# Vernon River-Stratford

Vernon River-Stratford was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was previously known as Belfast-Pownal Bay.

## Members

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Vernon River-Stratford :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| See 3rd Queens and 4th Queens 1873–1996 |||||
| 60th | 1996–2000 | Wilbur MacDonald | Progressive Conservative |
| 61st | 2000–2003 | Wilbur MacDonald | Progressive Conservative |
| 62nd | 2003–2007 | Wilbur MacDonald | Progressive Conservative |
| 63rd | 2007–2011 | Alan McIsaac | Liberal |
| 64th | 2011–2015 | Alan McIsaac | Liberal |
| 65th | 2015–2019 | Alan McIsaac | Liberal |

## Election results
### Vernon River-Stratford, 2007–2019

2015 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alan McIsaac | 1,173 | 41.32 | -9.20 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mary Ellen McInnis | 1,173 | 41.32 | +0.70 |
| | New Democratic | Kathleen Romans | 258 | 9.09 | +4.81 |
| | Green | Nick Graveline | 235 | 8.28 | +3.69 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,839 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -4.95 |
| These election results were subject to a judicial recount. McIsaac was elected after a coin toss. |||||||
2011 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alan McIsaac | 1,311 | 50.52 | +2.49 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mary Ellen McInnis | 1,054 | 40.62 | -5.12 |
| | Green | Marion Pirch | 119 | 4.59 | +1.13 |
| | New Democratic | Edith Perry | 111 | 4.28 | +1.51 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,595 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +3.80 |
2007 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alan McIsaac | 1,387 | 48.03 | +6.42 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Allan Fraser | 1,321 | 45.74 | -8.46 |
| | Green | Gary Clauseheide | 100 | 3.46 | |
| | New Democratic | Edith Perry | 80 | 2.77 | -1.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,888 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +7.44 |

#### 2016 electoral reform plebiscite results

2016 Prince Edward Island electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Votes | % |
| Mixed Member Proportional | 403 | 31.05 |
| First Past the Post | 385 | 29.66 |
| Dual Member Proportional Representation | 261 | 20.11 |
| Preferential Voting | 150 | 11.56 |
| First Past the Post plus leaders | 99 | 7.63 |
| Two-choice preferred result ||||
| Mixed Member Proportional | 692 | 56.63 |
| First Past the Post | 530 | 43.37 |
| Total votes cast | 1,298 | 37.22 |
| Registered voters | 3,487 | |
| Source "Plebiscite Report" (PDF). ||||

### Belfast-Pownal Bay, 1996–2007

2003 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wilbur B. MacDonald | 1,421 | 54.20 | -5.67 |
| | Liberal | Sarah Jane Bell | 1,091 | 41.61 | +6.79 |
| | New Democratic | Michael Page | 110 | 4.20 | -1.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,622 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -6.23 |
2000 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wilbur B. MacDonald | 1,611 | 59.87 | +11.13 |
| | Liberal | Ernie Mutch | 937 | 34.82 | -12.66 |
| | New Democratic | Mark Hansen | 143 | 5.31 | +1.53 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,691 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +11.90 |
1996 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wilbur B. MacDonald | 1,275 | 48.74 |
| | Liberal | Lynwood MacPherson | 1,242 | 47.48 |
| | New Democratic | Edith Perry | 99 | 3.78 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,616 | 100.0 |
| This district was created from parts of the dual-member ridings of 3rd Queens and 4th Queens. |||||||