# York-Oyster Bed

York-Oyster Bed is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada, which was represented from 2007 to 2019. The district was named Stanhope-East Royalty from 1996 until 2007.

## Members

The riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Members of the Legislative Assembly for York-Oyster Bed :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| See 2nd Queens, 3rd Queens, and 5th Queens 1873–1996 |||||
| 60th | 1996–2000 | Jamie Ballem | Progressive Conservative |
| 61st | 2000–2003 | Jamie Ballem | Progressive Conservative |
| 62nd | 2003–2007 | Jamie Ballem | Progressive Conservative |
| 63rd | 2007–2011 | Robert Vessey | Liberal |
| 64th | 2011–2015 | Robert Vessey | Liberal |
| 65th | 2015–2019 | Wade MacLauchlan | Liberal |

## Election results
### York-Oyster Bed, 2007–2019

2015 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wade MacLauchlan | 1,938 | 47.68 | -7.62 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim "Benson" Carragher | 1,338 | 32.92 | -1.43 |
| | New Democratic | Gordon Gay | 442 | 10.87 | +3.92 |
| | Green | Thane Bernard | 347 | 8.54 | +5.15 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,065 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -3.10 |
2011 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Vessey | 1,988 | 55.30 | -0.07 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Martie Murphy | 1,235 | 34.35 | -5.02 |
| | New Democratic | James Rodd | 250 | 6.95 | +5.24 |
| | Green | Jenet Clement | 122 | 3.39 | -0.15 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,595 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +2.48 |

### Stanhope-East Royalty, 1996–2007

2007 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Vessey | 1,970 | 55.37 | +13.40 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jamie Ballem | 1,401 | 39.38 | -16.31 |
| | Green | Joan Cullen | 126 | 3.54 | |
| | New Democratic | James Rodd | 61 | 1.71 | -0.63 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,558 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +14.86 |
2003 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jamie Ballem | 1,858 | 55.69 | -5.28 |
| | Liberal | Robert Vessey | 1,400 | 41.97 | +8.91 |
| | New Democratic | Gerard Gallant | 78 | 2.34 | -3.63 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,336 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -7.10 |
2000 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jamie Ballem | 1,992 | 60.97 | +10.09 |
| | Liberal | Eddie Reardon | 1,080 | 33.06 | -10.89 |
| | New Democratic | Leo Cheverie | 195 | 5.97 | +0.80 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,267 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +10.49 |
1996 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jamie Ballem | 1,625 | 50.88 |
| | Liberal | Eddie Reardon | 1,404 | 43.95 |
| | New Democratic | Leo Cheverie | 165 | 5.17 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,194 | 100.0 |
| This district was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 2nd Queens, 3rd Queens and 5th Queens. |||||||

### 2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| Mixed Member Proportional | 583 | 29.44 |
| First Past the Post | 575 | 29.04 |
| Dual Member Proportional Representation | 412 | 20.81 |
| Preferential Voting | 248 | 12.53 |
| First Past the Post plus leaders | 162 | 8.18 |
| Two-choice preferred result ||||
| Mixed Member Proportional | 1,086 | 57.13 |
| First Past the Post | 815 | 42.87 |
| Total votes cast | 1,980 | 38.47 |
| Registered voters | 5,147 | |
| Source "Plebiscite Report" (PDF). ||||