2025 Brackley-Hunter River provincial by-election

August 12, 2025 (2025-08-12)
District of Brackley-Hunter River
Turnout55.79% (Decrease 14.67%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Kent Dollar Philip Hamming Nicole Ford
Party Progressive Conservative Green Liberal
Popular vote 1,140 538 527
Percentage 50.26% 23.72% 23.24%
Swing Decrease 17.94% Increase 6.41% Increase 11.73%
MLA before election

Vacant

 Elected MLA

Kent Dollar
Progressive Conservative

A by-election took place on August 12, 2025, in the provincial riding of Brackley-Hunter River to elect a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. It was held on the same day as a by-election in Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park.[1]

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Dennis King, who was at the time the Premier of Prince Edward Island.[2]

Result

Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, : Brackley-Hunter River
Resignation of Dennis King
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Kent Dollar 1,140 50.26 -17.94
Green Philip Hamming 538 23.72 +6.41
Liberal Nicole Ford 527 23.24 +11.73
New Democratic Michelle Neill| 63 2.78 -0.20
Total valid votes 2,268 99.69
Total rejected ballots 7 0.31 -0.23
Turnout 2,275 55.81 -14.65
Eligible voters 4,076
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -12.18

Previous result

2023 Prince Edward Island general election: Brackley-Hunter River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Dennis King 1,903 68.21 +26.46
Green Greg Bradley 483 17.31 -10.59
Liberal Nicole Ford 321 11.51 -17.03
New Democratic Leah-Jane Hayward 83 2.97 +1.17
Total valid votes 2,790 99.47
Total rejected ballots 15 0.53 +0.25
Turnout 2,805 70.46 -9.60
Eligible voters 3,981
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +18.53
Source(s)
[3]

References

  1. ^ Chapman, Scott. "Elections PEI clarifies date for the two provincial by-elections". Ocean 100 - Charlottetown. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  2. ^ https://www.electionspei.ca/district-15-unofficial-results
  3. ^ "2023 Report of the Chief Electoral office of Prince Edward Island" (PDF). Elections PEI. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
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