Carolyn Simpson (politician)
Carolyn Simpson | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park | |
| Assumed office August 12, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Natalie Jameson |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
Carolyn Simpson is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in the 2025 Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park provincial by-election. She defeated the husband of resigning Progressive Conservative MLA Natalie Jameson and gained the seat for the Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island.[1]
Electoral record
| Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, August 12, 2025: Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park Resignation of Natalie Jameson | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | 979 | 47.78 | +34.65 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dennis Jameson | 784 | 38.26 | -23.65 | ||||
| Green | Janine Karpakis | 231 | 11.27 | -8.23 | ||||
| New Democratic | Simone Webster | 55 | 2.68 | -1.98 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,049 | 99.61 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 8 | 0.39 | -0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 2,057 | 47.84 | -15.39 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 4,300 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +29.15 | ||||||