title: Cornwall-Meadowbank
text: # Cornwall-Meadowbank
  
  Cornwall-Meadowbank is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was previously known as North River-Rice Point.
  
  The riding consists of the Town of Cornwall, the Community of Meadowbank and a small section of the Community of Clyde River.
  
  ## Members
  
  The riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
  
  Members of the Legislative Assembly for Cornwall-Meadowbank :
  
  | Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | See 2nd Queens 1873–1996 |||||
  | 60th | 1996–2000 | Ron MacKinley | Liberal |
  | 61st | 2000–2003 | Ron MacKinley | Liberal |
  | 62nd | 2003–2007 | Ron MacKinley | Liberal |
  | 63rd | 2007–2011 | Ron MacKinley | Liberal |
  | 64th | 2011–2015 | Ron MacKinley | Liberal |
  | 65th | 2015–2019 | Heath MacDonald | Liberal |
  | 66th | 2019–2021 | Heath MacDonald | Liberal |
  | 66th | 2021–2023 | Mark McLane | Progressive Conservative |
  | 67th | 2023–present | Mark McLane | Progressive Conservative |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Cornwall-Meadowbank, 2007–present
  
  vte2023 Prince Edward Island general election :
  
  | ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** |||||||||
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Mark McLane | 1,750 | 54.8 | +14.7 |
  | | Green | Tayte Willows | 775 | 24.2 | +0.9 |
  | | Liberal | Don Leary | 611 | 19.1 | -14.1 |
  | | New Democratic | Larry Hale | 60 | 1.9 | -1.5 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,196 | 100.0 |
  | | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +11.9 |
  | Source(s) |||||||
  
  vtePrince Edward Island provincial by-election, November 15, 2021 Resignation of Heath MacDonald :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Mark McLane | 982 | 40.02 | +22.47 | $45,007.75 |
  | | Liberal | Jane MacIsaac | 815 | 33.21 | -14.69 | $12,077.11 |
  | | Green | Todd MacLean | 574 | 23.39 | -9.76 | $12,025.33 |
  | | New Democratic | Larry Hale | 83 | 3.38 | +1.98 | $1,873.22 |
  | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 2,454 | 100.00 | | $53,910.85 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,454 | 55.38 | −24.90 |
  | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,431 |
  | | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +18.58 |
  
  2019 Prince Edward Island general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Heath MacDonald | 1,643 | 47.90 | +1.62 |
  | | Green | Ellen Jones | 1,137 | 33.15 | +21.07 |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Elaine Barnes | 602 | 17.55 | -16.30 |
  | | New Democratic | Craig Nash | 48 | 1.40 | -6.39 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,430 | 99.80 |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 7 | 0.20 | -0.12 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,437 | 80.28 | -1.25 |
  | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,281 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -9.72 |
  
  2015 Prince Edward Island general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Heath MacDonald | 1,444 | 46.28 | -17.17 |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Michael Drake | 1,056 | 33.85 | +5.39 |
  | | Green | Rosalyn Abbott | 377 | 12.08 | +5.61 |
  | | New Democratic | Jennifer Coughlin | 243 | 7.79 | |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,120 | 99.68 |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 10 | 0.32 | -0.46 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,130 | 81.53 | +10.50 |
  | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,839 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -11.28 |
  
  2011 Prince Edward Island general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ron MacKinley | 1,686 | 63.46 | +1.14 |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Larry Hogan | 756 | 28.45 | -3.68 |
  | | Green | Allieanna Ballagh | 172 | 6.47 | +3.71 |
  | | Island | Jay Gallant | 43 | 1.62 | |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,657 | 99.22 |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 21 | 0.78 | +0.29 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,678 | 71.03 | -6.77 |
  | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,770 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +2.41 |
  
  2007 Prince Edward Island general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ron MacKinley | 1,761 | 62.31 | -0.07 |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Margaret Duffy | 908 | 32.13 | -2.80 |
  | | New Democratic | Kirk Brown | 79 | 2.80 | +0.11 |
  | | Green | Paul Ness | 78 | 2.76 | |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,826 | 99.51 |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 14 | 0.49 | -0.00 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,840 | 77.81 | -4.78 |
  | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 3,650 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +1.36 |
  
  **2016 electoral reform plebiscite results**
  
  2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum :
  
  | Side | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | Mixed Member Proportional | 524 | 31.08 |
  | First Past the Post | 503 | 29.83 |
  | Dual Member Proportional Representation | 322 | 19.10 |
  | Preferential Voting | 181 | 10.74 |
  | First Past the Post plus leaders | 156 | 9.25 |
  | Two-choice preferred result ||||
  | Mixed Member Proportional | 905 | 55.69 |
  | First Past the Post | 720 | 44.31 |
  | Total votes cast | 1,686 | 42.08 |
  | Registered voters | 4,007 | |
  | Source "Plebiscite Report" (PDF). ||||
  
  ### North River-Rice Point, 1996–2007
  
  2003 Prince Edward Island general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ron MacKinley | 2,506 | 62.38 | +14.53 |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Donna Butler | 1,403 | 34.93 | -8.82 |
  | | New Democratic | Marlene Hunt | 108 | 2.69 | -5.71 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,017 | 99.50 |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 20 | 0.50 | +0.23 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,037 | 82.59 | -0.72 |
  | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,888 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +11.68 |
  
  2000 Prince Edward Island general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ron MacKinley | 1,830 | 47.86 | -3.83 |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Donna Lank | 1,673 | 43.75 | +1.35 |
  | | New Democratic | Irene Dawson | 321 | 8.39 | +2.48 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,824 | 99.74 |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 10 | 0.26 | -0.11 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,834 | 83.31 | -2.47 |
  | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,602 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.59 |
  
  1996 Prince Edward Island general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ron MacKinley | 1,958 | 51.69 |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Brian Dollar | 1,606 | 42.40 |
  | | New Democratic | Marlene Hunt | 224 | 5.91 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,788 | 99.63 |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 14 | 0.37 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,802 | 85.79 |
  | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,432 |
  | This riding was created from parts of the dual-member riding of 2nd Queens. |||||||
  