2023 Prince Edward Island general election
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The 2023 Prince Edward Island general election was held to elect the members of the 67th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island on 3 April 2023.[2] The election normally required by 2 October under Prince Edward Island's fixed election date legislation was called early by Premier Dennis King at his nomination meeting on 6 March.[2]
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All 27 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 14 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 68.5%[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Progressive Conservatives under incumbent Premier Dennis King won a majority government, gaining a combined seven seats from the Liberal and Green parties. The Liberals won three seats and became the Official Opposition, replacing the Greens who held two of their seats;[3] however, newly acclaimed Liberal leader Sharon Cameron challenged Green leader Peter Bevan-Baker for his own seat and lost, placing third behind Bevan-Baker and the PC candidate.[4] Following the election, Cameron and Bevan-Baker resigned as leaders of their respective parties.[5][6]
The New Democratic Party ran candidates in all 27 districts, and the Island Party officially registered for the first time since the 2011 election, running candidates in 11 districts.[7] Neither party elected any members to the Legislature.[8] Voter turnout of 68.5% was the province's lowest recorded for a general election since Elections PEI began keeping records in 1966.[1]