2007 Prince Edward Island general election

The 2007 Prince Edward Island general election was held on May 28, 2007. It elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The incumbent Progressive Conservative government was defeated by the Liberal opposition after holding power for eleven years.

2007 Prince Edward Island general election
May 28, 2007
27 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout83.84%
  First party Second party
 
PC
Leader Robert Ghiz Pat Binns
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative
Leader since April 5, 2003 May 4, 1996
Leader's seat Charlottetown-Brighton Belfast-Murray River
Last election 4 23
Seats won 23 4
Seat change 19 19
Popular vote 43,205 33,754
Percentage 52.93% 41.35%
Swing 10.27% 12.94%
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via plurality results by each riding.
Premier before election

Pat Binns
Progressive Conservative

 Premier after election

Robert Ghiz
Liberal

The newly formed Green Party captured 3.04% of the vote or 4.44% in ridings they contested, beating out the New Democratic Party for third place. The New Democrats fell to 1.96% or 3.43% in ridings contested. They captured 3.06% of the vote, or 3.48% in the 24 of the 27 ridings they contested in the 2003 election.

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