Matt MacFarlane
Matt MacFarlane | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Borden-Kinkora | |
| Assumed office February 7, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jamie Fox |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Green Party of Prince Edward Island |
| Residence | Augustine Cove |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Matt MacFarlane is a Canadian politician.[1] He has been a Green member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island since winning the 2024 Borden-Kinkora provincial by-election.[2] MacFarlane was the unsuccessful Green candidate in Borden-Kinkora in 2019 and 2023.[3] He is the former president of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island and a lawyer by profession.[4] As of February 2024, he serves as the Third Party Whip in the Legislature.
Electoral record
[edit]| 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 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 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Chapman, Scott. "Green's Matt MacFarlane wins District 19 Borden-Kinkora by-election". Ocean 100 - Charlottetown. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "P.E.I. Green Party candidate unofficially wins Borden-Kinkora by-election". Atlantic. 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Green Party of Prince Edward Island". www.peigreens.ca. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Green Party of P.E.I. president Matt MacFarlane running in Borden-Kinkora byelection". Saltwire. December 4, 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
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