerly named Charlottetown-Rochford Square from 1996 to 2007.

Charlottetown-Brighton
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Coordinates:46.240°N 63.142°W / 46.240; -63.142
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
MLA
 
 		 
Rob Lantz
Progressive Conservative
District created1996
First contested1996
Last contested2023
Demographics
Census division(s)Queens County
Census subdivision(s)Charlottetown

Members

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Charlottetown-Brighton
Assembly Years Member Party
See 6th Queens 1966–1996
60th 1996–2000 Paul Connolly Liberal
61st 2000–2003 Jeff Lantz Progressive Conservative
62nd 2003–2007 Robert Ghiz Liberal
63rd 2007–2011
64th 2011–2015
65th 2015–2019 Jordan Brown Liberal
66th 2019–2023 Ole Hammarlund Green
67th 2023–present Rob Lantz Progressive Conservative

Election results

Charlettown-Brighton, 2007–present
2023 Prince Edward Island general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRob Lantz1,17143.0+25.4
GreenJanice Harper86431.7-8.6
LiberalSandra Sunil48717.9-20.0
New DemocraticMichelle Neill2027.4+3.1
Total valid votes 2,724 100.0
Progressive Conservative gain from Green Swing +17.0
Source(s)
[1]
2019 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
GreenOle Hammarlund1,31040.57+27.52
LiberalJordan Brown1,22337.88-1.14
Progressive ConservativeDonna Hurry56717.56-20.58
New DemocraticSimone Webster1283.96-5.83
Total valid votes 3,22999.51
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 160.49
Turnout 3,24578.00
Eligible voters 4,160
Green gain from Liberal Swing +13.20
2015 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJordan Brown1,05639.02-13.44
Progressive ConservativeRob Lantz1,03238.14+8.28
GreenDerrick Biso35313.05+2.88
New DemocraticBob MacLean2659.79+2.27
Total valid votes 2,706100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -10.86
These results will be subject to a judicial recount.[2]
[3]
2011 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Ghiz1,22852.46-7.79
Progressive ConservativeLinda Clements69929.86-3.21
GreenElizabeth Schoales23810.17+3.49
New DemocraticTrevor John Leclerc1767.52
Total valid votes 2,341100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -2.29
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Ghiz1,66960.25+9.60
Progressive ConservativeJohn Abbott91633.07-12.03
GreenCindy Burton1856.68
Total valid votes 2,770100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +10.82

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results
2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
Mixed Member Proportional 552 35.25
Dual Member Proportional Representation 406 25.93
First Past the Post 361 23.05
Preferential Voting 166 10.60
First Past the Post plus leaders 81 5.17
Two-choice preferred result
Mixed Member Proportional 993 66.38
First Past the Post 503 33.62
Total votes cast 1,496 48.04
Registered voters 3,260
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

Charlottetown-Rochford Square, 1996–2007
2003 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Ghiz1,43350.65+11.42
Progressive ConservativeGeorge MacDonald1,27645.10-5.32
New DemocraticJ'Nan Brown1204.24-6.10
Total valid votes 2,829100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +8.37
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJeff Lantz1,43350.42+5.34
LiberalIan "Tex" MacDonald1,11539.23-7.80
New DemocraticKen Bingham29410.34+2.46
Total valid votes 2,842100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.57
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalPaul Connolly1,34847.03
Progressive ConservativeJeff Lantz1,29245.08
New DemocraticMark Forrest2267.88
Total valid votes 2,866100.0  
This riding was created from parts of the dual-member riding of 6th Queens.

References
  1. "2023 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. CBC News (15 May 2015). "PC Leader Rob Lantz says vote recount 'only prudent'". CBC News. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 5 May 2015.


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