Prince Edward Island general election, 2003

The province of Prince Edward Island, Canada conducted a general election in September 2003, to elect the 27 members of the Island legislature. The election was called on September 2 by Premier Pat Binns, who enjoyed some of the highest popularity of any premier.

Polling took place on September 29, despite a blackout across two-thirds of the province and other damage caused by Hurricane Juan.

Table of contents

1 Results 2 External links 2.1 General resources 2.2 Parties

Results

Party Standings
Party	Leader	Pre-election seats	Results
			Seats	% of votes cast
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island	Pat Binns	26	23	53.96%
Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island	Robert Ghiz	1	4	42.86%
Island New Democrats	Gary Robichaud	0	0	3.18%

Binns' Tories were re-elected to a third consecutive majority government, the first time this had happened in Island history. The premier, who ran in Murray River-Gaspereaux, and his entire existing cabinet were re-elected.

The Liberals wrested three seats from the Tories, upping their standing to four seats; the party's new leader, Robert Ghiz, was one of those. The son of former premier Joe Ghiz took the riding of Charlottetown-Rochford Square in Charlottetown from incumbent Tory and Charlottetown mayor George MacDonald.

The New Democrats did not win any seats; their leader, Gary Robichaud, was defeated by a Tory incumbant in Wilmot-Summerside.

See also Canadian Politics in 2003.

External links

General resources

• Government of Prince Edward Island
• Elections PEI
• CBC - PEI Votes 2003

Parties

• Progressive Conservative Party of PEI (see also Progressive Conservative Party of Canada)
• Liberal Party of PEI (see also Liberal Party of Canada)
• Island New Democrats (see also New Democratic Party)