# Tyne Valley-Linkletter

Tyne Valley-Linkletter was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The district was formerly named Cascumpec-Grand River from 1996 to 2007. In 2017, the district boundaries were adjusted to include northern portions of the city of Summerside, and the district was renamed Tyne Valley-Sherbrooke.

## Members

The riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tyne Valley-Linkletter :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| See 2nd Prince and 3rd Prince 1873–1996 |||||
| 60th | 1996–2000 | Keith Milligan | Liberal |
| 61st | 2000–2003 | Philip Brown | Progressive Conservative |
| 62nd | 2003–2007 | Philip Brown | Progressive Conservative |
| 63rd | 2007–2011 | Paula Biggar | Liberal |
| 64th | 2011–2015 | Paula Biggar | Liberal |
| 65th | 2015–2019 | Paula Biggar | Liberal |

## Election results
### Tyne Valley-Linkletter, 2007–2019

2015 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paula Biggar | 1,147 | 42.96 | -14.38 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ryan Williams | 810 | 30.34 | -12.32 |
| | New Democratic | Jacqueline Tuplin | 473 | 17.72 | |
| | Green | Shelagh Young | 240 | 8.99 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,670 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -1.03 |
2011 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paula Biggar | 1,394 | 57.34 | -0.72 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Henwood | 1,037 | 42.66 | +0.72 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,431 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.72 |
2007 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paula Biggar | 1,599 | 58.06 | +20.84 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Philip Brown | 1,155 | 41.94 | -14.09 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,754 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +17.46 |

#### 2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 337 | 34.60 |
| Mixed Member Proportional | 265 | 27.21 |
| Dual Member Proportional Representation | 183 | 18.79 |
| Preferential Voting | 117 | 12.01 |
| First Past the Post plus leaders | 72 | 7.39 |
| Two-choice preferred result ||||
| Mixed Member Proportional | 477 | 50.53 |
| First Past the Post | 467 | 49.47 |
| Total votes cast | 974 | 27.88 |
| Registered voters | 3,493 | |
| Source "Plebiscite Report" (PDF). ||||

### Cascumpec-Grand River, 1996–2007

2003 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Philip Brown | 1,477 | 56.03 | +13.49 |
| | Liberal | Robert Noye | 981 | 37.22 | -4.41 |
| | New Democratic | Peter Robinson | 178 | 6.75 | -9.08 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,636 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +8.95 |
2000 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Philip Brown | 1,118 | 42.54 | +16.06 |
| | Liberal | Rob Henderson | 1,094 | 41.63 | -25.89 |
| | New Democratic | Peter Robinson | 416 | 15.83 | +9.83 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,628 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +20.98 |
1996 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Keith Wayne Milligan | 1,823 | 67.52 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Barry Balsom | 715 | 26.48 |
| | New Democratic | Donna Lewis | 162 | 6.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,700 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 2nd Prince and 3rd Prince. |||||||