2000 Prince Edward Island general election
The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island conducted a general election on April 17, 2000 to elect the 27 members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.
Premier Pat Binns' Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island was elected to its 2nd straight majority, winning every seat but one. This was an increase of eight seats from the previous election.
The Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island, led by rookie leader Wayne Carew, only won one seat, and Carew lost his own by a substantial margin.
The Island New Democrats, led by Herb Dickieson, increased their popular vote from the previous election, but lost their only seat (Dickieson's own).
Results
| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1996 election | Elected | % Change | # | %
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row |
Progressive Conservative | Pat Binns | 27 | 18 | 26 | +44.44% | 45,820 | 58.00% | Liberal | Wayne Carew | 27 | 8 | 1 | -87.50% | 26,739 | 33.84% | New Democrats | Herb Dickieson | 27 | 1 | - | -100% | 6,446 | 8.16% |
| Total | 81 | 27 | 27 | - | 79,005 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
- Prince Edward Island general election, 2003
- List of Prince Edward Island general elections
- List of PEI political parties
- Canadian Politics in 2000.
External links
General resources
| Preceded by 1996 PEI election |
List of Prince Edward Island general elections | Succeeded by 2003 PEI election |
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