Rustico-Emerald is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was formerly known as Park Corner-Oyster Bed.

Rustico-Emerald
Prince Edward Island electoral district
Coordinates:46°22′44″N 63°20′02″W / 46.379°N 63.334°W / 46.379; -63.334
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
MLA
 
 
 
Brad Trivers
Progressive Conservative
District created1996
First contested1996
Last contested2023

Members

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Summerside-Wilmot
Assembly Years Member Party
See 1st Queens, 2nd Queens, and 3rd Queens 1873–1996
60th 1996–2000 Beth MacKenzie Progressive Conservative
61st 2000–2003
62nd 2003–2007
63rd 2007–2011 Carolyn Bertram Liberal
64th 2011–2015
65th 2015–2019 Brad Trivers Progressive Conservative
66th 2019–2023
67th 2023–present

Election results

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Rustico-Emerald, 2007–present

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2023 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Brad Trivers 1,990 62.5 +5.0
Green Ranald MacFarlane 559 17.6 -9.4
Liberal Flory Sanderson 532 16.7 +2.1
New Democratic David Wilson 102 3.2 +2.3
Total valid votes 3,408 100.0
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.2
Source(s)
2019 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Brad Trivers 1,918 57.5% +10.27
Green Colin Jeffrey 899 26.9% +17.22
Liberal Sandy MacKay 489 14.7% -19.63
New Democratic Sean Deagle 30 0.9% -7.86
Total valid votes 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing
2015 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Brad Trivers 1,585 47.23 +2.91
Liberal Bertha Campbell 1,152 34.33 -15.17
Green Marianne Janowicz 325 9.68 +3.50
New Democratic Leah-Jane Hayward 294 8.76
Total valid votes 3,356 100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.04
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2011 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Carolyn Bertram 1,498 49.50 -10.78
Progressive Conservative Brad Trivers 1,341 44.32 +10.63
Green Ron Wagner 187 6.18 +0.15
Total valid votes 3,026 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -10.70
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Carolyn Bertram 1,970 60.28 +16.82
Progressive Conservative David Blacquiere 1,101 33.69 -17.88
Green Sharon Labchuk 197 6.03
Total valid votes 3,268 100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +17.35

2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

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2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 510 32.53
Mixed Member Proportional 425 27.10
Dual Member Proportional Representation 398 25.38
Preferential Voting 136 8.67
First Past the Post plus leaders 99 6.31
Two-choice preferred result
Mixed Member Proportional 824 54.75
First Past the Post 681 45.25
Total votes cast 1,568 38.79
Registered voters 4,042
Source
"Plebiscite Report" (PDF).

Park Corner-Oyster Bed, 1996–2007

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2003 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Beth MacKenzie 1,908 51.57 -7.00
Liberal Jean Tingley 1,608 43.46 +9.91
New Democratic Ken Bingham 184 4.97 -2.90
Total valid votes 3,700 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -8.46
2000 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Beth MacKenzie 2,135 58.57 +8.77
Liberal Allan Ling 1,223 33.55 -11.55
New Democratic James Rodd 287 7.87 +2.76
Total valid votes 3,645 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +10.16
1996 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Beth MacKenzie 1,824 49.80
Liberal Gordon MacInnis 1,652 45.10
New Democratic Gerard Gallant 187 5.11
Total valid votes 3,663 100.0  
This district was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 1st Queens, 2nd Queens and 3rd Queens.

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Elections Prince Edward Island (4 May 2015). "Provincial General Election - Unofficial Results 2015-05-04". Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.