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2000 Prince Edward Island general election

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All 27 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	84.86%
First party Second party Third party   PC Lib Leader Pat Binns Wayne Carew Herb Dickieson Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic Leader since May 4, 1996 1999 March 1995 Leader's seat Murray River-Gaspereaux Ran in St. Eleanors-Summerside (lost) West Point-Bloomfield (lost re-election) Last election 18 seats, 47.39% 8 seats, 44.76% 1 seat, 7.85% Seats won 26 1 0 Seat change 8 7 1 Popular vote 45,820 26,739 6,446 Percentage 58.00% 33.84% 8.16% Swing 10.61pp 10.92pp 0.31pp
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 Pat Binns Progressive Conservative

The 2000 Prince Edward Island general election was held on April 17, 2000, to elect the 27 members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.

Premier Pat Binns' Progressive Conservative Party was elected to its second straight majority, winning every seat but one. This was an increase of eight seats from the previous election.

The Liberal Party, led by rookie leader Wayne Carew, only won one seat, and Carew lost his own by a substantial margin.

The New Democratic Party, led by Herb Dickieson, increased their popular vote from the previous election, but lost their only seat (Dickieson's own).

Results

Riding-by-riding results

See also

• 2003 Prince Edward Island general election
• List of Prince Edward Island general elections (post-Confederation)
• List of PEI political parties

References

1. "Saltwire | Prince Edward Island".

• 2000 election results

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See also: List of Prince Edward Island by-elections

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