Chris Palmer | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Summerside-Wilmot | |
| In office October 17, 2016 – March 26, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Janice Sherry |
| Succeeded by | Lynne Lund |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 4, 1968 Summerside |
| Political party | Prince Edward Island Liberal Party |
| Residence(s) | Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
Chris Palmer (born 4 October 1968)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in a by-election on October 17, 2016.[2] He represented the electoral district of Summerside-Wilmot as a member of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party until his defeat in the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election.
On January 10, 2018, Palmer was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Economic Development and Tourism.[3]
Prior to his election to the legislature, Palmer was a business owner in Summerside, including as a property developer and owner of a pottery business.[4]
Electoral record[edit]
| 2019 Prince Edward Island general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Green | Lynne Lund | 1258 | 39 | +17.1 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tyler Desroches | 1037 | 32.1 | +0.94 | ||||
| Liberal | Chris Palmer | 892 | 27.7 | -14.62 | ||||
| New Democratic | Paulette Halupa | 39 | 1.2 | -3.43 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,311 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Green gain from Liberal | Swing | +17.1 | ||||||
| Prince Edward Island provincial by-election, October 17, 2016 Resignation of Janice Sherry | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Chris Palmer | 978 | 42.32 | +2.88 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brian Ramsay | 720 | 31.16 | -7.24 | ||||
| Green | Lynne Lund | 506 | 21.90 | +11.99 | ||||
| New Democratic | Scott Gaudet | 107 | 4.63 | -7.64 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,311 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.06 | ||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Minding the House: a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ "Chris Palmer wins Summerside-Wilmot with 42.3 per cent of the vote" Archived 2016-10-28 at the Wayback Machine. The Guardian, October 17, 2016.
- ^ "Roach, McIsaac out in P.E.I. cabinet shuffle". CBC News. January 10, 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "Chris Palmer secures Liberal nomination for Summerside-Wilmot". CBC Prince Edward Island, September 14, 2016.
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