# Kensington-Malpeque

Kensington-Malpeque is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

## Members

The riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kensington-Malpeque :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| See 4th Prince and 1st Queens 1873–1996 |||||
| 60th | 1996–2000 | Mitch Murphy | Progressive Conservative |
| 61st | 2000–2003 | Mitch Murphy | Progressive Conservative |
| 62nd | 2003–2007 | Mitch Murphy | Progressive Conservative |
| 63rd | 2007–2011 | Wes Sheridan | Liberal |
| 64th | 2011–2015 | Wes Sheridan | Liberal |
| 65th | 2015–2019 | Matthew MacKay | Progressive Conservative |
| 66th | 2019–2023 | Matthew MacKay | Progressive Conservative |
| 67th | 2023–present | Matthew MacKay | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results

vte2023 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Matthew MacKay | 2,294 | 76.6 | 14.5 |
| | Green | Hunter Guindon | 463 | 15.5 | -9.4 |
| | Liberal | Richard Schroeter | 169 | 5.6 | -6.4 |
| | New Democratic | Maggie Larocque | 67 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,993 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +12.0 |
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vte2019 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Matthew MacKay | 2,008 | 62.1 | +7.8 |
| | Green | Matthew J. Mackay | 805 | 24.9 | +14.7 |
| | Liberal | Nancy Beth Guptill | 389 | 12.0 | -16.3 |
| | New Democratic | Carole MacFarlane | 31 | 1.0 | -6.2 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,233 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | |
2015 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Matthew MacKay | 1,984 | 54.28 | +17.68 |
| | Liberal | Paul Montgomery | 1,033 | 28.26 | -28.92 |
| | Green | Lynne Lund | 374 | 10.23 | |
| | New Democratic | Joe Larkin | 264 | 7.22 | +1.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,655 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +23.30 |
2011 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wes Sheridan | 1,820 | 57.18 | +6.87 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wilber Lamont | 1,165 | 36.60 | -7.69 |
| | New Democratic | George S. Hunter | 198 | 6.22 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,183 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +7.28 |
2007 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wes Sheridan | 1,788 | 50.31 | +20.44 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mitch Murphy | 1,574 | 44.29 | -23.39 |
| | Green | Jodie Bowmaster | 192 | 5.40 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,554 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +21.92 |
2003 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mitch Murphy | 2,538 | 67.68 | -6.83 |
| | Liberal | Janice Sherry | 1,120 | 29.87 | +10.50 |
| | New Democratic | George S. Hunter | 92 | 2.45 | -3.67 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,750 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -8.66 |
2000 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mitch Murphy | 2,654 | 74.51 | +17.75 |
| | Liberal | Greg Campbell | 690 | 19.37 | -17.49 |
| | New Democratic | Clarence Fraser | 218 | 6.12 | -0.26 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,562 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +17.62 |
1996 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mitch Murphy | 2,020 | 56.76 |
| | Liberal | Bill Campbell | 1,312 | 36.86 |
| | New Democratic | Calvin C. Roberts | 227 | 6.38 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,559 | 100.0 |
| This district was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 4th Prince and 1st Queens. |||||||

### 2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| First Past the Post | 514 | 32.99 |
| Mixed Member Proportional | 405 | 25.99 |
| Dual Member Proportional Representation | 331 | 21.25 |
| Preferential Voting | 184 | 11.81 |
| First Past the Post plus leaders | 124 | 7.96 |
| Two-choice preferred result ||||
| Mixed Member Proportional | 783 | 52.20 |
| First Past the Post | 717 | 47.80 |
| Total votes cast | 1,558 | 33.98 |
| Registered voters | 4,585 | |
| Source "Plebiscite Report" (PDF). ||||