Darlene Compton
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Darlene Compton | |
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MLA for Belfast-Murray River | |
Assumed office 2015 |
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Preceded by | Charlie McGeoghegan |
Personal details | |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Residence | Pinette, Prince Edward Island[1] |
Darlene Compton is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2015 provincial election.[2] She will represent the electoral district of Belfast-Murray River as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.[2]
She was previously the party's candidate in the same district for a by-election in 2007, following the resignation of Pat Binns from the legislature, but lost to Charlie McGeoghegan. She ran again in the 2011 provincial election, again losing to McGeoghegan by a margin of just eight votes.[3] She was subsequently a candidate in the party's 2015 leadership election,[1] finishing third behind Rob Lantz and James Aylward.
Electoral record
Belfast-Murray River On the appointment of Pat Binns as Ambassador to Ireland |
Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, 15 October 2007: ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Liberal | Charlie McGeoghegan | 1,259 | 54.95 | +14.14 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Darlene Compton | 828 | 36.15 | −19.01 | ||||
Independent | Andy Clarey | 107 | 4.67 | |||||
Green | Ahmon Katz | 83 | 3.62 | −0.42 | ||||
New Democratic | Jane McNeil | 10 | 0.44 | |||||
Total valid votes | 2,287 | 100.0 | ||||||
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +16.58 | ||||||
Source: Elections PEI |
Prince Edward Island general election, 2011 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Liberal | Charlie McGeoghegan | 1,135 | 45.86 | -9.09 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Darlene Compton | 1,127 | 45.54 | +9.39 | ||||
Green | John Burhoe | 114 | 4.61 | +0.99 | ||||
Island | Andy Clarey | 99 | 4.00 | -0.67 | ||||
Total valid votes | 2,475 | 100.0 | ||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -9.24
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Prince Edward Island general election, 2015 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Darlene Compton | 1,203 | 45.12 | -0.42 | ||||
Liberal | Charlie McGeoghegan | 1,095 | 41.07 | -4.79 | ||||
New Democratic | Alan Hicken | 216 | 8.10 | |||||
Green | Jordan MacPhee | 152 | 5.70 | +1.09 | ||||
Total valid votes | 2,666 | 100.0 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.18 | ||||||
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pinette resident Darlene Compton joins PC leadership race". The Guardian, January 16, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Darlene Compton slogs to victory". The Guardian, May 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Darlene Compton, PC leadership candidate, calls province 'adrift'". CBC News, December 10, 2014.
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