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Kensington-Malpeque

Coordinates: 46°29′02″N 63°39′40″W / 46.484°N 63.661°W / 46.484; -63.661
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Kensington-Malpeque
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
MLA
 
 
 
Matthew MacKay
Progressive Conservative
District created1996
First contested1996
Last contested2023

Kensington-Malpeque is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Members

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kensington-Malpeque
Assembly Years Member Party
See 4th Prince and 1st Queens 1873–1996
60th 1996–2000 Mitch Murphy Progressive Conservative
61st 2000–2003
62nd 2003–2007
63rd 2007–2011 Wes Sheridan Liberal
64th 2011–2015
65th 2015–2019 Matthew MacKay Progressive Conservative
66th 2019–2023
67th 2023–present

Election results

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2023 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Matthew MacKay 2,294 76.6 14.5
Green Hunter Guindon 463 15.5 -9.4
Liberal Richard Schroeter 169 5.6 -6.4
New Democratic Maggie Larocque 67 2.2 1.3
Total valid votes 2,993 100.0
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +12.0
Source(s)
2019 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Matthew MacKay 2,008 62.1 +7.8
Green Matthew J. Mackay 805 24.9 +14.7
Liberal Nancy Beth Guptill 389 12.0 -16.3
New Democratic Carole MacFarlane 31 1.0 -6.2
Total valid votes 3,233
Progressive Conservative hold Swing
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2015 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Matthew MacKay 1,984 54.28 +17.68
Liberal Paul Montgomery 1,033 28.26 -28.92
Green Lynne Lund 374 10.23
New Democratic Joe Larkin 264 7.22 +1.00
Total valid votes 3,655 100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +23.30
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2011 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wes Sheridan 1,820 57.18 +6.87
Progressive Conservative Wilber Lamont 1,165 36.60 -7.69
New Democratic George S. Hunter 198 6.22
Total valid votes 3,183 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +7.28
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wes Sheridan 1,788 50.31 +20.44
Progressive Conservative Mitch Murphy 1,574 44.29 -23.39
Green Jodie Bowmaster 192 5.40
Total valid votes 3,554 100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +21.92
2003 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Mitch Murphy 2,538 67.68 -6.83
Liberal Janice Sherry 1,120 29.87 +10.50
New Democratic George S. Hunter 92 2.45 -3.67
Total valid votes 3,750 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -8.66
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Mitch Murphy 2,654 74.51 +17.75
Liberal Greg Campbell 690 19.37 -17.49
New Democratic Clarence Fraser 218 6.12 -0.26
Total valid votes 3,562 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +17.62
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Mitch Murphy 2,020 56.76
Liberal Bill Campbell 1,312 36.86
New Democratic Calvin C. Roberts 227 6.38
Total valid votes 3,559 100.0  
This district was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 4th Prince and 1st Queens.

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

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2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 514 32.99
Mixed Member Proportional 405 25.99
Dual Member Proportional Representation 331 21.25
Preferential Voting 184 11.81
First Past the Post plus leaders 124 7.96
Two-choice preferred result
Mixed Member Proportional 783 52.20
First Past the Post 717 47.80
Total votes cast 1,558 33.98
Registered voters 4,585
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "District 20 Results: Kensington-Malpeque". Elections PEI. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Elections Prince Edward Island (May 4, 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on May 5, 2015.
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46°29′02″N 63°39′40″W / 46.484°N 63.661°W / 46.484; -63.661